2008 BMW PGA Championship

The 2008 BMW PGA Championship was the 54th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2008 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates22–25 May 2008
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,304 yards (6,679 m)
Field150 players, 70 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund4,500,000
Winner's share€750,000
Champion
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
277 (−11)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez defeated Englishman Oliver Wilson in a playoff to capture his first BMW PGA Championship title.[1]

Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course[2]
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 4741544655522034183963924493,503 1844165314701794893836105393,8017,304
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Past champions in the field

Eight former champions entered the tournament.[3]

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Anders Hansen Denmark2002, 200775697768289+1T40
Ángel Cabrera Argentina200573727273290+2T46
Ignacio Garrido Spain200373687482297+9T63
David Howell England200670717779297+9T63

Missed the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Scott Drummond Scotland20047473147+3
Andrew Oldcorn Scotland20017572147+3
Colin Montgomerie Scotland1998, 1999, 20007375148+4
José María Olazábal Spain19947573148+4

Nationalities in the field

North America (0)South America (7)Europe (118)Oceania (8)Asia (7)Africa (10)
 Argentina (6) England (40) Australia (6) India (4) South Africa (10)
 Chile (1) Northern Ireland (3) New Zealand (2) Singapore (1)
 Scotland (11) Thailand (2)
 Wales (6)
 Ireland (6)
 Austria (1)
 Denmark (5)
 Finland (1)
 France (10)
 Germany (2)
 Italy (2)
 Netherlands (2)
 Portugal (1)
 Spain (11)
 Sweden (17)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 22 May 2008

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul McGinley Ireland65−7
2Robert Karlsson Sweden66−6
T3Marcus Fraser Australia67−5
Louis Oosthuizen South Africa
T5Garry Houston Wales68−4
Charl Schwartzel South Africa
Daniel Vancsik Argentina
Simon Wakefield England
T9Mike Lorenzo-Vera France69−3
Álvaro Velasco Spain
Marc Warren Scotland

Second round

Friday, 23 May 2008

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul McGinley Ireland65-66=131−13
T2Robert Karlsson Sweden66-69=135−9
Miles Tunnicliff England70-65=135
T4Marcus Fraser Australia67-69=136−8
Søren Kjeldsen Denmark71-65=136
Oliver Wilson England70-66=136
7Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain70-67=137−7
T8Felipe Aguilar Chile71-67=138−6
Alejandro Cañizares Spain72-66=138
Damien McGrane Ireland72-66=138
Gary Orr Scotland70-68=138
Daniel Vancsik Argentina68-70=138

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2008

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Robert Karlsson Sweden66-69-70=205−11
T2Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain70-67-72=209−7
Oliver Wilson England70-66-73=209
T4Paul McGinley Ireland65-66-79=210−6
Jyoti Randhawa India73-68-69=210
Daniel Vancsik Argentina68-70-72=210
T7Rafael Echenique Argentina70-73-68=211−5
Gary Orr Scotland70-68-73=211
T9Felipe Aguilar Chile71-67-74=212−4
Alejandro Cañizares Spain72-66-74=212
Paul Casey England71-68-73=212
Marcus Fraser Australia67-69-76=212
Richard Green Australia70-69-73=212
Martin Kaymer Germany71-70-71=212
Søren Kjeldsen Denmark71-65-76=212
Charl Schwartzel South Africa68-71-73=212
Miles Tunnicliff England70-65-77=212

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2008

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ()
T1Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain70-67-72-68=277−11Playoff
Oliver Wilson England70-66-73-68=277
T3Luke Donald England72-69-73-65=279−9253,350
Robert Karlsson Sweden66-69-70-74=279
5Jyoti Randhawa India73-68-69-70=280−8190,800
T6Retief Goosen South Africa76-69-70-66=281−7126,450
Richard Green Australia70-69-73-69=281
Alex Norén Sweden75-68-71-67=281
Andrés Romero Argentina72-69-73-67=281
T10Alejandro Cañizares Spain72-66-74-70=282−676,275
Paul Casey England71-68-73-70=282
Simon Khan England71-71-71-69=282
Søren Kjeldsen Denmark71-65-76-70=282
Paul McGinley Ireland65-66-79-72=282
Steve Webster England71-70-72-69=282

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
Jiménez−7−7−8−9−11−11−12−11−11−11−11−12−12−12−11−11−11−11
Wilson−7−7−8−9−9−10−11−11−11−11−11−12−11−11−12−12−11−11
Donald−2−2−3−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−7−8−9
Karlsson−10−10−9−10−10−10−9−9−9−8−8−9−9−10−9−10−10−9
Randhawa−6−6−6−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−8−8−9−8−8−8
Goosen−1−2−3−4−4−4−5−5−4−4−4−5−6−6−7−7−7−7
Green−4−4−5−6−6−5−5−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−6−5−7
Norén−2−3−3−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−6−6−6−6−6−7
Romero−1−2−3−4−5−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−6−5−5−5−6−7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[3]

Playoff

The playoff began on the par five 18th; both players went for the green in two. Wilson ended up in the greenside bunker; Jiménez at the back of the green. Jiménez three-putted for a par 5 which was matched by Wilson.

The players headed once again for the 18th tee, this time Jiménez was able to get home in two after a superb drive; Wilson, on the other hand could only manage a lay up after he missed his tee shot to the right. Wilson managed to play his approach shot to 12 feet (3.6m), but his putt slipped by. Jiménez managed to two-putt for a birdie 4 and the title.[4]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (€)
1Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain5-4−1750,000
2Oliver Wilson England5-5E500,000
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References

  1. "Jimenez completes the BMW set". European Tour. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. "Course Card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. "2008 BMW PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. "Jimenéz wins BMW PGA Championship in a playoff". PGA Tour. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2020.

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