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The Gog Blog by Rory Spears, Editor & Director of Content. Follow Rory on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter @GogBlogGuy. On the 18th hole of Conway Farms, home of the 2015 & 2017 BMW Championship.

The BMW Championship made it official what many people had known for months already. Where the championship is going the next four years.

2016 The Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel Indiana, the championship was played there in 2012, and won by Rory McIlroy.

2017 A return to Conway Farms in Lake Forest, the site of next weeks tournament and the club served as a previous host in 2013, and was won by Zach Johnson.

2018 The Aronimink Golf Club located in Newtown Square in Pennsylvania. It will be the first time the BMW Championship drives into Pennsylvania.

2019 The Medinah Country Club in Medinah Illinois, theBMW’s first visit to Medinah, last known for hosting a very successful 2012 Ryder Cup.

Vince Pellegrino is the WGA’s Sr. VP of Tournaments.

“Each of these storied venues enjoys a rich history of hosting top tier golf championships,” said Vince Pellegrino, Senior Vice President of Tournaments for the Western Golf Association. “We would like to thank the members at Crooked Stick, Conway Farms, Aronimink and Medinah for so warmly embracing the BMW Championship. We look forward to working with them to stage a series of world-class events.”

The BMW Championship was first played in 1899 and was conducted by the Western Golf Association. The championship was known as the Western Open through 2006, when BMW came on board as a new title sponsor. Since 2007 BMW and the championship have donated over $19.6 million dollars to the Evans Scholars Foundation.

The BMW has visited other championship venues in recent years, including Bellerive Country Club in Missouri in 2008, Cherry Hills near Denver in 2014 and Cog Hill in Lemont in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

Aronimink will host the BMW Championship in 2018.

“We recall with fondness the 2012 BMW Championship and very much look forward to the world’s top professional golfers returning to Crooked Stick in 2016,” said club president Kent Frandsen.

The club was founded in 1964 and was designed by Pete Dye. Today the course plays at 7,516 yards from the back tees.

“On behalf of the Conway Farms Golf Club members, staff, and Board of Governors, we are extremely excited and proud to again partner with the Western Golf Association, BMW and the PGA Tour to host the 2017 BMW Championship,” said club president Bruce Keith. “We are honored to host an event that contributes to the Evans Scholars Foundation and it’s mission of changing the lives of caddies through education.”

Conway Farms opened in 1991, and was built by Tom Fazio. The club recently spent $6.4 million dollars in improvements to upgrade the greens, practice area’s and the pro shop.

“We look forward to bringing a major world-class event to Aronimink,”said club president Steven Zodtner. “Our membership and the Philadelphia golf community are excited to partner with the WGA, BMW, and the PGA Tour to showcase our championship golf course and return professional golf to our region.”

The club was founded in 1896, the course has a par of 70 and was designed by famed architect Donald Ross. It plays 7,190 yards from the back tees.

The Medinah Country Club will host the 2019 BMW Championship on it’s famed course #3.

The last the BMW Championship/ Western Openwas played at Medinah was in 1966, when Billy Casper was the winner.

“The members of Medinah Country Club are proud to add the BMW Championship to the list of iconic golf championships that have been contested at our club,” said Medinah member and WGA Director Jason Kinander. “Medinah’s No.3 will pose a formidable challenge to the best golfers in the world and provide a world-class venue for Chicagoland golf fans to the see the PGA Tour’s best in action.”

Medinah No.3 was designed in the 1920’s by famed architect Tom Bendelow, the course plays to a par of 72, and a yardage of almost 7,600 yards.

For more information on the BMW Championship, and getting tickets for next weeks championship. Please visit BMWChampionship.com of WGAESF.org.