BMW PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

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The BMW PGA Championship, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1955 by the Professional Golfers' Association, and as such was originally called the British PGA Championship. Since then it has had several sponsored names, but the phrase "PGA Championship" has usually been included in the name.

The PGA Championship is played each May over the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. The PGA European Tour has its headquarters at the club and as the tour's home tournament, the PGA Championship is often regarded as the flagship event on the European Tour. It has usually had the highest prize money of any event which the tour organises, but this changed in 2009 with the introduction of the Race to Dubai, and the $10 million Dubai World Championship at the end of the season. There are other more lucrative events than the PGA Championship which are part of the European Tour schedule, such as the majors and the World Golf Championship events, but these are organised by other bodies. It is also the European Tour's designated "Premier event" for the purposes of the Official World Golf Rankings, with a minimum of 64 ranking points available to the winner.

In 2000, Colin Montgomerie became the only player to have completed a hat-trick of titles

 

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Past Winners

BMW PGA Championship

2009 Paul Casey
2008 Miguel Ángel Jiménez
2007 Anders Hansen

BMW Championship

2006 David Howell
2005 Ángel Cabrera

Volvo PGA Championship

2004 Scott Drummond
2003 Ignacio Garrido
2002 Anders Hansen
2001 Andrew Oldcorn
2000 Colin Montgomerie
1999 Colin Montgomerie
1998 Colin Montgomerie
1997 Ian Woosnam
1996 Costantino Rocca
1995 Bernhard Langer
1994 José María Olazábal
1993 Bernhard Langer
1992 Tony Johnstone
1991 Severiano Ballesteros
1990 Mike Harwood
1989 Nick Faldo
1988 Ian Woosnam

Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship

1987 Bernhard Langer
1986 Wentworth Club Rodger Davis Australia 281 (-7) Playoff Des Smyth
1985 Wentworth Club Paul Way England 282 (-6) Playoff Sandy Lyle
1984* Wentworth Club Howard Clark England 204 (-12) 2 strokes Gordon J. Brand
Bernhard Langer

Sun Alliance PGA Championship

1983 Severiano Ballesteros
1982 Tony Jacklin
1981 Nick Faldo
1980 Golf Club Nick Faldo

Colgate PGA Championship

1979 Vicente Fernandez
1978 Nick Faldo
1977 Manuel Piñero
1976 Neil Coles
1975 Arnold Palmer
1974 Maurice Bembridge
1973 Wentworth Club Peter Oosterhuis England 280 (-8) 3 strokes Dale Hayes
Donald Swaelens
1972 Wentworth Club Tony Jacklin (1) England 279 (-9) 3 strokes Peter Oosterhuis

Schweppes Open

1970–71 No tournament
1969 Bernard Gallacher
1968 David Talbot
1967 Peter Townsend

Schweppes PGA Championship

1967 Malcolm Gregson

British PGA Championship

1966 Brian Huggett
1966 Guy Wolstenholme
1965 Peter Alliss
1964 Tony Grubb
1963 Peter Butler
1962 Peter Alliss
1961 Brian Bamford
1960 Arnold Stickley
1959 Dai Rees
1958 Harry Bradshaw
1957 Peter Alliss
1956 Charlie Ward
1955 Ken Bousfield

 

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Danny Willett leads by one in BMW PGA debut

Danny Willett marked his debut in the BMW PGA Championship with a course record 6-under 65 at Wentworth on Thursday.

The Englishman's round early in the day suggested that Ernie Els' (FSY) $9.4 million winter redesign of the historic West Course to 'give it teeth' had not succeeded.

 

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Lowry holds on in top 50 at Wentworth

Shane Lowry slipped down the leaderboard at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth after a three over par 74 on Saturday leaving him in a share of 48th place on four over for the tournament.
His round started poorly with bogeys on the first and the third but he got his round back to level par with birdies on the fourth and the eighth.

 

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Wood leads by 2, Karlsson shoots course-record 6

England's Chris Wood shot a 4-under 67 Saturday to take a two-shot lead ahead of Sweden's Robert Karlsson, who had a course-record 62 in the third round of the BMW PGA Championship.

Karlsson finished at 6-under 207, despite a quick turnaround from his home in Monaco after he thought he'd missed the cut. It's the lowest round since the European PGA event was first played on the course in 1955. He's tied for second with Danny Willett (70).

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Re: Wood leads by 2, Karlsson shoots course-record 6

Simon Khan won the BMW PGA Championship by a stroke on Sunday, shooting a 5-under 66 to come from seven strokes back and capture a tournament the Englishman played in only after receiving a late invitation.

Fredrik Andersson Hed of Sweden (67) and Luke Donald of England (71) tied for second at 5-under 279, one shot back of Khan. Donald was tied with Khan with two holes to play, but double-bogeyed No. 17 after hitting his drive into the trees.

The 471st-ranked Khan was asked to play in the European Tour event less than 72 hours before it started.