August 24, 2026

Scottie Scheffler did not win the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club; Wyndham Clark took the title on Aug. 23 with a three-shot victory over Patrick Cantlay at 17-under 263. Scheffler, the World No. 1, played the week while battling hand-foot-and-mouth disease, a viral illness that sapped his energy over the four rounds. Despite the illness, he closed with a 2-under 68 in the final round to post a top-10 finish.

Scheffler had entered the week among the tournament favorites, but early-week struggles tied to his illness left him well off the pace set by Clark, Cantlay and Rory McIlroy, who finished solo third. His week became more a story of grinding through illness to a respectable finish than a title defense; he had won the event the previous year.

The community had priced Scheffler's win at 52% yes, close to even odds given his status as the top-ranked player, but Clark's closing birdies decided the tournament instead.

Rickie Fowler entered the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club at No. 30 in the FedExCup standings, the last automatic qualifying spot for the season-ending Tour Championship, with Gary Woodland two points behind him. Fowler struggled over the tournament's four rounds, including a stretch of three bogeys in his final six holes during the third round, and finished tied for 37th. That result dropped him to 33rd in the final FedExCup standings, outside the top 30 needed to advance to East Lake.

Fowler's slide was part of a broader shakeup on the bubble at Bellerive, where several players jockeying for the final Tour Championship spots saw their positions shift in the tournament's closing holes. Only the top 30 in FedExCup points after the BMW Championship advance to the Tour Championship; the season ends for everyone else.

The community had strongly favored Fowler to hold his spot, pricing the outcome at 79% yes, but he fell short and missed the Tour Championship field.

"Insidious: Out of the Further," the sixth film in the horror franchise, opened domestically with an estimated $25.3 million over its Aug. 21-23 debut weekend, falling short of the $30 million threshold and landing below pre-release tracking that had projected $23-35 million. The film played in 3,303 theaters and added roughly $35 million internationally for a worldwide weekend total near $60 million.

It opened in second place, behind holdover "Spider-Man: Brand New Day," which continued to dominate the marketplace. The domestic debut marked the franchise's lowest opening since "Insidious: Chapter 3" drew $22.7 million in 2015, and it came in well below its immediate predecessor, 2023's "The Red Door," which opened to $33 million. Made on a modest $18 million budget, the film is still expected to turn a profit despite the softer start, since horror titles typically carry lower production costs relative to their box-office returns.

The community had priced this close to a coin flip at 52% yes, and the actual result landed on the no side of that split.

Wyndham Clark won the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club on Aug. 23, closing with an even-par 70 for a three-shot victory over Patrick Cantlay at 17-under 263. Rory McIlroy finished alone in third place, one shot behind Cantlay, after mounting a late charge that was slowed by a bogey on the par-5 17th hole. McIlroy's solo-third finish placed him comfortably inside the top five, resolving the question yes.

McIlroy's push came after Clark opened the final round shakily, making three bogeys in his first ten holes before steadying with birdies on three of his last three holes to close it out. The result kept McIlroy's FedExCup Playoffs run alive heading into the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake.

The community had priced the outcome at 52% yes, close to a coin flip, and the result landed on the favored side, though McIlroy's finish required holding off a crowded leaderboard on the back nine.