2021 BMW Championship Sleeper Picks and Tournament Preview
A strong field of 70 hits the BMW Championship this week and by this time you should almost know automatically who you will slot into your fantasy golf lineup. Course history is tough since the tournament moves around each year but as we have seen in past FedEx Cup playoffs…playing the hot hand is usually the best strategy to use in picking winners. An exciting PGA Tour season ends with this week’s BMW Championship and next week’s Tour Championship.
Because this is the last big weekend for golf with a decent sized field, our affiliate partner DraftKings is having many HUGE Fantasy Golf Contests for the BMW Championship - Most notably a PGA Birdie Contest.
Click the Graphic below to learn about all the other BIG Contests this week
2021 BMW Championship Tourney Preview
The 2021 BMW Championship drops down to 70 golfers and becomes a no cut tournament which means that you better have all 6 of your fantasy golfers finish high if you are going to cash in big at the PGA Birdie Contest. If you aren’t a player yet at our partner site DraftKings.com for fantasy golf…you’ve missed out a lot in 2020 but you have time to get in on the action when the new fantasy golf season starts with the Safeway Open. Join DraftKings now to get a FREE entry into the PGA Birdie Contest when you make a 1st deposit of $5 or more. We are affiliate partners with DraftKings, read further down the page for more details.
Dates - Aug. 26 – Aug. 29, 2021
Prize Pool - $9,500,000
First Place - $1,710,000
FedEx Cup Points - 2000
Olypia Fields North Course
BMW Championship Golf Course
Name of Course – Caves Valley Golf Club
Where is the Caves Valley GC - Owings Mills, MD
Par – 71
Yards – 7226
Year Built – 1991
Designed by - Tom Fazio
Past BMW Champions
2020 - Jon Rahm
2019 – Justin Thomas
2018 – Keegan Bradley
2017 - Marc Leishman
Other BMW Championship info - Trends, Tidbits
- Was known as the Western Open until 2007 when it became the BMW Championship
- Until its change from the Western Open to the BMW Championship the Western Open was the third oldest PGA Tour tournament
- The top 30 FedEx Cup points leaders at the end of the BMW Championship move on to The Tour Championship, where the FedEx Cup Champion is crowned
- Tiger Woods and Dustin Johnson have won the BMW Championship 2 times…the only multiple winners
2021 BMW Championship Fantasy Golf Picks Info
As mentioned, this is a HUGE fantasy golf week. The Tour Championship will only have a field of 30 players so this is the last big week of contests at DraftKings.This is also a great time to try out FanDuel.com Fantasy Golf which is the OTHER big DFS fantasy site for golf. Their fantasy contest rules are a bit different but click the link above and check out the golf guide to get you started. They also are running a great new player promo that DOESN'T require a FanDuel Promo Code to enter.
2021 BMW Championship Sleeper Picks
Check back closer to the tournament for our sleeper picks
Why you need expert picks for The BMW Championship
Only 70 players are in the BMW Championship and all of them make the cut. To win a fantasy golf contest like the PGA Birdie Contest you will need to pick the winner and have your other 5 guys finish high up the leaderboard. If you are already an expert golf picker…then you’re all set! If you aren’t, check out Golfstats.com and get their picks for most of next year's PGA Tour sked!