Cantlay posted a two-under 68 in the final round of the BMW Championship to finish solo second and three strokes back of winner Wyndham Clark.
Analysis:Clark held a commanding lead heading into the final round, but he, Cantlay, Rory McIlroy and the rest of the field in St. Louis sure made things interesting Sunday. Clark went three-over through the first 10 holes of the final round, which led to both Cantlay and McIlroy briefly sharing the lead at times. However, Cantlay's final round was a roller coaster, with every two steps forward resulting in a step back. His biggest misstep was his double bogey on the par-4 11th, and his bogey on the 15th pretty much knocked him out of contention, though he was able to grab the runner-up finish with three consecutive birdies from holes 16 to 18. Cantlay led the field in SG: Approach, gaining 7.03 strokes in that category while also ranking second and eighth in SG: Around and Off-the-Tee, respectively. However, the big blemish to his game was his performance with his putter, as he lost 3.73 strokes on the green, which ranked 43rd in the 50-man field. Most importantly for Cantlay, his performance rose him up 24 spots to 19th in the FedExCup Standings, earning him a spot in next week's TOUR Championship and exemption into all four majors in 2027. He finished T2 in last year's TOUR Championship.
