Sepp Straka has withdrawn from the 2025 BMW Championship due to a private family matter, the PGA Tour announced Monday.  Straka was set to enter the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs at No. 5 in the season-long standings,

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 That’s after the PGA Tour announced Monday afternoon that Sepp Straka has withdrawn from the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.

Sepp Straka withdrew from the BMW Championship due to a family emergency, just weeks before the Ryder Cup, risking his automatic qualification chances.