Looking for somewhere to watch the BMW Championship live in Tunbridge Wells today? The Bedford’s Fanzo venue schedule for Wednesday 19th August confirms one live sport fixture today: FedEx BMW Championship PGA Tour golf, listed from 12:45pm.
📺 Today’s confirmed Fanzo fixture at The Bedford
- 12:45 — FedEx BMW Championship
PGA Tour · FedEx Cup Playoffs · Big screen
This preview covers only the fixture currently shown on The Bedford’s Fanzo schedule for today.
BMW Championship — what’s at stake?
The BMW Championship is the pressure point of the FedEx Cup Playoffs. The field has been cut to the top 50, and the target is brutally clear: finish high enough to reach the top 30 and qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship at East Lake.
This year’s BMW Championship is at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, a major-championship venue that rewards strong driving, disciplined approach play and nerve on fast greens. It is not just about winning the week — it is about surviving the playoff cut, improving starting position for East Lake and keeping a season’s work alive.
For golf fans at The Bedford, that makes today’s Fanzo-listed PGA Tour coverage a perfect lunchtime and afternoon watch: big names, FedEx Cup jeopardy and every shot carrying weight.
Field notes, team news and injuries
Golf does not have team sheets in the football sense, but the key field news is strong: the BMW Championship has the playoff top 50, with Scottie Scheffler returning as defending champion after winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship. The field also includes major names such as Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele, Tommy Fleetwood, Cameron Young, Collin Morikawa, Matt Fitzpatrick, Hideki Matsuyama, Viktor Hovland and Justin Thomas.
No major pre-event injury withdrawals were prominent in the available PGA Tour and Golfweek previews checked on the morning of publication. As ever with tournament golf, final participation and timings can move if official tee sheets or weather updates change.
Early published Round 1 pairings include Rory McIlroy with Xander Schauffele and Scottie Scheffler with Matt Fitzpatrick, giving the week an immediate heavyweight feel.
Players and storylines to watch
Scottie Scheffler is the obvious headline. He arrives as world number one, defending BMW champion and fresh from victory in Memphis, so the question is whether anyone can stop him carrying maximum momentum into the Tour Championship.
Rory McIlroy and Xander Schauffele are grouped together in early tee-time reporting, which should make for a brilliant watch if coverage follows that pairing. Both have the game to attack Bellerive, but playoff golf is as much about patience as fireworks.
Further down the standings, the drama is around the bubble. Players near the cut line need a strong week to climb into the top 30, while those already well placed want a high finish to secure a better East Lake starting position. That mix of chasing, protecting and scoreboard-watching is exactly what makes the BMW Championship different from a standard PGA Tour event.
Watch PGA Tour golf at The Bedford
The Bedford is showing the FedEx BMW Championship from 12:45pm today according to our Fanzo venue listing. If you want a central Tunbridge Wells pub for live sport, lunch, drinks and a comfortable big-screen golf watch, come down to The Bedford.
We are at 2 High Street, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1UX, with food, drinks, interactive darts and live sport through the week.
WATCH THE BMW CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE BEDFORD
Coverage is listed from 12:45pm. Grab a drink, settle in and follow the FedEx Cup Playoff drama live in Tunbridge Wells.
01892 578538Schedule source: Fanzo venue widget for The Bedford, refreshed Wednesday 19th August 2026 at 07:12 BST. Golf context checked against PGA Tour and Golfweek previews on publication morning.