While seven-figure payouts are up for grabs among those who finish inside the top three, six-figure sums will be dished out to all of those players who finish inside the top 40. Everyone inside the top 19 will clear $300,000, while everyone inside the top 11 will make more than a half million for a week's work in Owings Mills, Maryland.

Robert MacIntyre seized on a softer Caves Valley after a two-hour storm delay and rode the best putting round of his year with six straight birdies to post an 8-under 62 for a three-shot lead over Tommy Fleetwood in the BMW Championship on Thursday.

It didn't take long for Robert MacIntyre to pick up where he left off on Thursday, after closing his opening round with six straight birdies. The Scotsman added a birdie on the first hole of Friday's round to get to 9 under, which as of 11 a.m. ET is four clear of the field.