BMW Masters

BMW Masters
Tournament information
Location Luodian, Shanghai, China
Established 2011
Course(s) Lake Malaren Golf Club
Par 72
Length 7,594 yards (6,944 m)
Tour(s) European Tour (since 2012)
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$7.0 million
Month played November
Tournament record score
Aggregate 267 Peter Hanson (2012)
To par −21 Peter Hanson (2012)
Current champion
Sweden Kristoffer Broberg
Lake Malaren GC
Location in China

The BMW Masters is a golf tournament played annually at Lake Malaren Golf Club, in Luodian, Shanghai, China.[1] The tournament began in 2011 and became a European Tour event in 2012. It was dropped from the European Tour in 2016.

In 2011, the tournament was called the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters. The event had a small-field consisting of 30 top players from the European Tour and the Asian Tour. The winner received US$2 million, the largest first prize in golf,[2] coming from an overall prize fund of $5 million.

In 2012, it became a European Tour event and was renamed the BMW Masters.[3] The field was expanded to 78 players and the purse was increased to US$7 million. From 2013 to 2015, the tournament was part of the European Tour Final Series.

Winners

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
BMW Masters
2015 Kristoffer Broberg  Sweden 271 −17 Playoff United States Patrick Reed
2014 Marcel Siem  Germany 272 −16 Playoff England Ross Fisher
France Alexander Lévy
2013 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño  Spain 277 −11 1 stroke Italy Francesco Molinari
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
2012 Peter Hanson  Sweden 267 −21 1 stroke Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters (Non-sanctioned tour event)
2011 Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland 270 −18 Playoff United States Anthony Kim

References

  1. "Shanghai golf tournament goes professional and international". China Daily. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  2. "Shanghai Masters Golf Tournament 2011 Final Round". realsportingnews.com. 30 October 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. "The European Tour, CGA and BMW Unveil BMW Masters". PGA European Tour. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.

External links

Coordinates: 31°24′14″N 121°22′12″E / 31.404°N 121.370°E / 31.404; 121.370


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