BMW Championship Returns to Crooked Stick in 2016


The BMW Championship - the third leg in the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup Playoffs - will make a return to Indiana in 2016 when the tournament will be held once again at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel.

The course designed by Pete and Alice Dye was the site of the 2012 BMW Championship, won by Rory McIlroy. Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott all finished inside the top 10 that year.

"We are thrilled to be bringing the BMW Championship back to Crooked Stick Golf Club, where we had such a successful event in 2012, thanks in large part to the tremendous community and business support in the market," said Vince Pellegrino, senior vice president of tournaments for the Western Golf Association, which conducts the event.

"We look forward to engaging again with the great people of Indiana and to producing the very best fan environment possible."

The 2012 BMW Championship raised nearly $3 million for the Evans Scholars Foundation, run by the Western Golf Association.

"The PGA Tour is delighted to partner with BMW, the Western Golf Association and Crooked Stick Golf Club in returning the BMW Championship to the Indianapolis area," said Andy Pazder, PGA Tour executive vice president and chief of Operations. "The tournament received overwhelming community support in its first visit and we anticipate another tremendous event in 2016."

The 2014 BMW Championship concluded Sunday at Cherry Hills Country Club in Colorado. Billy Horschel won the title by two strokes over Bubba Watson. The 2015 championship will be held the week of September 14-20 at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Ill.

The above report is courtesy of the Western Golf Association. For more information, visit www.wgaesf.org.