Final-Round Notes – Sunday, August 29, 2021
Weather: Mostly cloudy. High of 85. Wind ENE 4-8 mph.
Final Leaderboard
Patrick Cantlay 66-63-66-66—261 (-27)*
Bryson DeChambeau 68-60-67-66—261 (-27)
Sungjae Im 67-65-66-67—265 (-23)
Rory McIlroy 64-70-65-67—266 (-22)
Erik van Rooyen 67-68-67-65—267 (-21)
*won with a birdie on the sixth hole of sudden death
Things to Know
- Patrick Cantlay sinks a 17’6” putt for birdie on the sixth extra hole to win his fifth PGA TOUR title and overtake the No. 1 spot in the FedExCup
- Cantlay becomes the first three-time winner of the 2020-21 season and first 54-hole leader/co-leader to convert for the win since Phil Mickelson at the PGA Championship, a span of 15 events
- Bryson DeChambeau moves from No. 8 to 3 in the FedExCup with his eighth top-10 finish of the season
- 27-under par ties the fourth-most strokes under par in a 72-hole event since 1950 (best: Ernie Els/-31/2003 Sentry Tournament of Champions)
- The BMW Championship marks the fourth consecutive week to feature a playoff and 14th of the season
- 2016 and 2019 FedExCup champion Rory McIlroy claims his 95th top-10 finish in his 203rd TOUR start
- In his first FedExCup Playoffs start, Erik van Rooyen (5th) closes with a bogey-free 7-under 65 to earn a berth into the TOUR Championship; played his final 69 holes without a bogey
- Sergio Garcia’s T6 finish results in his first TOUR Championship start since 2017
- Player(s) who moved into top 30: Erik van Rooyen, Sergio Garcia
- Player(s) who moved outside top 30: Charley Hoffman, Max Homa
Following BMW Championship victory
Category | Patrick Cantlay |
Age | 29 (3/17/1992) |
FedExCup | 1 |
OWGR | 4 |
Starts at BMW Championship | 5 |
Wins at BMW Championship | 1 |
Top-10s at BMW Championship | 3 |
Career PGA TOUR starts | 120 |
Career PGA TOUR wins | 5 |
Career PGA TOUR top-10s | 31 |
PGA TOUR starts in 2020-21 | 23 |
PGA TOUR wins in 2020-21 | 3 |
PGA TOUR top-10s in 2020-21 | 6 |
Patrick Cantlay (1st/-27)
- After birdies on four of his first five holes, sank a 21’9” putt for birdie on the 72nd hole to post a 6-under 66 and force sudden death with Bryson DeChambeau; moves to 3-1 in playoffs on TOUR and marks second playoff win this season (the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday)
- His fifth career PGA TOUR title comes in his 120th start at the age of 29 years, 5 months, 12 days
- With the win, holds the No. 1 spot in the FedExCup for a 10th time this season, second only to Bryson DeChambeau (20 weeks); will begin the TOUR Championship with a two-stroke advantage on the field
- Moves to No. 4 in the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 10th
- Wins a FedExCup Playoffs event for the first time
- With the win, becomes the first player to claim three victories this season (2020 ZOZO Championship, 2021 the Memorial presented by Workday, BMW Championship)
- 27-under marks his lowest score to par in a PGA TOUR event (previously 23-under at the 2019 Shriners Children’s Open and 2020 ZOZO Championship); 261 total ties his career-low 72-hole score (2019/Shriners Children’s Open/2nd)
- 27-under falls three strokes shy of the record for most-under-par score in a FedExCup Playoffs event (Dustin Johnson/-30/2020 THE NORTHERN TRUST)
- Set record for Strokes Gained: Putting, outperforming the field by +14.577 strokes
- Made 537’5” of putts (in regulation), becoming the third winner since 2003 to make over 500 feet of putts en route to victory
- Converts a 54-hole lead/co-lead into victory for the first time; on only previous occasion, finished T8 at the 2020 Shriners Children’s Open; converts a lead/co-lead after any round for the first time (1-for-10)
- Becomes the first player to convert a 54-hole lead on TOUR since Phil Mickelson at the PGA Championship, a span of 15 events
- Becomes the 12th 54-hole leader/co-leader to win the BMW Championship since 2000 and first since Justin Thomas in 2019
