Patrick Cantlay 2nd at BMW, East Lake Bound

Patrick Cantlay is second at the BMW Championship, 14 under after a 2-under 68, and the number that matters is not the trophy. The PGA Tour board projects him 19th in the FedEx Cup. He started the week 43rd. The top 30 go to East Lake. That is a 24-spot jump and a plane ticket. Wyndham Clark won at 17 under. Cantlay is three back. Rory McIlroy is third at 13 under.

Sunday was a two-hour argument with the lead. Golf.com had Cantlay to 3 feet on the 8th and the 10th. After Clark bogeyed 10, they were tied at 14 under. Then the 376-yard 11th: tee shot in the right fairway bunker, second in the water right of the green, double bogey. Clark led alone. Cantlay finished 67-65-66-68, 266 strokes. Second is the card. East Lake is the week.

Patrick Cantlay BMW second: 68, 14 under, projected 19th

The FedEx Cup column on the official board is the whole article. Starting 43. Projected 19. Plus 24. He needed a high finish to be among the 30 who advance to the Tour Championship in Atlanta. Solo second at the second playoff event is that finish. He has won this tournament before, 2021 and 2022. He has not won since 2022. Sunday was not the third BMW. It was the hold.

Patrick Cantlay's Saturday T2 at 12 under put him five back of Clark after a 66. Sunday he gained two shots on the winner and still lost by three. Clark birdied 16, 17, and 18. Cantlay did not catch that. He also did not fall out of the top 30. That was the job when he teed it up 43rd.

Water on 11, and Clark's three-shot win

Golf.com's Sunday log is blunt. Cantlay co-led. Then water. Clark never let the board get away after that. A 16-footer on 16. A 13-footer on 17. A 17-footer on 18. Even-par 70, 17-under 263. Wyndham Clark's five-shot overnight lead survived a three-putt on 1 and a bunker on 10 because Cantlay's chase ended in the hazard and McIlroy bogeyed 17.

Collin Morikawa, Gary Woodland, and Chris Gotterup tied for fourth at 12 under. None of them passed Cantlay. The East Lake field is 30. Projected 19th is not a bubble. It is a seat. Cantlay's week at Bellerive is 67-65-66-68. Second place. No trophy. A ticket.

Patrick Cantlay BMW second FAQ

Where did Patrick Cantlay finish at the BMW Championship? Second, at 14-under 266 after a Sunday 68, per the PGA Tour official board. Wyndham Clark won at 17 under. Rory McIlroy was third at 13 under.

Did Patrick Cantlay qualify for East Lake? The PGA Tour board projects him 19th in the FedEx Cup after Sunday, up from 43rd at the start of the week. The top 30 advance to the Tour Championship.

What happened to Patrick Cantlay on the 11th hole? Golf.com reported a tee shot in the right fairway bunker and a second shot in the water for a double bogey after he had tied Clark at 14 under.