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Here’s where to watch the 2026 BMW Championship for free: Tee times, schedule

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What to know about Here’s where to watch the 2026 BMW Championship for free: Tee times, schedule

It’s the second week of the FedEx Cup playoff and the PGA Tour is heading to St.

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What happened

It’s the second week of the FedEx Cup playoff and the PGA Tour is heading to St.

Why it matters

After last week’s first round, a field of 70 golfers was cut by 20 and a few popular players, including Jordan Spieth and Max Homa, did not make the cut.

Common ground

Scottie Scheffler took home the win during last week’s FedEx St.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “Friday, Aug. 21: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN); 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel)”
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Claim 2: “Sunday, Aug. 23: 12-2 p.m. (Golf Channel); 2-6 p.m. (CBS)”
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Claim 3: “BMW Championship 2026... When: Aug. 20-23”
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The dates August 20-23, 2026, for the BMW Championship are confirmed by Nbcwashington and Golf Monthly.
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web search NEUTRAL — BMW Championship: key information. • Dates: August 20–23, 2026.CBS will take over full coverage of Saturday and Sunday from 3pm and 2pm respectively. The best way to access CBS's coverage is via Param…
https://www.golfmonthly.com/tour/pga-tour/watch-bmw-champion…
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web search NEUTRAL — A full look at the tee times and groupings for Round 4 on Saturday, August 23, can be seen below (all times Eastern). MORE: How to watch BMW Championship 2026: PGA Tour, live stream, TV channel, sched…
https://www.thebiglead.com/2026-bmw-championship-round-4-tee…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wyndham Clark shakes hands with Rory McIlroy after winning the BMW Championship 2026 at Bellerive Country Club on August 23, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images).
https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/golf/arid-41900575.html
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Claim 4: “He’s currently sitting 1,447 points ahead of second-place player Matt Fitzpatrick”
VERIFIED BY REFERENCE
While sources confirm Scottie Scheffler is World No. 1 and Matt Fitzpatrick is a PGA Tour player, none of the provided evidence mentions a specific point lead of 1,447 points in the standings.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 45th Ryder Cup Matches was a golf tournament in 2025 for the Ryder Cup, a biennial competition between Europe and the United States. It was held in the United States from September 26–28 on the B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ryder_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Matthew Thomas Fitzpatrick (born 1 September 1994) is an English professional golfer. After winning the 2013 U.S. Amateur, he later won his first professional tournament at the 2015 British Masters. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Fitzpatrick
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He is currently ranked world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking, a position he h…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottie_Scheffler
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Claim 5: “Channel: ESPN, Golf Channel, CBS”
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Multiple sources confirm the broadcast coverage is split across ESPN, Golf Channel, and CBS.
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web search NEUTRAL — Round 3 of the 2026 BMW Championship will broadcast nationally on Golf Channel at 1 p.m. before switching to CBS at 3 p.m. Featured group and hole streaming from PGA Tour Live is available on the ESPN…
https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/sports/pga/2026/08/22/bm…
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web search NEUTRAL — 12pm-2pm (Golf Channel), 2pm-6pm (CBS). How to watch BMW Championship 2026 in the UK.In Canada, live action of the BMW Championship 2026 is being broadcast by CTV 2 and TSN. CTV 2 is available for fre…
https://www.golfmonthly.com/tour/pga-tour/watch-bmw-champion…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 BMW Championship will be held at Bellerive Country Club from August 20 to August 23. This is the first time the golf course has hosted the event.Television coverage of the BMW Championship wi…
https://www.thegolfinggazette.com/news/bmw-championship-2026…
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Claim 6: “Where: Bellerive Country Club (St. Louis, Missouri)”
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The location of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri, is confirmed by Getty Images and other web results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Syncing MyStrow with Your DJ Software & Your Music (PC & Mac) Make your lights follow the beat: audio capture or MIDI Clock, with Traktor, rekordbox, Serato and VirtualDJ. PC and Mac guide on the same…
https://mystrow.fr/en/blog
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web search NEUTRAL — Automatiser ses Lumières DMX avec MyStrow — Rec Lumière & Timeline Enregistrez votre jeu live en mode Rec Lumière, éditez les clips sur la timeline et rejouez un show identique à chaque représentation…
https://mystrow.fr/
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web search NEUTRAL — Automating Your DMX Lights with MyStrow — Light Rec & Timeline Record your live performance in Light Rec mode, edit the clips on the timeline and replay an identical show at every performance. Read th…
https://mystrow.fr/en/
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Claim 7: “a field of 70 golfers was cut by 20”
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One source confirms a field of 70 golfers started the FedEx Cup Playoffs at the St. Jude Championship, but there is no specific evidence provided in the search results confirming that this field was 'cut by 20' after the first round.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is an American light bomber, attack aircraft, night intruder, night fighter, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II. Designed to meet an Army Air…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-20_Havoc
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 20/70 may refer to: Visual acuity 20–70 club, baseball feat
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20/70
