2009 BMW PGA Championship

The 2009 BMW PGA Championship was the 55th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 21–24 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2009 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates21–24 May 2009
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,304 yards (6,679 m)
Field150 players, 78 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund€4,500,000
Winner's share€750,000
Champion
Paul Casey
271 (−17)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

Englishman Paul Casey won his first BMW PGA Championship with a one stroke victory over fellow Englishman Ross Fisher. This result saw him rise to Number 3 in the Official World Golf Rankings.[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 4741544655522034183963924493,503 1844165314701794893836105393,8017,304
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Past champions in the field

Nine former champions entered the tournament.[3]

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Anders Hansen Denmark2002, 200772707172285−3T21
Colin Montgomerie Scotland1998, 1999, 200069736976287−1T35
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain200868707476288ET43
Scott Drummond Scotland200469747474291+3T54
José María Olazábal Spain199474707474291+4T59
Ignacio Garrido Spain200373707575293+5T64
David Howell England200676697378296+8T72

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Ángel Cabrera Argentina20057475149+5
Andrew Oldcorn Scotland20017780157+13

Nationalities in the field
North America (3)South America (8)Europe (114)Oceania (7)Asia (7)Africa (11)
 United States (3) Argentina (6) England (42) Australia (5) India (4) South Africa (11)
 Chile (1) Northern Ireland (5) New Zealand (2) Thailand (3)
 Paraguay (1) Scotland (11)
 Wales (4)
 Ireland (4)
 Austria (1)
 Denmark (5)
 Finland (1)
 France (9)
 Germany (2)
 Italy (2)
 Netherlands (3)
 Spain (11)
 Sweden (14)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 21 May 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Spain67−5
David Horsey England
Anthony Wall England
T4Niclas Fasth Sweden68−4
Ross Fisher England
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain
Barry Lane England
Charl Schwartzel South Africa
T9Paul Casey England69−3
Ben Curtis United States
Scott Drummond Scotland
Anthony Kang United States
Robert Karlsson Sweden
Søren Kjeldsen Denmark
Colin Montgomerie Scotland
Alex Norén Sweden
Álvaro Quirós Spain

Second round

Friday, 22 May 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Casey England69-67=136−8
T2David Horsey England67-71=138−6
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain68-70=138
Søren Kjeldsen Denmark69-69=138
Anthony Wall England67-71=138
Marc Warren Scotland72-66=138
T7Thomas Aiken South Africa72-67=139−5
Ben Curtis United States69-70=139
Stephen Dodd Wales71-68=139
T10Pablo Larrazábal Spain73-67=140−4
Alex Norén Sweden69-71=140
Álvaro Quirós Spain69-71=140
Charl Schwartzel South Africa68-72=140

Third round

Saturday, 23 May 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul Casey England69-67-67=203−13
2Søren Kjeldsen Denmark69-69-68=206−10
3Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland72-70-65=207−9
T4Ross Fisher England68-73-67=208−8
Charl Schwartzel South Africa68-72-68=208
T6Stephen Dodd Wales71-68-70=209−7
Thomas Levet France70-71-68=209
Marc Warren Scotland72-66-71=209
9Anthony Wall England67-71-72=210−6
T10Nick Dougherty England73-71-67=211−5
Simon Dyson England74-69-68=211
Colin Montgomerie Scotland69-73-69=211

Final round

Sunday, 24 May 2009

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (€)
1Paul Casey England69-67-67-68=271−17750,000
2Ross Fisher England68-73-67-64=272−16500,000
3Søren Kjeldsen Denmark69-69-68-69=275−13281,700
4Stephen Dodd Wales71-68-70-67=276−12225,000
5Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland72-70-65-71=278−10190,800
T6Ben Curtis United States69-70-73-67=279−9135,000
Charl Schwartzel South Africa68-72-68-71=279
Anthony Wall England67-71-72-69=279
9Thomas Levet France70-71-68-71=280−8100,800
10Thomas Aiken South Africa72-67-74-68=281−790,000

References
  1. "Casey wins BMW PGA Championship". European Tour. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. "Course Card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. "2009 BMW PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

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