I four-putted 1, and on 2, I like was freaking out and didn’t know what to do. Like, I hit it so far out of bounds.”

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler erased a four-shot deficit in five holes and then delivered a haymaker on the daunting par-3 17th by chipping in from 82 feet for birdie that carried him to victory Sunday in the BMW Championship for his fifth PGA Tour title of the year.

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

It’s also been a successful return for Maryland with an expected 7-8% boost in economic impact this go around, according to executive director of the Maryland Sports Commission Terry Hassletine. “Their wallets are a little freer because we're away from what was 2021, which was just coming out of COVID,” he said.

The BMW Championship returns to County for the first time in four years, bringing with it thousands of spectators. The BMW Championship is drawing thousands of spectators as the top 50 golfers in the world compete in the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Playoff Tournament.

The search continues for Hovland, who has changed coaches multiple times and gone down his share of rabbit holes in pursuit of finding consistency in his ballstriking.