BMW PGA Championship

BMW PGA Championship
	File:BMW PGA Championship logo.png
Tournament information
Location	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Established	1955
Course(s)	Wentworth Club
Par	72
Length	7,267 yards (6,645 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$9,000,000
Month played	September
Tournament record score
Aggregate	266 Brian Bamford (1961)
To par	−21 An Byeong-hun (2015)
Current champion
	United States Billy Horschel
Location map
	Wentworth Club is located in England Wentworth Club Wentworth Club Location in England Wentworth Club Wentworth Club Location in Surrey

The BMW PGA Championship is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1955 by the Professional Golfers' Association, and originally called the British PGA Championship.

History

The BMW PGA Championship has usually been played each May, on the weekend of the UK's Spring Bank Holiday, over the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. The PGA European Tour has its headquarters at the club and as the tour's home tournament, the BMW PGA Championship is often regarded as the flagship event on the European Tour. The tournament switched to September in 2019 as part of a revamp of the golfing calendar in which the US PGA Championship moved to May.^[1] It has usually had the highest prize money of any event which the tour organises, but this changed in 2009 with the introduction of the Race to Dubai, and the $10 million Dubai World Championship at the end of the season. There are other more lucrative events than the BMW PGA Championship which are part of the European Tour schedule, such as the majors and the World Golf Championship events, but these are organised by other bodies. It is also the European Tour's designated "Premier event" for the purposes of the Official World Golf Rankings, with a minimum of 64 ranking points available to the winner.^[2] The winner of the tournament is given an exemption into that season's U.S. Open and the next three Open Championships. In 2000, Colin Montgomerie became the only player to win three years in a row.^[3] In 2021, Billy Horschel became only the second American to win the event, the first since Arnold Palmer in 1975.^[4]

Winners

	European Tour (Rolex Series)	2022–
	European Tour (Flagship event and Rolex Series)	2017–2021
	European Tour (Flagship event)	1990–2016
	European Tour (Regular)	1972–1989
	Pre-European Tour	1955–1971

