2011 BMW PGA Championship

The 2011 BMW PGA Championship was the 57th edition of the BMW PGA 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.[1]

2011 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–29 May 2011
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par71
Length7,251 yards (6,630 m)
Field150 players, 66 after cut
Cut146 (+4)
Prize fund4,500,000
Winner's share€750,000
Champion
Luke Donald
278 (−6)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

Englishman Luke Donald beat Lee Westwood in a sudden-death playoff and overtook his countryman as the new World Number One.[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 4731544655522034183963914493,501 1844164804701794893836105393,7507,251
Par 43453444435 3444344553671

Past champions in the field

Nine former champions entered the tournament.[4]

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Colin Montgomerie Scotland1998, 1999, 200069757168283−1T7
Anders Hansen Denmark2002, 200769727273286+2T18
Ignacio Garrido Spain200375717071287+3T24
Paul Casey England200972717272287+3T24
David Howell England200671717275289+5T39

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Simon Khan England20107671147+5
Scott Drummond Scotland20047672148+6
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain20087674150+8
José María Olazábal Spain1994WD

Nationalities in the field

North America (2)South America (6)Europe (117)Oceania (10)Asia (6)Africa (9)
 United States (2) Argentina (3) England (43) Australia (7) India (3) South Africa (9)
 Chile (2) Northern Ireland (5) New Zealand (3) South Korea (2)
 Paraguay (1) Scotland (12) Thailand (1)
 Wales (6)
 Ireland (6)
 Austria (2)
 Belgium (1)
 Denmark (6)
 Finland (1)
 France (7)
 Germany (2)
 Italy (3)
 Netherlands (3)
 Spain (11)
 Sweden (9)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 26 May 2011

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Luke Donald England64−7
T2Johan Edfors Sweden66−5
Matteo Manassero Italy
4Oscar Florén Sweden67−4
T5Ian Poulter England68−3
José Manuel Lara Spain
Bradley Dredge Wales
Ross McGowan England
T9Darren Clarke Northern Ireland69−2
Kenneth Ferrie England
Anders Hansen Denmark
Thomas Levet France
Colin Montgomerie Scotland
Alvaro Quiros Spain

Second round

Friday, 27 May 2011

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Alvaro Quiros Spain69-67=136−6
Matteo Manassero Italy66-70=136
Luke Donald England64-72=136
T4Thomas Aiken South Africa71-67=138−4
David Horsey England70-68=138
José Manuel Lara Spain68-70=138
7Simon Dyson England71-68=139−3
T8Scott Jamieson Scotland71-69=140−2
Peter Whiteford Scotland71-69=140
Felipe Aguilar Chile70-70=140
Thomas Levet France69-71=140

Third round

Saturday, 28 May 2011

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Matteo Manassero Italy66-70-72=208−5
Luke Donald England64-72-72=208
T3Lee Westwood England72-69-69=210−3
Fabrizio Zanotti Paraguay71-70-69=210
T5Raphaël Jacquelin France72-70-69=211−2
Bradley Dredge Wales68-74-69=211
Simon Dyson England71-68-72=211
T8Peter Hanson Sweden70-73-69=212−1
Johan Edfors Sweden66-75-71=212
David Horsey England70-68-74=212
José Manuel Lara Spain68-70-74=212
Alvaro Quiros Spain69-67-76=212

Final round

Sunday, 29 May 2011

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
T1Lee Westwood England72-69-69-68=278−6Playoff
Luke Donald England64-72-72-70=278
3Simon Dyson England71-68-72-69=280−4281,700
T4Marcus Fraser Australia70-72-73-67=282−2191,100
Shane Lowry Ireland74-72-69-67=282
Raphaël Jacquelin France72-70-69-71=282
T7Colin Montgomerie Scotland69-75-71-68=283−199,750
Jamie Donaldson Wales71-71-72-69=283
Peter Whiteford Scotland71-69-73-70=283
Johan Edfors Sweden66-75-71-71=283
David Horsey England70-68-74-71=283
Matteo Manassero Italy66-70-72-75=283

Playoff

The playoff began on the par five 18th, and both laid up with their second shots. Donald played a majestic pitch to leave himself no more than six feet (1.8 m) for birdie. Westwood attempted to follow him in but overspun his approach and it retracted into the water hazard. He eventually chipped out from the drop zone and made double bogey; Donald made his birdie putt to win the title and overtook his countryman as the new World Number One.[5]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (€)
1Luke Donald England4−1750,000
2Lee Westwood England7+2500,000

References

  1. "Sporting stars gather for BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am". PGA European Tour. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "BMW PGA showcases European Tour at its best". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. "Venue Info". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. "BMW PGA Championship in numbers". PGA European Tour. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. "Luke Donald wins the BMW PGA Championship and becomes new world number one". BBC Sport. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.

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