2005 BMW Championship

The 2005 BMW Championship was the 51st edition of the BMW 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.

2005 BMW Championship

Tournament information
Dates	26–29 May 2005
Location	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)	Wentworth Club West Course
Tour(s)	European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,073 yards (6,468 m)
Field	150 players, 71 after cut
Cut	144 (E)
Prize fund	€4,000,000
Winner's share	€666,660
Champion
Ángel Cabrera
273 (−15)

Wentworth Club

Location in England

It was the first year the event's sponsorship had been taken on by BMW, after Volvo's contract to sponsor the event had expired.[1]

Ángel Cabrera won by two strokes ahead of Paul McGinley, having had two previous runner-up finishes in the event.[2]

Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course[3]

Tee	Rating/Slope	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yardage	n/a	474	154	447	496	191	354	396	400	452	3,364	184	404	509	467	179	481	383	571	531	3,709	7,073
Par		4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	35	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	37	72

Past champions in the field

Ten former champions entered the tournament.[4]

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Scott Drummond	Scotland	2004	71	71	73	68	283	−5	T11
Colin Montgomerie	Scotland	1998, 1999, 2000	71	73	73	66	283	−5	T11
José María Olazábal	Spain	1994	72	69	71	73	285	−3	T22
Ian Woosnam	Wales	1988, 1997	75	69	71	70	285	−3	T22
Nick Faldo	England	1978, 1980, 1981, 1989	70	71	77	69	287	−1	T33
Tony Johnstone	Zimbabwe	1992	72	72	76	73	293	+5	T62

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Anders Hansen	Denmark	2002	74	74	148	+4
Andrew Oldcorn	Scotland	2001	68	82	150	+6
Costantino Rocca	Italy	1996	76	76	152	+8
Ignacio Garrido	Spain	2003	72	84	156	+12

Nationalities in the field

North America (1)	South America (3)	Europe (121)	Oceania (13)	Asia (1)	Africa (11)
United States (1)	Argentina (3)	England (49)	Australia (11)	Thailand (1)	South Africa (9)
		Northern Ireland (2)	New Zealand (2)		Zimbabwe (2)
		Scotland (14)
		Wales (5)
		Ireland (9)
		Austria (1)
		Denmark (5)
		Finland (1)
		France (6)
		Germany (1)
		Italy (3)
		Netherlands (3)
		Portugal (1)
		Spain (7)
		Sweden (14)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 26 May 2005

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Peter Lawrie	Ireland	67	−5
	José-Filipe Lima	Portugal
	Graeme McDowell	Northern Ireland
T4	Ben Curtis	United States	68	−4
	Peter Fowler	Australia
	Marcus Fraser	Australia
	Peter Hedblom	Sweden
	Nick O'Hern	Australia
	Mårten Olander	Sweden
	Andrew Oldcorn	Scotland
	Wade Ormsby	Australia

Second round

Friday, 27 May 2005

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Peter Hedblom	Sweden	68-65=133	−11
2	Paul McGinley	Ireland	72-64=136	−8
3	Nick O'Hern	Australia	68-69=137	−7
T4	Peter Hanson	Sweden	69-69=138	−6
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	70-68=138
T6	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	71-68=139	−5
	Ben Curtis	United States	68-71=139
	Thongchai Jaidee	Thailand	72-67=139
	Peter Lonard	Australia	69-70=139
	Lee Slattery	England	70-69=139

Third round

Saturday, 28 May 2005

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Ángel Cabrera	Argentina	70-70-66=206	−10
	Peter Hedblom	Sweden	68-65-73=206
T3	David Howell	England	70-72-66=208	−8
	Paul McGinley	Ireland	72-64-72=208
T5	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	71-68-71=210	−6
	Peter Hanson	Sweden	69-69-72=210
	Thongchai Jaidee	Thailand	72-67-71=210
	Mårten Olander	Sweden	68-72-70=210
T9	Bradley Dredge	Wales	75-68-69=212	−4
	Retief Goosen	South Africa	70-70-72=212
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	70-68-74=212
	Damien McGrane	Ireland	69-71-72=212
	Gary Murphy	Ireland	74-68-70=212
	José María Olazábal	Spain	72-69-71=212

Final round

Sunday, 29 May 2005

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	Ángel Cabrera	Argentina	70-70-66-67=273	−15	666,660
2	Paul McGinley	Ireland	72-64-72-67=275	−13	444,440
3	Nick O'Hern	Australia	68-69-76-64=277	−11	250,400
4	David Howell	England	70-72-66-71=279	−9	200,000
T5	Peter Hanson	Sweden	69-69-72-70=280	−8	143,200
	Peter Hedblom	Sweden	68-65-73-74=280
	Mårten Olander	Sweden	68-72-70-70=280
T8	Michael Campbell	New Zealand	71-68-71-71=281	−7	94,800
	Jamie Donaldson	Wales	73-71-69-68=281
10	Bradley Dredge	Wales	75-68-69-70=282	−6	80,000

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5
Cabrera	−10	−11	−10	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−15	−15	−15
McGinley	−8	−8	−9	−10	−11	−12	−12	−13	−13	−13	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−13	−12	−13
O'Hern	−2	−3	−3	−5	−5	−5	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−11
Howell	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9
Hanson	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−7	−6	−7	−8
Hedblom	−10	−10	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−9	−9	−9	−8	−7	−7	−6	−7	−7	−8
Olander	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−7	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Source:[4]

References

1. "BMW takes on the PGA Championship". Golf Business News. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
2. "Cabrera Cruises to BMW Championship Victory". European Tour. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
3. "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
4. "2005 BMW Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.