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 That’s after the PGA Tour announced Monday afternoon that Sepp Straka has withdrawn from the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.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 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.

Austrian Sepp Straka withdrew from the PGA Tour BMW Championship on Monday for family reasons, but will compete in next week's Tour Championship, the tour announced.In three Tour Championship appearances,