2005 BMW Championship explained

2005 BMW Championship
Dates:	26–29 May 2005
Location:	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course:	Wentworth Club West Course
Tour:	European Tour
Par:	72
Field:	150 players, 71 after cut
Cut:	144 (E)
Purse:	€4,000,000
Winners Share:	€666,660
Champion:	Ángel Cabrera
Score:	273 (−15)
Previous:	2004
Next:	2006
Map:	UK England#Surrey
Map Relief:	yes
Map Label:	Wentworth Club
Coordinates:	51.4°N -0.59°W

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.

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]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 26 May 2005

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Peter Lawrie	67	−5
	José-Filipe Lima
	Graeme McDowell
T4	Ben Curtis	68	−4
	Peter Fowler
	Marcus Fraser
	Peter Hedblom
	Nick O'Hern
	Mårten Olander
	Andrew Oldcorn
	Wade Ormsby

Second round

Friday, 27 May 2005

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Peter Hedblom	68-65=133	−11
2	Paul McGinley	72-64=136	−8
3	Nick O'Hern	68-69=137	−7
T4	Peter Hanson	69-69=138	−6
	Pádraig Harrington	70-68=138
T6	Michael Campbell	71-68=139	−5
	Ben Curtis	68-71=139
	Thongchai Jaidee	72-67=139
	Peter Lonard	69-70=139
	Lee Slattery	70-69=139

Third round

Saturday, 28 May 2005

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Ángel Cabrera	70-70-66=206	−10
	Peter Hedblom	68-65-73=206
T3	David Howell	70-72-66=208	−8
	Paul McGinley	72-64-72=208
T5	Michael Campbell	71-68-71=210	−6
	Peter Hanson	69-69-72=210
	Thongchai Jaidee	72-67-71=210
	Mårten Olander	68-72-70=210
T9	Bradley Dredge	75-68-69=212	−4
	Retief Goosen	70-70-72=212
	Pádraig Harrington	70-68-74=212
	Damien McGrane	69-71-72=212
	Gary Murphy	74-68-70=212
	José María Olazábal	72-69-71=212

Final round

Sunday, 29 May 2005

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	Ángel Cabrera	70-70-66-67=273	−15	666,660
2	Paul McGinley	72-64-72-67=275	−13	444,440
3	Nick O'Hern	68-69-76-64=277	−11	250,400
4	David Howell	70-72-66-71=279	−9	200,000
T5	Peter Hanson	69-69-72-70=280	−8	143,200
	Peter Hedblom	68-65-73-74=280
	Mårten Olander	68-72-70-70=280
T8	Michael Campbell	71-68-71-71=281	−7	94,800
	Jamie Donaldson	73-71-69-68=281
10	Bradley Dredge	75-68-69-70=282	−6	80,000

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5
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

Double Eagle -->

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Triple bogey+ -->

Source:^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BMW takes on the PGA Championship . Golf Business News . 5 May 2020.
2. Web site: Cabrera Cruises to BMW Championship Victory . 29 May 2005 . European Tour . 5 May 2020.
3. Web site: 2005 BMW Championship leaderboard . 29 May 2005 . PGA European Tour . 5 May 2020.