BMW Championship

[Bamford]

The 3rd leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs namely the BMW Championship features 70 players and returns to Conway Farms where the tournament was hosted in 2013 & 2015. This tournament was played in tough winds in 2013 when Zach Johnson won and both renewals have featured soggy ground conditions. Accurate sorts thrived in 2013, with bombers including Jason Day dominating in 2015. However we should see a far faster course in 2017 with stimpmeter readings up to 12.5. With no wind though, expect resort type high double-digit scoring.

Undoubtedly a warm putter is required on the pure Bentgrass greens here and most player quotes mention that the greens are a challenge. With fast stimps, that will only become more of a challenge. But it's also noticeable that both ZJ and Day came to Chicago after an excellent tee-to-green outing at TPC Boston. Following that flow, I'm going with Jordan Spieth (7/1), Marc Leishman (45/1), Patrick Cantlay (60/1) and Kevin Na (70/1) this week. The latter 2 players sit outside the top 30 in the FEC and will need a top 5 challenge to qualify for the Tour Championship next week.