With the BMW Championship, superstar talents like Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods have all eyes on them during this neat PGA Tour event.
While no one would claim either talent absolutely needs to win or place high in order to cement their big picture legacies, there’s a lot at stake for both golfers.
For Tiger Woods, he needs a top-four finish to make the top 30 who qualify for next week’s finale at East Lake. He’s entering the PGA Tour event hoping there’s no repeat performances from last week.
“This golf course is set up more like a US Open than it is a regular tour event, but this is the play-offs. It’s supposed to be hard,” said Tiger Woods, who does not expect a repeat of Johnson’s 30-under-par winning total in Boston on Sunday.
“Last week I think might have been a little outlier because of the weather. The greens were soft and receptive, and the majority of the field went low and then DJ went absurdly low.
“That won’t be the case this week. Pars will be at a premium, putting the ball in the fairway and trying to keep the ball in the correct spots.”
As for Rory McIlroy, he needs some forward momentum if he’s going to challenge FedExCup leader Dustin Johnson in the BMW Championship in Chicago.
Prior to the BMW Championship, both Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy were having a rough go of it. On the opposite side of the coin, a relative unknown hit a 444 yard bomb in a neat PGA Tour challenge event.
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