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
Dates	22–25 May 2014
Location	Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)	Wentworth Club West Course
Tour(s)	European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field	150 players, 74 after cut
Cut	146 (+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	473	154	465	552	203	418	396	391	449	3,501	184	416	531	470	179	489	383	610	539	3,801	7,302
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

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Place
Luke Donald	England	2011, 2012	71	67	68	70	276	−12	T3
Anders Hansen	Denmark	2002, 2007	71	69	74	72	286	−2	T30
Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	2008	72	72	72	71	287	−1	T35

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Scott Drummond	Scotland	2004	76	72	148	+4
David Howell	England	2006	71	77	148	+4
José María Olazábal	Spain	1994	77	71	148	+4
Matteo Manassero	Italy	2013	80	71	151	+7
Simon Khan	England	2010	74	79	153	+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]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Thomas Bjørn	Denmark	62	−10
2	Shane Lowry	Ireland	64	−8
3	Rafael Cabrera-Bello	Spain	65	−7
4	Gary Stal	France	66	−6
T5	Anthony Wall	England	67	−5
	Justin Walters	South Africa
	Fabrizio Zanotti	Paraguay
T8	Thomas Aiken	South Africa	68	−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
Par	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5
Bjørn	E	−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

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Thomas Bjørn	Denmark	62-72=134	−10
	Shane Lowry	Ireland	64-70=134
T3	Rafael Cabrera-Bello	Spain	65-73=138	−6
	Luke Donald	England	71-67=138
T5	Jonas Blixt	Sweden	68-71=139	−5
	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	68-71=139
	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	68-71=139
	Fabrizio Zanotti	Paraguay	67-72=139
T9	Thomas Aiken	South Africa	68-72=140	−4
	Seve Benson	England	71-69=140
	Anders Hansen	Denmark	71-69=140
	Pablo Larrazábal	Spain	69-71=140
	Marcel Siem	Germany	69-71=140

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2014

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Thomas Bjørn	Denmark	62-72-67=201	−15
2	Luke Donald	England	71-67-68=206	−10
3	Shane Lowry	Ireland	64-70-73=207	−9
T4	Joost Luiten	Netherlands	70-71-67=208	−8
	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	68-71-69=208
6	Pablo Larrazábal	Spain	69-71-69=209	−7
T7	Thomas Aiken	South Africa	68-72-70=210	−6
	Chris Doak	Scotland	69-72-69=210
	Jamie Donaldson	Wales	73-69-68=210
	Francesco Molinari	Italy	71-74-65=210
	Eddie Pepperell	England	69-73-68=210
	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	68-71-71=210
	Andy Sullivan	England	70-71-69=210
	Anthony Wall	England	67-76-67=210

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2014

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	68-71-69-66=274	−14	791,660
2	Shane Lowry	Ireland	64-70-73-68=275	−13	527,770
T3	Thomas Bjørn	Denmark	62-72-67-75=276	−12	267,425
	Luke Donald	England	71-67-68-70=276
T5	Simon Dyson	England	69-74-69-67=279	−9	183,825
	Stephen Gallacher	Scotland	70-75-68-66=279
T7	Thomas Aiken	South Africa	68-72-70-70=280	−8	110,010
	Pablo Larrazábal	Spain	69-71-69-71=280
	Francesco Molinari	Italy	71-74-65-70=280
	Marcel Siem	Germany	69-71-72-68=280
	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	68-71-71-70=280

Source:[1][2]

Scorecard

Final round

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
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
Source:[8]

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.

External links

• Coverage on European Tour official site
• Wentworth Club: Golf