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2026 BMW Championship
PGA Tour
Bellerive Country Club
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
20–23 August 2026
Rory McIlroy will be keen to win the BMW Championship title for the second time and strengthen his already strong position in the FedExCup standings.
What to know about McIlroy
The Northern Irish golfer has built a reputation as one of the most consistent and dominant talents of his era since he turned professional in 2007.
McIlroy boasts 45 professional wins including 30 PGA Tour titles, six major championships and three FedExCup trophies.
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McIlroy recently finished 66th at the 2026 FedEx St. Jude Championship and will arrive at the BMW Championship ranked No. 13 in the FedExCup standings.
The former world No. 1, who is nicknamed Wee-Mac, is currently ranked No. 2 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
Why McIlroy is one of the favourites
Wee-Mac has posted strong results this season, including a win at the Masters Tournament, a solo second at the Genesis Invitational, and a T7 at the PGA Championship.
McIlroy enters the BMW Championship with proven success at this event, having won it in 2012 and secured multiple top-10 finishes previously.
Quotes
“To me it’s more about obviously the execution of what I’m doing right now, and the execution wasn’t there this week," McIlroy said after the 2026 St Jude Championship.
"I’m going to have to sort of put the head down and grind from now until Thursday to try to feel like I have any sort of chance [at Bellerive].”
The last five BMW Championship winners
2021 – Patrick Cantlay (USA)
2022 – Patrick Cantlay (USA)
2023 – Viktor Hovland (Norway)
2024 – Keegan Bradley (USA)
2025 – Scottie Scheffler (USA)
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