The third day of the BMW Championship ended as the first two days did, with Robert MacIntyre in the lead.
The Scottish golfer bogeyed the first hole but was solid afterward to finish with a 68 and 16 under for the tournament. He has a four-stroke lead on Scottie Scheffler after leading by five shots heading into Saturday, Aug. 16, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland.
Ludvig Aberg is two shots behind Scheffler.
Akshay Bhatia helped his cause by picking up his first career hole-in-one on Saturday and tying for the second-best round at 4 under. He’s projected to finish 28th in the FedEx Cup standings. The top 30 advance to the Tour Championship next week at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.
Here are the leaderboard and updates from the third round of the PGA Tour’s second FedEx Cup Playoffs event:
BMW Championship leaderboard
- 1. Robert MacIntyre: -16
- 2. Scottie Scheffler: -12
- 3. Ludvig Åberg: -10
- T4. Sam Burns -8
- T4. Harry Hall: -8
- T6. Maverick McNealy -7
- T6. Tommy Fleetwood: -7
- T8. Rickie Fowler -6
- T8. Viktor Hovland -6
- T8. Michael Kim -6
BMW CHAMPIONSHIP: Updated tee times, full leaderboard
Sunday tee times
All time Eastern
- 9:05 a.m.: Andrew Novak
- 9:12 a.m.: Sungjae Im, Jhonattan Vegas
- 9:23 a.m.: Brian Campbell, Ryan Fox
- 9:34 a.m.: Thomas Detry, Ryan Gerard
- 9:45 a.m.: Chris Gotterup, Sam Stevens
- 9:56 a.m.: Xander Schauffele, Bud Cauley
- 10:07 a.m.: Denny McCarthy, Lucas Glover
- 10:23 a.m.: Shane Lowry, Tom Hoge
- 10:34 a.m.: Si Woo Kim, J.T. Poston
- 10:45 a.m.: Justin Rose, Daniel Berger
- 10:56 a.m.: Justin Thomas, Keegan Bradley
- 11:07 a.m.: Patrick Cantlay, J.J. Spaun
- 11:18 a.m.: Nick Taylor, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 11:34 a.m.: Brian Harman, Collin Morikawa
- 11:45 a.m.: Hideki Matsuyama, Akshay Bhatia
- 11:56 a.m.: Kurt Kitayama, Taylor Pendrith
- 12:07 p.m.: Ben Griffin, Jason Day
- 12:18 p.m.: Rory McIlroy, Jacob Bridgeman
- 12:29 p.m.: Russell Henley, Corey Conners
- 12:45 p.m.: Cameron Young, Harris English
- 12:56 p.m.: Viktor Hovland, Michael Kim
- 1:07 p.m.: Tommy Fleetwood, Rickie Fowler
- 1:18 p.m.: Harry Hall, Maverick McNealy
- 1:29 p.m.: Ludvig Åberg, Sam Burns
- 1:40 p.m.: Robert MacIntyre, Scottie Scheffler
Robert MacIntyre finishes day ahead by 4
MacIntyre birdied on the final hole to take a four-shot lead on Scottie Scheffler heading into the final day of the BMW Championship. He finished the day with three birdies after bogeying the first hole of the third round.
Scheffler had four birdies and a bogey to gain one stroke during the third round.
Scottie Scheffler trails by 3
He has four birdies and one bogey and is three shots behind Robert MacIntyre.
Rickie Fowler done for the day
He bogeys the 18th hole to finish with a 67 for the day. He’s projected to finish the tournament 32nd.
Robert MacIntyre increases lead
He birdies on the ninth hole to improve to -15 for the tournament. He has a four-shot lead on Scottie Scheffler.
Robert MacIntyre continues to lead
MacIntyre bogeyed on the first hole on Saturday but birdied on No. 4. Scottie Scheffler has pulled to within three with two birdies, including on the seventh.
The top 10 gets going
The leaders are starting to make their way to the course, starting with golfers at the bottom or near the top 10. Rickie Fowler (3-under) and Rory McIlroy (4-under) have begun, with the group tied for 8th (Viktor Hovland, Sam Burns, Harry Hall) right behind them, starting their third round.
Akshay Bhatia gets first career ace
FedEx Cup bubble watch
Akshay Bhatia is 3-under for the round and is inching closer to the top 30 threshold to compete next week. Lucas Glover also has a low score of 3-under and is 5-over the tournament.
As the clock strikes noon, a couple of golfers, including Nick Taylor and Cameron Young, have a chance to get under par. Both are comfortably in the Tour Championship field for now.
Moving day struggles
About 15 golfers have teed off in the 3rd round, and most are struggling in the beginning stages of moving day. Lucas Glover is off to a good start at 2-under through his first six holes. He sits at 30th in the FedEx Standings, but is projected to finish outside of the top 30.
Ryder Cup placement for the United States is also on the line, with Patrick Cantlay, Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas, and others yet to secure their spots on the team and needing big weekends to do so.
