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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth are one of the groups for the PGA Tour 2018 BMW Championship Series 1-2 rounds in Pennsylvania. The BMW, with a field of 69, is the third of four FedExCup playoffs.
Bryson DeChambeau, who won the first two playoffs (The Northern Trust, Dell Technologies Championship), is grouped with Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose. DeChambeau, Johnson and Rose are No. 1-3 on FedExCup.
PGA TOUR
BMW CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Newtown Square, Pa.
course: Aronimink GC. yardage: 7,267. By: 70.
Stock Exchange: $ 9 million. Winner's share: $ 1,620,000.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 14h-18h (Golf Channel); Saturday noon to 3:30 pm (Golf Channel), 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm (NBC) Sunday noon to 2 pm (Golf Channel), 2 pm to 6 pm (NBC).
Champion in title: Marc Leishman.
FedExCup Leader: Bryson DeChambeau.
Last week: Bryson DeChambeau won the Dell Technologies Championship.
Remarks: This is the third FedEx Cup playoff competition, with the top 30 qualifying for the East Lake Championship in two weeks. DeChambeau is guaranteed to be the No. 1 seed of the Tour Championship. The challenge this week is to get one of the best five seeds. These players only need to win the Tour Championship to claim the FedExCup title and the $ 10 million bonus. … Aronimink last held an event on the PGA Tour in 2010 and 2011, when the National AT & T National left Congress in anticipation of the 2011 US Open. Justin Rose and Nick Watney have earned these two years. Tiger Woods, whose founding led the tournament, was ranked 46th in 2010 and did not play in 2011 due to leg injuries. … Rickie Fowler will play his first FedExCup playoff tournament. He missed the last two with an injury. It started at No. 17 and is now No. 26. Aronimink is the place where Gary Player won the PGA Championship in 1962. The club will host the PGA Women's Championship in 2020 and the championship of the PGA in 2027.
Next tournament: Tour Championship from September 20th to 23rd.
Online: www.pgatour.com
(Associated Press Information Box.)
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