Robert TheodorsonWyndham Clark Outlasts McIlroy, Wins BMW Championship; Woodland and Cantlay Survive Cut for Tour Championship
Wyndham Clark, taking a five-stroke advantage into the final round of The BMW Championship emerged victorious after a nightmare start.
Clark, who blew a huge final-round advantage by way of recording three bogeys across the first ten holes, somehow, someway found a way to rally late Sunday and went on to record his third win of the 2026 season.
Fortunately, Clark was able to reverse his dismal performance when fortune found its way to him in the form of a simple birdie on the Par 3 16th. What really sealed the deal however was the momentum that Clark had picked up for himself, and seemingly stole away from Rory McIlroy.
The tournament was decided on the par-5 17th when McIlroy’s short game failed him, forcing him into a 20-plus-foot par putt which he missed wide right. Clark’s response was appropriate for how the two-time U.S. Open winner had been playing all season: a nice birdie putt on the same hole that swung a three-stroke advantage his way.
Clark’s magic even ran until the final hole where he scored for a third consecutive time, wrapping up the BMW Championship with a final score of 17-under par.
Behind Clark and McIlroy, Colin Morikawa made a late surge on Sunday, propelling him to an 4th finish, his best in several months, after a fabulous 12-under par Sunday.
Suggested Image: Woodland, Gotterup, or Cantlay
Patrick Cantlay (2nd; 14-under par), Gary Woodland (4th; 12-under par), and Chris Gotterup (4th; 12-under par) each had as good a chance as McIlroy to contend coming into the final round, but each came up short, doing next to nothing to improve their respective spots on the leaderboard.
Winners and Losers of Playoff Points for Tour Championship
Winners
- Patrick Cantlay (Moved 24 Points Up, 19th Place)
- Gary Woodland (Moved 13 Points Up, 18th Place)
- Robert MacIntyre (Moved 11 Points Up, 25th Place)
It was another close call for Cantlay, who has gone winless for several seasons, but will have one more chance at winning the Tour Championship next week. Patrick’s lone second place finish was the biggest pickup of the points standings. Had Cantlay finished just a tad worse, by two strokes or so, he would have found himself on the outside looking in as he had been straddling the 30th place position all day long.
Losers
- Kurt Kitayama (Moved 3 Points Down, 31st Place)
- Bud Cauley (Moved 5 Points Down, 34th Place)
While Kitayama found himself the first man out of the Tour Championship, Bud Cauley suffered the biggest drop in the standings. Both unlikely members of the field to advance to Atlanta, each had an honest shot at making it despite a lack of individual success on the 2026 season.
The TOUR Championship kicks off this Thursday in Atlanta, Georgia, where Tommy Fleetwood will look to defend his title against playoff winners Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark.
