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 That’s after the PGA Tour announced Monday afternoon that Sepp Straka has withdrawn from the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs.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 BMW Championship’s rotation lands in Maryland this week, with the field competing for spots in the Tour Championship plus some new bonus funds.

A fter last week's St. Jude Championship, the PGA's FedEx Cup trophy field has dwindled from 70 golfers to 50. After winning the tournament, Justin Rose surged up the standings 21 spots to 4th. J.J. Spaun,