2006 BMW Championship

The 2006 BMW Championship was the 52nd edition of the BMW Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 25–28 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2006 BMW Championship
Tournament information
Dates25–28 May 2006
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,306 yards (6,681 m)
Field156 players, 66 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund€4,250,000
Winner's share€708,330
Champion
David Howell
271 (−17)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

David Howell cruised to a five stroke victory over Simon Khan to claim his first BMW Championship.[1]

Course layout
Wentworth Club, West Course[2]
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 4741544655522124183964014483,518 1844165314701794773836105383,7887,306
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Past champions in the field

Nine former champions entered the tournament.[3]

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
José María Olazábal Spain199469747268283−5T14
Ángel Cabrera Argentina200568697574286−2T29
Ian Woosnam Wales1988, 199771747470289+1T41
Ignacio Garrido Spain200376707074290+2T47
Colin Montgomerie Scotland1998, 1999, 200073727472291+3T53

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Scott Drummond Scotland20047275147+3
Anders Hansen Denmark20027474148+4
Andrew Oldcorn Scotland20017674150+6
Costantino Rocca Italy19967477151+7

Nationalities in the field
North America (2)South America (2)Europe (129)Oceania (9)Asia (5)Africa (9)
 United States (2) Argentina (2) England (51) Australia (8) India (2) South Africa (8)
 Northern Ireland (3) New Zealand (1) Singapore (1) Zimbabwe (1)
 Scotland (15) Thailand (2)
 Wales (9)
 Ireland (6)
 Austria (1)
 Belgium (1)
 Denmark (4)
 France (7)
 Germany (1)
 Italy (4)
 Netherlands (2)
 Portugal (1)
 Spain (7)
 Sweden (17)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 25 May 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Paul Casey England67−5
Luke Donald England
Nick Dougherty England
Andrew McLardy South Africa
T5Ángel Cabrera Argentina68−4
David Howell England
Raphaël Jacquelin France
Peter Lawrie Ireland
T9François Delamontagne France69−3
Jamie Donaldson Wales
Ernie Els South Africa
Kenneth Ferrie England
Garry Houston Wales
Robert Karlsson Sweden
Paul Lawrie Scotland
José María Olazábal Spain
Ian Poulter England
Phillip Price Wales
John Wells England

Second round

Friday, 26 May 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1David Howell England68-65=133−11
2Nick Dougherty England67-69=136−8
T3Ángel Cabrera Argentina68-69=137−7
Robert Karlsson Sweden69-68=137
5Simon Khan England70-68=138−6
T6Paul Casey England67-72=139−5
François Delamontagne France69-70=139
Luke Donald England67-72=139
T9Niclas Fasth Sweden70-70=140−4
Raphaël Jacquelin France68-72=140
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain71-69=140
Peter Lawrie Ireland68-72=140

Third round

Saturday, 27 May 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1David Howell England68-65-69=202−14
2Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain71-69-65=205−11
T3Paul Casey England67-72-69=208−8
Simon Khan England70-68-70=208
T5François Delamontagne France69-70-71=210−6
Nick Dougherty England67-69-74=210
Pádraig Harrington Ireland72-70-68=210
Jean van de Velde France75-69-66=210
T9Niclas Fasth Sweden70-70-71=211−5
Søren Hansen Denmark70-72-69=211
Robert Karlsson Sweden69-68-74=211

Final round

Sunday, 28 May 2006

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (€)
1David Howell England68-65-69-69=271−17708,330
2Simon Khan England70-68-70-68=276−12472,220
3Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain71-69-65-72=277−11266,050
4Brett Rumford Australia72-73-69-65=279−9212,500
5Richard Bland England73-68-71-68=280−8180,200
T6Andrew Coltart Scotland71-72-69-69=281−7112,540
Pádraig Harrington Ireland72-70-68-71=281
Trevor Immelman South Africa70-73-73-65=281
Gary Orr Scotland71-70-73-67=281
Anthony Wall England71-71-73-66=281

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
Howell−14−15−15−16−17−17−17−17−17−16−16−17−17−17−17−17−17−17
Khan−8−8−8−8−9−9−10−10−10−11−10−11−11−11−11−10−11−12
Jiménez−11−11−11−12−12−11−11−11−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−11−11
Rumford−2−2−2−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−6−7−6−6−7−7−8−9
Bland−3−3−2−3−3−4−3−4−3−4−4−6−5−5−6−7−7−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[3]

References
  1. "Howell Cruises to BMW Championship Glory". European Tour. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "2006 BMW Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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