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January 13, 2022; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Hideki Matsuyama hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
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January 13, 2022; Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; Hideki Matsuyama hits his tee shot on the 11th hole during the first round of the Sony Open in Hawaii golf tournament at Waialae Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters
The 2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs, just like every year has three phases. The opening event has come to a successful conclusion on Sunday. Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama scored birdies in the two final rounds to grab a two-stroke victory, defeating Viktor Hovland and Xander Schauffele at the 2024 St. Jude Championship.
On the other hand, No. 1 on the FedEx Cup standings Scottie Scheffler, finished with a solo fourth at TPC Southwind. Now, the top 50 players are set to fight the penultimate battle and make a spot at the Tour Championship.
The Thursday round is to be opened by Max Homa and Si Woo Kim
The first round of the 2024 BMW Championship is scheduled to begin on Thursday at 9:25 am EDT. The field will be opened by Max Homa and Si Woo Kim from the front nine. The last pairing includes Max Greyserman, and Nick Dunlap teeing off at 1:40 pm EDT. Each of the teams will be getting ten minutes for teeing off, given there is no delay due to weather. Here’s what the final field on August 22 looks like:
| TIME | TEE | PLAYERS |
| 9:25 AM EDT | 1 | Max Homa
Si Woo Kim |
| 9:35 AM EDT | 1 | Cameron Young
Thomas Detry |
| 9:45 AM EDT | 1 | Will Zalatoris
Austin Eckroat |
| 9:55 AM EDT | 1 | Tommy Fleetwood
Chris Kirk |
| 10:05 AM EDT | 1 | Taylor Pendrith
Tom Hoge |
| 10:15 AM EDT | 1 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Sepp Straka |
| 10:25 AM EDT | 1 | Billy Horschel
Matthieu Pavon |
| 10:40 AM EDT | 1 | Byeong Hun An
Viktor Hovland |
| 10:50 AM EDT | 1 | Ludvig Åberg
Sahith Theegala |
| 11:00 AM EDT | 1 | Scottie Scheffler
Xander Schauffele |
| 11:10 AM EDT | 1 | Patrick Cantlay
Sungjae Im |
| 11:20 AM EDT | 1 | Cam Davis
Keegan Bradley |
| 11:30 AM EDT | 1 | Alex Noren
Eric Cole |
| 11:45 AM EDT | 1 | Adam Scott
Adam Hadwin |
| 11:55 AM EDT | 1 | Stephan Jaeger
Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 12:05 PM EDT | 1 | Corey Conners
J.T. Poston |
| 12:15 PM EDT | 1 | Brian Harman
Denny McCarthy |
| 12:25 PM EDT | 1 | Jason Day
Davis Thompson |
| 12:35 PM EDT | 1 | Aaron Rai
Justin Thomas |
| 12:50 PM EDT | 1 | Russell Henley
Sam Burns |
| 1:00 PM EDT | 1 | Shane Lowry
Robert MacIntyre |
| 1:10 PM EDT | 1 | Rory McIlroy
Wyndham Clark |
| 1:20 PM EDT | 1 | Hideki Matsuyama
Collin Morikawa |
| 1:30 PM EDT | 1 | Akshay Bhatia
Tony Finau |
| 1:40 PM EDT | 1 | Max Greyserman
Nick Dunlap |
Although everything is set for the BMW Championship to proceed smoothly, there are chances of history repeating itself. Last year, there was an hour’s delay for the opening round to begin. Will that be the case this year?
Thunderstorm spots at the Castle Pines
According to Accu Weather’s forecast, on August 22, “Clouds and breaks of the sun with a thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon”. The temperature is predicted to go as high as 28 degrees and as low as 13 degrees, with a Maximum UV Index of 5, which is pretty moderate. But what worries the players is the 43% chance of rain, and well, 26% chance of thunderstorms, with a density of 2.4 mm. This might render an interruption in the game.
To add to the woes, wind gusts will be blowing at a speed of 20 kmph, with winds coming from the NNW at 15 kmph. The cloud cover will be 86%, making it immensely difficult to see the course while hitting shots. Unless the weather gods decide to change their mood on Thursday, there is a high probability of delays or even suspension of the round.
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