2014 BMW PGA Championship explained

2014 BMW PGA Championship
Dates:22–25 May 2014
Location:Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course:Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour:European Tour
Par:72
Field:150 players, 74 after cut
Cut:146 (+2)
Purse:4,750,000
$6,175,000
Winners Share:€791,660[1]
$1,029,158[2]
Champion: Rory McIlroy
Score:274 (−14)
Previous:2013
Next:2015
Map:UK England#Surrey
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Wentworth Club
Coordinates:51.4°N -0.59°W

The 2014 BMW PGA Championship was the 60th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Seven strokes back after three rounds, Rory McIlroy won with a final round 66 (−6), a stroke ahead of runner-up Shane Lowry.[3] It was his first win at the event, and sixth victory on the European Tour.[4] [5] Thomas Bjørn led (or co-led) after each or the first three rounds, but fell into a tie for third after a final round 75 (+3).[3] [6]

Defending champion Matteo Manassero opened with an 80 and missed the cut by five strokes.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 22 May 2014
Friday, 23 May 2014

Thomas Bjørn tied the course record, 62 (−10), with a bogey-free round that included eight birdies and an eagle. Two separate weather delays meant that the first round could not be completed on Thursday; 33 players were still on the course when darkness fell and completed their rounds on Friday morning.[7]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 62 −10
2 64 −8
3 65 −7
4 66 −6
align=center rowspan=3T5 align=center rowspan=367 align=center rowspan=3−5
Justin Walters
Fabrizio Zanotti
align=center rowspan=6T8 align=center rowspan=668 align=center rowspan=6−4
Jonas Blixt
David Horsey
Martin Kaymer
Rory McIlroy
Henrik Stenson

Scorecard

Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par434534444345434455
Bjørn E−1−1−2−2−2−3−3−3−4−5−7−7−8−8−9−9−10
Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, 23 May 2014

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
align=center rowspan=2T1 62-72=134 align=center rowspan=2−10
64-70=134
align=center rowspan=2T3 65-73=138 align=center rowspan=2−6
71-67=138
align=center rowspan=4T5 68-71=139 align=center rowspan=4−5
68-71=139
68-71=139
67-72=139
align=center rowspan=5T9 68-72=140 align=center rowspan=5−4
71-69=140
71-69=140
69-71=140
69-71=140

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2014

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 62-72-67=201 −15
2 71-67-68=206 −10
3 64-70-73=207 −9
align=center rowspan=2T4 70-71-67=208 align=center rowspan=2−8
68-71-69=208
6 69-71-69=209 −7
align=center rowspan=8T7 68-72-70=210 align=center rowspan=8−6
69-72-69=210
73-69-68=210
71-74-65=210
69-73-68=210
68-71-71=210
70-71-69=210
67-76-67=210

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2014

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ()
1 Rory McIlroy 68-71-69-66=274 −14 791,660
2 64-70-73-68=275 −13 527,770
align=center rowspan=2T3 62-72-67-75=276 align=center rowspan=2−12 align=center rowspan=2267,425
71-67-68-70=276
align=center rowspan=2T5 69-74-69-67=279 align=center rowspan=2−9 align=center rowspan=2183,825
70-75-68-66=279
align=center rowspan=5T7 68-72-70-70=280 align=center rowspan=5−8 align=center rowspan=5110,010
69-71-69-71=280
71-74-65-70=280
69-71-72-68=280
68-71-71-70=280
Source:[1] [2]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
McIlroy −8−8−8−10−10−9−10−10−9−10−10−11−12−12−12−12−13−14
Lowry −9−9−9−11−12−12−12−12−11−12−13−14−12−13−12−12−12−13
Bjørn −15−15−15−16−15−12−12−12−11−11−11−12−12−11−10−11−12−12
Donald −9−9−9−10−10−7−8−8−8−9−9−10−11−11−11−12−12−12
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Source:[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BMW PGA Championship: Results . European Tour . 25 May 2014 . 19 August 2014 .
  2. Web site: BMW European PGA Championship: Leaderboard . Yahoo! Sports . 25 May 2014 . 19 August 2014.
  3. Web site: Rory McIlroy wins with 7-shot rally . ESPN . 25 May 2014 . 17 August 2014.
  4. News: Rory McIlroy stages astonishing fightback to win BMW PGA Championship . 25 May 2014 . The Guardian . Ewan . Murray . 26 May 2014.
  5. News: Rory McIlroy soothes pain with Wentworth win . 25 May 2014 . BBC Sport . 26 May 2014.
  6. News: Rory McIlroy wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth . Belfast Telegraph . 25 May 2014 . 17 August 2014.
  7. News: Thomas Bjorn equals course record . ESPN . Associated Press . 22 May 2014.
  8. Web site: BMW PGA Championship: Leaderboard . European Tour . 25 May 2014 . 19 August 2014 .