2005 BMW Championship

The 2005 BMW Championship was the 51st edition of the BMW 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.

2005 BMW Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–29 May 2005
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,073 yards (6,468 m)
Field150 players, 71 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund4,000,000
Winner's share€666,660
Champion
Ángel Cabrera
273 (−15)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

It was the first year the event's sponsorship had been taken on by BMW, after Volvo's contract to sponsor the event had expired.[1]

Ángel Cabrera won by two strokes ahead of Paul McGinley, having had two previous runner-up finishes in the event.[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 4741544474961913543964004523,364 1844045094671794813835715313,7097,073
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Past champions in the field

Ten former champions entered the tournament.[4]

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Scott Drummond Scotland200471717368283−5T11
Colin Montgomerie Scotland1998, 1999, 200071737366283−5T11
José María Olazábal Spain199472697173285−3T22
Ian Woosnam Wales1988, 199775697170285−3T22
Nick Faldo England1978, 1980, 1981, 198970717769287−1T33
Tony Johnstone Zimbabwe199272727673293+5T62

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Anders Hansen Denmark20027474148+4
Andrew Oldcorn Scotland20016882150+6
Costantino Rocca Italy19967676152+8
Ignacio Garrido Spain20037284156+12

Nationalities in the field

North America (1)South America (3)Europe (121)Oceania (13)Asia (1)Africa (11)
 United States (1) Argentina (3) England (49) Australia (11) Thailand (1) South Africa (9)
 Northern Ireland (2) New Zealand (2) Zimbabwe (2)
 Scotland (14)
 Wales (5)
 Ireland (9)
 Austria (1)
 Denmark (5)
 Finland (1)
 France (6)
 Germany (1)
 Italy (3)
 Netherlands (3)
 Portugal (1)
 Spain (7)
 Sweden (14)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 26 May 2005

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Peter Lawrie Ireland67−5
José-Filipe Lima Portugal
Graeme McDowell Northern Ireland
T4Ben Curtis United States68−4
Peter Fowler Australia
Marcus Fraser Australia
Peter Hedblom Sweden
Nick O'Hern Australia
Mårten Olander Sweden
Andrew Oldcorn Scotland
Wade Ormsby Australia

Second round

Friday, 27 May 2005

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Peter Hedblom Sweden68-65=133−11
2Paul McGinley Ireland72-64=136−8
3Nick O'Hern Australia68-69=137−7
T4Peter Hanson Sweden69-69=138−6
Pádraig Harrington Ireland70-68=138
T6Michael Campbell New Zealand71-68=139−5
Ben Curtis United States68-71=139
Thongchai Jaidee Thailand72-67=139
Peter Lonard Australia69-70=139
Lee Slattery England70-69=139

Third round

Saturday, 28 May 2005

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Ángel Cabrera Argentina70-70-66=206−10
Peter Hedblom Sweden68-65-73=206
T3David Howell England70-72-66=208−8
Paul McGinley Ireland72-64-72=208
T5Michael Campbell New Zealand71-68-71=210−6
Peter Hanson Sweden69-69-72=210
Thongchai Jaidee Thailand72-67-71=210
Mårten Olander Sweden68-72-70=210
T9Bradley Dredge Wales75-68-69=212−4
Retief Goosen South Africa70-70-72=212
Pádraig Harrington Ireland70-68-74=212
Damien McGrane Ireland69-71-72=212
Gary Murphy Ireland74-68-70=212
José María Olazábal Spain72-69-71=212

Final round

Sunday, 29 May 2005

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
1Ángel Cabrera Argentina70-70-66-67=273−15666,660
2Paul McGinley Ireland72-64-72-67=275−13444,440
3Nick O'Hern Australia68-69-76-64=277−11250,400
4David Howell England70-72-66-71=279−9200,000
T5Peter Hanson Sweden69-69-72-70=280−8143,200
Peter Hedblom Sweden68-65-73-74=280
Mårten Olander Sweden68-72-70-70=280
T8Michael Campbell New Zealand71-68-71-71=281−794,800
Jamie Donaldson Wales73-71-69-68=281
10Bradley Dredge Wales75-68-69-70=282−680,000

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
Cabrera−10−11−10−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−13−14−14−14−14−15−15−15
McGinley−8−8−9−10−11−12−12−13−13−13−13−14−14−14−14−13−12−13
O'Hern−2−3−3−5−5−5−6−7−7−7−7−9−9−9−9−10−10−11
Howell−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9
Hanson−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−7−6−7−8
Hedblom−10−10−9−10−10−10−10−10−9−9−9−8−7−7−6−7−7−8
Olander−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−6−6−6−7−6−6−6−7−8−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[4]

References

  1. "BMW takes on the PGA Championship". Golf Business News. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. "Cabrera Cruises to BMW Championship Victory". European Tour. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. "2005 BMW Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.

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