The BMW Championship heads into the weekend at Caves Valley Golf Club in Maryland, with Round 3 set to tee off on Saturday. After two rounds, Robert MacIntyre has surged to the top of the leaderboard, carding a 62 and then a 64 to reach 14-under par at the halfway point. He leads Scottie Scheffler by five strokes, with Scheffler at 9-under after rounds of 66 and 65. Ludvig Aberg sits at 8-under and Hideki Matsuyama at 7-under, rounding out the top four as the field moves into the crucial third round.
This event marks the final opportunity of the season to earn a spot in next week’s Tour Championship. Only the top 30 players in the FedEx Cup standings after the BMW Championship will advance, making Saturday’s play pivotal for many contenders.
TV and streaming details
– TV coverage: Golf Channel will carry the early portion of Round 3 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET, followed by NBC’s broadcast from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET.
– Online streaming: PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ will provide exclusive early coverage and featured group streams starting at 9 a.m. ET. NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports App will offer a live simulcast of Golf Channel’s coverage for cable subscribers, and Peacock will stream the NBC broadcast.
Round 3 tee times (ET)
The action begins at 9:10 a.m. with the early groups, and the final pairs tee off at 1:45 p.m.:
– 9:10 a.m. – Ryan Gerard
– 9:17 a.m. – Sam Stevens, Andrew Novak
– 9:28 a.m. – Brian Campbell, Lucas Glover
– 9:39 a.m. – Thomas Detry, Ryan Fox
– 9:50 a.m. – Sungjae Im, Jhonattan Vegas
– 10:01 a.m. – Xander Schauffele, Akshay Bhatia
– 10:12 a.m. – Collin Morikawa, Justin Thomas
– 10:28 a.m. – Tom Hoge, J.T. Poston
– 10:39 a.m. – Keegan Bradley, Chris Gotterup
– 10:50 a.m. – Brian Harman, Bud Cauley
– 11:01 a.m. – Corey Conners, Justin Rose
– 11:12 a.m. – Nick Taylor, Matt Fitzpatrick
– 11:23 a.m. – Cameron Young, Kurt Kitayama
– 11:39 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Jacob Bridgeman
– 11:50 a.m. – Ben Griffin, Si Woo Kim
– 12:01 p.m. – Shane Lowry, Patrick Cantlay
– 12:12 p.m. – Denny McCarthy, J.J. Spaun
– 12:23 p.m. – Harris English, Jason Day
– 12:34 p.m. – Rickie Fowler, Taylor Pendrith
– 12:50 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Russell Henley
– 1:01 p.m. – Sam Burns, Viktor Hovland
– 1:12 p.m. – Maverick McNealy, Harry Hall
– 1:23 p.m. – Tommy Fleetwood, Michael Kim
– 1:34 p.m. – Ludvig Aberg, Hideki Matsuyama
– 1:45 p.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Scottie Scheffler
Summary and outlook
MacIntyre’s sensational pair of rounds to begin the weekend has him well clear of the field as players chase a coveted Tour Championship berth. Scheffler remains the strongest challenge, with Scheffler aiming for an 18th career win and a continued strong season in 2025. With the leaderboard tightly bunched behind them, fans can expect dramatic pivotal moments on Saturday as the field fights for a higher seed and a shot at glory in the season’s finale.
A positive takeaway for fans is the continued depth at the top of the leaderboard, signaling an exciting weekend and meaningful PGA Tour competition as players push to secure their postseason status. If you’re following along, keep an eye on the late-round duels in the final pairing as MacIntyre and Scheffler try to translate rounds into a defining weekend performance.