2012 BMW PGA Championship

2012 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates 24–27 May 2012
Location Surrey, England
Course(s) Wentworth Club
Tour(s) European Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field 150 players, 72 after cut
Cut 145 (+1)
Prize fund 4,500,000
Winner's share €750,000
Champion
England Luke Donald
273 (−15)
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The 2012 BMW PGA Championship was the 58th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the 2012 European Tour, contested 24–27 May at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England.[1] Englishman Luke Donald successfully defended his PGA Championship title and regained the World Number One status.[2]

Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course[3]
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 4731544655522034183963914493,501 1844165314701794893836105393,8017,302
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

Ten former champions entered the 2012 BMW PGA Championship.[4]

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Luke Donald  England 2011 68 68 69 68 283 −15 1
José María Olazábal  Spain 1994 70 72 76 70 288 E T27
Simon Khan  England 2010 71 74 70 73 288 E T27
Miguel Ángel Jiménez  Spain 2008 71 70 76 74 290 +2 T39
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 1998, 1999, 2000 69 74 78 81 302 +14 72

Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Anders Hansen  Denmark 2002, 2007 73 73 146 +2
David Howell  England 2006 73 74 147 +3
Ignacio Garrido  Spain 2003 71 78 149 +5
Paul Casey  England 2009 78 76 154 +10
Scott Drummond  Scotland 2004 77 77 154 +10

Round summaries

First round (Thursday)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1David Drysdale Scotland66−6
Peter Lawrie Ireland
T3Jamie Donaldson Wales67−5
Justin Rose England
Álvaro Quirós Spain
Richard Johnson Sweden
Niclas Fasth Sweden
T8Marc Warren Scotland68−4
Robert Rock England
Ernie Els South Africa
Bernd Wiesberger Austria
Kenneth Ferrie England
Scott Jamieson Scotland
Mark Haastrup Denmark
James Morrison England
Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain
Francesco Molinari Italy
Luke Donald England
Peter Hedblom Sweden

Second round (Friday)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1James Morrison England68-64=132−12
T2Luke Donald England68-68=136−8
David Drysdale Scotland66-70=136
T4Álvaro Quirós Spain67-70=137−7
Peter Lawrie Ireland66-71=137
T6Marcel Siem Germany71-67=138−6
Ricardo González Argentina71-67=138
Fredrik Andersson Hed Sweden70-68=138
Branden Grace South Africa69-69=138
Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain68-70=138
Francesco Molinari Italy68-70=138
Peter Hedblom Sweden68-70=138
Justin Rose England67-71=138

Third round (Saturday)

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Luke Donald England68-68-69=205−11
2Justin Rose England67-71-69=207−9
3Peter Lawrie Ireland66-71-72=209−7
T4Ernie Els South Africa68-73-70=211−5
Paul Lawrie Scotland69-71-71=211
Richard Sterne South Africa71-68-72=211
Branden Grace South Africa69-69-73=211
T8Peter Hedblom Sweden68-70-74=212−4
Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain68-70-74=212
Francesco Molinari Italy68-70-74=212

Final round (Sunday)

Luke Donald started the final round with a two-stroke lead over countryman Justin Rose. After being caught by Justin Rose four holes into the final round, Donald birdied 6, 7 and 10 to gain a three shot lead. The gap went to five at the 16th when Donald made another birdie, while Rose bogeyed after hitting a bunker. Paul Lawrie hit a best-of-the-day 66 to catch Rose. They finished tied second with a final score of −11, four shots behind champion Donald.[5] Luke Donald is only the third player, after Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie, to win successive PGA Championship titles. He also regained the World Number One ranking by retaining his title.[6]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
1Luke Donald England68-68-69-68=273 −15750,000
T2Paul Lawrie Scotland69-71-71-66=277−11390,850
Justin Rose England67-71-69-70=277
4Peter Lawrie Ireland66-71-72-71=280 −8225,000
5Branden Grace South Africa69-69-73-70=281 −7190,800
6Richard Sterne South Africa71-68-72-71=282 −6157,500
T7Marcel Siem Germany71-67-76-69=283−5116,100
Francesco Molinari Italy68-70-74-71=283
Ernie Els South Africa68-73-70-72=283
T10David Higgins Ireland70-70-74-70=284−478,300
Álvaro Quirós Spain67-70-77-70=284
David Drysdale Scotland66-70-78-70=284
Ian Poulter England71-73-69-71=284
James Morrison England68-64-81-71=284

References

  1. "Major Men bound for Wentworth". The PGA European Tour. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "Luke Donald wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. "BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Venue info". The PGA European Tour. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. "Field in Focus: at the BMW PGA Championship". The PGA European Tour. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. "BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Leaderboard". The PGA European Tour. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  6. "Double delight for Donald". The PGA European Tour. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

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