#	Year	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Winner's share (€)	Venue
BMW PGA Championship
70th	2024	United States Billy Horschel (2)	268	−20	Playoff	South Africa Thriston Lawrence Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy	1,370,338	Wentworth Club
69th	2023	New Zealand Ryan Fox	270	−18	1 stroke	England Tyrrell Hatton England Aaron Rai	1,435,858	Wentworth Club
68th	2022	Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry	199^{[lower-alpha 1]}	−17	1 stroke	Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy Spain Jon Rahm	1,351,106	Wentworth Club
67th	2021	United States Billy Horschel	269	−19	1 stroke	Thailand Kiradech Aphibarnrat England Laurie Canter Wales Jamie Donaldson	1,125,952	Wentworth Club
66th	2020	England Tyrrell Hatton	269	−19	4 strokes	France Victor Perez	974,457	Wentworth Club
65th	2019	England Danny Willett	268	−20	3 strokes	Spain Jon Rahm	1,056,662	Wentworth Club
64th	2018	Italy Francesco Molinari	271	−17	2 strokes	Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy	995,394	Wentworth Club
63rd	2017	Sweden Alex Norén	277	−11	2 strokes	Italy Francesco Molinari	1,041,939	Wentworth Club
62nd	2016	England Chris Wood	279	−9	1 stroke	Sweden Rikard Karlberg	833,330	Wentworth Club
61st	2015	South Korea An Byeong-hun	267	−21	6 strokes	Thailand Thongchai Jaidee Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez	833,330	Wentworth Club
60th	2014	Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy	274	−14	1 stroke	Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry	791,660	Wentworth Club
59th	2013	Italy Matteo Manassero	278	−10	Playoff	England Simon Khan Scotland Marc Warren	791,660	Wentworth Club
58th	2012	England Luke Donald (2)	273	−15	4 strokes	Scotland Paul Lawrie England Justin Rose	750,000	Wentworth Club
57th	2011	England Luke Donald	278	−6	Playoff	England Lee Westwood	750,000	Wentworth Club
56th	2010	England Simon Khan	278	−6	1 stroke	Sweden Fredrik Andersson Hed England Luke Donald	750,000	Wentworth Club
55th	2009	England Paul Casey	271	−17	1 stroke	England Ross Fisher	750,000	Wentworth Club
54th	2008	Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez	277	−11	Playoff	England Oliver Wilson	750,000	Wentworth Club
53rd	2007	Denmark Anders Hansen (2)	280	−8	Playoff	England Justin Rose	725,000	Wentworth Club
BMW Championship
52nd	2006	England David Howell	271	−17	5 strokes	England Simon Khan	708,330	Wentworth Club
51st	2005	Argentina Ángel Cabrera	273	−15	2 strokes	Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley	666,660	Wentworth Club
Volvo PGA Championship
50th	2004	Scotland Scott Drummond	269	−19	2 strokes	Argentina Ángel Cabrera	625,000	Wentworth Club
49th	2003	Spain Ignacio Garrido	270	−18	Playoff	South Africa Trevor Immelman	583,330	Wentworth Club
48th	2002	Denmark Anders Hansen	269	−19	5 strokes	Scotland Colin Montgomerie Argentina Eduardo Romero	528,708	Wentworth Club
47th	2001	Scotland Andrew Oldcorn	272	−16	2 strokes	Argentina Ángel Cabrera	544,521	Wentworth Club
46th	2000	Scotland Colin Montgomerie (3)	271	−17	3 strokes	Northern Ireland Darren Clarke England Lee Westwood Scotland Andrew Coltart	415,130	Wentworth Club
45th	1999	Scotland Colin Montgomerie (2)	270	−18	5 strokes	England Mark James	303,350	Wentworth Club
44th	1998	Scotland Colin Montgomerie	274	−14	1 stroke	South Africa Ernie Els Scotland Gary Orr Sweden Patrik Sjöland	280,000	Wentworth Club
43rd	1997	Wales Ian Woosnam (2)	275	−13	2 strokes	Northern Ireland Darren Clarke South Africa Ernie Els England Nick Faldo	256,676	Wentworth Club
42nd	1996	Italy Costantino Rocca	274	−14	2 strokes	England Nick Faldo Scotland Paul Lawrie	233,324	Wentworth Club
41st	1995	Germany Bernhard Langer (3)	279	−9	1 stroke	New Zealand Michael Campbell Sweden Per-Ulrik Johansson	210,000	Wentworth Club
40th	1994	Spain José María Olazábal	271	−17	1 stroke	South Africa Ernie Els	186,662	Wentworth Club
39th	1993	Germany Bernhard Langer (2)	274	−14	6 strokes	Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr Scotland Colin Montgomerie New Zealand Frank Nobilo	163,324	Wentworth Club
38th	1992	Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone	272	−16	2 strokes	Scotland Gordon Brand Jnr Spain José María Olazábal	140,000	Wentworth Club
37th	1991	Spain Seve Ballesteros (2)	271	−17	Playoff	Scotland Colin Montgomerie	116,662	Wentworth Club
