Caves Valley Golf Club, site this week of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship as the second FedEx Cup Playoffs event, was designed by Tom Fazio and opened in 1991.
Just north of Baltimore in Owings Mills, Maryland, Caves Valley was recently updated – length was added, bunkers were renovated and the nines were flipped to promote better spectator views on the closing holes. It will play 7,542 yards at a par of 72 for the BMW.
Caves Valley ranks No. 4 in Maryland on Golfweek’s Best Private Courses list and is tied for No. 178 on Golfweek’s Best Modern Courses list for all layouts built in or after 1960 in the U.S.
The Baltimore area hasn’t been host to a PGA Tour event in decades, but Caves Valley does have a championship track record. Jerry Courville Jr. won the 1995 U.S. Mid-Amateur there, and in 2002 Don Pooley beat Tom Watson in a five-hole playoff there to win the U.S. Senior Open. Caves Valley also was host to the 2005 NCAA Men’s Championship won by Georgia and the 2009 NCAA Women’s Championship won by Arizona State.
Thanks to yardage books provided by Puttview – the maker of detailed yardage books for more than 30,000 courses around the world – we can see exactly the challenges that players face this week. Check out each hole below.
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 3 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/legend-greens-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-4.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 5 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/1f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-7.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 7 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/1g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-6.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 9 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/2f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-9.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 11 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/2g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-8.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 13 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/3f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-12.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 15 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/3gs-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-10.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 17 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/3gh-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-11.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 19 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/4f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-15.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 21 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/4g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-14.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 23 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/5f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-17.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 25 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/5g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-16.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 27 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/6f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-19.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 29 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/6g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-18.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 31 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/7f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-22.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 33 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/7gs-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-20.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 35 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/7gh-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-21.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 37 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/8f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-25.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 39 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/8g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-24.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 41 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/9f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-27.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 43 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/9g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-26.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 45 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/10f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-29.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 47 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/10g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-28.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 49 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/11f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-32.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 51 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/11gs-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-30.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 53 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/11gh-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-31.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 55 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/12f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-35.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 57 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/12g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-34.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 59 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/13f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-38.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 61 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/13gs-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-36.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 63 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/13gh-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-37.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 65 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/14f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-41.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 67 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/14g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-40.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 69 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/15f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-43.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 71 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/15g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-42.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 73 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/16f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-45.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 75 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/16g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-44.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 77 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/17f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-47.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 79 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/17g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-46.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 81 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/18f-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-49.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)
![Check the yardage book: Caves Valley for the PGA Tour's BMW Championship 83 Caves Valley](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2021/08/18g-Caves_Valley_Golf_Club_MARCH_2021-48.jpg)
The Puttview yardage book for Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland, site of the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship (Courtesy of Puttview)