Stat of the week

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Brandt Snedeker, the 2012 titlist, is the only FedEx Cup champion to make it back to The Tour Championship by Coca-Cola the following season in the first eight years of the lucrative postseason. Billy Horschel, the 2014 champion, needs to finish no worse than third in the BMW Championship to advance to The Tour Championship.

Key groups

World No. 2 Jordan Spieth, No. 3 Jason Day and No. 5 Rickie Fowler headline Thursday’s exclusive coverage of the BMW Championship on PGA Tour Live, a subscription based service that begins at 11:30 a.m. ET. The young guns are off at 12:53 p.m. ET. British Open champion Zach Johnson, who won the 2013 BMW the last time it was played at Conway Farms, is grouped with Dustin Johnson and Jim Furyk, who shot 59 at Conway Farms in 2013 (12:42 p.m. ET). Friday’s coverage on PGA Tour Live includes world No. 1 Rory McIlroy, who is off with Hideki Matsuyama and Snedeker (12:53 p.m.).

BMW CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Lake Forest, Ill. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Conway Farms Golf Club (7,198 yards, par 71) Purse: $8.25 million Winner’s share: $1,485,000 TV (ET): Golf Channel (Thursday-Friday, 3-7 p.m.; Saturday, 3:306 p.m.; Sunday, noon-2 p.m.) and NBC (Saturday, noon-3:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2-6 p.m.)

WEB.COM TOUR FINALS SMALL BUSINESS CONNECTION CHAMPIONSHIP

Site: Davidson, N.C. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday TV (ET): Golf Channel (Thursday and Friday, 12:30-2:30 p.m.; Saturday, 7-9 p.m.; Sunday, 24 p.m.)