The 2022 BMW PGA Championship will resume play on Sunday after being suspended on Thursday due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. With several groups still having to complete their first rounds, play will go back up on Saturday at 6:40 a.m. local time in Surrey, England (1:40 a.m. ET).
The DP World Tour issued a statement saying, “All original second round tee times will stay the same and the second round of the BMW PGA Championship will continue at 6:40 a.m. on Saturday morning.” The players who haven’t finished their first round will start doing so at 7:30 a.m. from the spot on the course where they finished on Thursday.
Instead of the usual 72 holes, the tournament, which is the biggest on the DP World Tour, will only have 54 holes.
The statement read, “The Rolex Series event will now be played over 54 holes with a goal of wrapping up on Sunday as scheduled. “Due to ongoing planning for the state funeral, we are unable to guarantee the staff, amenities, or security of the location on Monday, thus it is not possible to play the entire 72 holes and finish on that day. Flags will continue to fly at half-mast throughout the weekend at Wentworth, and black ribbons will be made available for everyone to wear.”
Because the Englishmen Andy Sullivan and Tommy Fleetwood and the Norwegian Viktor Hovland shared the lead at the end of play on Thursday, their opening rounds of 8-under 64 carry even more significance. With only 36 holes remaining, it will be more challenging for chasers to catch up to those at the top of the leaderboard.
The DP World Tour made no mention of altering the cut, therefore it should be reasonable to presume that it will happen after the first 36 holes. If they want to win the largest trophy on the DP World Tour this weekend, they will need to play immaculate golf since the leaders, Rory McIlroy and Billy Horschel, who is also the defending champion, are four shots behind them and Matt Fitzpatrick and Jon Rahm are even farther back.
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16–21 August. Delaware Country Club DE Wilmington
Don’t miss the thrill of the PGA TOUR FedExCup Playoffs when one of the best tournaments in the world makes its debut in Wilmington. The East Course at Wilmington Country Club will host the 2022 BMW Championship from August 16–21. The top 70 golfers on the PGA TOUR will fight to qualify for the season final in the penultimate playoff event. Extreme intensity and world-class golf are guaranteed. The BMW Championship’s whole net earnings go to the Evans Scholars Foundation.
Our top focus is the health and safety of everyone connected with the BMW Championship. In accordance with CDC recommendations, the tournament and the PGA TOUR have a comprehensive set of COVID-19 health and safety measures in place to support a secure environment and a high-quality golfing experience.
GOLF CLUB AT CASTLE PINES
Castle Pines Golf Club, south of Denver, which held “The International” competition from 1986 to 2006, is now home to the PGA TOUR’s BMW Championship. The BMW Championship will make its first trip to Colorado since Billy Horschel (USA) triumphed at Cherry Hills Country Club in Denver in 2014 on his way to winning the FedExCup championship. The renowned Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course at Castle Trees debuted in 1981, capitalizing on the unique Colorado landscape with holes cut among towering Ponderosa pines and natural rock formations. The undulating course, which now has a par of 72 and a length of over 8,000 yards (7,300 meters), has raised, multi-tiered greens and limited fairways.
Salutations, PGA fans!
Join 70 of the world’s best professional players at the Wilmington Country Club from August 16 to 21 when it hosts the 2022 BMW Championship.
The lovely Brandywine Valley in Wilmington, Delaware is eager to host PGA fans for this championship event. Robert Trent Jones Sr., a renowned golf course designer, created the Wilmington Country Club’s South Course, which opened in 1959. From the championship tees, the course is almost 7,500 yards long, and Golf Digest has named it one of the greatest in the country.
The Wilmington Country Club is situated in the Brandywine Valley, which is home to the du Pont family’s opulent estates, chateaus, world-famous gardens, museums, a thriving restaurant scene, a variety of cultural attractions, and, of course, tax-free shopping in Delaware.
By reserving a lodging in Wilmington & the Brandywine Valley, you may begin preparing for your trip to the 2022 BMW Championship.
At the 2022 BMW Championship, the South Course at Wilmington Country Club will be played out of order.
The following describes the layout of the South Course at Wilmington Country Club for the 2022 BMW Championship: The front nine will be holes 10-13-14-15-5-6-7-8-9, and the back nine will be holes 1-2-3-4-16-17-11-12-18. So, at the very end of the approaches, we’ll still get to that clubhouse.
Although it may seem unusual, the reorganization should give the last four holes plenty of drama.
Water surrounds the majority of the triangle green, which has three distinct plateaus and gets narrower the further back and left you go, on the par-3 15th (the traditional No. 17), which measures up to 234 yards. That’s where I’m assuming the Sunday pin will be, I think.
The 16th, the regular No. 11, can play as far as 393 yards, but after a few rounds, it will probably be shortened and utilized as a drivable par 4. It plays slightly uphill and has a bunker around 85 yards from the green on the right side of the fairway. This will be a really fascinating club selection.
There is a lot of sand trouble on No. 17 (the regular No. 12), which might make the 71st hole rather interesting.
The following hole, the standard 18th, is a 446-yard dogleg left par 4. Both sides of the fairway have bunkers that could catch several tee shots. Players must climb a slope to reach the green, which is short on both sides and is defended by sand. Additionally, the second shot becomes more blind the further back the pin is placed.
So, the BMW Championship is likely to have a dramatic end. However, if you ever have the opportunity to play the South Course at Wilmington Country Club, don’t anticipate to experience the identical layout that you will see on television.