🏌️♂️ BMW Championship 2025: Can Patrick Cantlay Recreate 2021 Magic at Caves Valley?
The BMW Championship 2025 returns to Caves Valley Golf Club in Baltimore for just the second time in tournament history. The stakes are high—only 30 players will advance to the TOUR Championship next week in Atlanta.
And leading the storyline? Patrick Cantlay (+2500), the 2021 champion at this venue and two-time BMW winner.
🏆 Cantlay’s 2021 Masterclass
In 2021, Cantlay delivered one of the most thrilling finishes in BMW Championship history.
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Score: 27-under 261
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Putting: +3.644 strokes gained on the greens
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Finish: Won in a six-hole playoff
This year, however, the course presents a new challenge. The par-72 layout has been transformed into a par-70, stretched to 7,601 yards, and toughened with narrower fairways, deeper rough, and more strategic bunkering.
Cantlay still boasts four top-10 finishes at this event and seven T15-or-better results in his last eight starts here.
🎯 Other Big Names in the Field
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Keegan Bradley (+4500) – Two-time BMW winner and defending champion, also victorious in a playoff in 2018.
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Rory McIlroy (+750) – Seven top-10s in 15 BMW starts, including a win in 2012. Finished 4th in 2021 at Caves Valley.
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Xander Schauffele (+1800) – Seven T20-or-better finishes in eight BMW starts, including top-10s in the last three years.
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Sungjae Im (+8000) – Finished 3rd in 2021 with four rounds of 67 or better.
📊 Strokes Gained: Off the Tee Leaders Entering the Week
Success at Caves Valley starts with length and accuracy off the tee.
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Scottie Scheffler (+220) – FedExCup favorite, podium finishes in 2022 and 2023.
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Rory McIlroy (+750) – 3rd in SG: Off the Tee, thrives on tough par-70 layouts.
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Ludvig Åberg (+2200) – 10th in SG: Off the Tee, looking for breakout playoff moment.
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Corey Conners (+4000) – Led the field in fairways hit in 2021, owns three BMW top-10s.
🔮 Odds Spotlight
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Sam Burns (+4500) – 8th in 2021, four T19-or-better finishes.
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Tommy Fleetwood (+3500) – Four straight BMW top-25 finishes, including 5th in 2024.
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Justin Rose (+4500) – Former champ with four top-10s at this event.
📣 Final Word
With Caves Valley playing longer and tougher in 2025, experience and ball-striking will be crucial. Patrick Cantlay knows how to win here, but with McIlroy, Schauffele, Scheffler, and a hungry field chasing TOUR Championship spots, expect a thrilling finish.
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