| BMW PGA Championship | |
| Location: | Virginia Water, Surrey, England |
| Establishment: | 1955 |
| Course: | Wentworth Club |
| Par: | 72 |
| Yardage: | 7267yd |
| Tour: | European Tour |
| Format: | Stroke play |
| Month Played: | September |
| Aggregate: | 266 Brian Bamford (1961) |
| To-Par: | −21 An Byeong-hun (2015) |
| Current Champion: |  Ryan Fox |
| Map: | England#Surrey |
| Map Label: | Wentworth Club |
| Map Relief: | yes |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Coordinates: | 51.4°N -0.59°W |
The BMW PGA Championship is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1955 by the Professional Golfers' Association, and originally called the British PGA Championship.
The BMW PGA Championship has usually been played each May, on the weekend of the UK's Spring Bank Holiday, over the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. The PGA European Tour has its headquarters at the club and as the tour's home tournament, the BMW PGA Championship is often regarded as the flagship event on the European Tour. The tournament switched to September in 2019 as part of a revamp of the golfing calendar in which the US PGA Championship moved to May.[1]
It has usually had the highest prize money of any event which the tour organises, but this changed in 2009 with the introduction of the Race to Dubai, and the $10 million Dubai World Championship at the end of the season. There are other more lucrative events than the BMW PGA Championship which are part of the European Tour schedule, such as the majors and the World Golf Championship events, but these are organised by other bodies. It is also the European Tour's designated "Premier event" for the purposes of the Official World Golf Rankings, with a minimum of 64 ranking points available to the winner.[2]
The winner of the tournament is given an exemption into that season's U.S. Open and the next three Open Championships.
In 2000, Colin Montgomerie became the only player to win three years in a row.[3]
In 2021, Billy Horschel became only the second American to win the event, the first since Arnold Palmer in 1975.[4]
| European Tour (Rolex Series) | 2022– | ||
| European Tour (Flagship event and Rolex Series) | 2017–2021 | ||
| European Tour (Flagship event) | 1990–2016 | ||
| European Tour (Regular) | 1972–1989 | ||
| Pre-European Tour | 1955–1971 |
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share (€) | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMW PGA Championship | |||||||||
| 69th | 2023 | 270 | −18 | 1 stroke | 1,435,858 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 68th | 2022 | 199 | −17 | 1 stroke | 1,351,106 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 67th | 269 | −19 | 1 stroke | 1,125,952 | Wentworth Club | ||||
| 66th | Tyrrell Hatton | 269 | −19 | 4 strokes | 974,457 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 65th | Danny Willett | 268 | −20 | 3 strokes | 1,056,662 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 64th |  Francesco Molinari | 271 | −17 | 2 strokes | 995,394 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 63rd |  Alex Norén | 277 | −11 | 2 strokes | 1,041,939 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 62nd | Chris Wood | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | 833,330 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 61st |  An Byeong-hun | 267 | −21 | 6 strokes | 833,330 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 60th | Rory McIlroy | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | 791,660 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 59th | Matteo Manassero | 278 | −10 | Playoff | 791,660 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 58th | Luke Donald (2) | 273 | −15 | 4 strokes | 750,000 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 57th | Luke Donald | 278 | −6 | Playoff | 750,000 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 56th | Simon Khan | 278 | −6 | 1 stroke | 750,000 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 55th | Paul Casey | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | 750,000 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 54th |  Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 277 | −11 | Playoff | 750,000 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 53rd |  Anders Hansen (2) | 280 | −8 | Playoff | 725,000 | Wentworth Club | |||
| BMW Championship | |||||||||
| 52nd | David Howell | 271 | −17 | 5 strokes | 708,330 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 51st |  Ángel Cabrera | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | 666,660 | Wentworth Club | |||
| Volvo PGA Championship | |||||||||
