Ben Griffin BMW Championship: Cup Bubble at T-35

Ben Griffin BMW Championship Sunday is a T-35 at 1-under 209, and the automatic Presidents Cup spot he brought to Bellerive is slipping. He shot a 68 on Saturday (68-73-68), the PGA Tour board shows, and Golf Digest had him projected to fall from fifth to eighth in the U.S. standings behind Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup. The Associated Press said the 68 still left him tied for 35th, jeopardizing a Medinah berth next month. He tees off at 10:28 a.m. ET with Nicolai Hojgaard.

Six automatic U.S. spots lock after this round. Griffin started the week fifth. Golfweek's midweek bubble watch already had him projected ninth, 282 points behind the cut line, after a 73 on Friday. Saturday's 68 stopped the bleeding on the scorecard. It did not move the team math. He was a Ryder Cup pick a year ago. This week he is on the other side of the cutoff unless Sunday is loud.

Ben Griffin BMW Championship: 68, still T-35, 10:28 a.m. ET

Bellerive is a par 70. Griffin's 209 is 1 under through 54. The live board has him in a cluster well outside the top 20. A 68 is a 2-under round. It is not a 65. Clark has five shots on the field at 17 under. Griffin is 16 back of the lead and about nine back of the first page. Hojgaard is the pairing, not a Sunday TV window. Golf Channel has early coverage from noon ET. Griffin will already be out there.

Golf Digest put the standings in one paragraph. If Clark wins, he jumps from seventh to third. Morikawa, solo sixth on the BMW board at 10 under, is projected to keep the last auto spot he already held. Gotterup's T-4 at 11 under is the new sixth. Griffin, given this position, falls from fifth to eighth. That is the whole story until he posts a number Sunday that Golf Digest has to rewrite.

Captain's pick territory, and what he said this week

"I can put as much pressure on myself as I want to with that and think about all the things I'm playing for in a week or I can focus on trying to win the golf tournament I'm playing in in the present," Griffin said this week, Golfweek reported. "Sure, are there Presidents Cup implications every round I play? Yeah, but it's not going to be life or death for me if I don't make that team. If I play well enough to reward myself with some of those opportunities, then it's going to be amazing. And if not, it just means some other good players that are playing well and will play well for America."

Brandt Snedeker still has six captain's picks. Griffin's 2025 Ryder Cup tape is the argument. His 54-hole BMW tape is the problem. Collin Morikawa's solo sixth at 10 under is the player currently keeping the auto spot Griffin is losing. Wyndham Clark's five-shot lead is the other American locking a berth the hard way. Griffin's way is 18 holes at 10:28 a.m. and then the phone.

Ben Griffin BMW Championship FAQ

Where is Ben Griffin on the BMW Championship leaderboard? Tied for 35th at 1-under 209 after a 68, per the PGA Tour board, Golf Digest, and the Associated Press. His rounds are 68-73-68.

Is Ben Griffin in the U.S. Presidents Cup automatic six? Not as projected. Golf Digest said he would fall from fifth to eighth behind Morikawa and Gotterup. Six auto spots lock after Sunday.

When does Ben Griffin tee off Sunday? 10:28 a.m. ET with Nicolai Hojgaard, Golf.com listed. That is well before the last groups and before CBS.