BMW Championship: How to watch, tee times, preview, more

The PGA Tour’s postseason begins this week, and the Top 50 players will take on Castle Pines Golf Club. The BMW Championship will be back in Denver for the first time since 2014.

Another $20 million purse is on the line this week. Not to mention, the winner will take home 2,000 FedEx Cup points.

Who will make the Top 30 and advance to East Lake in Atlanta for the season-ending Tour Championship?

Here are the things to know for the second playoff event, the BMW Championship.

BMW Championship Information

Where: Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, CO (Par-72, 8,130 yards)

When: Aug. 22-25th

Purse: $20 million ($4,000,000 to winner)

FedEx Cup points: 2,000

Defending Champ: Viktor Hovland

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images

How to Watch the BMW Championship

The Golf Channel and NBC will share television coverage for the second playoff event at Castle Rock Golf Club in Colorado. There is a two-hour time difference from the east coast.

Here is the full schedule:

Thursday, August 22:
3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, August 23:
3-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, August 24:
1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (NBC)
Sunday, August 25:
12-2 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 2-6 p.m. ET (NBC)

How to stream the BMW Championship

The BMW Championship will be available online through ESPN+ and Peacock.

To stream coverage on Peacock, click here.

Featured group coverage will be available all four days. Those streaming channels begin at 8 a.m. ET each day.

BMW Championship Preview

The second of three playoff events is here, and the PGA Tour is in Colorado. The Top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings will play the 8,130-yard par-72 Castle Pines Golf Club course. However, the ball will travel much farther, as the course is 6,200 feet above sea level.

Defending champion Viktor Hovland appears to be returning to form after an up-and-down season with his swing. He tied for second with Xander Schauffele at the FedEx St. Jude Championship to jump 41 spots in the standings.

Do not count him out because Hovland’s getting more consistent. He could win back-to-back BMW Championships. After his performance in Memphis, the former Oklahoma State Cowboy is trending in the right direction.

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Hideki Matsuyama held both of those guys off to win the first playoff event. He fell apart on the back nine of TPC Southwind, but two birdies at 17 and 18 were enough to win his 10th PGA Tour event. That victory also pushed him to third in the FedEx Cup standings.

Scottie Scheffler snuck in a top-five finish despite not having his best stuff. He struggled with his putter during Saturday’s third round. Yet, he is the favorite to win again this week.

Rory McIlroy looks to rebound from an atrocious performance in Memphis that saw him finish T68. Maybe it was a rude awakening for him, and he will be back to his usual self in Colorado.

Nick Dunlap snuck into the Top 50 with his T-5 finish in Memphis. He is one to watch out for because he is long off the tee. He also has a lot of confidence right now. Ludvig Åberg was quiet in Memphis, but this track fits his game, too. Watch him make some moves and get to Atlanta for the first time.

This week will be another competitive gauntlet to see who can move up the standings and secure a spot inside the Top 30.

BMW Championship Tee Times for Round 1 (ET)

* — All players start on No. 1

9:25 a.m. — Max Homa, Si Woo Kim

9:35 a.m. — Cameron Young, Thomas Detry

9:45 a.m. — Will Zalatoris, Austin Eckroat

9:55 a.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Kirk

10:05 a.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Tom Hoge

10:15 a.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sepp Straka

10:25 a.m. — Billy Horschel, Matthieu Pavon

10:40 a.m. — Byeong Hun An, Viktor Hovland

10:50 a.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala

11:00 a.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele

11:10 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im

11:20 a.m. — Cam Davis, Keegan Bradley

11:30 a.m. — Alex Noren, Eric Cole

11:45 a.m. — Adam Scott, Adam Hadwin

11:55 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Matt Fitzpatrick

12:05 p.m. — Corey Conners, J.T. Poston

12:15 p.m. — Brian Harman, Denny McCarthy

12:25 p.m. — Jason Day, Davis Thompson

12:35 p.m. — Aaron Rai, Justin Thomas

12:50 p.m. — Russell Henley, Sam Burns

1:00 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre

1:10 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Wyndham Clark

1:20 p.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa

1:30 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Tony Finau

1:40 p.m. — Max Greyserman, Nick Dunlap

BMW Championship Tee Times for Round 2 (ET)

*All start on No. 1

9:25 a.m. — Alex Noren, Eric Cole

9:35 a.m. — Adam Scott, Adam Hadwin

9:45 a.m. — Stephan Jaeger, Matt Fitzpatrick

9:55 a.m. — Corey Conners, J.T. Poston

10:05 a.m. — Brian Harman, Denny McCarthy

10:15 a.m. — Jason Day, Davis Thompson

10:25 a.m. — Aaron Rai, Justin Thomas

10:40 a.m. — Russell Henley, Sam Burns

10:50 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Robert MacIntyre

11:00 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Wyndham Clark

11:10 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Collin Morikawa

11:20 a.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Tony Finau

11:30 a.m. — Max Greyserman, Nick Dunlap

11:45 a.m. — Max Homa, Si Woo Kim

11:55 a.m. — Cameron Young, Thomas Detry

12:05 p.m. — Will Zalatoris, Austin Eckroat

12:15 p.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Chris Kirk

12:25 p.m. — Taylor Pendrith, Tom Hoge

12:35 p.m. — Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Sepp Straka

12:50 p.m. — Billy Horschel, Matthieu Pavon

1:00 p.m. — Byeong Hun An, Viktor Hovland

1:10 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Sahith Theegala

1:20 p.m. — Scottie Scheffler, Xander Schauffele

1:30 p.m. — Patrick Cantlay, Sungjae Im

1:40 p.m. — Cam Davis, Keegan Bradley

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