- Makes a return to the TOUR Championship for a fourth time and first since 2019 (34th in the FedExCup in 2020)
Bryson DeChambeau (2nd/-27)
- Following a final-round 6-under 66, missed an 11’9” putt for birdie on the sixth extra hole to extend the playoff
- Moves to 1-1 in playoffs on the PGA TOUR
- With the runner-up finish, moves to No. 3 in the FedExCup
- Best finish in the FedExCup: 3rd/2018 after entering the TOUR Championship as the FedExCup leader
- Eight-time PGA TOUR winner records his fifth runner-up on TOUR
- Was seeking a third victory in the FedExCup Playoffs (2018 THE NORTHERN TRUST, 2018 Dell Technologies Championship)
- Runner-up finish comes in his fifth start at the BMW Championship, marking his first top-10 in the event
Miscellaneous Player Notes
- Sungjae Im closed with a 5-under 67 in his third BMW Championship to finish third at 23-under 265 and move from No. 25 in the FedExCup to 12th; will make his third start at the TOUR Championship in as many seasons on TOUR
- 2012 BMW Championship winner and first-round co-leader Rory McIlroy (4th/-22) closed with a 5-under 67; in addition to his 2012 victory, finished inside the top-10 in 2014/T8, 2015/T4, 2018/5th and 2021/4th
- Erik van Rooyen (5th/-21), the only first-timer remaining in the FedExCup Playoffs, carded just one bogey during the tournament (No. 3 in round one); ranked No. 139 before winning the Barracuda Championship to move inside the top 125 (No. 78); After entering the FedExCup Playoffs at No. 76, finished seventh at THE NORTHERN TRUST to move to No. 45; with his top-five finish this week, moved to No. 27
- Eleven players have finished in the top 10 in each of the FedExCup Playoffs events in a single season. Through two of this season’s three Playoffs events: Jon Rahm and Erik van Rooyen have top 10s and remain in the Playoffs
- Sergio Garcia (T6/-20), who entered the week No. 44 in the FedExCup, closed with a 3-under 69 to move to No. 28 in the standings; returns to the TOUR Championship for the first time since 2017
- Dustin Johnson (T6/-20) recorded a 6-under 66, his 94th sub-70 round in the FedExCup Playoffs, the most of any player (next: Adam Scott/90)
- Last week’s winner of THE NORTHERN TRUST Tony Finau (T15/-16) birdied five of his first nine holes and five of his last six en route to a 9-under 63, the low score in the final round; marks his fifth final-round score of 65 or better in a Playoffs event since 2017, the most of any player; will enter the TOUR Championship at No. 2 in the FedExCup
Course Statistics
Toughest Hole Easiest Hole
R1: Par-4 18th (4.101) Par-5 12th (4.449)
R2: Par-4 18th (4.304) Par-5 2nd (4.319)
R3: Par-3 3rd (3.087) Par-5 2nd (4.377)
R4: Par-4 18th (4.145) Par-5 2nd (4.420)
Cumulative: Par-4 18th (4.152) Par-5 2nd (4.417)
Scoring Averages
Front Nine Back Nine Total Cumulative
R1: 34.667 34.551 69.217
R2: 34.391 35.522 69.913 69.565
R3: 34.435 34.797 69.232 69.454
R4: 34.000 34.449 68.449 69.203
Total: 34.373 34.830 69.203
Bogey-free rounds
R1 (8): Sam Burns (64), Jon Rahm (64), Sergio Garcia (65), Daniel Berger (68), Joaquin Niemann (68), Cameron Smith (68), Stewart Cink (69), Harris English (69)
R2 (5): Bryson DeChambeau (60), Scottie Scheffler (66), Sergio Garcia (67), Erik van Rooyen (68), Jordan Spieth (70)
R3 (8): Louis Oosthuizen (64), Rory McIlroy (65), Jason Kokrak (65), Stewart Cink (66), Alex Noren (67), Erik van Rooyen (67), Charl Schwartzel (68), Daniel Berger (70)
R4 (15): Erik van Rooyen (65), Harold Varner III (65), Corey Conners (65), Shane Lowry (65), Harris English (65), Viktor Hovland (66), Jason Kokrak (66), Daniel Berger (66), Jordan Spieth (66), Justin Thomas (66), Scottie Scheffler (67), Billy Horschel (67), Marc Leishman (69), Talor Gooch (70), Jon Rahm (70)
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