The 2019 BMW PGA Championship was the 65th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 19–22 September at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 19–22 September 2019 |
| Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 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 | 7,302 yards (6,677 m) |
| Field | 132 players, 74 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | US$7,000,000 |
| Champion | |
 Danny Willett | |
| 268 (−20) | |
| Location map | |
Danny Willett, co-leader after three rounds with Jon Rahm, won by three strokes from Rahm with Christiaan Bezuidenhout in third place.[1][2]
Course layout
edit| 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 | 531 | 470 | 179 | 489 | 383 | 610 | 539 | 3,801 | 7,302 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Round summaries
editFirst round
editThursday, 19 September 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 65 | −7 | |
| T2 | 66 | −6 | |
| 4 | 67 | −5 | |
| T5 | 68 | −4 | |
Second round
editFriday, 20 September 2019
Play was suspended because of darkness with 5 players still to complete their second round. They completed their second round early on Saturday morning.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 66-67=133 | −11 | |
| 68-65=133 | |||
| T3 | 68-67=135 | −9 | |
| 67-68=135 | |||
| 66-69=135 | |||
| T6 | 68-69=137 | −7 | |
| 72-65=137 | |||
| T8 | 70-68=138 | −6 | |
| 69-69=138 | |||
| 71-67=138 | |||
| 71-67=138 |
Third round
editSaturday, 21 September 2019
Overnight co-leaders Jon Rahm and Danny Willett both scored 68 and they extended their lead over the rest of the field from two strokes to three. Three players were tied for third place: Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Justin Rose who both scored 69 while Shubhankar Sharma scored 66. Ross Fisher scored 66, finishing with an albatross 2 at the final hole, coming home in 29. Rory McIlroy scored 65, the best round of the day, but was still 9 strokes behind the leaders.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | 66-67-68=201 | −15 | |
| 68-65-68=201 | |||
| T3 | 68-67-69=204 | −12 | |
| 67-68-69=204 | |||
| 71-67-66=204 | |||
| T6 | 69-70-67=206 | −10 | |
| 71-68-67=206 | |||
| 8 | 70-70-67=207 | −9 | |
| T9 | 68-69-71=208 | −8 | |
| 72-65-71=208 | |||
| 69-69-70=208 | |||
| 69-70-69=208 | |||
| 69-70-69=208 | |||
| 71-67-70=208 |
Final round
editSunday, 22 September 2019
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 68-65-68-67=268 | −20 | 1,056,662 | |
| 2 | 66-67-68-70=271 | −17 | 704,438 | |
| 3 | 68-67-69-68=272 | −16 | 396,884 | |
| T4 | 72-65-71-65=273 | −15 | 292,908 | |
| 70-70-67-66=273 | ||||
| T6 | 69-70-67-69=275 | −13 | 206,050 | |
| 71-68-67-69=275 | ||||
| 8 | 67-68-69-72=276 | −12 | 158,500 | |
| T9 | 69-70-69-69=277 | −11 | 134,408 | |
| 76-69-65-67=277 |
References
edit- ^ "BMW PGA Championship: Danny Willett wins by three shots at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 22 September 2019.
- ^ Murray, Ewan (22 September 2019). "Danny Willett enjoying his golf again as he claims PGA Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2019.