The 2022/23 PGA Tour season has just two weeks remaining as Chicago’s Olympia Fields hosts the top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings for the second week of the Playoffs.
The event, formerly known as the Western Open, has been won by some of the sport’s biggest names and is back at Olympia Fields for the seventh time and first since 2020. The iconic Country Club has also hosted two US Opens, two PGA Championships, a US Amateur and a Women’s PGA Championship.
It’s regarded as a demanding test of golf and will be a big challenge as the top 50 in the standings look to make the top 30 to play at East Lake in next week’s season-ending Tour Championship.
Rory McIlroy comes in as tournament favourite, with World No.1 Scottie Scheffler second.
McIlroy came close to winning his third title of the year last week at the FedEx St Jude Championship, where he and Tommy Fleetwood ended one shot shy of the playoff.
Scheffler had an off-week by his high standards, although the World No.1 is still in prime position to win the FedEx Cup, with the Texan sitting 2nd in the standings ahead of McIlroy in 3rd.
Let’s take a look at five TaylorMade set to challenge this week in Chicago:
BMW Championship Key Info
| Course | Olympia Fields Country Club (North Course), IL |
| Yardage/Par | 7,366 yards/Par 70 |
| Dates | August 17-20 |
| Defending champion | Patrick Cantlay (-14) |
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Rory McIlroy
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- World Ranking: 2
- PGA Tour wins: 24
- FedEx Cup standing: 3
- FedEx St Jude Championship finish: T3
View Rory McIlroy What’s in the bag?
Nobody has won as many FedEx Cups as Rory McIlroy (3 – 2016, 2019, 2022) and the Northern Irishman is in a great spot to win it for the fourth time this year.
McIlroy closed with a stunning 65 at TPC Southwind last week to come agonisingly close to the playoff and he’s very happy where his game is right now.
“My game is in really good shape,” he said. “I think tee to green, this is just a continuation of what I’ve been seeing over the past couple of months. Ever since really that – like PGA Championship all the way through to here, ball-striking-wise tee to green it’s been really good.
“I started to hole a few more…
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