First round of the BMW Championship tournament starts at Bellerive Country Club
From the Best golfers in the world gather in Bellerive for BMW Championship: Full coverage series
The first round of the BMW Championship PGA golf tournament kicks off at Bellerive Country Club under mild sunny skies.
Professional golfer Patrick Cantlay, right, and his caddie Joe LaCava prepare for his putt on No. 16 on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026, in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Eric Cole walks the fairway to the Hole 16 green on Thursday Aug. 20, 2026, in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Michael Brennan places his ball for his putt on Thursday Aug. 20, 2026, at Hole 16 in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Ryo Hisatsune walks the fairway to the Hole 16 green on Thursday Aug. 20, 2026, in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Ryo Hisatsune checks the terrain at Hole 16 as he gets set to putt on Thursday Aug. 20, 2026, with caddie William Spencer in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Justin Thomas strokes to get out of a sand trap on Thursday Aug. 20, 2026, on the approach to Hole 9 in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Justin Thomas tees off for Hole 8 on Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Sahith Theegala tees off on Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, at Hole 9 in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
A flyover by two A-10s from the 303rd Fighter Squadron from Whiteman Air Force Base completes the opening ceremonies on Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, ahead of the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country.
Professional golfer Gary Woodland tees off on Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, at Hole 9 in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Gary Woodland finishes up Hole 9 on Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Gary Woodland surveys the terrain of the Hole 9 green on Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, before his putt in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Gary Woodland watches the flight of his tee shot on No. 9 in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship on Thursday,聽Aug. 20, 2026, at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country.
Professional golfer Justin Thomas finishes up Hole 9 on Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, with caddie Matt Minister in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Justin Thomas takes his second shot on Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, from the Hole 8 fairway in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Professional golfer Justin Thomas tees off at Hole 9 on Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, in the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
Justin Thomas uses body language to guide his putt Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, at the Hole 8 green during the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town and Country.
鈥淕o JT!鈥 Three-year-old Josie Moore of Crestwood steadies her sideline seating on Thursday聽Aug. 20, 2026, as she waits for pro golfer Justin Thomas along the Hole 7 fairway during the first round of the 2026 BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in Town & Country, Mo.
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Best golfers in the world gather in Bellerive for BMW Championship: Full coverage
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Wyndham Clark, Chris Gotterup, Rory McIlroy, J.J. Spaun and Gary Woodland each owned a share of the lead.
Post-Dispatch sports reporters are covering the BMW Championship in Bellerive. The last time the championship was in 最新杏吧原创 was 2018.
