2005 BMW Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 26–29 May 2005 |
Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°WCoordinates: 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 | 7,073 yards (6,468 m) |
Field | 150 players, 71 after cut |
Cut | 144 (E) |
Prize fund | €4,000,000 |
Winner's share | €666,660 |
Champion | |
Ángel Cabrera | |
273 (−15) | |
Location Map | |
Wentworth Club Location in England | |
The 2005 BMW Championship was the 51st edition of the BMW Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 26–29 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
It was the first year the event's sponsorship had been taken on by BMW, after Volvo's contract to sponsor the event had expired.[1]
Ángel Cabrera won by two strokes ahead of Paul McGinley, having had two previous runner-up finishes in the event.[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 |
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Yardage | n/a | 474 | 154 | 447 | 496 | 191 | 354 | 396 | 400 | 452 | 3,364 | 184 | 404 | 509 | 467 | 179 | 481 | 383 | 571 | 531 | 3,709 | 7,073 |
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 tournament.[4]
Made the cut[]
Player | Country | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scott Drummond | Scotland | 2004 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 68 | 283 | −5 | T11 |
Colin Montgomerie | Scotland | 1998, 1999, 2000 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 283 | −5 | T11 |
José María Olazábal | Spain | 1994 | 72 | 69 | 71 | 73 | 285 | −3 | T22 |
Ian Woosnam | Wales | 1988, 1997 | 75 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 285 | −3 | T22 |
Nick Faldo | England | 1978, 1980, 1981, 1989 | 70 | 71 | 77 | 69 | 287 | −1 | T33 |
Tony Johnstone | Zimbabwe | 1992 | 72 | 72 | 76 | 73 | 293 | +5 | T62 |
Missed the cut[]
Player | Country | Year won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anders Hansen | Denmark | 2002 | 74 | 74 | 148 | +4 |
Andrew Oldcorn | Scotland | 2001 | 68 | 82 | 150 | +6 |
Costantino Rocca | Italy | 1996 | 76 | 76 | 152 | +8 |
Ignacio Garrido | Spain | 2003 | 72 | 84 | 156 | +12 |
Nationalities in the field[]
North America (1) | South America (3) | Europe (121) | Oceania (13) | Asia (1) | Africa (11) |
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United States (1) | Argentina (3) | England (49) | Australia (11) | Thailand (1) | South Africa (9) |
Northern Ireland (2) | New Zealand (2) | Zimbabwe (2) | |||
Scotland (14) | |||||
Wales (5) | |||||
Ireland (9) | |||||
Austria (1) | |||||
Denmark (5) | |||||
Finland (1) | |||||
France (6) | |||||
Germany (1) | |||||
Italy (3) | |||||
Netherlands (3) | |||||
Portugal (1) | |||||
Spain (7) | |||||
Sweden (14) |
Round summaries[]
First round[]
Thursday, 26 May 2005
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
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T1 | Peter Lawrie | Ireland | 67 | −5 |
José-Filipe Lima | Portugal | |||
Graeme McDowell | Northern Ireland | |||
T4 | Ben Curtis | United States | 68 | −4 |
Peter Fowler | Australia | |||
Marcus Fraser | Australia | |||
Peter Hedblom | Sweden | |||
Nick O'Hern | Australia | |||
Mårten Olander | Sweden | |||
Andrew Oldcorn | Scotland | |||
Wade Ormsby | Australia |
Second round[]
Friday, 27 May 2005
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Hedblom | Sweden | 68-65=133 | −11 |
2 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | 72-64=136 | −8 |
3 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | 68-69=137 | −7 |
T4 | Peter Hanson | Sweden | 69-69=138 | −6 |
Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 70-68=138 | ||
T6 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 71-68=139 | −5 |
Ben Curtis | United States | 68-71=139 | ||
Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | 72-67=139 | ||
Peter Lonard | Australia | 69-70=139 | ||
Lee Slattery | England | 70-69=139 |
Third round[]
Saturday, 28 May 2005
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | 70-70-66=206 | −10 |
Peter Hedblom | Sweden | 68-65-73=206 | ||
T3 | David Howell | England | 70-72-66=208 | −8 |
Paul McGinley | Ireland | 72-64-72=208 | ||
T5 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 71-68-71=210 | −6 |
Peter Hanson | Sweden | 69-69-72=210 | ||
Thongchai Jaidee | Thailand | 72-67-71=210 | ||
Mårten Olander | Sweden | 68-72-70=210 | ||
T9 | Bradley Dredge | Wales | 75-68-69=212 | −4 |
Retief Goosen | South Africa | 70-70-72=212 | ||
Pádraig Harrington | Ireland | 70-68-74=212 | ||
Damien McGrane | Ireland | 69-71-72=212 | ||
Gary Murphy | Ireland | 74-68-70=212 | ||
José María Olazábal | Spain | 72-69-71=212 |
Final round[]
Sunday, 29 May 2005
Place | Player | Country | Score | To par | Money (€) |
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1 | Ángel Cabrera | Argentina | 70-70-66-67=273 | −15 | 666,660 |
2 | Paul McGinley | Ireland | 72-64-72-67=275 | −13 | 444,440 |
3 | Nick O'Hern | Australia | 68-69-76-64=277 | −11 | 250,400 |
4 | David Howell | England | 70-72-66-71=279 | −9 | 200,000 |
T5 | Peter Hanson | Sweden | 69-69-72-70=280 | −8 | 143,200 |
Peter Hedblom | Sweden | 68-65-73-74=280 | |||
Mårten Olander | Sweden | 68-72-70-70=280 | |||
T8 | Michael Campbell | New Zealand | 71-68-71-71=281 | −7 | 94,800 |
Jamie Donaldson | Wales | 73-71-69-68=281 | |||
10 | Bradley Dredge | Wales | 75-68-69-70=282 | −6 | 80,000 |
Scorecard[]
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle | Birdie | Bogey |
Source:[4]
References[]
- ^ "BMW takes on the PGA Championship". Golf Business News. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Cabrera Cruises to BMW Championship Victory". European Tour. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ a b "2005 BMW Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
Categories:
- BMW PGA Championship
- Golf tournaments in England
- 2005 in golf
- 2005 in English sport
- May 2005 sports events in the United Kingdom