2012 BMW PGA Championship explained

2012 BMW PGA Championship
Dates:24–27 May 2012
Location:Surrey, England
Course:Wentworth Club
Tour:European Tour
Par:72
Yardage:7302yd
Field:150 players, 72 after cut
Cut:145 (+1)
Purse:4,500,000
Winners Share:€750,000
Champion: Luke Donald
Score:273 (−15)
Previous:2011
Next:2013
Map:UK England#Surrey
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Wentworth Club
Coordinates:51.4°N -0.59°W

The 2012 BMW PGA Championship was the 58th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the 2012 European Tour, contested 24–27 May at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England.[1] Englishman Luke Donald successfully defended his PGA Championship title and regained the World Number One status.[2]

Round summaries

First round (Thursday)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 David Drysdale66−6
Peter Lawrie
T3 Jamie Donaldson67−5
Justin Rose
Álvaro Quirós
Richard Johnson
Niclas Fasth
T8 Marc Warren68−4
Robert Rock
Ernie Els
Bernd Wiesberger
Kenneth Ferrie
Scott Jamieson
Mark Haastrup
James Morrison
Rafa Cabrera-Bello
Francesco Molinari
Luke Donald
Peter Hedblom

Second round (Friday)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 James Morrison68-64=132−12
T2 Luke Donald68-68=136−8
David Drysdale66-70=136
T4 Álvaro Quirós67-70=137−7
Peter Lawrie66-71=137
T6 Marcel Siem71-67=138−6
Ricardo González71-67=138
Fredrik Andersson Hed70-68=138
Branden Grace69-69=138
Rafa Cabrera-Bello68-70=138
Francesco Molinari68-70=138
Peter Hedblom68-70=138
Justin Rose67-71=138

Third round (Saturday)

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Luke Donald68-68-69=205−11
2 Justin Rose67-71-69=207−9
3 Peter Lawrie66-71-72=209−7
T4 Ernie Els68-73-70=211−5
Paul Lawrie69-71-71=211
Richard Sterne71-68-72=211
Branden Grace69-69-73=211
T8 Peter Hedblom68-70-74=212−4
Rafa Cabrera-Bello68-70-74=212
Francesco Molinari68-70-74=212

Final round (Sunday)

Luke Donald started the final round with a two-stroke lead over countryman Justin Rose. After being caught by Justin Rose four holes into the final round, Donald birdied 6, 7 and 10 to gain a three shot lead. The gap went to five at the 16th when Donald made another birdie, while Rose bogeyed after hitting a bunker. Paul Lawrie hit a best-of-the-day 66 to catch Rose. They finished tied second with a final score of −11, four shots behind champion Donald.[3] Luke Donald is only the third player, after Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie, to win successive PGA Championship titles. He also regained the World Number One ranking by retaining his title.[4]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ()
1 Luke Donald68-68-69-68=273 −15750,000
T2 Paul Lawrie69-71-71-66=277−11390,850
Justin Rose67-71-69-70=277
4 Peter Lawrie66-71-72-71=280 −8225,000
5 Branden Grace69-69-73-70=281 −7190,800
6 Richard Sterne71-68-72-71=282 −6157,500
T7 Marcel Siem71-67-76-69=283−5116,100
Francesco Molinari68-70-74-71=283
Ernie Els68-73-70-72=283
T10 David Higgins70-70-74-70=284−478,300
Álvaro Quirós67-70-77-70=284
David Drysdale66-70-78-70=284
Ian Poulter71-73-69-71=284
James Morrison68-64-81-71=284

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Major Men bound for Wentworth . 11 May 2012 . The PGA European Tour . 27 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Luke Donald wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth . 27 May 2012 . BBC Sport . 27 May 2012.
  3. Web site: BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Leaderboard . 27 May 2012 . The PGA European Tour . 27 May 2012.
  4. Web site: Double delight for Donald . 27 May 2012 . The PGA European Tour . 27 May 2012.