KB News Desk
The BMW Championship, the second stop of the 2026 FedEx Cup playoffs, begins Thursday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, with three South Korean players seeking places in the season-ending Tour Championship.
The $20 million tournament features the top 50 players in the FedEx Cup standings, with no cut. Only the top 30 after four rounds will advance to the Tour Championship.
Kim Si-woo enters the week fourth in the standings and is virtually assured of advancing. He finished second at last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship and has three runner-up finishes and two third-place results this season. His earnings stand at $9,610,944, leaving him $389,056 short of his first $10 million season.
Tom Kim is 26th after tying for 12th last week and will need to remain inside the top 30 to advance. With playoff tournaments offering four times the regular-season FedEx Cup points, his position could change quickly.
Im Sung-jae faces a tougher challenge from 40th place. His tie for fifth at the playoff opener lifted him 13 spots from 53rd and earned him a place at Bellerive. A finish of seventh or better is expected to give him a chance to reach the Tour Championship for an eighth straight season.
The tournament will be played on a 7,448-yard, par-70 setup at Bellerive, which has previously hosted the PGA Championship and BMW Championship. The long layout features several par-4 holes exceeding 450 yards, placing an emphasis on accurate approach shots with longer clubs.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
