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Newsweek
14 hours ago
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- Newsweek
FedEx Cup: Rickie Fowler Falls Short as European Underdog Storms into Ryder Cup Contention
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. One of the hottest storylines at the BMW Championship this weekend was the fight for a spot in the top 30 of the FedEx Cup rankings. The competition at the bottom of the list was intense, yielding surprising and heartbreaking results. Among those who fell just short was Rickie Fowler, a fan favorite who nearly accomplished an extraordinary feat. He went from outside the top 70 to nearly cracking the top 30, finishing 32nd, in just his final five events of the season. Fowler finished tied for seventh at Maryland with a score of 7-under, and missed the top 30 by just one stroke. It all came down to the 15th hole, where a poor second shot sent the ball into the rough just past the green, and an equally poor third shot failed to find the green, resulting in a double bogey. Rickie Fowler of the United States reacts after his round on the 18th green during the final round of the 3M Open 2025 at TPC Twin Cities on July 27, 2025 in Blaine, Minnesota. |... Rickie Fowler of the United States reacts after his round on the 18th green during the final round of the 3M Open 2025 at TPC Twin Cities on July 27, 2025 in Blaine, Minnesota. | Harry Hall of England plays his shot from the first tee during the final round of the BMW Championship 2025 at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 17, 2025 in Owings Mills, Maryland. More Andrew Wevers |However, finishing in the top 50 of the FedEx Cup was no small feat for the six-time PGA Tour winner. "Been a lot of good stuff. Been a fun run through the summer. Nice to have a chance," Fowler said after completing his performance at the BMW Championship, according to the transcripts of his press conference. "I'm really happy with where things ended up going." Another fan favorite who fell just short of the Tour Championship was Michael Kim, who finished 10th at the BMW Championship and 31st in the FedEx Cup rankings after carding a final round of even-par and losing two spots on the leaderboard. Harry Hall Gets Closer to Ryder Cup Call On the other side of the cut line for the top 30 was Harry Hall, a surprising player whose recent results have even caught Rory McIlroy's attention. The Englishman finished the BMW Championship ranked 26th in the FedEx Cup rankings and will debut at the Tour Championship next week. The result will also qualify him for his Masters Tournament debut next season. "Really happy," Hall told the reporters after the final round, according to the transcripts of his presser. "Can't wait to play in the FedEx Cup next week and hopefully keep continuing to play well." A dramatic race to the end 🎭 Harry Hall finishes No. 26 to move inside the top 30 and qualify for his first @TOURChamp. — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 18, 2025 With this result, Hall moved up to 17th in the European Ryder Cup team rankings. The rankings close next week, so the Englishman no longer has a chance of making it into the top six that directly qualifies the team. However, he's in a position to definitely enter the conversation for Luke Donald's free picks to complete the group. A strong result at East Lake would move him even closer to the top 12 and give him much better options. His chances don't end there, as Hall can try to further strengthen his case in Europe, under Donald's direct supervision. To do so, he'll likely have three opportunities: the European Masters, the Irish Open and the BMW PGA Championship. Motre Golf: Jon Rahm Steals Joaquin Niemann's Thunder, Runs Away with LIV Season Title
Newsweek
16 hours ago
- Health
- Newsweek
Ben Griffin Blames Creatine 'Overdose' for Derailing BMW Championship Run
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Ben Griffin's final round at the BMW Championship was supposed to be his last push toward automatic Ryder Cup qualification. Instead, it became one of the strangest stories of the season. The PGA Tour pro entered Sunday needing a near-perfect round to climb from ninth to sixth in the Ryder Cup standings, but stumbled out of the gate with a triple bogey on the first hole and a double on the second. The video of his four-putt from inside 5 feet went viral within minutes, prompting speculation about nerves, some kind of pressure, or even injury. Ben Griffin just 4-putt from inside of 5 feet 💀 — Fore Play (@ForePlayPod) August 17, 2025 But the truth, as Griffin later revealed, was more shocking. "So, I take creatine as a