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The 2012 BMW Championship, which was played at Crooked Stick, was named that year’s “Tournament of the Year” by the PGA TOUR, with benchmarks achieved in several areas, including attendance, community support and philanthropic contributions back to the Evans Scholars Foundation, the tournament’s sole charity.
Rory McIlroy won the 2012 BMW Championship over a star-studded leaderboard that included Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott, who all finished inside the top 10.
“We are thrilled to be bringing the BMW Championship back to Crooked Stick Golf Club, where we had such a successful event in 2012 thanks in large part to the tremendous community and business support in the market,” said Vince Pellegrino, senior vice president of tournaments for the Western Golf Association, which conducts the event. “We look forward to engaging again with the great people of Indiana and to producing the very best fan environment we can.”
The 2012 BMW Championship raised nearly $3 million for the Evans Scholars Foundation.
“The PGA TOUR is delighted to partner with BMW, the Western Golf Association and Crooked Stick Golf Club in returning the BMW Championship to the Indianapolis area,” said Andy Pazder, PGA TOUR Executive Vice President and Chief of Operations. “The tournament received overwhelming community support in its first visit and we anticipate another tremendous event in 2016.”
The 2014 BMW Championship concluded Sunday at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Billy Horschel won the title with a two-stroke victory over Bubba Watson. The 2015 championship will be held the week of Sept. 14-20 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois.
Crooked Stick Golf Club
Founded in 1964, Crooked Stick in Carmel, Indiana, is the state’s premier championship course. It was designed by famed golf course architect Pete Dye, who would continue to return to the club over the years to make various improvements. Today, the par 72 course plays 7,516 yards from the championship tees.
Crooked Stick has hosted the following championships:
1982 U.S. Junior 2005 Solheim Cup
1983 U.S. Senior Amateur 2007 U.S. Women’s Amateur
1989 U.S. Mid–Amateur 2009 U.S. Senior Open
1991 PGA Championship 2012 BMW Championship
1993 U.S. Women’s Open
possible field is the top 70 , listed here
http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/bmw-championship/points.html
Updated Leaderboard with two to go
good luck to everyone this week
