2025 BMW Championship Field: Full list of golfers for second leg of playoffs
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Aug. 12, 2025 9:35 a.m. ET
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The PGA Tour Playoffs are in full swing, and the field is narrowing. After a high-stakes opening event at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, only the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings are moving on.
Next stop: the BMW Championship, set for Aug. 14-17 at Caves Valley Golf Club near Baltimore. It's the penultimate test before the final cutoff, where just 30 players will punch their ticket to the Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta (Aug. 21-24).
Here's a look at the 50 contenders who've kept their title hopes alive heading into the second playoff event:
Below is the current field list:
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