2011 BMW PGA Championship explained

2011 BMW PGA Championship
Dates:26–29 May 2011
Location:Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course:Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour:European Tour
Par:71
Field:150 players, 66 after cut
Cut:146 (+4)
Purse:4,500,000
Winners Share:€750,000
Champion: Luke Donald
Score:278 (−6)
Previous:2010
Next:2012
Map:UK England#Surrey
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Wentworth Club
Coordinates:51.4°N -0.59°W

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]

Englishman Luke Donald beat Lee Westwood in a sudden-death playoff and overtook his countryman as the new World Number One.[2]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 26 May 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Luke Donald64−7
T2 Johan Edfors66−5
Matteo Manassero
4 Oscar Florén67−4
T5 Ian Poulter68−3
José Manuel Lara
Bradley Dredge
Ross McGowan
T9 Darren Clarke69−2
Kenneth Ferrie
Anders Hansen
Thomas Levet
Colin Montgomerie
Álvaro Quirós

Second round

Friday, 27 May 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Álvaro Quirós69-67=136−6
Matteo Manassero66-70=136
Luke Donald64-72=136
T4 Thomas Aiken71-67=138−4
David Horsey70-68=138
José Manuel Lara68-70=138
7 Simon Dyson71-68=139−3
T8 Scott Jamieson71-69=140−2
Peter Whiteford71-69=140
Felipe Aguilar70-70=140
Thomas Levet69-71=140

Third round

Saturday, 28 May 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Matteo Manassero66-70-72=208−5
Luke Donald64-72-72=208
T3 Lee Westwood72-69-69=210−3
Fabrizio Zanotti71-70-69=210
T5 Raphaël Jacquelin72-70-69=211−2
Bradley Dredge68-74-69=211
Simon Dyson71-68-72=211
T8 Peter Hanson70-73-69=212−1
Johan Edfors66-75-71=212
David Horsey70-68-74=212
José Manuel Lara68-70-74=212
Álvaro Quirós69-67-76=212

Final round

Sunday, 29 May 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ()
T1 Lee Westwood72-69-69-68=278−6Playoff
Luke Donald64-72-72-70=278
3 Simon Dyson71-68-72-69=280 −4281,700
T4 Marcus Fraser70-72-73-67=282−2191,100
Shane Lowry74-72-69-67=282
Raphaël Jacquelin72-70-69-71=282
T7 Colin Montgomerie69-75-71-68=283−199,750
Jamie Donaldson71-71-72-69=283
Peter Whiteford71-69-73-70=283
Johan Edfors66-75-71-71=283
David Horsey70-68-74-71=283
Matteo Manassero66-70-72-75=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.[3]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)
1 Luke Donald 4 −1 750,000
2 7 +2 500,000

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sporting stars gather for BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am . 18 May 2011 . PGA European Tour . 27 May 2012.
  2. Web site: BMW PGA showcases European Tour at its best . 29 May 2011 . PGA European Tour . 27 May 2012.
  3. Web site: Luke Donald wins the BMW PGA Championship and becomes new world number one . 29 May 2011 . BBC Sport . 26 May 2012.