| 50th | Scott Drummond | 269 | −19 | 2 strokes | 625,000 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 49th | Ignacio Garrido | 270 | −18 | Playoff | 583,330 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 48th | Anders Hansen | 269 | −19 | 5 strokes | 528,708 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 47th | Andrew Oldcorn | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | 544,521 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 46th | Colin Montgomerie (3) | 271 | −17 | 3 strokes | 415,130 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 45th | Colin Montgomerie (2) | 270 | −18 | 5 strokes | 303,350 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 44th | Colin Montgomerie | 274 | −14 | 1 stroke | 280,000 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 43rd | Ian Woosnam (2) | 275 | −13 | 2 strokes | 256,676 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 42nd | Costantino Rocca | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | 233,324 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 41st |  Bernhard Langer (3) | 279 | −9 | 1 stroke | 210,000 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 40th | José María Olazábal | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | 186,662 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 39th | Bernhard Langer (2) | 274 | −14 | 6 strokes | 163,324 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 38th |  Tony Johnstone | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | 140,000 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 37th | Seve Ballesteros (2) | 271 | −17 | Playoff | 116,662 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 36th |  Mike Harwood | 271 | −17 | 1 stroke | 93,324 | Wentworth Club | |||
| 35th | 1989 | Nick Faldo (4) | 272 | −16 | 2 strokes | 81,662 | Wentworth Club | ||
| 34th | 1988 | Ian Woosnam | 274 | −14 | 2 strokes | 70,000 | Wentworth Club | ||
| Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship | |||||||||
| 33rd | 1987 | Bernhard Langer | 270 | −18 | 4 strokes | 51,324 | Wentworth Club | ||
| 32nd | 1986 | Rodger Davis | 281 | −7 | Playoff | 49,000 | Wentworth Club | ||
| 31st | 1985 | Paul Way | 282 | −6 | Playoff | 42,000 | Wentworth Club | ||
| 30th | 1984 | Howard Clark | 204 | −12 | 2 strokes | 35,000 | Wentworth Club | ||
| Sun Alliance PGA Championship | |||||||||
| 29th | 1983 | Seve Ballesteros | 278 | −2 | 2 strokes | 21,000 | Royal St George's | ||
| 28th | 1982 | Tony Jacklin (2) | 284 | −4 | Playoff | 18,662 | Hillside | ||
| 27th | 1981 | Nick Faldo (3) | 274 | −10 | 4 strokes | 16,324 | Ganton | ||
| 26th | 1980 | Nick Faldo (2) | 283 | +3 | 1 stroke | 16,324 | Royal St George's | ||
| Colgate PGA Championship | |||||||||
| 25th | 1979 | Vicente Fernández | 288 | E | 1 stroke | 11,662 | St Andrews Links | ||
| 24th | 1978 | Nick Faldo | 278 | −10 | 7 strokes | 14,000 | Royal Birkdale | ||
| Penfold PGA Championship | |||||||||
| 23rd | 1977 | Manuel Piñero | 283 | +3 | 3 strokes | 14,000 | Royal St George's | ||
| 22nd | 1976 | Neil Coles | 280 | E | Playoff | 14,000 | Royal St George's | ||
| 21st | 1975 |  Arnold Palmer | 285 | +5 | 2 strokes | 14,000 | Royal St George's | ||
| Viyella PGA Championship | |||||||||
| 20th | 1974 | Maurice Bembridge | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | 5,600 | Wentworth Club | ||
| 19th | 1973 | Peter Oosterhuis | 280 | −8 | 3 strokes | 3,071 | Wentworth Club | ||
| 18th | 1972 | Tony Jacklin | 279 | −9 | 3 strokes | 3,070 | Wentworth Club | ||
| Schweppes PGA Championship | |||||||||
| 1970–71: No tournament | |||||||||
| 17th | 1969 | Bernard Gallacher | 293 | +5 | 1 stroke | Ashburnham | |||
| 15th | 1968 (op.) | David Talbot | 276 | −8 | 5 strokes | Dunbar | |||
| 13th | 1967 (op.) | Malcolm Gregson | 275 | −13 | 3 strokes | Hunstanton | |||
| Piccadilly PGA Close Championship | |||||||||
| 16th | 1968 (cl.) | Peter Townsend | 275 | −5 | 1 stroke | Royal Mid-Surrey | |||
| PGA Close Championship | |||||||||
| 14th | 1967 (cl.) | Brian Huggett | 271 | −13 | 8 strokes | Thorndon Park | |||
| Schweppes PGA Close Championship | |||||||||
| 12th | 1966 | Guy Wolstenholme | 278 | −2 | 4 strokes | Saunton | |||
| 11th | 1965 | Peter Alliss (3) | 286 | −6 | Playoff | Prince's | |||
| 10th | 1964 | Tony Grubb | 287 | −1 | 2 strokes | Western Gailes | |||
| 9th | 1963 | Peter Butler | 306 | 2 strokes | 1,000 | Royal Birkdale | |||
| 8th | 1962 | Peter Alliss (2) | 287 | 1 stroke | |||||
| 7th | 1961 | Brian Bamford | 266 | −11 | 3 strokes | ||||
| PGA Close Championship | |||||||||
| 6th | 1960 | Arnold Stickley | 247 | 2 strokes | Coventry | ||||
| 5th | 1959 | Dai Rees | 283 | 6 strokes | Ashburnham | ||||
| 4th | 1958 |  Harry Bradshaw | 287 | 1 stroke | Maesdu | ||||
| 3rd | 1957 | Peter Alliss | 286 | 3 strokes | Maesdu | ||||
| 2nd | 1956 | Charlie Ward | 282 | Playoff | Maesdu | ||||
| 1st | 1955 | Ken Bousfield | 277 | 2 strokes | Pannal Harrogate (Starbeck) | ||||
Currently in the United Kingdom, all four rounds of the BMW PGA Championship are shown live by Sky Sports with highlights being shown by the BBC.