Jon Rahm wins BMW Championship with UNBELIEVABLE putt in playoff

Jon Rahm holes mammoth 65-foot birdie putt on first extra hole to deny Dustin Johnson...

31 Aug 2020

Jon Rahm wins BMW Championship with UNBELIEVABLE putt in playoff

Jon Rahm drained a 65-foot birdie bomb on the first extra hole to win the BMW Championship and land his fifth career PGA Tour title at Olympia Fields.

The win vaults the 25-year-old Spaniard up to second behind Johnson in the FedEx Cup standings heading into next week's season-ending Tour Championship, which will decide who wins the FedEx Cup.

66 FEET for the WIN!
UNBELIEVABLE putt from @JonRahmPGA to claim @BMWChamps in a playoff! #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/DktJRjZLoj
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 30, 2020

The playoff win will come as some relief for Rahm, especially after making his lone bogey of the weekend when receiving a one-stroke penalty after picking up his golf ball before putting a marker down behind his ball on Saturday.

Rahm had fired a best-of-the-day 64 to reach 4-under par for the tournament, and it was a score that was matched by Johnson, who made an incredible birdie putt on the 72nd hole to force a playoff. Watch Johnson's impressive birdie putt on the 18th below...

INCREDIBLE. @DJohnsonPGA with a MUST-MAKE putt to force a playoff @BMWChamps.
Never. A. Doubt.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/u7ag0XNBDS
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 30, 2020

It marks Rahm's first Playoffs victory but he still remains second behind Johnson in the world rankings.

Joaquin Niemann and Hideki Matsuyama finished in a tie for third on 2-under par, while Tony Finau claimed solo fifth on 1-under par.

Rory McIlroy ended up in a tie for 12th on 3-over par, while Tiger Woods slumped to a tie for 51st on 11-over par - a result that ends his PGA Tour season after failing to make the top-30 that will head to the Tour Championship.