OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Golf fans will be engrossed by two separate points chases at this week's BMW Championship: the top 30 in the FedEx Cup race and the top six of the U.S. Ryder Cup standings.

When the penultimate leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs tees off Thursday at Caves Valley Golf Club, the Scottie Schefflers of the world will feel secure where they sit but a host of other big names will have everything to play for.

The Tour Championship will no longer utilize a staggered "starting strokes" format, so the race for second or third in the standings is de-prioritized this week. The top 30 players after the BMW will advance to next week's season finale, their points wiped clean so that the winner after 72 holes claims both the tournament and the season-long cup.

For three-time FedEx Cup c

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