2021 BMW PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9–12 September 2021 |
| 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 | 7,267 yards (6,645 m) |
| Field | 144 players, 78 after cut |
| Cut | 142 (−2) |
| Prize fund | US$8,000,000 |
| Winner's share | US$1,330,000 |
| Champion | |
 Billy Horschel | |
| 269 (−19) | |
| Location Map | |
  Wentworth Club Location in England | |
The 2021 BMW PGA Championship was the 67th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 9–12 September at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.[1]
Billy Horschel won the event, carding a final-round 65 to finish one shot ahead of Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Laurie Canter and Jamie Donaldson. It was his second European Tour victory.[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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yardage | n/a | 473 | 154 | 459 | 552 | 203 | 418 | 396 | 400 | 449 | 3,504 | 184 | 408 | 520 | 470 | 174 | 491 | 383 | 610 | 523 | 3,763 | 7,267 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Field[]
Past champions in the field[]
Made the cut[]
| Player | Year won | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alex Norén |
2017 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 279 | −9 | T27 |
 Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
2008 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 280 | −8 | T30 |
 Francesco Molinari |
2018 | 69 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 281 | −7 | T35 |
 David Howell |
2006 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 285 | −3 | T57 |
| Danny Willett |
2019 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 288 | E | T71 |
Missed the cut[]
| Player | Year(s) won | R1 | R2 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Donald |
2011, 2012 | 75 | 68 | 143 | −1 |
| Tyrrell Hatton |
2020 | 74 | 69 | 143 | −1 |
| Chris Wood |
2016 | 75 | 69 | 144 | E |
Nationalities in the field[]
| North America (6) | South America (1) | Europe (114) | Oceania (5) | Asia (5) | Africa (13) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States (6) |
 Paraguay (1) |
England (40) |
 Australia (4) |
 India (1) |
 South Africa (13)
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 Northern Ireland (3) |
 New Zealand (1) |
 Japan (1) |
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 Scotland (9) |
 Malaysia (1)
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 Wales (1) |
 Thailand (2)
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 Ireland (2) |
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 Austria (2)
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 Belgium (3)
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 Denmark (8)
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 Finland (4)
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 France (12)
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 Germany (2)
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| Italy (8)
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 Netherlands (1)
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 Norway (1)
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 Poland (1)
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 Portugal (1)
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| Spain (8)
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| Sweden (8)
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Round summaries[]
First round[]
Thursday, 9 September 2021
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
64 | −8 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout
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| 3 | Adam Scott |
65 | −7 |
| T4 | Laurie Canter |
67 | −5 |
| Masahiro Kawamura
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| Justin Rose
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| T7 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
68 | −4 |
| Francesco Laporta
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| Pablo Larrazábal
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| Joost Luiten
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Second round[]
Friday, 10 September 2021
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
64-68=132 | −12 |
| T2 | Laurie Canter |
67-66=133 | −11 |
| Francesco Laporta |
68-65=133 | ||
| 4 | Adam Scott |
65-69=134 | −10 |
| T5 | Jamie Donaldson |
69-66=135 | −9 |
| Billy Horschel |
70-65=135 | ||
| Justin Rose |
67-68=135 | ||
| T8 | Marcus Armitage |
70-66=136 | −8 |
| Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
64-72=136 | ||
| Masahiro Kawamura |
67-69=136 | ||
| Shane Lowry |
70-66=136 | ||
| Thomas Pieters |
70-66=136 | ||
| Fabrizio Zanotti |
70-66=136 |
Third round[]
Saturday, 11 September 2021
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Laporta |
68-65-69=202 | −14 |
| 2 | Laurie Canter |
67-66-70=203 | −13 |
| T3 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
64-72-68=204 | −12 |
| Jamie Donaldson |
69-66-69=204 | ||
| Billy Horschel |
70-65-69=204 | ||
| Adam Scott |
65-69-70=204 | ||
| T7 | Sean Crocker |
71-68-66=205 | −11 |
| Shane Lowry |
70-66-69=205 | ||
| Bernd Wiesberger |
71-67-67=205 | ||
| T10 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
64-68-74=206 | −10 |
| Nicolai Højgaard |
70-67-69=206 | ||
| Joakim Lagergren |
70-70-66=206 | ||
| Justin Walters |
70-70-66=206 |
Final round[]
Sunday, 12 September 2021
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Horschel |
70-65-69-65=269 | −19 | 1,125,952 |
| T2 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
64-68-74-64=270 | −18 | 492,899 |
| Laurie Canter |
67-66-70-67=270 | |||
| Jamie Donaldson |
69-66-69-66=270 | |||
| 5 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
64-72-68-67=271 | −17 | 281,587 |
| T6 | Andrew Johnston |
70-69-68-65=272 | −16 | 199,533 |
| Francesco Laporta |
68-65-69-70=272 | |||
| Justin Rose |
67-68-72-65=272 | |||
| T9 | Sean Crocker |
71-68-66-68=273 | −15 | 135,125 |
| Thomas Pieters |
70-66-71-66=273 | |||
| Shubhankar Sharma |
70-69-68-66=273 |
References[]
- ^ "Hatton leads the homecoming of English lions to BMW PGA Championship". European Tour. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "BMW PGA Championship: Billy Horschel cards bogey-free 65 to claim one-shot win at Wentworth". Sky Sports. September 12, 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- BMW PGA Championship
- Golf tournaments in England
- 2021 in golf
- 2021 in English sport
- September 2021 sports events in the United Kingdom