2008 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 22–25 May 2008 |
Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W |
Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,304 yards (6,679 m) |
Field | 150 players, 70 after cut |
Cut | 145 (+1) |
Prize fund | €4,500,000 |
Winner's share | €750,000 |
Champion | |
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277 (−11) | |
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The 2008 BMW PGA Championship was the 54th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez defeated Englishman Oliver Wilson in a playoff to capture his first BMW PGA Championship title.[1]
Course layout[edit]
Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yardage | n/a | 474 | 154 | 465 | 552 | 203 | 418 | 396 | 392 | 449 | 3,503 | 184 | 416 | 531 | 470 | 179 | 489 | 383 | 610 | 539 | 3,801 | 7,304 |
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Round summaries[edit]
First round[edit]
Thursday, 22 May 2008
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
65 | −7 |
2 | ![]() |
66 | −6 |
T3 | ![]() |
67 | −5 |
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T5 | ![]() |
68 | −4 |
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T9 | ![]() |
69 | −3 |
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Second round[edit]
Friday, 23 May 2008
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
65-66=131 | −13 |
T2 | ![]() |
66-69=135 | −9 |
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70-65=135 | ||
T4 | ![]() |
67-69=136 | −8 |
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71-65=136 | ||
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7 | ![]() |
70-67=137 | −7 |
T8 | ![]() |
71-67=138 | −6 |
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72-66=138 | ||
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Third round[edit]
Saturday, 24 May 2008
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() |
66-69-70=205 | −11 |
T2 | ![]() |
70-67-72=209 | −7 |
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70-66-73=209 | ||
T4 | ![]() |
65-66-79=210 | −6 |
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73-68-69=210 | ||
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68-70-72=210 | ||
T7 | ![]() |
70-73-68=211 | −5 |
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T9 | ![]() |
71-67-74=212 | −4 |
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67-69-76=212 | ||
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70-69-73=212 | ||
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Final round[edit]
Sunday, 25 May 2008
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
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T1 | ![]() |
70-67-72-68=277 | −11 | Playoff |
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T3 | ![]() |
72-69-73-65=279 | −9 | 253,350 |
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5 | ![]() |
73-68-69-70=280 | −8 | 190,800 |
T6 | ![]() |
76-69-70-66=281 | −7 | 126,450 |
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75-68-71-67=281 | |||
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T10 | ![]() |
72-66-74-70=282 | −6 | 76,275 |
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Scorecard[edit]
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle | Birdie | Bogey |
Source:[3]
Playoff[edit]
The playoff began on the par five 18th; both players went for the green in two. Wilson ended up in the greenside bunker; Jiménez at the back of the green. Jiménez three-putted for a par 5 which was matched by Wilson.
The players headed once again for the 18th tee, this time Jiménez was able to get home in two after a superb drive; Wilson, on the other hand could only manage a lay up after he missed his tee shot to the right. Wilson managed to play his approach shot to 12 feet (3.6m), but his putt slipped by. Jiménez managed to two-putt for a birdie 4 and the title.[4]
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) | |
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1 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | ![]() |
5-4 | −1 | 750,000 |
2 | Oliver Wilson | ![]() |
5-5 | E | 500,000 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Jimenez completes the BMW set". European Tour. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Course Card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "2008 BMW PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- ^ "Jimenéz wins BMW PGA Championship in a playoff". PGA Tour. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2020.