Wyndham Clark wins BMW Championship by three strokes after late birdies at Bellerive
Wyndham Clark closed with three consecutive birdies to finish at 17-under par and secure a $3.6 million prize in St. Louis, holding off Patrick Cantlay and Rory McIlroy.
Final round battle at Bellerive
Wyndham Clark held off a back-nine charge from Rory McIlroy to win the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis. Clark entered the final round holding a five-shot lead at 17-under par, but three early bogeys erased his advantage. Clark three-putted the opening hole on Sunday while McIlroy opened with a birdie to immediately cut the deficit. McIlroy had entered the week following a 66th-place finish at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis. The pair remained tied heading into the closing stretch before Clark regained control on the par-3 16th by holing a birdie putt from 16 feet. McIlroy failed to match the birdie on the 16th and subsequently made a bogey on the par-5 17th after hitting from rough to fairway bunker to greenside bunker.
- Wyndham Clark enters Sunday holding a five-shot lead at 17-under par.
- Rory McIlroy birdied as Clark bogeyed to tie for the lead at 14-under par.
- Clark makes a 16-foot birdie putt to regain a one-shot lead.
- McIlroy bogeys out of bunkers while Clark sinks a birdie to lead by three.
- Clark records a third straight birdie to close a three-shot victory.
Closing stretch and season accolades
Clark capitalized on McIlroy's late mistake by rolling in a birdie on the 17th, extending his margin to three strokes. He finished his round with a third straight birdie on the 18th hole to card an even-par 70 and finish at 17-under-par 263. The victory earned Clark a $3.6 million winner's purse and moved him to third in the FedEx Cup standings. It also marked his third victory of the 2026 PGA Tour season, following previous wins at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in May and the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills in June. Clark joins Matt Fitzpatrick and Chris Gotterup as the only three-time winners on tour in 2026.
Three wins in one season is my best year yet, coming off my worst season.
Top-30 movement for East Lake
Patrick Cantlay produced four bounce-back birdies following bogeys and closed with three consecutive birdies for a final-round 68. Cantlay started the tournament ranked 43rd in the FedEx Cup standings, but his solo second-place finish at 14-under par moved him into the top 30 to qualify for the Tour Championship. McIlroy finished in solo third at 13-under par after posting a closing 69. Gary Woodland tied for fourth at 12-under par alongside Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup after shooting a 69. Woodland had pulled within one shot of the lead on the front nine before topping his tee shot into a creek on the ninth hole for a double bogey, but recovered by playing his final nine holes with nine consecutive pars to secure his first Tour Championship appearance since 2019.
- Wyndham Clark
- -17 to par
- Patrick Cantlay
- -14 to par
- Rory McIlroy
- -13 to par
- Gary Woodland
- -12 to par
- Collin Morikawa
- -12 to par
- Chris Gotterup
- -12 to par
Scheffler plays through illness
World number one Scottie Scheffler concluded his tournament with a two-under-par 68 to finish tied for 12th place at seven-under 273. Scheffler played through hand, foot, and mouth disease during the week, which caused painful blisters on his hands, throat, and feet. Despite the condition, Scheffler secured the $23 million regular-season FedEx Cup bonus. All top 30 qualifiers advance to next week's Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, where the season champion will be decided on a level playing field.
To start the week it was pretty painful to grip the club. If I was smarter maybe I would have pulled out, but I was playing so good I felt like if I could knock it out quickly and just get through the first couple rounds I would still have a chance.
