2008 BMW PGA Championship explained

2008 BMW PGA Championship
Dates:	22–25 May 2008
Location:	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course:	Wentworth Club West Course
Tour:	European Tour
Par:	72
Field:	150 players, 70 after cut
Cut:	145 (+1)
Purse:	€4,500,000
Winners Share:	€750,000
Champion:	Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Score:	277 (−11)
Previous:	2007
Next:	2009
Map:	UK England#Surrey
Map Relief:	yes
Map Label:	Wentworth Club
Coordinates:	51.4°N -0.59°W

The 2008 BMW PGA Championship was the 54th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez defeated Englishman Oliver Wilson in a playoff to capture his first BMW PGA Championship title.^[1]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 22 May 2008

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Paul McGinley	65	−7
2	Robert Karlsson	66	−6
T3	Marcus Fraser	67	−5
	Louis Oosthuizen
T5	Garry Houston	68	−4
	Charl Schwartzel
	Daniel Vancsik
	Simon Wakefield
T9	Mike Lorenzo-Vera	69	−3
	Álvaro Velasco
	Marc Warren

Second round

Friday, 23 May 2008

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Paul McGinley	65-66=131	−13
T2	Robert Karlsson	66-69=135	−9
	Miles Tunnicliff	70-65=135
T4	Marcus Fraser	67-69=136	−8
	Søren Kjeldsen	71-65=136
	Oliver Wilson	70-66=136
7	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	70-67=137	−7
T8	Felipe Aguilar	71-67=138	−6
	Alejandro Cañizares	72-66=138
	Damien McGrane	72-66=138
	Gary Orr	70-68=138
	Daniel Vancsik	68-70=138

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2008

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Robert Karlsson	66-69-70=205	−11
T2	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	70-67-72=209	−7
	Oliver Wilson	70-66-73=209
T4	Paul McGinley	65-66-79=210	−6
	Jyoti Randhawa	73-68-69=210
	Daniel Vancsik	68-70-72=210
T7	Rafael Echenique	70-73-68=211	−5
	Gary Orr	70-68-73=211
T9	Felipe Aguilar	71-67-74=212	−4
	Alejandro Cañizares	72-66-74=212
	Paul Casey	71-68-73=212
	Marcus Fraser	67-69-76=212
	Richard Green	70-69-73=212
	Martin Kaymer	71-70-71=212
	Søren Kjeldsen	71-65-76=212
	Charl Schwartzel	68-71-73=212
	Miles Tunnicliff	70-65-77=212

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2008

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
T1	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	70-67-72-68=277	−11	Playoff
	Oliver Wilson	70-66-73-68=277
T3	Luke Donald	72-69-73-65=279	−9	253,350
	Robert Karlsson	66-69-70-74=279
5	Jyoti Randhawa	73-68-69-70=280	−8	190,800
T6	Retief Goosen	76-69-70-66=281	−7	126,450
	Richard Green	70-69-73-69=281
	Alex Norén	75-68-71-67=281
	Andrés Romero	72-69-73-67=281
T10	Alejandro Cañizares	72-66-74-70=282	−6	76,275
	Paul Casey	71-68-73-70=282
	Simon Khan	71-71-71-69=282
	Søren Kjeldsen	71-65-76-70=282
	Paul McGinley	65-66-79-72=282
	Steve Webster	71-70-72-69=282

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
Jiménez	−7	−7	−8	−9	−11	−11	−12	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−12	−12	−11	−11	−11	−11
Wilson	−7	−7	−8	−9	−9	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−11	−11	−12	−12	−11	−11
Donald	−2	−2	−3	−4	−4	−4	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−9
Karlsson	−10	−10	−9	−10	−10	−10	−9	−9	−9	−8	−8	−9	−9	−10	−9	−10	−10	−9
Randhawa	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−8	−8	−9	−8	−8	−8
Goosen	−1	−2	−3	−4	−4	−4	−5	−5	−4	−4	−4	−5	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7
Green	−4	−4	−5	−6	−6	−5	−5	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−5	−7
Norén	−2	−3	−3	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7
Romero	−1	−2	−3	−4	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5	−6	−7

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; both players went for the green in two. Wilson ended up in the greenside bunker; Jiménez at the back of the green. Jiménez three-putted for a par 5 which was matched by Wilson.

The players headed once again for the 18th tee, this time Jiménez was able to get home in two after a superb drive; Wilson, on the other hand could only manage a lay up after he missed his tee shot to the right. Wilson managed to play his approach shot to 12 feet (3.6m), but his putt slipped by. Jiménez managed to two-putt for a birdie 4 and the title.^[3]

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	Miguel Ángel Jiménez		5-4	−1	750,000
2			5-5	E	500,000

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jimenez completes the BMW set . 25 May 2008 . European Tour . 2 May 2020.
2. Web site: 2008 BMW PGA Championship leaderboard . 25 May 2008 . PGA European Tour . 2 May 2020.
3. Web site: Jimenéz wins BMW PGA Championship in a playoff . 25 May 2008 . PGA Tour . 2 May 2020.