2009 BMW PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–24 May 2009 |
| Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England |
| Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,304 yards (6,679 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 78 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+2) |
| Prize fund | €4,500,000 |
| Winner's share | €750,000 |
| Champion | |
 Paul Casey | |
| 271 (−17) | |
Wentworth Club
Location in England
The 2009 BMW PGA Championship was the 55th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 21–24 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Englishman Paul Casey won his first BMW PGA Championship with a one stroke victory over fellow Englishman Ross Fisher. This result saw him rise to Number 3 in the Official World Golf Rankings.[1]
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 | 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 |
Past champions in the field
Nine former champions entered the tournament.[3]
Made the cut
| Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anders Hansen |  Denmark |
2002, 2007 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 285 | −3 | T21 |
| Colin Montgomerie |  Scotland |
1998, 1999, 2000 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 76 | 287 | −1 | T35 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez |  Spain |
2008 | 68 | 70 | 74 | 76 | 288 | E | T43 |
| Scott Drummond | Scotland |
2004 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 291 | +3 | T54 |
| José María Olazábal | Spain |
1994 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 74 | 291 | +4 | T59 |
| Ignacio Garrido | Spain |
2003 | 73 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 293 | +5 | T64 |
| David Howell | England |
2006 | 76 | 69 | 73 | 78 | 296 | +8 | T72 |
Missed the cut
| Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ángel Cabrera |  Argentina |
2005 | 74 | 75 | 149 | +5 |
| Andrew Oldcorn | Scotland |
2001 | 77 | 80 | 157 | +13 |
Nationalities in the field
| North America (3) | South America (8) | Europe (114) | Oceania (7) | Asia (7) | Africa (11) |
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 United States (3) |
Argentina (6) |
England (42) |
 Australia (5) |
 India (4) |
 South Africa (11)
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 Chile (1) |
 Northern Ireland (5) |
 New Zealand (2) |
 Thailand (3) |
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 Paraguay (1) |
Scotland (11) |
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 Wales (4)
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 Ireland (4)
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 Austria (1)
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| Denmark (5)
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 Finland (1)
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 France (9)
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 Germany (2)
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 Italy (2)
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 Netherlands (3)
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| Spain (11)
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 Sweden (14)
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Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 21 May 2009
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | Spain |
67 | −5 |
| David Horsey | England
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| Anthony Wall | England
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| T4 | Niclas Fasth | Sweden |
68 | −4 |
| Ross Fisher | England
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| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain
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| Barry Lane | England
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| Charl Schwartzel | South Africa
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| T9 | Paul Casey | England |
69 | −3 |
| Ben Curtis | United States
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| Scott Drummond | Scotland
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| Anthony Kang | United States
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| Robert Karlsson | Sweden
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| Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark
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| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland
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| Alex Norén | Sweden
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| Álvaro Quirós | Spain
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Second round
Friday, 22 May 2009
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | England |
69-67=136 | −8 |
| T2 | David Horsey | England |
67-71=138 | −6 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain |
68-70=138 | ||
| Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark |
69-69=138 | ||
| Anthony Wall | England |
67-71=138 | ||
| Marc Warren | Scotland |
72-66=138 | ||
| T7 | Thomas Aiken | South Africa |
72-67=139 | −5 |
| Ben Curtis | United States |
69-70=139 | ||
| Stephen Dodd | Wales |
71-68=139 | ||
| T10 | Pablo Larrazábal | Spain |
73-67=140 | −4 |
| Alex Norén | Sweden |
69-71=140 | ||
| Álvaro Quirós | Spain |
69-71=140 | ||
| Charl Schwartzel | South Africa |
68-72=140 |
Third round
Saturday, 23 May 2009
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | England |
69-67-67=203 | −13 |
| 2 | Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark |
69-69-68=206 | −10 |
| 3 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
72-70-65=207 | −9 |
| T4 | Ross Fisher | England |
68-73-67=208 | −8 |
| Charl Schwartzel | South Africa |
68-72-68=208 | ||
| T6 | Stephen Dodd | Wales |
71-68-70=209 | −7 |
| Thomas Levet | France |
70-71-68=209 | ||
| Marc Warren | Scotland |
72-66-71=209 | ||
| 9 | Anthony Wall | England |
67-71-72=210 | −6 |
| T10 | Nick Dougherty | England |
73-71-67=211 | −5 |
| Simon Dyson | England |
74-69-68=211 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie | Scotland |
69-73-69=211 |
Final round
Sunday, 24 May 2009
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey | England |
69-67-67-68=271 | −17 | 750,000 |
| 2 | Ross Fisher | England |
68-73-67-64=272 | −16 | 500,000 |
| 3 | Søren Kjeldsen | Denmark |
69-69-68-69=275 | −13 | 281,700 |
| 4 | Stephen Dodd | Wales |
71-68-70-67=276 | −12 | 225,000 |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Ireland |
72-70-65-71=278 | −10 | 190,800 |
| T6 | Ben Curtis | United States |
69-70-73-67=279 | −9 | 135,000 |
| Charl Schwartzel | South Africa |
68-72-68-71=279 | |||
| Anthony Wall | England |
67-71-72-69=279 | |||
| 9 | Thomas Levet | France |
70-71-68-71=280 | −8 | 100,800 |
| 10 | Thomas Aiken | South Africa |
72-67-74-68=281 | −7 | 90,000 |
References
- ^ "Casey wins BMW PGA Championship". European Tour. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Course Card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "2009 BMW PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020.