BMW Championship highlights, results: Scottie Scheffler surges to win
Scheffler began Sunday's final round four strokes behind MacIntyre, who had held the lead for each of the tournament's first three days at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland.
The world's No. 1 player only needed five holes to pull even, took the lead for good with a birdie on No. 7 and holed a spectacular pitch from off the green on 17 to nail down his 18th career PGA Tour victory.
In addition to the drama at the top of the leaderboard, the rest of the field was also competing for a top-30 spot in the FedEx Cup points standings in order to secure a spot in the season-ending Tour Championship next weekend.
USA TODAY Sports covered all the action from the final round of the BMW Championship. Scroll below for results and highlights:
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Hole 17: Unbelievable hole-out may seal the deal
Scottie Scheffler continues to do Scottie Scheffler things. And it may have just won him this tournament.
In the heavy rough off the tee on the par-3 17th, Scheffler hit his pitch onto the green and watched it roll down the hill toward the hole, 82 feet away. The crowd noise began to swell and the ball picked up speed ... on a direct path toward the hole.
Bang!
The birdie gave Scheffler a two-stroke lead with one hole to play.
Hole 15: Scheffler bounces back with a birdie
Here's a great example of why Scottie Scheffler is the No. 1 player in the world. Coming off a three-putt bogey on the previous hole to see his lead cut to one shot, Scheffler showed his mettle on 15.
After Robert MacIntyre hit his ball seven feet away from the hole for a potential birdie, Scheffler faced a 163-yard approach shot on the par-4 -- and stuck his iron even closer.
MacIntyre, however, missed his birdie putt. Then Scheffler stepped up and drained it to get back to 14-under for a two-stroke lead.
Hole 14: Uncharacteristic three-putt from Scheffler
How quickly things can change.
Robert MacIntyre looked to be facing a three-shot deficit with four holes to play with Scottie Scheffler lining up an 18-foot birdie putt on the par-4 14th hole. But amazingly, he slid the ball past the cup -- and then appeared to misread the comebacker for par. With a bogey dropping Scheffler back to 13-under, MacIntyre only trails by one shot.
Hole 13: MacIntyre bogeys, trails by two
A wayward tee shot on the 175-yard par-3 has put Robert MacIntyre behind the proverbial 8 ball. Hitting over water to a left-front pin placement, MacIntyre flew the green into the intermediate rough some 72 feet from the hole. Although he chipped it within seven feet, he missed the par putt to drop back to 12-under for the tournament -- now tied for second place with Sam Burns.
Scottie Scheffler, coming off a birdie at No. 11 and a bogey at No. 12, carded a routine par to stay at minus-14.
Five holes remain.
Through 9 holes: Scheffler leads by one
As the final group turns for home at Caves Valley, Scottie Scheffler has the upper hand.
Scheffler pleyed the front nine in 2 under par, while third-round leader Robert MacIntyre was 3-over after both players parred the ninth. Sam Burns, playing one hole ahead, is three behind Scheffler at minus-11.
Rickie Fowler, looking to make the top 30 in FedEx Cup points and advance to the season-ending Tour Championship, is in fourth place at 10-under. Fowler began the tournament in 48th place in the standings, but he's currently projected to move into 25th place if he can hold his position.
Scottie Scheffler surges into the lead
Robert MacIntyre may be looking for a wire-to-wire win at Caves Valley, but Scottie Scheffler has other ideas.
After making up a four-stroke deficit to begin the final round, the reigning FedEx Cup champion took sole possession of the lead by draining a birdie putt on the par-4 seventh hole. Scheffler got in position by crushing a 326-yard drive down the right side of the fairway and sticking his approach shot to within six feet.
Through seven holes, Scheffler stood at 14-under for the tournament, one stroke ahead of McIntyre and three up on Sam Burns.
As a side note: Scheffler has finished in the top 8 in each of his last 12 events, the longest such streak on the PGA Tour since Tom Weiskopf had 13 consecutive in 1973.
Scheffler pulls even on front nine
Well that didn't take long. World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler began the final round four shots behind leader Robert MacIntyre, but made up the entire difference in the first five holes.
Scheffler carded birdies on the first and fifth holes (alongside a bogey on No. 3) to get to 13 under par. Meanwhile, MacIntyre opened with bogeys on each of the first three par 4s on the front side (Nos. 1, 2 and 5) to drop into a tie.
How to watch BMW Championship: TV channels, streaming
The 2025 BMW Championship, the second event of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs, will be televised nationally on the Golf Channel and NBC. It can be live streamed via ESPN+, Peacock and Fubo depending on the time. Here's the broadcast schedule for the final two rounds:
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Tommy Fleetwood enjoys some good fortune, for a change
After yet another near-miss last week in an attempt to win his first PGA Tour title, Tommy Fleetwood birdied the second hole, thanks to a quality he's come to embody: patience.
Fleetwood's 28-foot putt on the par 4 hung on the edge of cup for several moments before wobbling and finally dropping in.
The early birdie moved Fleetwood into a tie for fourth place, eight shots behind leader Robert MacIntyre.
He held the lead entering the final round at last week's FedEx St. Jude Classic before finishing one stroke out of a playoff, which was ultimately won by Justin Rose.
Ben Griffin has a start to forget
American Ben Griffin has enjoyed a season to remember on the PGA Tour. He's recorded his first two Tour wins and finished in the top 10 in seven other tournaments. He began the final round at the BMW Championship at 2-under par, tied for 16th place.
However, his start on Sunday was nothing short of a disaster. Sitting in the right rough, 27 feet from the hole on the par-4 No. 1, he chipped to within four feet for par. However, he missed that putt, then missed the comebacker for bogey, had his remaining 3-footer roll all the way around the hole and finally tapped in for a 7.
Still reeling from the triple bogey, Griffin hit his tee shot on the par-4 second hole way out of bounds. After reteeing, he found the rough, missed the green and couldn't convert a 15-footer for bogey.
Then on the par-3 third, he found the rough of the tee and had to settle for a bogey to conclude the first three holes in six over par.
On the bright side, Griffin's body of work this season (7th in FedEx Cup points entering the BMW) has him in good enough shape that he'll still make the top 30 and advance to the Tour Championship.
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Daniel Berger withdraws with injury
Daniel Berger withdrew from the 2025 BMW Championship on Sunday morning before his final-round tee time.
Berger, 32, cited an injury to his finger as the reason that he wouldn't be able to play the last 18 holes of the second leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Berger played the first 54 holes in 2-over 212 after a 72 on Saturday.
Berger entered the week at No. 33 in the season-long FedEx Cup points race and needed a good week to jump into the top 30 and advance to East Lake in Atlanta for the Tour Championship.
−Adam Schupak, Golfweek
FedEx Cup standings: Players on the bubble
Entering the BMW Championship, here are the players just above and just below the top 30 cutline to qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship:
Also, these golfers are playing well enough that they could break into the top 30:
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