Scottie Scheffler erases four-shot deficit, wins 2025 BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club
Updated: 10:42 PM EDT Aug 17, 2025
Scottie Scheffler entered Sunday down four strokes in the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills.But the deficit was no match for Scheffler, one of the sport’s best.Scheffler erased the deficit and shot 3-under on Sunday, the event’s final day, to win the BMW Championship.| PHOTOS: BMW Championship returns to Caves Valley Golf ClubRobert MacIntyre, who entered the day with the lead, shot 3-over to finish in second place. Maverick McNealy shot 4-under — tied for the best performance on Sunday with Xander Schauffele — to finish the championship in third place.Scheffler came to play on the final day of the event, highlighted by a chip-in birdie on the course’s 17th hole.Denny McCarthy, a Maryland native, finished the event tied for 28th place at 3-over, while Patrick Cantlay, who won the BMW Championship the last time it was at Caves Valley in 2021, finished tied for 30th place at 4-over.Throughout the week, people traveled across state lines and even overseas to see the top 50 golfers in the world compete in Baltimore County.Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said that while the event is over, its impact is going to stretch far beyond the golf course.”It’s great, because we see how this tournament alone is going to drive over $60 million of economic activity for the state. It’s going to bring over 100,000 new visitors to Baltimore and to the state of Maryland. But, more importantly than that, it continues to soldify Maryland as a sports hub, as a sports mecca,” Moore said.Terry Hasseltine, the executive director of the Maryland Sports Commission, said the event is a hole in one for the state when it comes to revenue, as golf enthusiasts come to the region to dine in, explore the area and book hotels.”We’re putting heads in pads, food in bellies, gas in cars… throughout the entire five days. That’s the accumulation of revenues coming into the state of Maryland from a lot of people who aren’t from Maryland,” Hasseltine said. “But there’s also a good accumulation of people from Maryland. So, we’re creating quality of life for those residents to see the best golf in the world, while we build the economic circle that helps lift the economic tide.”Many people 11 News spoke with on Sunday — including Moore — said they hope more big sporting events like the BMW Championship keep making their way to Maryland, which will in turn continue to reap the benefits.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. —
Scottie Scheffler entered Sunday down four strokes in the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills.
But the deficit was no match for Scheffler, one of the sport’s best.
Scheffler erased the deficit and shot 3-under on Sunday, the event’s final day, to win the BMW Championship.
| PHOTOS: BMW Championship returns to Caves Valley Golf Club
Robert MacIntyre, who entered the day with the lead, shot 3-over to finish in second place. Maverick McNealy shot 4-under — tied for the best performance on Sunday with Xander Schauffele — to finish the championship in third place.
Scheffler came to play on the final day of the event, highlighted by a chip-in birdie on the course’s 17th hole.
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Denny McCarthy, a Maryland native, finished the event tied for 28th place at 3-over, while Patrick Cantlay, who won the BMW Championship the last time it was at Caves Valley in 2021, finished tied for 30th place at 4-over.
Throughout the week, people traveled across state lines and even overseas to see the top 50 golfers in the world compete in Baltimore County.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said that while the event is over, its impact is going to stretch far beyond the golf course.
“It’s great, because we see how this tournament alone is going to drive over $60 million of economic activity for the state. It’s going to bring over 100,000 new visitors to Baltimore and to the state of Maryland. But, more importantly than that, it continues to soldify Maryland as a sports hub, as a sports mecca,” Moore said.
Terry Hasseltine, the executive director of the Maryland Sports Commission, said the event is a hole in one for the state when it comes to revenue, as golf enthusiasts come to the region to dine in, explore the area and book hotels.
“We’re putting heads in pads, food in bellies, gas in cars… throughout the entire five days. That’s the accumulation of revenues coming into the state of Maryland from a lot of people who aren’t from Maryland,” Hasseltine said. “But there’s also a good accumulation of people from Maryland. So, we’re creating quality of life for those residents to see the best golf in the world, while we build the economic circle that helps lift the economic tide.”
Many people 11 News spoke with on Sunday — including Moore — said they hope more big sporting events like the BMW Championship keep making their way to Maryland, which will in turn continue to reap the benefits.