"I’m in a Different Position": Rory McIlroy Defends Recent PGA Tour Decision originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The BMW Championship begins Thursday at Caves Valley in Owings Mills, Maryland, where the top 50 in the FedExCup standings will play for 30 Tour Championship spots.

One day before teeing at the BMW Championship, Rory McIlroy addressed the controversy around skipping the first leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs.

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is currently appearing at the ongoing BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club. Ahead of the tournament, McIlroy talked with NBC Sports journalist Kira K.

We have some great intel this week at Caves Valley. Keith Stewart, CEO of Read the Line and a member of our Golf Digest betting panel, travels to all the big PGA Tour events—getting boots-on-the-ground insights into how the players are prepping for the week.

The BMW Championship returns to Baltimore County for the first time in four years, bringing with it thousands of spectators. The BMW Championship is drawing

Rory McIlroy revealed Wednesday that he has already been approached about being a Ryder Cup playing captain “sometime soon,” but immediately

McIlroy is in the field at this week's BMW Championship, and he shared why he decided to skip last week, plus thoughts on the FedEx Cup playoff format.

It didn't take long for Robert MacIntyre to pick up where he left off on Thursday, after closing his opening round with six straight birdies. The Scotsman added a birdie on the first hole of Friday's round to get to 9 under, which as of 11 a.m. ET is four clear of the field.

RORY McILROY has dropped a Ryder Cup shock while speaking after his second round at the BMW Championship. The five-time major champ reckons English outsider Harry Hall has “maybe got a chance” of