2015 BMW PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–24 May 2015 |
| Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England |
| Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,302 yards (6,677 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 76 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | €5,000,000 |
| Winner's share | €833,330 |
| Champion | |
 An Byeong-hun | |
| 267 (−21) | |
Wentworth Club
Location in England
The 2015 BMW PGA Championship was the 61st edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 21–24 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Course layout
| Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yardage | n/a | 473 | 154 | 465 | 552 | 203 | 418 | 396 | 391 | 449 | 3,501 | 184 | 416 | 531 | 470 | 179 | 489 | 383 | 610 | 539 | 3,801 | 7,302 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Field
Past champions in the field
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain |
2008 | 68 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 273 | −15 | T2 |
| Luke Donald |  England |
2011, 2012 | 70 | 70 | 77 | 69 | 286 | −2 | T38 |
| Ignacio Garrido | Spain |
2003 | 71 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 286 | −2 | T38 |
| Anders Hansen |  Denmark |
2002, 2007 | 74 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 286 | −2 | T38 |
| Matteo Manassero |  Italy |
2013 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 73 | 287 | −1 | T46 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Drummond |  Scotland |
2004 | 75 | 71 | 146 | +2 |
| David Howell | England |
2006 | 76 | 71 | 147 | +3 |
| Simon Khan | England |
2010 | 74 | 74 | 148 | +4 |
| Rory McIlroy |  Northern Ireland |
2014 | 71 | 78 | 149 | +5 |
Nationalities in the field
| North America (3) | South America (5) | Europe (113) | Oceania (6) | Asia (11) | Africa (12) |
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 United States (3) |
 Argentina (2) |
England (42) |
 Australia (6) |
 China (1) |
 South Africa (12)
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 Chile (2) |
Northern Ireland (4) |
 India (4) |
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 Paraguay (1) |
Scotland (9) |
South Korea (3)
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 Wales (3) |
 Thailand (3)
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 Ireland (5) |
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 Austria (1)
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 Belgium (2)
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| Denmark (7)
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 Finland (1)
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 France (12)
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 Germany (5)
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| Italy (5)
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 Netherlands (1)
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| Spain (8)
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 Sweden (8)
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Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Francesco Molinari took a two stroke lead after a bogey-free round of 65. Molinari finished joint second in the Open de España the previous week and finished in the top 10 in the BMW PGA Championship in 2012, 2013 and 2014.[1]
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | Italy |
65 | −7 |
| 2 | Robert Karlsson | Sweden |
67 | −5 |
| T3 | Jorge Campillo | Spain |
68 | −4 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain
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| Marc Warren | Scotland
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| Chris Wood | England
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| Yang Yong-eun | South Korea
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| T8 | Thomas Bjørn | Denmark |
69 | −3 |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | Belgium
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| Tommy Fleetwood | England
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| Jérôme Lando-Casanova | France
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| Pablo Larrazábal | Spain
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| Peter Lawrie | Ireland
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Second round
Friday, 22 May 2015
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | Italy |
65-69=134 | −10 |
| 2 | An Byeong-hun | South Korea |
71-64=135 | −9 |
| T3 | Emiliano Grillo | Argentina |
71-65=136 | −8 |
| Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand |
70-66=136 | ||
| 5 | James Morrison | England |
71-66=137 | −7 |
| T6 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
68-70=138 | −6 |
| Robert Karlsson | Sweden |
67-61=138 | ||
| T8 | Ignacio Garrido | Spain |
71-68=139 | −5 |
| Joost Luiten | Netherlands |
72-67=139 | ||
| Alexander Norén | Sweden |
72-67=139 |
Third round
Saturday, 23 May 2015
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | An Byeong-hun | South Korea |
71-64-67=202 | −14 |
| Francesco Molinari | Italy |
65-69-68=202 | ||
| 3 | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand |
70-66-68=204 | −12 |
| 4 | Tommy Fleetwood | England |
69-71-65=205 | −11 |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
68-70-68=206 | −10 |
| 6 | Alexander Norén | Sweden |
72-67-68=207 | −9 |
| 7 | Shane Lowry | Ireland |
74-67-67=208 | −8 |
| 8 | Chris Wood | England |
68-73-68=209 | −7 |
| T9 | Felipe Aguilar | Chile |
70-73-67=210 | −6 |
| Jamie Donaldson | Wales |
70-73-67=210 | ||
| Grégory Havret | France |
70-71-69=210 | ||
| Robert Karlsson | Sweden |
67-71-72=210 | ||
| David Lipsky | United States |
75-66-69=210 | ||
| Julien Quesne | France |
72-70-68=210 | ||
| Peter Uihlein | United States |
76-68-66=210 |
Final round
Sunday, 24 May 2015
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Byeong-hun | South Korea |
71-64-67-65=267 | −21 | 833,330 |
| T2 | Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand |
70-66-68-69=273 | −15 | 434,275 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
68-70-68-67=273 | |||
| 4 | Chris Wood | England |
68-73-68-66=275 | −13 | 250,000 |
| 5 | Francesco Molinari | Italy |
65-69-68-74=276 | −12 | 212,000 |
| T6 | Tommy Fleetwood | England |
69-71-65-72=277 | −11 | 162,500 |
| Shane Lowry | Ireland |
74-67-67-69=277 | |||
| T8 | Alexander Norén | Sweden |
72-67-68-71=278 | −10 | 118,500 |
| Julien Quesne | France |
72-70-68-68=278 | |||
| 10 | Alejandro Cañizares | Spain |
72-71-68-68=279 | −9 | 100,000 |
References
- ^ "Majestic Molinari dominates at Wentworth". European Tour. 21 May 2015.