2014 BMW PGA Championship

2014 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates 22–25 May 2014
Location Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s) Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s) European Tour
Statistics
Par 72
Length 7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field 150 players, 74 after cut
Cut 146 (+2)
Prize fund 4,750,000
$6,175,000
Winner's share €791,660[1]
$1,029,158[2]
Champion
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
274 (−14)
«2013
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Wentworth Club
Location in England

The 2014 BMW PGA Championship was the 60th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Seven strokes back after three rounds, Rory McIlroy won with a final round 66 (−6), a stroke ahead of runner-up Shane Lowry.[3] It was his first win at the event, and sixth victory on the European Tour.[4][5][6] Thomas Bjørn led (or co-led) after each or the first three rounds, but fell into a tie for third after a final round 75 (+3).[3][7]

Defending champion Matteo Manassero opened with an 80 and missed the cut by five strokes.

Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course
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 4731544655522034183963914493,501 1844165314701794893836105393,8017,302
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

Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Place
Luke Donald  England 2011, 2012 71 67 68 70 276 −12 T3
Anders Hansen  Denmark 2002, 2007 71 69 74 72 286 −2 T30
Miguel Ángel Jiménez  Spain 2008 72 72 72 71 287 −1 T35

Missed the cut

Player Country Year won R1 R2 Total To par
Scott Drummond  Scotland 2004 76 72 148 +4
David Howell  England 2006 71 77 148 +4
José María Olazábal  Spain 1994 77 71 148 +4
Matteo Manassero  Italy 2013 80 71 151 +7
Simon Khan  England 2010 74 79 153 +9

Nationalities in the field

North America (2)South America (4)Europe (122)Oceania (2)Asia (8)Africa (12)
 United States (2)  Argentina (2)  England (37)  Australia (2)  India (3)  South Africa (12)
 Chile (1)  Northern Ireland (5)  Japan (1)
 Paraguay (1)  Scotland (14)  South Korea (2)
 Wales (3)  Thailand (2)
 Ireland (6)
 Austria (1)
 Belgium (2)
 Denmark (7)
 Spain (12)
 Finland (2)
 France (10)
 Germany (3)
 Italy (5)
 Netherlands (3)
 Portugal (2)
 Sweden (10)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 22 May 2014
Friday, 23 May 2014

Thomas Bjørn tied the course record, 62 (−10), with a bogey-free round that included eight birdies and an eagle. Two separate weather delays meant that the first round could not be completed on Thursday; 33 players were still on the course when darkness fell and completed their rounds on Friday morning.[8]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 62 −10
2 Shane Lowry  Ireland 64 −8
3 Rafael Cabrera-Bello  Spain 65 −7
4 Gary Stal  France 66 −6
T5 Anthony Wall  England 67 −5
Justin Walters  South Africa
Fabrizio Zanotti  Paraguay
T8 Thomas Aiken  South Africa 68 −4
Jonas Blixt  Sweden
David Horsey  England
Martin Kaymer  Germany
Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland
Henrik Stenson  Sweden

Scorecard

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par434534444345434455
Denmark Bjørn E−1−1−2−2−2−3−3−3−4−5−7−7−8−8−9−9−10

Source:[9]

Second round

Friday, 23 May 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 62-72=134 −10
Shane Lowry  Ireland 64-70=134
T3 Rafael Cabrera-Bello  Spain 65-73=138 −6
Luke Donald  England 71-67=138
T5 Jonas Blixt  Sweden 68-71=139 −5
Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland 68-71=139
Henrik Stenson  Sweden 68-71=139
Fabrizio Zanotti  Paraguay 67-72=139
T9 Thomas Aiken  South Africa 68-72=140 −4
Seve Benson  England 71-69=140
Anders Hansen  Denmark 71-69=140
Pablo Larrazábal  Spain 69-71=140
Marcel Siem  Germany 69-71=140

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 62-72-67=201 −15
2 Luke Donald  England 71-67-68=206 −10
3 Shane Lowry  Ireland 64-70-73=207 −9
T4 Joost Luiten  Netherlands 70-71-67=208 −8
Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland 68-71-69=208
6 Pablo Larrazábal  Spain 69-71-69=209 −7
T7 Thomas Aiken  South Africa 68-72-70=210 −6
Chris Doak  Scotland 69-72-69=210
Jamie Donaldson  Wales 73-69-68=210
Francesco Molinari  Italy 71-74-65=210
Eddie Pepperell  England 69-73-68=210
Henrik Stenson  Sweden 68-71-71=210
Andy Sullivan  England 70-71-69=210
Anthony Wall  England 67-76-67=210

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
1 Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland 68-71-69-66=274 −14 791,660
2 Shane Lowry  Ireland 64-70-73-68=275 −13 527,770
T3 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 62-72-67-75=276 −12 267,425
Luke Donald  England 71-67-68-70=276
T5 Simon Dyson  England 69-74-69-67=279 −9 183,825
Stephen Gallacher  Scotland 70-75-68-66=279
T7 Thomas Aiken  South Africa 68-72-70-70=280 −8 110,010
Pablo Larrazábal  Spain 69-71-69-71=280
Francesco Molinari  Italy 71-74-65-70=280
Marcel Siem  Germany 69-71-72-68=280
Henrik Stenson  Sweden 68-71-71-70=280

Source:[1][2]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
Northern Ireland McIlroy −8−8−8−10−10−9−10−10−9−10−10−11−12−12−12−12−13−14
Republic of Ireland Lowry −9−9−9−11−12−12−12−12−11−12−13−14−12−13−12−12−12−13
Denmark Bjørn −15−15−15−16−15−12−12−12−11−11−11−12−12−11−10−11−12−12
England Donald −9−9−9−10−10−7−8−8−8−9−9−10−11−11−11−12−12−12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "BMW PGA Championship: Results". European Tour. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "BMW European PGA Championship: Leaderboard". Yahoo! Sports. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Rory McIlroy wins with 7-shot rally". ESPN. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. Murray, Ewan (25 May 2014). "Rory McIlroy stages astonishing fightback to win BMW PGA Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. "Rory McIlroy soothes pain with Wentworth win". BBC Sport. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  6. Lawrenson, Derek (25 May 2014). "Rory McIlroy storms to victory at Wentworth with final round of 66... days after split from Caroline Wozniacki". Daily Mail. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  7. "Rory McIlroy wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth". Belfast Telegraph. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  8. "Thomas Bjorn equals course record". ESPN. Associated Press. 22 May 2014.
  9. 1 2 "BMW PGA Championship: Leaderboard". European Tour. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

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