supplement, and this time I didn't take it until I basically teed off on 1," Griffin told reporters after his Sunday round at Cave Valley. "I was at the end of my batch. I had basically a snowball of creatine, because it had been in my bucket for a month, and broke it up and put it in my water bottle." Griffin revealed he'd taken creatine on the course before without issue. But this time, he accidentally swallowed one of the hardened clumps, without drinking enough water to dissolve it. "I've never 'overdosed' on creatine before, but I think I did in the moment," he said as quoted in the transcript. "I started getting super shaky. I've never felt like that before and I felt like I had tremors." Creatine, a widely used supplement among athletes, helps supply energy to muscles during high-intensity activity. While generally safe in recommended doses, excessive intake, especially without hydration, can cause side effects. One that the two-time Tour winner faced. Griffin's symptoms hit fast. After the four-putt on No. 1, he hit his tee shot on No. 2 out of bounds and admitted to "freaking out." OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND - AUGUST 17: Ben Griffin of the United States reacts to his shot from the second tee during the final round of the BMW Championship 2025 at Caves Valley Golf Club on... OWINGS MILLS, MARYLAND - AUGUST 17: Ben Griffin of the United States reacts to his shot from the second tee during the final round of the BMW Championship 2025 at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 17, 2025 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) More Getty Images "Luckily, my caddie stepped in and made me chug a whole water," Griffin expressed during the same conversation. "I hit the other one in play and then I was fine." From there, Griffin birdied seven of his final 12 holes, including a 55-footer on No. 17, to finish with a 1-under 69 and a tournament total of 3-under. That earned him a tie for 12th alongside Rory McIlroy and Harris English. But the damage was done. Griffin needed to shoot at least 8-under on Sunday to crack the top six in Ryder Cup points. He played the final 15 holes in 7-under, but his six-over start left him just short. "I told Alex (caddie) on 4, 5, I'm going to get back to even par and got back to under par," the 29-year-old stated during the post-round conference. "Pretty proud of myself." Griffin now sits ninth in the Ryder Cup standings and will need a captain's pick from Keegan Bradley to make the team. His season, however, has been thrilling. With wins at the Zurich Classic and Charles Schwab Challenge, plus top-10 finishes at the PGA Championship and U.S. Open, Griffin has climbed to No. 15 in the Official World Golf Rankings. He'll tee it up next week at the Tour Championship at East Lake, where the top 30 players in the FedExCup standings will compete for the season's final prize. Meanwhile, Scottie Scheffler, Griffin's childhood friend and the BMW Championship winner, finished at 15-under and took home $3.6 million. Scheffler will headline Team USA at Bethpage Black next month, while Griffin waits to see if his name is called on Aug. 27. More Golf: Scottie Scheffler Wins BMW Championship as Caddie Ted Scott Misses Moment
Newsweek
18 hours ago
- Sport
- Newsweek
Scottie Scheffler Praises 'Impervious' Stand-In Caddie, Sends Prayers to Ted Scott's Family
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Scottie Scheffler further demonstrated his current dominance in men's professional golf by winning the BMW Championship with a score of 15-under. The victory, however, had a different flavor, as it was the first of his professional career without his caddie Ted Scott at his side. In his moment of triumph, Scheffler didn't forget the legendary looper, who is also his friend. As is well known, Scott had to withdraw after three rounds of the FedEx St. Jude Championship to attend to a family situation. "Ted is at home with his family, and he's where he's supposed to be," Scheffler told the reporters after his victory, according to the transcripts of his interview. "We're praying for them, and his family is doing all right. Cromie did a great job this week. It's not easy stepping in and trying to fill in for Ted. Those are some big shoes to fill." Scottie Scheffler of the United States reacts to his birdie putt on the 17th green with caddie Michael Cromie during the final round of the BMW Championship 2025 at Caves Valley Golf Club on August... Scottie Scheffler of the United States reacts to his birdie putt on the 17th green with caddie Michael Cromie during the final round of the BMW Championship 2025 at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 