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Sepp Straka withdraws from BMW Championship due to a 'private family matter'
As was the case a week ago, there will be one player missing from the field among the qualifiers on the PGA Tour. Last week, Rory McIlroy didn't play the FedEx Cup Playoffs 2025 postseason opener in Memphis. This week, the 10th-ranked player in the world, who is a two-time winner this season, will miss out on the action at the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. Why is Sepp Straka going to miss the BMW Championship? In a statement released by the PGA Tour: Straka is fifth in the FedEx Cup Playoffs standings. He tied for 17th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Sunday. He's also currently sixth in the Ryder Cup European team rankings. Straka won The American Express and the Truist Championship earlier this season. He's one of six golfers to have won at least two events in 2025. He has six top-10s this season and in his PGA Tour career, he's collected four wins.
NBC Sports
8 minutes ago
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Sepp Straka (personal reasons), No. 5 in FedExCup, withdraws from BMW Championship
Sepp Straka has withdrawn from this week's BMW Championship, the second of three FedExCup playoff events, because of personal reasons. The Tour said that Straka, No. 5 in the FedExCup standings, was attending to a 'private family matter.' Straka's manager added in a statement that Straka intends to compete at next week's Tour Championship. Up to No. 10 in the world rankings, Straka has enjoyed the best season of his career, with two victories, including in a signature event at the Truist Championship. He is also likely to be a part of the European Ryder Cup team for the second time. The BMW features 2,000 points to the winner – quadruple the points of a regular PGA Tour victory – but Straka's position entering the penultimate event makes him a lock for the winner-take-all finale at East Lake. Because of the new FedExCup payout structure, any drop by Straka after this week could result in a significant loss of earnings. The top points-getter at the end of the BMW earns another $5 million in bonus money. Straka, at No. 5, would be in line for a $1.45 million bonus. Straka tied for 17th last week in the playoff opener in Memphis.
USA Today
an hour ago
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FedEx Cup standings 2025: PGA Tour rankings after first playoff event
The first FedEx Cup playoff event of 2025 is in the books and Justin Rose came away with a thrilling win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship that needed its own playoff to be completed. Rose surged past Tommy Fleetwood down the stretch of the back nine in regulation and then outlasted U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun to emerge with the trophy. The event in Memphis, Tennessee also served as a cut down for the BMW Championship in Owings Mills, Maryland beginning on Thursday, Aug. 14, which serves as the second playoff event before the Tour Championship in East Lake, Georgia. The top 50 in the FedEx Cup points standings after the conclusion of the FedEx St. Jude Championship qualified to play in the BMW Championship. Only the top 30 in FedEx Cup points after the BMW Championship will play in the Tour Championship, which starts Aug. 21. The player with the lowest stroke total over 72 holes at the Tour Championship will win the FedExCup and earn a bonus of $10 million. Scottie Scheffler still holds a commanding lead, and Rory McIlroy – even though he chose to skip the St. Jude Championship – remains second in points this year. Here's a look at the current FedEx Cup standings heading into the PGA Tour's second playoff event at the BMW Championship in Owings Mills, Maryland: FedEx Cup playoff standings Note: These standings reflect results through the 2025 FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. PGA TOUR: Click here for full 2025 FedEx Cup points standings