36th	1990	Australia Mike Harwood	271	−17	1 stroke	South Africa John Bland England Nick Faldo	93,324	Wentworth Club
35th	1989	England Nick Faldo (4)	272	−16	2 strokes	Wales Ian Woosnam	81,662	Wentworth Club
34th	1988	Wales Ian Woosnam	274	−14	2 strokes	Spain Seve Ballesteros England Mark James	70,000	Wentworth Club
Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship
33rd	1987	West Germany Bernhard Langer	270	−18	4 strokes	Spain Seve Ballesteros	51,324	Wentworth Club
32nd	1986	Australia Rodger Davis	281	−7	Playoff	Republic of Ireland Des Smyth	49,000	Wentworth Club
31st	1985	England Paul Way	282	−6	Playoff	Scotland Sandy Lyle	42,000	Wentworth Club
30th	1984	England Howard Clark	204^{[lower-alpha 2]}	−12	2 strokes	England Gordon J. Brand West Germany Bernhard Langer	35,000	Wentworth Club
Sun Alliance PGA Championship
29th	1983	Spain Seve Ballesteros	278	−2	2 strokes	Scotland Ken Brown Scotland Sandy Lyle	21,000	Royal St George's
28th	1982	England Tony Jacklin (2)	284	−4	Playoff	West Germany Bernhard Langer	18,662	Hillside
27th	1981	England Nick Faldo (3)	274	−10	4 strokes	Scotland Ken Brown England Neil Coles	16,324	Ganton
26th	1980	England Nick Faldo (2)	283	+3	1 stroke	Scotland Ken Brown	16,324	Royal St George's
Colgate PGA Championship
25th	1979	Argentina Vicente Fernández	288	E	1 stroke	Italy Baldovino Dassù South Africa Gary Player	11,662	St Andrews Links
24th	1978	England Nick Faldo	278	−10	7 strokes	Scotland Ken Brown	14,000	Royal Birkdale
Penfold PGA Championship
23rd	1977	Spain Manuel Piñero	283	+3	3 strokes	England Peter Oosterhuis	14,000	Royal St George's
22nd	1976	England Neil Coles	280	E	Playoff	Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy South Africa Gary Player	14,000	Royal St George's
21st	1975	United States Arnold Palmer	285	+5	2 strokes	Republic of Ireland Eamonn Darcy	14,000	Royal St George's
Viyella PGA Championship
20th	1974	England Maurice Bembridge	278	−10	1 stroke	England Peter Oosterhuis	5,600	Wentworth Club
19th	1973	England Peter Oosterhuis	280	−8	3 strokes	South Africa Dale Hayes Belgium Donald Swaelens	3,071	Wentworth Club
18th	1972	England Tony Jacklin	279	−9	3 strokes	England Peter Oosterhuis	3,070	Wentworth Club
Schweppes PGA Championship
1970–71: No tournament
17th	1969	Scotland Bernard Gallacher	293	+5	1 stroke	England John Garner England Guy Wolstenholme		Ashburnham
15th	1968 (op.)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	England David Talbot	276	−8	5 strokes	England Bernard Hunt		Dunbar
13th	1967 (op.)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	England Malcolm Gregson	275	−13	3 strokes	Republic of Ireland Hugh Boyle		Hunstanton
Piccadilly PGA Close Championship
16th	1968 (cl.)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	England Peter Townsend	275	−5	1 stroke	England Neil Coles		Royal Mid-Surrey
PGA Close Championship
14th	1967 (cl.)^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Wales Brian Huggett	271	−13	8 strokes	England Jimmy Hitchcock England Bernard Hunt		Thorndon Park
Schweppes PGA Close Championship
12th	1966	England Guy Wolstenholme	278	−2	4 strokes	Scotland George Will		Saunton
11th	1965	England Peter Alliss (3)	286	−6	Playoff^{[lower-alpha 4]}	England Peter Butler		Prince's
10th	1964	England Tony Grubb	287	−1	2 strokes	England Lionel Platts		Western Gailes
9th	1963	England Peter Butler	306		2 strokes	Scotland Bobby Walker	1,000	Royal Birkdale
8th	1962	England Peter Alliss (2)	287		1 stroke	England Ralph Moffitt Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr		Little Aston Sutton Coldfield
7th	1961	England Brian Bamford	266	−11	3 strokes	England Peter Alliss Republic of Ireland Christy O'Connor Snr		Royal Mid-Surrey Richmond
PGA Close Championship
6th	1960	England Arnold Stickley	247^{[lower-alpha 5]}		2 strokes	Wales Dai Rees		Coventry
5th	1959	Wales Dai Rees	283		6 strokes	England Bernard Hunt England David Snell		Ashburnham
4th	1958	Republic of Ireland Harry Bradshaw	287		1 stroke	Wales Dai Rees		Maesdu
3rd	1957	England Peter Alliss	286		3 strokes	England Charlie Ward		Maesdu
2nd	1956	England Charlie Ward	282		Playoff^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Scotland Eric Brown		Maesdu
1st	1955	England Ken Bousfield	277		2 strokes	England Max Faulkner		Pannal Harrogate (Starbeck)

