| BMW Masters | |
| Location: | Luodian, Shanghai, China |
| Establishment: | 2011 |
| Course: | Lake Malaren Golf Club |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 7594yd |
| Tour: | European Tour |
| Format: | Stroke play |
| Month Played: | November |
| Final Year: | 2015 |
| Aggregate: | 267 Peter Hanson (2012) |
| To-Par: | −21 as above |
| Final Champion: |  Kristoffer Broberg |
| Map: | China |
| Map Label: | Lake Malaren GC |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 31.404°N 121.37°W |
The BMW Masters was a golf tournament played annually at Lake Malaren Golf Club, in Luodian, Shanghai, China.[1] The tournament began in 2011 and became a European Tour event in 2012. It was dropped from the European Tour in 2016.
In 2011, the tournament was called the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters. The event had a small field consisting of 30 top players from the European Tour and the Asian Tour. The winner received US$2 million, the largest first prize in golf,[2] coming from an overall prize fund of $5 million.
In 2012, it became a European Tour event and was renamed the BMW Masters.[3] The field was expanded to 78 players and the purse was increased to US$7 million. From 2013 to 2015, the tournament was part of the European Tour Final Series.
| European Tour (Race to Dubai finals series) | 2013–2015 | ||
| European Tour (Regular) | 2012 | ||
| Unofficial event | 2011 |
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW Masters | |||||||
| 5th | 271 | −17 | Playoff |  Patrick Reed | |||
| 4th | 272 | −16 | Playoff | Ross Fisher Alexander Lévy | |||
| 3rd | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke |  Francesco Molinari Thongchai Jaidee | |||
| 2nd | 267 | −21 | 1 stroke | Rory McIlroy | |||
| Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters | |||||||
| 1st | 2011 | 270 | −18 | Playoff | Anthony Kim | ||