2022 Bmw Championship Leaderboard Points Patrick Cantlay Successfully Defends Title At Wilmington

Entering the final lap with a one-step lead over his good friend, Xander Schauffele, and his biggest challenger, Scott Stallings, that title didn’t come easily. After making two bogeys in a three-hole stretch around the bend, Cantlay found himself within two inches of Stallings’ lead and on the verge of another shutout. While the 2021 season brought wins and riches, 2022 has brought close call. A three-time runner-up, Cantlay entered the week among the most consistent in the game, but without a solo victory to his credit. The breaks have gone in the direction of his rival players. He was a revolution away from a playoff win at the WM Phoenix Open and a heavy lie away from extending a playoff at the RBC Heritage. On Sunday at Wilmington Country Club, the golf gods finally made amends. Battling with Stallings down the stretch, Cantlay found himself within a share of the lead on the 17th tee after dodging shot after shot with Stallings unable to convert many birdie opportunities. With his tee drifting to the right, it was a bounce that eventually propelled him to victory. Destined to end up in the fairway bunker or perhaps the thick rough, Cantlay’s ball on 17 took a dark hop back to the fairway. While these moments happen often in a tournament, what Cantlay did next is what defines champions: He took advantage of it. Hitting his approach to within 6 feet, the 30-year-old grabbed the lead for himself and never looked back as his tidy last put the BMW Championship trophy back in his hands. Cantlay now has 11 top-10 finishes on the season, a career best and the most by anyone on the PGA Tour. It was mentioned yesterday that consistency is not often rewarded in the short term but rather in the long term. Faced with the condensed three-week FedEx Cup playoffs, Cantlay can actually afford to take advantage of both. His fantastic regular season saw him miss out on adding hardware to his mantle, but what it did do was prepare him for this very moment. He will enter the Tour Championship in second place behind Scottie Scheffler and will begin the postseason finale two out of the lead at 8 under. Cantlay made history in Delaware on Sunday with his triumph, and now he has a chance to add to that in Atlanta. No man has won back-to-back FedEx Cup crowns, and while that will certainly be on the mind of the reigning PGA Tour Player of the Year, so will the $18 million check he has a realistic chance to add to his bank account for a second consecutive year. Grade: A+ Here is the breakdown of the rest of the standings in the 2022 BMW Championship 2. Scott Stallings (-13): Looked like the best player among the title contenders most of the day. Excellent from tee to green, Stallings ultimately fell short on the greens as he was unable to convert birdie opportunities on his final four holes followed by an ill-timed three-putt from the green at the par-3 13th. A win would mean so much to Stallings, who is winless in more than eight years. Despite the disappointment, there are plenty of positives to take away from his performance. He entered Week 46 in the FedEx Cup and will leave in 12th place ahead of Justin Thomas and Matt Fitzpatrick, which is kind of shocking to imagine. Grade: A+ T3. Scottie Scheffler (-11): World No. 1 got off on the wrong foot at the St. Louis Championship. Jude, but quickly corrected any errors in Memphis. He had his chances to move down the division on Sunday, and even though he fell short, he will head to Atlanta as the leader in the FedEx Cup standings. Starting the week at 10 under and two moves ahead of Cantlay, he will look to follow in the footsteps of his closest pursuer and fend off the pack he is chasing. Scheffler was able to carry his hot spring into an enviable spot at East Lake, but his historic season could be done with the addition of a friendly athlete. In his last 10 tournaments, Scheffler has missed shots on the green on seven occasions — the three times he hasn’t, he’s finished in the top three. Grade A- T5. Corey Conners (-10): The best player from Canada these days, Conners entered week 29 in the FedEx Cup rankings. His ball-striking has long been his strength, and it came through in a big way on Sunday. After making two bogeys in the middle of his back nine, Conners was reeling and needed something good to happen. Well, that was the case for the 30-year-old as his iron game set up kick-in birdies on three of his final four holes to secure his spot on the Tour Championship. “It’s really exciting,” Conners said. “It’s always a goal at the start of the year. I feel like I’ve had a good season. I’m still trying to get back into the winner’s circle, but really good game, giving myself some opportunities and really excited to be back at East Lake.” Grade A T15. Sahith Theegala (-7): After opening his BMW Championship with a 1-over 72, Theegala fought back with three consecutive rounds in the 60s to qualify for the Tour Championship. He mentioned on the telecast the nerves that set in during his warm-up, but was nowhere to be seen on the field. Birdieing four of his final seven holes on Sunday, Theegala looked well beyond his years and showed the grit and determination displayed by a top-30 player on the PGA Tour. “Ah, that’s the thing,” Theagala said of his nervousness. “The fact that you’re even in that position to feel nervous is good. I think that’s something I tell a lot of guys is, if you’re nervous, that’s such a good feeling. Imagine not being nervous, then what you do. Obviously, there’s a fine line between serious nervousness and anxiety and comfort, and finding that line is difficult. But yes, only pressure is a privilege, and I certainly felt that way today.” Grade: A+ T15 Aaron Wise (-7): The last man had a tumultuous final round and could have easily stuffed him early. Making a double bogey on his second hole, Wise righted the ship midway through his round before taking to the water again. Going double bogey on Nos. 14-15, the 26-year-old was able to make it three in a row to earn his second ticket to the Tour Championship. While Wise has made it to the majors in recent years, with his trip to East Lake, he will garner an invitation to next year’s Masters for the first time since 2019. Grade: B+

title: “2022 Bmw Championship Leaderboard Points Patrick Cantlay Successfully Defends Title At Wilmington " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-26” author: “Lillian Lyons”