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Irish Star on MSNRory McIlroy's prize money compared to Scottie Scheffler's from BMW Championship
Robert MacIntyre's hopes of securing a Ryder Cup debut were dashed as he squandered a four-shot lead to finish runner-up to Scottie Scheffler at the BMW Championship.
Ahead of the St. Jude Championship, Rory McIlroy made headlines when he decided to withdraw from the event. His status already cemented for the BMW Championship, McIlroy opted to take the weekend off to rest up for the penultimate FedEx Cup Playoff event at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings
With just two PGA Tour events left, the second FedExCup playoff tournament tees off Thursday in Maryland, as the BMW Championship brings together the top 50 golfers in the standings — and with them, plenty of intriguing storylines from the very first round.
The final group is coming down the home stretch and Scottie Scheffler still leads by two as of 5:15 p.m. ET. That lead was cut to one for a brief moment when Scheffler made two bogeys in three holes on Nos. 12 and 14, but he bounced back with a birdie from the fairway bunker on No. 15.
Rory McIlroy ruffled some feathers when he declined to compete in the tournament that ushered in the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. However, he doesn't
One day before teeing at the BMW Championship, Rory McIlroy addressed the controversy around skipping the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
McIlroy has had an up-and-down week at Caves Valley, from day-to-day and from hole-to-hole. After a 4-under 66 on Friday, he turned in a rollercoaster round of 71 on Saturday which features four birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey.
Scottie Scheffler's dominance of the golf world continued unabated Sunday at Caves Valley Golf Club as the No. 1 golfer on the planet overcame a four-shot deficit to best tournament-long leader Robert MacIntyre and win the 2025 BMW Championship.