2012 BMW PGA Championship

The 2012 BMW PGA Championship was the 58th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the 2012 European Tour, contested 24–27 May at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England.[1] Englishman Luke Donald successfully defended his PGA Championship title and regained the World Number One status.[2]

2012 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–27 May 2012
LocationSurrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field150 players, 72 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund€4,500,000
Winner's share€750,000
Champion
Luke Donald
273 (−15)

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 4731544655522034183963914493,501 1844165314701794893836105393,8017,302
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Past champions in the field

Ten former champions entered the 2012 BMW PGA Championship.[4]

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Luke Donald England201168686968283−151
José María Olazábal Spain199470727670288ET27
Simon Khan England201071747073288ET27
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain200871707674290+2T39
Colin Montgomerie Scotland1998, 1999, 200069747881302+1472

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Anders Hansen Denmark2002, 20077373146+2
David Howell England20067374147+3
Ignacio Garrido Spain20037178149+5
Paul Casey England20097876154+10
Scott Drummond Scotland20047777154+10

Nationalities in the field
North America (3)South America (4)Europe (121)Oceania (6)Asia (3)Africa (13)
 United States (3) Argentina (2) England (37) Australia (5) India (2) South Africa (13)
 Chile (1) Northern Ireland (5) New Zealand (1) Thailand (1)
 Paraguay (1) Scotland (13)
 Wales (4)
 Ireland (7)
 Austria (2)
 Belgium (1)
 Denmark (5)
 Finland (1)
 France (10)
 Germany (3)
 Italy (6)
 Netherlands (2)
 Portugal (1)
 Spain (12)
 Sweden (12)

Round summaries

First round (Thursday)
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1David Drysdale Scotland66−6
Peter Lawrie Ireland
T3Jamie Donaldson Wales67−5
Justin Rose England
Álvaro Quirós Spain
Richard Johnson Sweden
Niclas Fasth Sweden
T8Marc Warren Scotland68−4
Robert Rock England
Ernie Els South Africa
Bernd Wiesberger Austria
Kenneth Ferrie England
Scott Jamieson Scotland
Mark Haastrup Denmark
James Morrison England
Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain
Francesco Molinari Italy
Luke Donald England
Peter Hedblom Sweden

Second round (Friday)
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1James Morrison England68-64=132−12
T2Luke Donald England68-68=136−8
David Drysdale Scotland66-70=136
T4Álvaro Quirós Spain67-70=137−7
Peter Lawrie Ireland66-71=137
T6Marcel Siem Germany71-67=138−6
Ricardo González Argentina71-67=138
Fredrik Andersson Hed Sweden70-68=138
Branden Grace South Africa69-69=138
Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain68-70=138
Francesco Molinari Italy68-70=138
Peter Hedblom Sweden68-70=138
Justin Rose England67-71=138

Third round (Saturday)
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Luke Donald England68-68-69=205−11
2Justin Rose England67-71-69=207−9
3Peter Lawrie Ireland66-71-72=209−7
T4Ernie Els South Africa68-73-70=211−5
Paul Lawrie Scotland69-71-71=211
Richard Sterne South Africa71-68-72=211
Branden Grace South Africa69-69-73=211
T8Peter Hedblom Sweden68-70-74=212−4
Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain68-70-74=212
Francesco Molinari Italy68-70-74=212

Final round (Sunday)

Luke Donald started the final round with a two-stroke lead over countryman Justin Rose. After being caught by Justin Rose four holes into the final round, Donald birdied 6, 7 and 10 to gain a three shot lead. The gap went to five at the 16th when Donald made another birdie, while Rose bogeyed after hitting a bunker. Paul Lawrie hit a best-of-the-day 66 to catch Rose. They finished tied second with a final score of −11, four shots behind champion Donald.[5] Luke Donald is only the third player, after Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie, to win successive PGA Championship titles. He also regained the World Number One ranking by retaining his title.[6]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (€)
1Luke Donald England68-68-69-68=273−15750,000
T2Paul Lawrie Scotland69-71-71-66=277−11390,850
Justin Rose England67-71-69-70=277
4Peter Lawrie Ireland66-71-72-71=280−8225,000
5Branden Grace South Africa69-69-73-70=281−7190,800
6Richard Sterne South Africa71-68-72-71=282−6157,500
T7Marcel Siem Germany71-67-76-69=283−5116,100
Francesco Molinari Italy68-70-74-71=283
Ernie Els South Africa68-73-70-72=283
T10David Higgins Ireland70-70-74-70=284−478,300
Álvaro Quirós Spain67-70-77-70=284
David Drysdale Scotland66-70-78-70=284
Ian Poulter England71-73-69-71=284
James Morrison England68-64-81-71=284
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References
  1. "Major Men bound for Wentworth". The PGA European Tour. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "Luke Donald wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. "BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Venue info". The PGA European Tour. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. "Field in Focus: at the BMW PGA Championship". The PGA European Tour. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. "BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Leaderboard". The PGA European Tour. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  6. "Double delight for Donald". The PGA European Tour. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

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