Rory McIlroy tees it up at Bellerive on Aug 20. Will he finish inside the top five at the BMW Championship?
52% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 23 predictions cast.
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.