2020 BMW Championship: New Dates Announced
Golf event will now take place Aug. 25-30 at original spot in Olympia Fields, Illinois.
In conjunction with the PGA Tour, it was announced earlier this week that the 2020 BMW Championship will now take place August 25-30, one week later than originally planned as part of a PGA Tour schedule adjustment due to global events. The event will remain at its scheduled host site at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois.
“We’ve been working closely with the PGA Tour, BMW and our host club, Olympia Fields, to ensure a smooth transition to our new dates, while focusing on the health and safety of all involved, which is our top priority,” said Vince Pellegrino, Western Golf Association senior vice president of tournaments.
‘We want to balance the commitments to our various partners with playing opportunities for the world’s best players – while providing compelling competition to our fans.’
As part of the BMW Championship schedule change, the Wyndham Championship and the other two FedExCup Playoff events will also slide back one week enabling the rescheduling of the PGA Championship to the week of August 3-9 from its original May date. The Wyndham Championship will now take place from August 10-16, while the first leg of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs – The Northern Trust – will move to August 17-23. The Tour Championship will be held from September 1-7. Additional schedule adjustments are expected to be made by the PGA Tour as they become available.
“It’s a complex situation, and we want to balance the commitments to our various partners with playing opportunities for the world’s best players – while providing compelling competition to our fans,” said PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.
BMW reports that all 2020 BMW Championship tickets already purchased, including for general admission and hospitality, will be honored on the days of the week noted on the tickets, but for the new dates of August 25-30.
The BMW Championship will once again raise funds for the Evans Scholars Foundation. In 2019, the BMW Championship drew more than 130,000 golf fans to Medinah Country Club and raised $4.4 million for the Foundation’s Evans Scholarships.