| 2006 BMW Championship | |
| Dates: | 25–28 May 2006 |
| Location: | Virginia Water, Surrey, England |
| Course: | Wentworth Club West Course |
| Tour: | European Tour |
| Par: | 72 |
| Field: | 156 players, 66 after cut |
| Cut: | 146 (+2) |
| Purse: | €4,250,000 |
| Winners Share: | €708,330 |
| Champion: | David Howell |
| Score: | 271 (−17) |
| Previous: | 2005 |
| Next: | 2007 |
| Map: | UK England#Surrey |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Label: | Wentworth Club |
| Coordinates: | 51.4°N -0.59°W |
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.
David Howell cruised to a five stroke victory over Simon Khan to claim his first BMW Championship.[1]
Thursday, 25 May 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Paul Casey | 67 | −5 |
| Luke Donald | |||
| Nick Dougherty | |||
 Andrew McLardy | |||
| T5 |  Ángel Cabrera | 68 | −4 |
| David Howell | |||
 Raphaël Jacquelin | |||
 Peter Lawrie | |||
| T9 | François Delamontagne | 69 | −3 |
| Jamie Donaldson | |||
| Ernie Els | |||
| Kenneth Ferrie | |||
| Garry Houston | |||
 Robert Karlsson | |||
| Paul Lawrie | |||
 José María Olazábal | |||
| Ian Poulter | |||
| Phillip Price | |||
| John Wells |
Friday, 26 May 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Howell | 68-65=133 | −11 |
| 2 | Nick Dougherty | 67-69=136 | −8 |
| T3 | Ángel Cabrera | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| Robert Karlsson | 69-68=137 | ||
| 5 | Simon Khan | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Paul Casey | 67-72=139 | −5 |
| François Delamontagne | 69-70=139 | ||
| Luke Donald | 67-72=139 | ||
| T9 | Niclas Fasth | 70-70=140 | −4 |
| Raphaël Jacquelin | 68-72=140 | ||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 71-69=140 | ||
| Peter Lawrie | 68-72=140 |
Saturday, 27 May 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Howell | 68-65-69=202 | −14 |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 71-69-65=205 | −11 |
| T3 | Paul Casey | 67-72-69=208 | −8 |
| Simon Khan | 70-68-70=208 | ||
| T5 | François Delamontagne | 69-70-71=210 | −6 |
| Nick Dougherty | 67-69-74=210 | ||
| Pádraig Harrington | 72-70-68=210 | ||
| Jean van de Velde | 75-69-66=210 | ||
| T9 | Niclas Fasth | 70-70-71=211 | −5 |
| Søren Hansen | 70-72-69=211 | ||
| Robert Karlsson | 69-68-74=211 |
Sunday, 28 May 2006
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Howell | 68-65-69-69=271 | −17 | 708,330 |
| 2 | Simon Khan | 70-68-70-68=276 | −12 | 472,220 |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 71-69-65-72=277 | −11 | 266,050 |
| 4 |  Brett Rumford | 72-73-69-65=279 | −9 | 212,500 |
| 5 | Richard Bland | 73-68-71-68=280 | −8 | 180,200 |
| T6 | Andrew Coltart | 71-72-69-69=281 | −7 | 112,540 |
| Pádraig Harrington | 72-70-68-71=281 | |||
| Trevor Immelman | 70-73-73-65=281 | |||
| Gary Orr | 71-70-73-67=281 | |||
| Anthony Wall | 71-71-73-66=281 |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Double Eagle --> | Eagle | Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey | Triple bogey+ --> |