SHANE Lowry came in a tie for 23rd place while Rory McIlroy was joint-12th at the BMW PGA Championship. Their placings were good enough to earn cheques for $229,000 and $441,000 respectively.

Ahead of the St. Jude Championship, Rory McIlroy made headlines when he decided to withdraw from the event. His status already cemented for the BMW Championship, McIlroy opted to take the weekend off to rest up for the penultimate FedEx Cup Playoff event at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings

Rory McIlroy has sent his PGA Tour rivals a warning after he revealed he was getting back into the swing of things toward the end of the recent BMW Championship

McIlroy has had an up-and-down week at Caves Valley, from day-to-day and from hole-to-hole. After a 4-under 66 on Friday, he turned in a rollercoaster round of 71 on Saturday which features four birdies, three bogeys and a double bogey.

Scheffler not only takes home a $3.6 million winner's share for standing atop the leaderboard at the BMW Championship, cementing the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings earned him a $5 million bonus ahead of next week's season finale,

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

And then there were 50. As in, there are now 50 golfers left in the 2025 FedEx Cup Playoffs (but there's only 49 due to a WD).

Rory McIlroy Returns After Skipping 1st Playoff Event