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 70:20:10 model for learning and development (also written as 70-20-10 or 70/20/10) is a learning and development model that suggests a proportional breakdown of how people learn effectively. It is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/70/20/10_model_(learning_and_d…
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Claim 8: “Round One – Thursday, Aug. 20... 2:33 p.m. – Scottie Scheffler, Matt Fitzpatrick”
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Claim 9: “Prior to joining Decider and The New York Post in 2023, she wrote about streaming and consumer tech at Insider Reviews”
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Claim 10: “Round One – Thursday, Aug. 20... 10:03 a.m. – Justin Thomas, Sahith Theegala”
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Claim 11: “DIRECTV’s MySports Genre Pack... lower $49.99/month price”
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Claim 12: “the PGA Tour is heading to St. Louis”
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Multiple sources confirm the PGA Tour is heading to St. Louis for the BMW Championship, specifically at Bellerive Country Club.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021–22 PGA Tour was the 107th season of the PGA Tour, the main professional golf tour in the United States. It was also the 54th season since separating from the PGA of America, and the 16th edit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021–22_PGA_Tour
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brandel Eugene Chamblee (born July 2, 1962) is an American former professional golfer, commentator and writer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandel_Chamblee
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lodewicus Theodorus "Louis" Oosthuizen (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈlu.i ˈuəstɦœyzən]; born 19 October 1982) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship. He has finished r…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Oosthuizen
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Claim 13: “Round One – Thursday, Aug. 20... 1:20 p.m. – Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele”
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Claim 14: “Saturday, Aug. 22: 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. (CBS)”
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Claim 15: “Rory McIlroy... finishing 66th out of 68 [at the FedEx St. Jude Championship]”
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Nypost and multiple web search results explicitly state that Rory McIlroy finished 66th out of 68 players at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
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web search NEUTRAL — Rory McIlroy finished the FedEx St. Jude Championship 66th out of 68 players.McIlroy slips one spot to 13th in the FedEx Cup, well inside the top 50 who advance to the BMW Championship. The field then…
https://mathodds.co/mcilroy-66th-fedex-st-jude/
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web search NEUTRAL — McIlroy finished 66th in the 68-player field at the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind. The world No. 2 failed to break par in any of his four rounds and closed with a 2-over 72.
https://heavy.com/sports/golf/rory-mcilroy-admission-finishi…
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web search NEUTRAL — Rory McIlroy finished 66th in the St. Jude Championship.Scheffler’s best round came on Friday when he started with five straight birdies and shot a nine-under 61. Over the weekend he had ho-hum rounds…
https://www.si.com/golf/winners-losers-from-st-jude-champion…
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Claim 16: “Jordan Spieth and Max Homa, did not make the cut”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of shoe advertisements and unrelated PGA Championship dates; there is no mention of Jordan Spieth or Max Homa missing a cut in the relevant event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 PGA Championship was the 107th edition of the PGA Championship and the second of the four men's major golf championships held in 2025. The tournament was held on May 15–18 at the Quail Hollow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_PGA_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 PGA Championship was the 108th edition of the PGA Championship, the second of the four men's major golf championships held in 2026. The tournament took place on May 14–17 at Aronimink Golf Cl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_PGA_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Daniel John Willett (born 3 October 1987) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. In April 2016, he won his first major championship at the 2016 Masters Tournament, becoming …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Willett
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Claim 17: “the field will be cut down to 30 players for the final FedEx Cup playoff, next week’s TOUR Championship”
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Although the 'Evidence gathered' section for claim 9 says 'No evidence found', the evidence provided for claim 8 explicitly states: 'The field then cuts to 30 for the Tour Championship.'
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Claim 18: “Scottie Scheffler took home the win during last week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship”
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Multiple independent news sources (Nypost, Nbcwashington) confirm Scottie Scheffler won the FedEx St. Jude Championship with an eight-shot victory.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FedEx St. Jude Championship, founded as the Westchester Classic in 1967, is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The Championship has a partnership with St. Jude Children's Research Hos…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Jude_Championship
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FedEx Cup is the championship trophy for the PGA Tour. Its introduction in 2007 marked the first time that men's professional golf had a playoff system. Since its inception, the competition has be…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FedEx_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FedEx Cup Playoffs, the series of three golf tournaments that determined the 2026 season champion on the U.S.-based PGA Tour, was played from August 13–30. It included the following three eve…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FedEx_Cup_Playoffs
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Claim 19: “Thursday, Aug. 20: 10 a.m.-12 p.m. (ESPN); 3-7 p.m. (Golf Channel)”
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