2011 BMW PGA Championship

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2011 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–29 May 2011
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,251 yards (6,630 m)
Field150 players, 66 after cut
Cut146 (+4)
Prize fund€4,500,000
Winner's share€750,000
Champion
England Luke Donald
278 (−6)
Location Map
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in England
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The 2011 BMW PGA Championship was the 57th edition of the BMW PGA 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.[1]

Englishman Luke Donald beat Lee Westwood in a sudden-death playoff and overtook his countryman as the new World Number One.[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 473 154 465 552 203 418 396 391 449 3,501 184 416 480 470 179 489 383 610 539 3,750 7,251
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 3 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 36 71

Past champions in the field[]

Nine former champions entered the tournament.[4]

Made the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 1998, 1999, 2000 69 75 71 68 283 −1 T7
Anders Hansen  Denmark 2002, 2007 69 72 72 73 286 +2 T18
Ignacio Garrido  Spain 2003 75 71 70 71 287 +3 T24
Paul Casey  England 2009 72 71 72 72 287 +3 T24
David Howell  England 2006 71 71 72 75 289 +5 T39

Missed the cut[]

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 Total To par
Simon Khan  England 2010 76 71 147 +5
Scott Drummond  Scotland 2004 76 72 148 +6
Miguel Ángel Jiménez  Spain 2008 76 74 150 +8
José María Olazábal  Spain 1994 WD

Nationalities in the field[]

North America (2) South America (6) Europe (117) Oceania (10) Asia (6) Africa (9)
 United States (2)  Argentina (3)  England (43)  Australia (7)  India (3)  South Africa (9)
 Chile (2)  Northern Ireland (5)  New Zealand (3)  South Korea (2)
 Paraguay (1)  Scotland (12)  Thailand (1)
 Wales (6)
 Ireland (6)
 Austria (2)
 Belgium (1)
 Denmark (6)
 Finland (1)
 France (7)
 Germany (2)
 Italy (3)
 Netherlands (3)
 Spain (11)
 Sweden (9)

Round summaries[]

First round[]

Thursday, 26 May 2011

Place Player Country Score To par
1 Luke Donald  England 64 −7
T2 Johan Edfors  Sweden 66 −5
Matteo Manassero  Italy
4 Oscar Florén  Sweden 67 −4
T5 Ian Poulter  England 68 −3
José Manuel Lara  Spain
Bradley Dredge  Wales
Ross McGowan  England
T9 Darren Clarke  Northern Ireland 69 −2
Kenneth Ferrie  England
Anders Hansen  Denmark
Thomas Levet  France
Colin Montgomerie  Scotland
Álvaro Quirós  Spain

Second round[]

Friday, 27 May 2011

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Álvaro Quirós  Spain 69-67=136 −6
Matteo Manassero  Italy 66-70=136
Luke Donald  England 64-72=136
T4 Thomas Aiken  South Africa 71-67=138 −4
David Horsey  England 70-68=138
José Manuel Lara  Spain 68-70=138
7 Simon Dyson  England 71-68=139 −3
T8 Scott Jamieson  Scotland 71-69=140 −2
Peter Whiteford  Scotland 71-69=140
Felipe Aguilar  Chile 70-70=140
Thomas Levet  France 69-71=140

Third round[]

Saturday, 28 May 2011

Place Player Country Score To par
T1 Matteo Manassero  Italy 66-70-72=208 −5
Luke Donald  England 64-72-72=208
T3 Lee Westwood  England 72-69-69=210 −3
Fabrizio Zanotti  Paraguay 71-70-69=210
T5 Raphaël Jacquelin  France 72-70-69=211 −2
Bradley Dredge  Wales 68-74-69=211
Simon Dyson  England 71-68-72=211
T8 Peter Hanson  Sweden 70-73-69=212 −1
Johan Edfors  Sweden 66-75-71=212
David Horsey  England 70-68-74=212
José Manuel Lara  Spain 68-70-74=212
Álvaro Quirós  Spain 69-67-76=212

Final round[]

Sunday, 29 May 2011

Place Player Country Score To par Money (€)
T1 Lee Westwood  England 72-69-69-68=278 −6 Playoff
Luke Donald  England 64-72-72-70=278
3 Simon Dyson  England 71-68-72-69=280 −4 281,700
T4 Marcus Fraser  Australia 70-72-73-67=282 −2 191,100
Shane Lowry  Ireland 74-72-69-67=282
Raphaël Jacquelin  France 72-70-69-71=282
T7 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 69-75-71-68=283 −1 99,750
Jamie Donaldson  Wales 71-71-72-69=283
Peter Whiteford  Scotland 71-69-73-70=283
Johan Edfors  Sweden 66-75-71-71=283
David Horsey  England 70-68-74-71=283
Matteo Manassero  Italy 66-70-72-75=283

Playoff[]

The playoff began on the par five 18th, and both laid up with their second shots. Donald played a majestic pitch to leave himself no more than six feet (1.8 m) for birdie. Westwood attempted to follow him in but overspun his approach and it retracted into the water hazard. He eventually chipped out from the drop zone and made double bogey; Donald made his birdie putt to win the title and overtook his countryman as the new World Number One.[5]

Place Player Country Score To par Money (€)
1 Luke Donald  England 4 −1 750,000
2 Lee Westwood  England 7 +2 500,000

References[]

  1. ^ "Sporting stars gather for BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am". PGA European Tour. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "BMW PGA showcases European Tour at its best". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Venue Info". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ^ "BMW PGA Championship in numbers". PGA European Tour. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Luke Donald wins the BMW PGA Championship and becomes new world number one". BBC Sport. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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