2025 BMW Championship purse, prize money
Total purse: $20 million
- 1st: $3,600,000
- 2nd: $2,160,000
- 3rd: $1,360,000
- 4th: $990,000
- 5th: $830,000
- 6th: $750,000
- 7th: $695,000
- 8th: $640,000
- 9th: $600,000
- 10th: $560,000
- 11th: $520,000
- 12th: $480,000
- 13th: $441,000
- 14th: $402,000
- 15th: $382,000
- 16th: $362,000
- 17th: $342,000
- 18th: $322,000
- 19th: $302,000
- 20th: $282,000
- 21st: $262,000
- 22nd: $245,000
- 23rd: $229,000
- 24th: $213,000
- 25th: $197,000
- 26th: $181,000
- 27th: $174,000
- 28th: $167,000
- 29th: $160,000
- 30th: $153,000
- 31st: $146,000
- 32nd: $139,000
- 33rd: $132,000
- 34th: $127,000
- 35th: $122,000
- 36th: $117,000
- 37th: $112,000
- 38th: $108,000
- 39th: $104,000
- 40th: $100,000
- 41st: $96,000
- 42nd: $92,000
- 43rd: $88,000
- 44th: $84,000
- 45th: $80,000
- 46th: $76,000
- 47th: $72,000
- 48th: $70,000
- 49th: $68,000
- 50th: $66,000
Round 3 underway
The third round of the BMW Championship is underway, with Ryan Gerard being the first golfer to tee off. Gerard has some ground to make up to make the Tour Championship as he sits 32nd in the FedEx Standings and begins the round at 11-over. The top 30 golfers advance to the next round.
What time is BMW Championship Round 3?
The third round of the 2025 BMW Championship starts at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, Aug. 16, with the first player scheduled to tee off at 9:10 a.m. ET.
How to watch BMW Championship: TV channels, streaming
The 2025 BMW Championship, the second event of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs, will be televised nationally on the Golf Channel and NBC. It can be live streamed via ESPN+, Peacock and Fubo depending on the time. Here’s the broadcast schedule for the final two rounds:
All times Eastern
Saturday, Aug. 16
- 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
- 1-3 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
- 3-6 p.m. on NBC, Peacock and Fubo
Sunday, Aug. 17
- 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on ESPN+
- Noon-2 p.m. on Golf Channel, Fubo
- 2-6 p.m. on NBC, Peacock and Fubo
Watch the leaders at the BMW Championship on Fubo
BMW Championship tee times, pairings
Third Round – Saturday
All times Eastern
- 9:10 a.m. — Ryan Gerard
- 9:17 a.m. — Sam Stevens, Andrew Novak
- 9:28 a.m. — Brian Campbell, Lucas Glover
- 9:39 a.m. — Thomas Detry, Ryan Fox
- 9:50 a.m. — Sungjae Im, Jhonattan Vegas
- 10:01 a.m. — Xander Schauffele, Akshay Bhatia
- 10:12 a.m. — Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas
- 10:28 a.m. — Tom Hoge, J.T. Poston
- 10:39 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, Chris Gotterup
- 10:50 a.m. — Brian Harman, Bud Cauley
- 11:01 a.m. — Corey Conners, Justin Rose
- 11:12 a.m. — Nick Taylor, Matt Fitzpatrick
- 11:23 a.m. — Cameron Young, Kurt Kitayama
- 11:39 a.m. — Daniel Berger, Jacob Bridgeman
- 11:50 a.m. — Ben Griffin, Si Woo Kim
- 12:01 p.m. — Shane Lowry, Patrick Cantlay
- 12:12 p.m. — Denny McCarthy, J.J. Spaun
- 12:23 p.m. — Harris English, Jason Day
- 12:34 p.m. — Rickie Fowler, Taylor Pendrith
- 12:50 p.m. — Rory McIlroy, Russell Henley
- 1:01 p.m. — Sam Burns, Viktor Hovland
- 1:12 p.m. — Maverick McNealy, Harry Hall
- 1:23 p.m. — Tommy Fleetwood, Michael Kim
- 1:34 p.m. — Ludvig Åberg, Hideki Matsuyama
- 1:45 p.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Scottie Scheffler
FedEx Cup playoff standings
Here are the top 10 golfers in the FedEx Cup playoff standings entering the BMW Championship. Only the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings after Sunday’s final round qualify for The Tour Championship. For a full list of standings, click here.
- Scottie Scheffler: 5,456 points
- Rory McIlroy: 3,444 points
- J.J. Spaun: 3,344 points
- Justin Rose: 3,220 points
- Sepp Straka: 2,783 points
- Russell Henley: 2,579 points
- Ben Griffin: 2,555 points
- Tommy Fleetwood: 2,433 points
- Justin Thomas: 2,395 points
- Harris English: 2,269 points
