The PGA Tour is headed to Chicago for the second tournament of the 2020 FedExCup Playoffs. The BMW Championship tees off at lunch time on Thursday with the top 70 golfers in the world competing for 30 spots at the season-ending Tour Championship.
The top 125 golfers played last week at The Northern Trust, and the top 70 advanced to this week’s tournament. Dustin Johnson is the points leader following his win last week, and he’s followed by Justin Thomas, Webb Simpson, Daniel Berger, and Collin Morikawa. All five are among the four featured groups on Thursday and Friday. Featured group tee times on Thursday are as follows, all starting on Hole No. 10 (all times eastern):
1:03 p.m.: Dustin Johnson, Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger
1:14 p.m.: Tiger Woods, Bubba Watson, Carlos Ortiz
1:58 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Brendon Todd
2:09 p.m.: Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Harris English
Tiger Woods returns for a second straight week of competitive golf, marking the first time he’s done that in a year. He ranks 57th after last week’s tournament and needs a top six finish to have a shot at advancing to next week’s TOUR Championship.
The BMW Championship will air on Golf Channel and NBC this week. Golf Channel will have coverage from 3-7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday, 12-3 p.m. on Saturday, and 1-3 p.m. on Sunday. NBC will pick up coverage on Saturday from 3-6 p.m. and on Sunday from 3-7 p.m. PGA Tour Live will offer a live stream all four days of the featured groups and holes.
The morning starts at 12:30 p.m. ET with Richy Werenski, Brendan Steele, and Brian Harman teeing off at #1, and Alex Noren, Harry Higgs, and Adam Hadwin at #10. Thursday’s final groups tee off at 1:31 p.m., with Max Homa, Charles Howell III, and Louis Oosthuizen at #1.
Here is a full rundown of tee times for Round 1 of BMW Championship on Thursday. All times listed are CT for the Chicago-based tournament.
2020 BMW Championship Thursday tee times
| Time (CT) | Tee | Golfer 1 | Golfer 2 | Golfer 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time (CT) | Tee | Golfer 1 | Golfer 2 | Golfer 3 |
| 11:30 AM | Tee #1 | Richy Werenski | Brendan Steele | Brian Harman |
| 11:30 AM | Tee #10 | Alex Noren | Harry Higgs | Adam Hadwin |
| 11:41 AM | Tee #1 | Cameron Smith | Adam Long | Kevin Streelman |
| 11:41 AM | Tee #10 | Tony Finau | Billy Horschel | Joaquin Niemann |
| 11:52 AM | Tee #1 | Marc Leishman | Kevin Na | Ryan Palmer |
| 11:52 AM | Tee #10 | Sungjae Im | Jon Rahm | Patrick Reed |
| 12:03 PM | Tee #1 | Scottie Scheffler | Lanto Griffin | Sebastián Muñoz |
| 12:03 PM | Tee #10 | Dustin Johnson | Justin Thomas | Daniel Berger |
| 12:14 PM | Tee #1 | Dylan Frittelli | Matthew Fitzpatrick | Russell Henley |
| 12:14 PM | Tee #10 | Carlos Ortiz | Tiger Woods | Bubba Watson |
| 12:25 PM | Tee #1 | Robby Shelton | Jim Herman | Paul Casey |
| 12:25 PM | Tee #1 | J.T. Poston | Jason Kokrak | Maverick McNealy |
| 12:36 PM | Tee #10 | Adam Scott | Gary Woodland | Nick Taylor |
| 12:36 PM | Tee #1 | Joel Dahmen | Danny Lee | Tom Hoge |
| 12:47 PM | Tee #10 | Tyler Duncan | Matthew Wolff | Mark Hubbard |
| 12:47 PM | Tee #1 | Byeong Hun An | Mackenzie Hughes | Patrick Cantlay |
| 12:58 PM | Tee #10 | Xander Schauffele | Rory McIlroy | Brendon Todd |
| 12:58 PM | Tee #1 | Kevin Kisner | Viktor Hovland | Cameron Champ |
| 1:09 PM | Tee #10 | Collin Morikawa | Harris English | Bryson DeChambeau |
| 1:09 PM | Tee #10 | Tyrrell Hatton | Hideki Matsuyama | Abraham Ancer |
| 1:20 PM | Tee #1 | Jason Day | Michael Thompson | Talor Gooch |
| 1:20 PM | Tee #10 | Andrew Landry | Corey Conners | Matt Kuchar |
| 1:31 PM | Tee #1 | Max Homa | Charles Howell III | Louis Oosthuizen |