17, 2025 in Owings Mills, Maryland. More Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Michael Cromie, Chris Kirk's regular caddie, replaced Scott over the weekend and apparently performed brilliantly. At least Scheffler showered him with praise during his winning press conference. "He's a guy I can trust," Scheffler said, according to the transcripts. "He's one of Ted's good buddies. I'd just say it's pretty much as simple as that. Cromie is a guy that works hard. He does his prep work, and he was an easy guy for me to trust out there. "I felt like we did a good job of talking through our shots and staying patient and keep doing the right things even when things were looking a little bit squirrelly there on the back nine. We did a good job of staying focused and continuing to hit shots at the right targets. Closed the tournament out nicely." He added: "Cromie, I think, does a really good job of being really even keel. He's not a guy that's going to overreact to anything. He did a really good job of just staying even keel all week and kind of impervious to the pressure of a final round." It has not yet been reported whether Scott will be back next week at East Lake for the Tour Championship. If not, Cromie appears to be the clear choice to take care of Scheffler's purse, although this has not been confirmed either. Scheffler will defend his Tour Championship title next week under a new competitive system. As you may recall, a system based on assigned strokes operated until last season, whereas this season onwards, a regular stroke play format will be used. More Golf: 2025 BMW Championship: $20M Payout as Scottie Scheffler Clinches 5th Title
Straits Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Scottie Scheffler chases down Robert MacIntyre for BMW Championship title
Scottie Scheffler of the United States posing with the Western Golf Association Open J.K. Wadley Championship Cup trophy and the tournament trophy after the final round of the BMW Championship 2025 at Caves Valley Golf Club on Aug 17 in Owings Mills, Maryland. OWINGS MILLS – More and more, golf commentators and fellow PGA Tour pros are calling Scottie Scheffler 'inevitable.' The World No. 1 did nothing to quash those rumours on Aug 17. It took longer than expected to complete his comeback win at the second-to-last tournament of the season, but at the second-to-last hole, he secured his latest title with a flourish. Scheffler pitched in from 82 feet for birdie at the 17th hole and held on to defeat Scotland's Robert MacIntyre by two shots at the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club. Scheffler posted a three-under 67 to finish 15-under 265 at the second leg of the FedExCup play-offs. He had little trouble surpassing MacIntyre, the sole leader after each of the first three rounds, who struggled to a three-over 73. MacIntyre, who totalled just three bogeys over the first three rounds, bogeyed three of his first five holes on Aug 17 to squander a four-shot lead. Scheffler had an uneven back nine that included two of his three bogeys. But after both he and MacIntyre missed the green at the difficult par-three 17th, Scheffler aimed a perfect pitch shot that took a full 12 seconds to trickle down the length of the green and directly into the hole. 'It was a chip we practised,' Scheffler said. 'I knew how fast it was, and basically it was just trying to get it on the green.' Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. 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'When it came out, it came out how we wanted to and then it started breaking and it started looking better and better, and yeah, it was definitely nice to see that one go in.' It was an unusual win for Scheffler in one key way: With his regular caddie Ted Scott away this week to tend to a personal matter, Scheffler worked with Mike Cromie, usually the caddie for Chris Kirk. Scheffler said Cromie did a good job of staying even-keeled – something Scheffler has made his own personal brand in his rise to stardom. 'He's not a guy that's going to overreact to anything,' Scheffler said. 'He did a really good job of just staying even keel all week and kind of impervious to the pressure of a final round, and he did a really good job.' Scheffler, 29, earned his fifth win of the PGA Tour season and the 18th of his career – all coming since February 2022. He also finished inside the top eight for the 13th consecutive start, tying a mark set by Tom Weiskopf in 1973. He will be the heavy favourite to repeat at the Tour Championship this week in Atlanta. 'It's been a nice stretch the last few years and I've done some really good things,' Scheffler said. 