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Will the 2024 BMW Championship be the most thrilling golf event of the year?

The 2024 BMW Championship at the Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado is set to be a thrilling week of golf action. It is also the first PGA Tour event in Colorado since 2014, which was then held at Cherry Hills. This is a key second competition of the FedEx Cup Playoff event and eyes from all over the world will be fixated on their television sets. With Castle Pines having a storied past, hosting a PGA Tour for the first time since 2006, Jason Day alone remains the only participant who competed in the event almost 2 decades ago!

The BMW Championship of 2024 is not just a golfing event, but a show of talent and finesse. The course will play to a par 72, 8,130 yards. The action will start from August 22 to August 25. So, if you don’t want to miss a single moment of the action, here is your handy guide to the live broadcasts. Golf Channel and Peacock will televise the event and Golf Channel will air from 3 to 7 PM ET on the first two days and the weekend. NBC will continue on August 24-25 with deeper analysis and real-time coverage.

TV Schedule:

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DateTime (ET)Network
August 223-7 PMGolf Channel/Peacock
August 233-7 PMGolf Channel/Peacock
August 241-3 PMGolf Channel/Peacock
August 243-6 PMNBC/Peacock
August 25Noon-2 PMGolf Channel/Peacock
August 252-6 PMNBC/Peacock

Apart from the daily broadcasts, there is an exclusive program for the fanbase too.

PGA TOUR Originals The Life: A New Day presented by Malbon- Saturday, August 24, at 2:30 PM on NBC.

The 2024 BMW Championship will feature the 50 top players from the FedEx Cup standings and will be played on a course that has steep slopes and rapidly quick greens. Every round could be decisive because a single swing or a single putt will move a player up or down the leaderboard. Interestingly, Peyton Manning, an NFL legend, once made a hole-in-one in his first round as a Castle Pines member! Even John Elway is a member who claims that this course offers “the best day of golf in America.”

The BMW Championship’s $20 million purse demonstrates the level of investment at play. The winner will take home $4 million, the runner-up will get $2.2 million, 3rd Place will be awarded $1.4 million, followed by 4th place who will cash out $990,000, 5th Place will receive $830,000, and so on till the 10th slot. That brings our minds to the next question.

What’s your perspective on:

Will the 2024 BMW Championship be the most thrilling golf event of the year?

Have an interesting take?

Which players are competing in the 2024 BMW Championship?

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With the BMW Championship set to start soon, the focus is on the strong line-up that is set to compete at Castle Pines. The current FedEx Cup leader is Scottie Scheffler and there is no reason why he won’t continue to dominate with Xander Schauffele having an extraordinary season too. They are popularly known as the ‘Two Giants of 2024’ among fan circles.

Here are the Top 5 Contenders:

PlayerOddsFedEx Cup RankNotable Achievements
Scottie Scheffler+33316 PGA Tour wins this season
Xander Schauffele+55022x Major champion
Hideki Matsuyama+16003Consistent top finishes
Collin Morikawa+14004Multiple major titles
Rory McIlroy+1200526 PGA Tour wins

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Robert MacIntyre and Aaron Rai are two names who could spring a surprise. MacIntyre, who has just won two tournaments, and Rai, who is one of the best drivers in terms of accuracy, can defeat the favorites and turn the ratings upside down.

When the BMW Championship starts, the battle on the complex territory will be very interesting. Castle Pines is a golf course that will challenge every player differently. Who do you think will win the 2024 BMW Championship? Comment below!