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
Dates26–29 May 2005
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,073 yards (6,468 m)
Field150 players, 71 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund4,000,000
Winner's share€666,660
Champion
Argentina Ángel Cabrera
273 (−15)
Location Map
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in England
Wentworth Club is located in Surrey
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey

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 4741544474961913543964004523,364 1844045094671794813835715313,7097,073
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 26 May 2005

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie67−5
Portugal José-Filipe Lima
Northern Ireland Graeme McDowell
T4United States Ben Curtis68−4
Australia Peter Fowler
Australia Marcus Fraser
Sweden Peter Hedblom
Australia Nick O'Hern
Sweden Mårten Olander
Scotland Andrew Oldcorn
Australia Wade Ormsby

Second round

Friday, 27 May 2005

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Sweden Peter Hedblom68-65=133−11
2Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley72-64=136−8
3Australia Nick O'Hern68-69=137−7
T4Sweden Peter Hanson69-69=138−6
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington70-68=138
T6New Zealand Michael Campbell71-68=139−5
United States Ben Curtis68-71=139
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee72-67=139
Australia Peter Lonard69-70=139
England Lee Slattery70-69=139

Third round

Saturday, 28 May 2005

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Argentina Ángel Cabrera70-70-66=206−10
Sweden Peter Hedblom68-65-73=206
T3England David Howell70-72-66=208−8
Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley72-64-72=208
T5New Zealand Michael Campbell71-68-71=210−6
Sweden Peter Hanson69-69-72=210
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee72-67-71=210
Sweden Mårten Olander68-72-70=210
T9Wales Bradley Dredge75-68-69=212−4
South Africa Retief Goosen70-70-72=212
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington70-68-74=212
Republic of Ireland Damien McGrane69-71-72=212
Republic of Ireland Gary Murphy74-68-70=212
Spain José María Olazábal72-69-71=212

Final round

Sunday, 29 May 2005

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ()
1Argentina Ángel Cabrera70-70-66-67=273−15666,660
2Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley72-64-72-67=275−13444,440
3Australia Nick O'Hern68-69-76-64=277−11250,400
4England David Howell70-72-66-71=279−9200,000
T5Sweden Peter Hanson69-69-72-70=280−8143,200
Sweden Peter Hedblom68-65-73-74=280
Sweden Mårten Olander68-72-70-70=280
T8New Zealand Michael Campbell71-68-71-71=281−794,800
Wales Jamie Donaldson73-71-69-68=281
10Wales Bradley Dredge75-68-69-70=282−680,000

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
Argentina Cabrera−10−11−10−12−12−12−12−12−12−12−13−14−14−14−14−15−15−15
Republic of Ireland McGinley−8−8−9−10−11−12−12−13−13−13−13−14−14−14−14−13−12−13
Australia O'Hern−2−3−3−5−5−5−6−7−7−7−7−9−9−9−9−10−10−11
England Howell−8−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9
Sweden Hanson−6−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−8−7−6−7−8
Sweden Hedblom−10−10−9−10−10−10−10−10−9−9−9−8−7−7−6−7−7−8
Sweden 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.
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