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

World No. 2 Rory McIlroy is currently appearing at the ongoing BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club. Ahead of the tournament, McIlroy talked with NBC Sports journalist Kira K.

Gdula: Matt Fitzpatrick (40-1, FanDuel) — Fitzpatrick has a top-17 ceiling among everyone’s last 50 rounds, and he’s got fantastic splits on long approaches. Golfers will see a ton of those this week. With a good putter Fitzpatrick sets up really well among the longshots.

McIlroy is in the field at this week's BMW Championship, and he shared why he decided to skip last week, plus thoughts on the FedEx Cup playoff format.

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