This week’s BMW Championship at Caves Valley Country Club outside of Baltimore will only have a field of 49 players. That’s after the PGA Tour announced Monday afternoon that Sepp Straka has withdrawn from the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

The BMW Championship’s rotation lands in Maryland this week, with the field competing for spots in the Tour Championship plus some new bonus funds.

The big-hitting Austrian entered the postseason No. 3 in the FedEx Cup standings but fell two spots after Justin Rose and J.J. Spaun both passed him with top-two finishes at the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Straka secured a T17 finish continuing a strong 2025 campaign that has elevated his status in the game.