2019 BMW Championship Preview By Brian Weis

2019 BMW Championship Preview

A Fan's Guide To Medinah Country Club

By Brian Weis

The 2019 BMW Championship at Medinah Country Club will feature the top 70 players in the world. The golfers will be competing in the penultimate event of the PGA TOUR's FedExCup Playoffs.

Why Attend
Conducted by the Western Golf Association to benefit the Evans Scholars Foundation, the BMW Championship is the second of three events in the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup and determines the final field of 30 for the TOUR Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

Where
Medinah Country Club
6N001 Medinah Road
Medinah, IL 60157

When
August 13-18, 2019

Ticket Options
Single Day Grounds: $30-$65
Single Day Trophy Club: $45-$110
Single Day 1899 Club: $400-$450
Single Day Green Coat Club: $795
Weekly Ticket Booklets : $230-$390

NOTE: Ticket are still available in limited quantities. Please note if tickets remain available the day of the event, prices will increase at the gate.

Junior Policy
Juniors 16 and under receive complimentary grounds admission when accompanied by an adult. No ticket is needed for juniors who should proceed to the main gate for tournament entry. There is a limit of 4 juniors for each ticketed adult. Juniors must have their own hospitality ticket to gain access to a hospitality venue* where food and beverages are included in the ticket price. Juniors are permitted to enter the Trophy Club when accompanied by a properly ticketed adult.

Tournament Schedule
Tuesday, August 13
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Professional Practice Rounds

Wednesday, August 14:
6:30 a.m. - Gates Open, Admissions Office Open
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Gardner-Heidrick Pro-Am A.M. Times
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Gardner-Heidrick Pro-Am P.M. Times
7:00 p.m. - Approximate Gates Closing

Thursday, August 15:
8:00 a.m. - Gates Open, Admissions Office Open
9:00 a.m. - 1:23 p.m. - BMW Championship Round 1
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Coverage on Golf Channel

Friday, August 16:
8:00 a.m. - Gates Open, Admissions Office Open
9:00 a.m. - 1:23 p.m. - BMW Championship Round 2
2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m - Coverage on Golf Channel

Saturday, August 17:
7:00 a.m. - Gates Open, Admissions Office Open
7:25 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. - BMW Championship Round 3
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Coverage on Golf Channel
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Coverage on NBC

Sunday, August 18:
7:00 a.m. - Gates Open, Admissions Office Open
7:25 a.m. - 12:50 p.m. - BMW Championship Final Round
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Coverage on Golf Channel
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Coverage on NBC

BMW Owners' Pavilion
Located on the 16th green and 17th tee, this venue features premier golf viewing and upgraded food and beverage for purchase in a climate-control venue. To enter, show your BMW key fob for you and one (1) guest.

BMW Owners' Parking
To reserve a spot in the BMW Owners' Parking lot located in close proximity to Medinah Country Club please register here. A parking pass is required to enter the lot. Spots are limited, and pre-registration is needed to receive a parking pass.

More Information
https://bmwchampionshipusa.com

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About: Brian Weis

Brian Weis is the mastermind behind GolfTrips.com, a vast network of golf travel and directory sites covering everything from the rolling fairways of Wisconsin to the sunbaked desert layouts of Arizona. If there’s a golf destination worth visiting, chances are, Brian has written about it, played it, or at the very least, found a way to justify a "business trip" there.

As a card-carrying member of the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA), International Network of Golf (ING), Golf Travel Writers of America (GTWA), International Golf Travel Writers Association (IGTWA), and The Society of Hickory Golfers (SoHG), Brian has the credentials to prove that talking about golf is his full-time job. In 2016, his peers even handed him The Shaheen Cup, a prestigious award in golf travel writing—essentially the Masters green jacket for guys who don’t hit the range but still know where the best 19th holes are.

Brian’s love for golf goes way back. As a kid, he competed in junior and high school golf, only to realize that his dreams of a college golf scholarship had about the same odds as a 30-handicap making a hole-in-one. Instead, he took the more practical route—working on the West Bend Country Club grounds crew to fund his University of Wisconsin education. Little did he know that mowing greens and fixing divots would one day lead to a career writing about the best courses on the planet.

In 2004, Brian turned his golf passion into a business, launching GolfWisconsin.com. Three years later, he expanded his vision, and GolfTrips.com was born—a one-stop shop for golf travel junkies looking for their next tee time. Today, his empire spans all 50 states, and 20+ international destinations.

On the course, Brian is a weekend warrior who oscillates between a 5 and 9 handicap, depending on how much he's been traveling (or how generous he’s feeling with his scorecard). His signature move" A high, soft fade that his playing partners affectionately (or not-so-affectionately) call "The Weis Slice." But when he catches one clean, his 300+ yard drives remind everyone that while he may write about golf for a living, he can still send a ball into the next zip code with the best of them.

Whether he’s hunting down the best public courses, digging up hidden gems, or simply outdriving his buddies, Brian Weis is living proof that golf is more than a game—it’s a way of life.