Media coverage

Currently in the United Kingdom, all four rounds of the BMW PGA Championship are shown live by Sky Sports with highlights being shown by the BBC.

Notes

↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to Operation London Bridge.^[5]
↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 In 1967 and 1968, both open and closed championships were held.
↑ Alliss won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
↑ Shortened to 63 holes due to weather.
↑ Ward defeated Brown in a 36 hole playoff; Ward 139, Brown 141.

References

↑ "US PGA Championship: Golf's fourth major moved from August to May". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
↑ "How the system works". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
↑ "Montgomerie Wins 3rd Straight Volvo". The New York Times. 30 May 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
↑ "BMW PGA Championship: Billy Horschel cards bogey-free 65 to claim one-shot win at Wentworth". Sky Sports. 12 September 2021.
↑ Harig, Bob (9 September 2022). "BMW PGA Championship Shortened to 54 Holes". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

External links

Coverage on the European Tour's official site
BMW Golfsport – official BMW golf site

51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59

[6] Shortened to 54 holes due to Operation London Bridge.^[5]

[7] Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

[openclosed-8] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 In 1967 and 1968, both open and closed championships were held.

[9] Alliss won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.

[10] Shortened to 63 holes due to weather.

[11] Ward defeated Brown in a 36 hole playoff; Ward 139, Brown 141.

[1] "US PGA Championship: Golf's fourth major moved from August to May". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

[2] "How the system works". Official World Golf Ranking. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

[3] "Montgomerie Wins 3rd Straight Volvo". The New York Times. 30 May 2000. Retrieved 23 May 2009.

[4] "BMW PGA Championship: Billy Horschel cards bogey-free 65 to claim one-shot win at Wentworth". Sky Sports. 12 September 2021.

[5] Harig, Bob (9 September 2022). "BMW PGA Championship Shortened to 54 Holes". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 October 2024.

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v t e European Tour events
Major championships	Masters Tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open The Open Championship
Rolex Series	Hero Dubai Desert Classic Genesis Scottish Open (P) BMW PGA Championship Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship DP World Tour Championship
Other Race to Dubai tournaments	Fortinet Australian PGA Championship (A) Joburg Open (S) ISPS Handa Australian Open (A) Investec South African Open Championship (S) Alfred Dunhill Championship (S) AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open (S) Dubai Invitational Ras Al Khaimah Championship Bahrain Championship Commercial Bank Qatar Masters Magical Kenya Open SDC Championship (S) Jonsson Workwear Open (S) Porsche Singapore Classic Hero Indian Open (I) ISPS Handa Championship (J) Volvo China Open Soudal Open European Open Volvo Car Scandinavian Mixed (L) KLM Open Italian Open BMW International Open ISCO Championship (P) Barracuda Championship (P) D+D Real Czech Masters Danish Golf Championship Betfred British Masters Omega European Masters Amgen Irish Open Acciona Open de España Alfred Dunhill Links Championship FedEx Open de France Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters Genesis Championship (K)
Team events	Ryder Cup Hero Cup
Other	European Tour Qualifying School J. P. McManus Pro-Am Olympic Games Former events
(A) – co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour of Australasia; (I) – co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India; (J) – co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour; (K) – co-sanctioned by the Korean Tour; (L) – mixed event with the Ladies European Tour; (P) - co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour; (S) - co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour.

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