2014 BMW PGA Championship

The 2014 BMW PGA Championship was the 60th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2014 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates22–25 May 2014
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field150 players, 74 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund€4,750,000
$6,175,000
Winner's share€791,660[1]
$1,029,158[2]
Champion
Rory McIlroy
274 (−14)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

Seven strokes back after three rounds, Rory McIlroy won with a final round 66 (−6), a stroke ahead of runner-up Shane Lowry.[3] It was his first win at the event, and sixth victory on the European Tour.[4][5] Thomas Bjørn led (or co-led) after each or the first three rounds, but fell into a tie for third after a final round 75 (+3).[3][6]

Defending champion Matteo Manassero opened with an 80 and missed the cut by five strokes.

Course layout
Wentworth Club, West Course
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

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
Luke Donald England2011, 201271676870276−12T3
Anders Hansen Denmark2002, 200771697472286−2T30
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain200872727271287−1T35

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2TotalTo par
Scott Drummond Scotland20047672148+4
David Howell England20067177148+4
José María Olazábal Spain19947771148+4
Matteo Manassero Italy20138071151+7
Simon Khan England20107479153+9

Nationalities in the field
North America (2)South America (4)Europe (122)Oceania (2)Asia (8)Africa (12)
 United States (2) Argentina (2) England (37) Australia (2) India (3) South Africa (12)
 Chile (1) Northern Ireland (5) Japan (1)
 Paraguay (1) Scotland (14) South Korea (2)
 Wales (3) Thailand (2)
 Ireland (6)
 Austria (1)
 Belgium (2)
 Denmark (7)
 Spain (12)
 Finland (2)
 France (10)
 Germany (3)
 Italy (5)
 Netherlands (3)
 Portugal (2)
 Sweden (10)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 22 May 2014
Friday, 23 May 2014

Thomas Bjørn tied the course record, 62 (−10), with a bogey-free round that included eight birdies and an eagle. Two separate weather delays meant that the first round could not be completed on Thursday; 33 players were still on the course when darkness fell and completed their rounds on Friday morning.[7]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Thomas Bjørn Denmark62−10
2Shane Lowry Ireland64−8
3Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain65−7
4Gary Stal France66−6
T5Anthony Wall England67−5
Justin Walters South Africa
Fabrizio Zanotti Paraguay
T8Thomas Aiken South Africa68−4
Jonas Blixt Sweden
David Horsey England
Martin Kaymer Germany
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland
Henrik Stenson Sweden

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par434534444345434455
BjørnE−1−1−2−2−2−3−3−3−4−5−7−7−8−8−9−9−10

Source:[8]

Second round

Friday, 23 May 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Thomas Bjørn Denmark62-72=134−10
Shane Lowry Ireland64-70=134
T3Rafael Cabrera-Bello Spain65-73=138−6
Luke Donald England71-67=138
T5Jonas Blixt Sweden68-71=139−5
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland68-71=139
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-71=139
Fabrizio Zanotti Paraguay67-72=139
T9Thomas Aiken South Africa68-72=140−4
Seve Benson England71-69=140
Anders Hansen Denmark71-69=140
Pablo Larrazábal Spain69-71=140
Marcel Siem Germany69-71=140

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Thomas Bjørn Denmark62-72-67=201−15
2Luke Donald England71-67-68=206−10
3Shane Lowry Ireland64-70-73=207−9
T4Joost Luiten Netherlands70-71-67=208−8
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland68-71-69=208
6Pablo Larrazábal Spain69-71-69=209−7
T7Thomas Aiken South Africa68-72-70=210−6
Chris Doak Scotland69-72-69=210
Jamie Donaldson Wales73-69-68=210
Francesco Molinari Italy71-74-65=210
Eddie Pepperell England69-73-68=210
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-71-71=210
Andy Sullivan England70-71-69=210
Anthony Wall England67-76-67=210

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2014

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney (€)
1Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland68-71-69-66=274−14791,660
2Shane Lowry Ireland64-70-73-68=275−13527,770
T3Thomas Bjørn Denmark62-72-67-75=276−12267,425
Luke Donald England71-67-68-70=276
T5Simon Dyson England69-74-69-67=279−9183,825
Stephen Gallacher Scotland70-75-68-66=279
T7Thomas Aiken South Africa68-72-70-70=280−8110,010
Pablo Larrazábal Spain69-71-69-71=280
Francesco Molinari Italy71-74-65-70=280
Marcel Siem Germany69-71-72-68=280
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-71-71-70=280

Source:[1][2]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
McIlroy−8−8−8−10−10−9−10−10−9−10−10−11−12−12−12−12−13−14
Lowry−9−9−9−11−12−12−12−12−11−12−13−14−12−13−12−12−12−13
Bjørn−15−15−15−16−15−12−12−12−11−11−11−12−12−11−10−11−12−12
Donald−9−9−9−10−10−7−8−8−8−9−9−10−11−11−11−12−12−12

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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References
  1. "BMW PGA Championship: Results". European Tour. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. "BMW European PGA Championship: Leaderboard". Yahoo! Sports. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. "Rory McIlroy wins with 7-shot rally". ESPN. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  4. Murray, Ewan (25 May 2014). "Rory McIlroy stages astonishing fightback to win BMW PGA Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  5. "Rory McIlroy soothes pain with Wentworth win". BBC Sport. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  6. "Rory McIlroy wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth". Belfast Telegraph. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  7. "Thomas Bjorn equals course record". ESPN. Associated Press. 22 May 2014.
  8. "BMW PGA Championship: Leaderboard". European Tour. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

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