2007 BMW PGA Championship explained

2007 BMW PGA Championship
Dates:	24–27 May 2007
Location:	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course:	Wentworth Club West Course
Tour:	European Tour
Par:	72
Field:	150 players, 75 after cut
Cut:	146 (+2)
Purse:	€4,350,000
Winners Share:	€725,000
Champion:	Anders Hansen
Score:	280 (−8)
Previous:	2006
Next:	2008
Map:	UK England#Surrey
Map Relief:	yes
Map Label:	Wentworth Club
Coordinates:	51.4°N -0.59°W

The 2007 BMW PGA Championship was the 53rd edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 24–27 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Anders Hansen defeated Justin Rose in a playoff to capture his second BMW PGA Championship.^[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 24 May 2007

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Paul Broadhurst	66	−6
	Justin Rose
T3	Marcus Fraser	67	−5
	Shiv Kapur
	Simon Khan
	Francesco Molinari
T7	Alejandro Cañizares	68	−4
	Ernie Els
	Mikko Ilonen
	Jyoti Randhawa
	Richard Sterne
	Yang Yong-eun

Second round

Friday, 25 May 2007

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Ángel Cabrera	70-66=136	−8
	Justin Rose	66-70=136
T3	Ross Fisher	70-67=137	−7
	Marcus Fraser	67-70=137
T5	Paul Broadhurst	66-72=138	−6
	Pádraig Harrington	69-69=138
	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	70-68=138
	Shiv Kapur	67-71=138
	Matthew Millar	69-69=138
T10	Alejandro Cañizares	68-71=139	−5
	Mikko Ilonen	68-71=139
	Francesco Molinari	67-72=139

Third round

Saturday, 26 May 2007

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Paul Broadhurst	66-72-68=206	−10
	Ross Fisher	70-67-69=206
T3	Marcus Fraser	67-70-70=207	−9
	Richard Sterne	68-73-66=207
5	Justin Rose	66-70-73=209	−7
6	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	70-68-72=210	−6
T7	Markus Brier	73-68-70=211	−5
	Nick Dougherty	69-71-71=211
	Anders Hansen	74-70-67=211
T10	Ángel Cabrera	70-66-76=212	−4
	Paul Casey	73-67-72=212

Final round

Sunday, 27 May 2007

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
T1	Anders Hansen	74-70-67-69=280	−8	Playoff
	Justin Rose	66-70-73-71=280
T3	Vijay Singh	73-72-70-66=281	−7	244,905
	Richard Sterne	68-73-66-74=281
T5	Ángel Cabrera	70-66-76-70=282	−6	168,345
	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	70-68-72-72=282
7	Luke Donald	71-72-71-69=283	−5	130,500
T8	Niclas Fasth	72-73-68-71=284	−4	93,308
	Richard Green	73-73-67-71=284
	Thongchai Jaidee	73-70-71-70=284
	Henrik Stenson	70-73-72-69=284

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
Hansen	−4	−5	−4	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8
Rose	−7	−8	−7	−8	−8	−9	−8	−8	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−7	−7	−8
Singh	−1	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−2	−2	−2	−3	−4	−4	−5	−5	−6	−7
Sterne	−8	−8	−7	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−8	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−6	−7	−7	−7
Cabrera	−4	−4	−4	−5	−6	−6	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−6	−6	−6	−6
Jiménez	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5	−5	−4	−4	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6
Donald	−2	−2	−1	−2	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−5
Fraser	−8	−8	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−4	−4	−4	−3	−3
Broadhurst	−10	−9	−9	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2
Fisher	−9	−8	−7	−6	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−2	−1	+1	+1	E	+1	+2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Double Eagle -->

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Triple bogey+

Source:^[2]

Playoff

The playoff began on the par five 18th; Hansen holed a 25-foot (7.6m) putt for birdie which could not be replicated by Rose as his effort slid past the hole to leave the Dane celebrating his second victory in The European Tour's flagship event.^[3]

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	Anders Hansen		4	−1	725,000
2			5	E	483,330

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hansen wins BMW PGA Championship after sudden-death . 27 May 2007 . European Tour . 3 May 2020.
2. Web site: 2007 BMW PGA Championship leaderboard . 27 May 2007 . PGA European Tour . 3 May 2020.
3. Web site: Hansen beats Rose in playoff for BMW PGA Championship . 27 May 2007 . PGA Tour . 3 May 2020.