The PGA Tour season is winding down but the FedEx Cup action is heating up this week outside Baltimore.
Caves Valley Golf Club, in Owings Mills, Maryland, plays host this week to the 2021 BMW Championship, the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. Caves Valley ranks No. 4 in Maryland on Golfweek’s Best Private Courses list and is tied for No. 178 on Golfweek’s Best Modern Courses list for all layouts built in or after 1960 in the U.S.
The top-70 players on the FedEx Cup standings are competing this week, with the top 30 advancing to next week’s Tour Championship at East Lake in Atlanta. Check out the best photos of the week from Caves Valley.
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Patrick Cantlay poses with the trophy after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott…
Patrick Cantlay poses with the trophy after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Patrick Cantlay poses with the trophy after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Aug. 29,…
Patrick Cantlay poses with the trophy after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Patrick Cantlay poses with the trophies after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott…
Patrick Cantlay poses with the trophies after winning the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Fans look on as Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Cantlay play on the 18th hole during the…
Fans look on as Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Cantlay play on the 18th hole during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Patrick Cantlay celebrates with his caddie Matthew Minister after winning the sixth playoff hole of the…
Patrick Cantlay celebrates with his caddie Matthew Minister after winning the sixth playoff hole of the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Bryson DeChambeau reacts after missing a putt on the third playoff hole of the the final…
Bryson DeChambeau reacts after missing a putt on the third playoff hole of the the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Bryson DeChambeau reacts after making his putt on the fourth green during the final round of…
Bryson DeChambeau reacts after making his putt on the fourth green during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament. (Photo: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports)
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Patrick Cantlay plays his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the BMW…
Patrick Cantlay plays his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Sungjae Im hits from the rough on the fourth hole during the final round of the…
Sungjae Im hits from the rough on the fourth hole during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Rory McIlroy putts on the second green during the final round of the BMW Championship golf…
Rory McIlroy putts on the second green during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Abraham Ancer walks to the third green during the final round of the BMW Championship golf…
Abraham Ancer walks to the third green during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Bryson DeChambeau plays his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the BMW…
Bryson DeChambeau plays his shot from the seventh tee during the final round of the BMW Championship golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Bryson DeChambeau watches his shot from the fifth tee during the final round of the 2021…
Bryson DeChambeau watches his shot from the fifth tee during the final round of the 2021 BMW Championship. Photo by Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
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Bryson DeChambeau plays a shot from a bunker on the second hole during the first round…
Bryson DeChambeau plays a shot from a bunker on the second hole during the first round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 26, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Justin Thomas plays his shot from the second tee during the first round of the BMW…
Justin Thomas plays his shot from the second tee during the first round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 26, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
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Phil Mickelson looks on before teeing off on the fifth hole during the first round of…
Phil Mickelson looks on before teeing off on the fifth hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Keith Mitchell reacts on the second hole during the first round of the BMW Championship at…
Keith Mitchell reacts on the second hole during the first round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 26, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
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Jon Rahm gestures as his tee shot from the fifth hole goes left as Cameron Smith…
Jon Rahm gestures as his tee shot from the fifth hole goes left as Cameron Smith approaches the tee box during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Carlos Ortiz plays a shot from a bunker on the first hole during the first round…
Carlos Ortiz plays a shot from a bunker on the first hole during the first round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 26, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
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A detail of the shoes of Phil Mickelson on the first green during the first round…
A detail of the shoes of Phil Mickelson on the first green during the first round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 26, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
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Charl Schwartzel reacts after missing a putt on the first green during the first round of…
Charl Schwartzel reacts after missing a putt on the first green during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Brooks Koepka plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the BMW…
Brooks Koepka plays his shot from the seventh tee during the first round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 26, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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A general view the third green during the first round of the BMW Championship at Caves…
A general view the third green during the first round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 26, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
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Webb Simpson talks with Branden Grace before teeing off on the fifth hole during the first…
Webb Simpson talks with Branden Grace before teeing off on the fifth hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Dustin Johnson tees off on the fifth hole during the first round of the BMW Championship…
Dustin Johnson tees off on the fifth hole during the first round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Scottie Scheffler plays his second shot on the second hole during the first round of the…
Scottie Scheffler plays his second shot on the second hole during the first round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 26, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (Photo by Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images)
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Sam Burns tees off on the sixth hole during the Pro-Am at the BMW Championship golf…
Sam Burns tees off on the sixth hole during the Pro-Am at the BMW Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Collin Morikawa reacts before teeing off on the sixth hole during the Pro-Am at the BMW…
Collin Morikawa reacts before teeing off on the sixth hole during the Pro-Am at the BMW Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Spectators look on as Jordan Spieth hits from the rough on the 12th hole during the…
Spectators look on as Jordan Spieth hits from the rough on the 12th hole during the Pro-Am at the BMW Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Webb Simpson stretches before working out on the practice range ahead of the BMW Championship golf…
Webb Simpson stretches before working out on the practice range ahead of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