'It's nice to get the results from a lot of hard work... It was a battle all the way through. Fortunate to be sitting here.' Maverick McNealy posted a bogey-free 66 and captured third at 11 under. Englishman Tommy Fleetwood (67) and Sam Burns (68) tied for fourth at 10 under. MacIntyre hit only half of the fairways and the greens in regulation and did not make a birdie until the par-five No. 16. The first hole saw a two-shot swing, as Scheffler played it perfectly for a birdie and MacIntyre missed the fairway, the green and the seven-foot par save. MacIntyre unravelled. He missed the green in regulation again at Nos. 2 and 5 and failed to save par. The third bogey created a tie with Scheffler at 13 under, and two holes later, Scheffler knocked in a six-footer for birdie and the outright lead. Scheffler stuck his approach at the 11th to 3 feet for an easy birdie. His putter acted up on him at Nos. 12 and 14, leading to bogeys from close range, but MacIntyre dropped another shot after missing the green at the par-three 13th. MacIntyre later called his start 'horrific' and said he expected he would perform on Sunday as well as he had Thursday through Saturday, when he shot rounds of 62, 64 and 68. 'Right now I want to go and smash up my golf clubs, to be honest with you,' MacIntyre said. At the conclusion of the BMW, the top 30 in the FedExCup points race advanced to the Tour Championship. Akshay Bhatia secured the 30th and final spot, while Michael Kim and Rickie Fowler were the first two men out after fading late on Aug 17. Both Kim and Fowler were projected inside the top 30 at different points on Aug 17, but Fowler had a bogey-double bogey stretch and Kim made two bogeys over his final five holes. Fowler (69) tied for seventh at seven under with Sweden's Ludvig Aberg (73) and Norway's Viktor Hovland (69), and Kim (70) placed 10th at six under. Meanwhile, the only player who moved in from outside the top 30 was Englishman Harry Hall. He leapt from 45th to 26th by placing sixth at eight under. 'Definitely tee to green I'm swinging it a lot better thanks to (coach Butch Harmon),' Hall said. 'Been working a lot on my mental game. Just doing some work there. I think that's been the consistency for me just in my decision-making, not so much my quality of golf shots.' REUTERS
Yahoo
a day ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
2025 BMW Championship prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player at Caves Valley
Scottie Scheffler erased a four-shot deficit to start the day and won the 2025 BMW Championship by two shots over Robert MacIntyre on Sunday. Scheffler fired a 3-under 67 in the final round to claim his fifth PGA Tour win of the season and the 17th of his career. He also moves on to the Tour Championship at East Lake at No. 1 in the FedEx Cup Standings as the PGA Tour heads to the final leg of the playoffs. On top of all that, Scheffler took home a nice chunk of cash for his efforts at Caves Valley this week. Here's the breakdown of how much money each PGA Tour player earned at the 2025 BMW Championship, where there was a purse of $20 million. BMW Championship 2025 prize money payouts Position Player Score Money 1 Scottie Scheffler -15 $3,600,000 2 Robert MacIntyre -13 $2,160,000 3 Maverick McNealy -11 $1,360,000 T4 Tommy Fleetwood -10 $910,000 T4 Sam Burns -10 $910,000 6 Harry Hall -8 $750,000 T7 Rickie Fowler -7 $645,000 T7 Viktor Hovland -7 $645,000 T7 Ludvig Aberg -7 $645,000 10 Michael Kim -6 $560,000 11 Cameron Young -5 $520,000 T12 Ben Griffin -3 $441,000 T12 Rory McIlroy -3 $441,000 T12 Harris English -3 $441,000 T15 Taylor Pendrith -2 $372,000 T15 Russell Henley -2 $372,000 T17 Keegan Bradley -1 $332,000 T17 Matt Fitzpatrick -1 $332,000 T19 Si Woo Kim E $272,750 T19 Brian Harman E $272,750 T19 Kurt Kitayama E $272,750 T19 Jacob Bridgeman E $272,750 T23 Shane Lowry +1 $213,000 T23 J.J. Spaun +1 $213,000 T23 Jason Day +1 $213,000 T26 Akshay Bhatia +2 $177,500 T26 Hideki Matsuyama +2 $177,500 T28 Xander Schauffele +3 $163,500 T28 Denny McCarthy +3 $163,500 T30 J.T. Poston +4 $146,000 T30 Justin Rose +4 $146,000 T30 Patrick Cantlay +4 $146,000 T33 Chris Gotterup +6 $119,667 T33 Bud Cauley +6 $119,667 T33 Tom Hoge +6 $119,667 T33 Justin Thomas +6 $119,667 T33 Collin Morikawa +6 $119,667 T33 Nick Taylor +6 $119,667 39 Corey Conners +7 $104,000 T40 Sungjae Im +10 $98,000 T40 Lucas Glover +10 $98,000 42 Sam Stevens +11 $92,000 43 Ryan Fox +12 $88,000 44 Ryan Gerard +14 $84,000 45 Jhonattan Vegas +15 $80,000 46 Thomas Detry +17 $76,000 47 Brian Campbell +18 $72,000 48 Andrew Novak +20 $70,000 This article originally appeared on Golfweek: BMW Championship 2025 prize money payouts for each PGA Tour player
