2019 BMW PGA Championship
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 19–22 September 2019 |
| 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 | 7,302 yards (6,677 m) |
| Field | 132 players, 74 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | US$7,000,000 |
| Champion | |
 Danny Willett | |
| 268 (−20) | |
| Location map | |
  Wentworth Club Location in England | |
The 2019 BMW PGA Championship was the 65th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 19–22 September at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Danny Willett, co-leader after three rounds with Jon Rahm, won by three strokes from Rahm with Christiaan Bezuidenhout in third place.[1][2]
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 won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory McIlroy |  Northern Ireland |
2014 | 76 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 277 | −11 | T9 |
| Paul Casey | England |
2009 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 278 | −10 | T11 |
| Francesco Molinari |  Italy |
2018 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 279 | −9 | T14 |
| Alex Norén |  Sweden |
2017 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 74 | 284 | −4 | T28 |
| Chris Wood | England |
2016 | 70 | 75 | 71 | 73 | 289 | +1 | T51 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Howell | England |
2006 | 75 | 75 | 150 | +6 |
| Luke Donald | England |
2011, 2012 | 76 | 75 | 151 | +7 |
Nationalities in the field
| North America (7) | South America (2) | Europe (93) | Oceania (5) | Asia (10) | Africa (15) |
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 United States (7) |
 Argentina (1) |
England (33) |
 Australia (4) |
 China (2) |
 South Africa (15)
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 Paraguay (1) |
Northern Ireland (1) |
 New Zealand (1) |
 India (2) |
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 Scotland (8) |
 Japan (2)
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 Wales (1) |
 South Korea (1)
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 Ireland (3) |
 Malaysia (1)
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 Austria (2) |
 Thailand (2)
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 Belgium (3) |
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 Denmark (3)
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 Finland (2)
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 France (8)
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 Germany (2)
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| Italy (6)
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 Netherlands (1)
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 Norway (1)
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 Portugal (1)
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 Spain (10)
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| Sweden (8)
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Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 19 September 2019
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt Wallace | England |
65 | −7 |
| T2 | Jon Rahm | Spain |
66 | −6 |
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden
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| 4 | Justin Rose | England |
67 | −5 |
| T5 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa |
68 | −4 |
| Paul Casey | England
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| George Coetzee | South Africa
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| Ernie Els | South Africa
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| Scott Jamieson | Scotland
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| Joost Luiten | Netherlands
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| Andrea Pavan | Italy
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| Sebastian Söderberg | Sweden
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| Danny Willett | England
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Second round
Friday, 20 September 2019
Play was suspended because of darkness with 5 players still to complete their second round. They completed their second round early on Saturday morning.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jon Rahm | Spain |
66-67=133 | −11 |
| Danny Willett | England |
68-65=133 | ||
| T3 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa |
68-67=135 | −9 |
| Justin Rose | England |
67-68=135 | ||
| Henrik Stenson | Sweden |
66-69=135 | ||
| T6 | Paul Casey | England |
68-69=137 | −7 |
| Billy Horschel | United States |
72-65=137 | ||
| T8 | Tony Finau | United States |
70-68=138 | −6 |
| Viktor Hovland | Norway |
69-69=138 | ||
| Andrew Putnam | United States |
71-67=138 | ||
| Shubhankar Sharma | India |
71-67=138 |
Third round
Saturday, 21 September 2019
Overnight co-leaders Jon Rahm and Danny Willett both scored 68 and they extended their lead over the rest of the field from two strokes to three. Three players were tied for third place: Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Justin Rose who both scored 69 while Shubhankar Sharma scored 66. Ross Fisher scored 66, finishing with an albatross 2 at the final hole, coming home in 29. Rory McIlroy scored 65, the best round of the day, but was still 9 strokes behind the leaders.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Jon Rahm | Spain |
66-67-68=201 | −15 |
| Danny Willett | England |
68-65-68=201 | ||
| T3 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa |
68-67-69=204 | −12 |
| Justin Rose | England |
67-68-69=204 | ||
| Shubhankar Sharma | India |
71-67-66=204 | ||
| T6 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | Spain |
69-70-67=206 | −10 |
| Richie Ramsay | Scotland |
71-68-67=206 | ||
| 8 | Patrick Reed | United States |
70-70-67=207 | −9 |
| T9 | Paul Casey | England |
68-69-71=208 | −8 |
| Billy Horschel | United States |
72-65-71=208 | ||
| Viktor Hovland | Norway |
69-69-70=208 | ||
| Andrew Johnston | England |
69-70-69=208 | ||
| Francesco Molinari | Italy |
69-70-69=208 | ||
| Andrew Putnam | United States |
71-67-70=208 |
Final round
Sunday, 22 September 2019
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danny Willett | England |
68-65-68-67=268 | −20 | 1,056,662 |
| 2 | Jon Rahm | Spain |
66-67-68-70=271 | −17 | 704,438 |
| 3 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | South Africa |
68-67-69-68=272 | −16 | 396,884 |
| T4 | Billy Horschel | United States |
72-65-71-65=273 | −15 | 292,908 |
| Patrick Reed | United States |
70-70-67-66=273 | |||
| T6 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | Spain |
69-70-67-69=275 | −13 | 206,050 |
| Richie Ramsay | Scotland |
71-68-67-69=275 | |||
| 8 | Justin Rose | England |
67-68-69-72=276 | −12 | 158,500 |
| T9 | Andrew Johnston | England |
69-70-69-69=277 | −11 | 134,408 |
| Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
76-69-65-67=277 |
References
- ^ "BMW PGA Championship: Danny Willett wins by three shots at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 22 September 2019.
- ^ Murray, Ewan (22 September 2019). "Danny Willett enjoying his golf again as he claims PGA Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2019.