Blog#168 Results BMW Championship August 26, 2024

Blog#168 Results BMW Championship August 26, 2024

ROUND 1 The high altitude allows the ball to travel 10% farther.  On his 1st hole par 567 yds, Si Woo Kim hit his drive 374 yds.  This is 86 yards farther than his 2024 average 288, +22%. RD1 was suspended at 3:30 PM due to lightning but it resumed and everyone finished.

1 Keegan Bradley(100/1)-6 66 Bogie free RD with 6 birdies a big surprise. Finish Wins 

2 Hideki Matsuyama(Proj#6)-6 67 Great start birdies 3 of 1st 4 holes. Finish WD

3 Alex Noran(100/1)-4 68 Only 1 bogie, he is one of my longshots. Finish 9-7

3 Adam Scott(50/1)-4 68 Shoots 32 on back 9 he seems to be ageless. Finish 2-11

3 Cory Connors(40/1)-4 68 Always seems to be in contention but rarely finishes. Finish 22-4

7 Si Woo Kim(100/1)-3 69 Starts with 4 birdies on 1st 8 holes, then 4 bogies. Finish  5-8

7 Nick Dunlap(65/1)-3 69 DB on 15 ruins a bogie free RD, always has 1 bad hole.Finish 31 E

7 Xander Schauffele(Proj#2)-3 Best RD 1 bogie 3 birdies of potential winners. Finish 5-7

10 Rory McIlroy-2(Proj#3)-2 70 A wild RD 1 eagle on #14 2 birdies 2 bogies. Finish 11-6

10 Colin Morikawa-2(Proj#5)-2 70 Identical RTD as Rory. Finish 28-1

15 Scottie Scheffler(Proj#1)-1 71 Pars first 10 holes. Then 2 bogies 3 birdies. Finish 33+1

15 Viktor Hovland(Proj#4)-1 71 Same as Scheffler 2 bogies 3 birdies. Finish 26-2

22 Ludvig Aberg Tied for lead-3 thru 8 holes but DBs 9&10 finishes with 3 birdiesFinish 2-11

22 Wyndham Clark(Proj#8) E 72 Two DBs with 2 bogies 6 birdies. Finish 13-5

34 Sam Burns(35/1)+1 73 Two DBs one on 17 with 3 birdies wrapped around. Finish 2-11

49 Max Greyserman+6 78 Last on 1st RD 2nd week in a row 2 DBs 4 bogies. Finish 28-1

ROUND 2 Hideki Matsuyama withdraws with back issues.  Top 3 #15 McIlroy 71, 

Schauffler #23 73, Scheffler #29 72 may have played themselves out of this one.

1 Adam Scott-13 63 Bogie free with 9 birdies, 13 birdies on last 27 holes no bogies.

2 Keegan Bradley-10 66 Kept pace with Scott with 5 birdies but his 1st bogie on 18.

3 Ludviig Aberg-9 63 Moves up 19 spots with 1 eagle 8 birdies 1 bogie.

4 Alex Noran-8 68 Despite 4 bogies in 2 RDs he is in top 5.

5 Taylor Pendrith(100/1) Moves up 17 spots with 8 birdies 1 bogie.

6 Corry Conners-6 70 Starts with 1 eagle 3 birdies and 3 bogies on front 9, then pars back.

10 Wyndham Clark-4 68 Shoots 33 on front 9 to move up 12 spots in his hometown of Denver.

ROUND 3 

1 Keegan Bradley-12 70 He overcomes 6 bogies with 8 birdies 2 on last 2 holes.

2 Adam Scott-11 74 A DB on #3 puts him behind but 3 birdies and 2 bogies on last 15 holes.

3 Alex Noran110 70  He birdies last 3 holes to move into top 5.

3 Ludvig Aburg-10 71 Drops back with a DB on 11 but then eagles 14,  DB’s kill him!

5 Xander Schauffele-9 67 Birdies 7 of last 12 holes to get back into contention.

5 Wyndham Clark-5 69 Shoots another great RD to move into contention.

FINAL ROUND. On the first hole Bradley birdied but Scott eagled to tie it and it was a 2 man race between the 2 quality veterans who outshined the predicted top 3.  Scott faltered with 3 straight bogies from 10 to 12, but did rebound with birdies on 14 and 17.  Bradley birdied 17 with an outstanding approach shot to go up 2 with only 18 to play.  Scott could have forced a possible playoff with a long birdie putt on 18 but missed.  All Bradley had to do is 2 putt for bogie to win which he did to win by 1 stroke.

1 Keegan Bradley-12 72 Worst score of tournament but great birdie on 17 to win $4M

2 Sam Burns-11 65 Shot the best RD of the leaders to move up from #18. $1.5M

2 Ludvig Aberg-11 71 Three bogies hurt his chance, just too inconsistent to win. $1.5M

2 Adam Scott-11 68 At 44 a great tournament which he could have won. $1.5M