Updated Aug. 21, 2026, 2:02 p.m. ET
The BMW Championship is the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs and on Friday, Aug. 21, it’s the second round of this no-cut event. There are 50 players battling it out for 30 spots for next week’s Tour Championship.
That’s the game within the game. Meanwhile, there are trophies to be won. The BMW actually gives out two: one for winning the tournament and another called the J.K. Wadley Trophy, which dates back to the event’s days as the Western Open.
Get all the Friday second-round live updates from the 2026 BMW Championship from Golfweek.
Keep tabs on every score posted on the BMW Championship live leaderboard during Friday’s second round. You can also monitor the always-changing FedEx Cup Playoffs projected standings, which get altered after every par, birdie and bogey recorded.
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At 2:01 p.m. ET, Tom Kim is No. 30, the current “bubble boy” in the standings.
Last 5 in, first 5 out of Tour Championship after Round 1 at the BMW
Adam Schupak has the complete breakdown of who’s up, who’s down and who the “bubble boy” is after 18 holes.
You couldn’t walk up and place a ball any closer to the cup than this:
Robert MacIntyre climbs into top 10 thanks to shots like this
The lefty is up to 26th in the projected standings, a bump of 10 spots from where he was when the week started.
J.J. Spaun takes outright lead at the BMW
Spaun is 3 under through five and has it to 9 under overall, good for the solo lead. Last month, Spaun made a special trip to the Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland, ahead of the Genesis Scottish Open, as the 2025 U.S. Open champ treated his caddie, Mark Carens, and swing coach, Adam Schriber, to a round at the Home of Golf.
Michael Thorbjornsen takes the solo lead
Michael Thorbjornsen opened his round with back-to-back birdies at Nos. 1 and 2 before making another at the 5th to get to 7 under and grab the solo lead early Friday at the BMW Championship.
Rory McIlroy plays shot from the rocks
Play it as it lies! McIlroy saves par to remain at 6 under.
Tough pin placements at BMW Championship
Here are the hole locations for Friday:
BMW Championship 2026 tee times
Click here to see every tee time for the second round of the 2026 BMW Championship.
What’s the weather forecast for the second round?
Here’s the forecast from St. Louis.
Where to watch the 2026 BMW Championship FridayWatch PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ Watch Golf Channel for free on Fubo TVBMW Championship 2026 betting odds
Through 18 holes at the BMW, here’s what the top of the betting board looked like, according to BetMGM:
Rory McIlroy +400Chris Gotterup +700Wyndham Clark +700Matt Fitzpatrick +800Gary Woodland +1100BMW Championship past winners
Here are the last 10 winners of the BMW:
YearWinnerGolf course2025Scottie SchefflerCaves Valley GC2024Keegan BradleyCastle Pines GC2023Viktor HovlandOlympia Fields CC2022Patrick CantlayWilmington CC2021Patrick CantlayCaves Valley GC2020Jon RahmOlympia Fields CC2019Justin ThomasMedinah CC2018Keegan BradleyAronimink GC2017Marc LeishmanConway Farms GC2016Dustin JohnsonCrooked Stick GC
