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
51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
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
Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
277 (−11)
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

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

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 22 May 2008

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley65−7
2Sweden Robert Karlsson66−6
T3Australia Marcus Fraser67−5
South Africa Louis Oosthuizen
T5Wales Garry Houston68−4
South Africa Charl Schwartzel
Argentina Daniel Vancsik
England Simon Wakefield
T9France Mike Lorenzo-Vera69−3
Spain Álvaro Velasco
Scotland Marc Warren

Second round

Friday, 23 May 2008

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley65-66=131−13
T2Sweden Robert Karlsson66-69=135−9
England Miles Tunnicliff70-65=135
T4Australia Marcus Fraser67-69=136−8
Denmark Søren Kjeldsen71-65=136
England Oliver Wilson70-66=136
7Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez70-67=137−7
T8Chile Felipe Aguilar71-67=138−6
Spain Alejandro Cañizares72-66=138
Republic of Ireland Damien McGrane72-66=138
Scotland Gary Orr70-68=138
Argentina Daniel Vancsik68-70=138

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2008

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Sweden Robert Karlsson66-69-70=205−11
T2Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez70-67-72=209−7
England Oliver Wilson70-66-73=209
T4Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley65-66-79=210−6
India Jyoti Randhawa73-68-69=210
Argentina Daniel Vancsik68-70-72=210
T7Argentina Rafael Echenique70-73-68=211−5
Scotland Gary Orr70-68-73=211
T9Chile Felipe Aguilar71-67-74=212−4
Spain Alejandro Cañizares72-66-74=212
England Paul Casey71-68-73=212
Australia Marcus Fraser67-69-76=212
Australia Richard Green70-69-73=212
Germany Martin Kaymer71-70-71=212
Denmark Søren Kjeldsen71-65-76=212
South Africa Charl Schwartzel68-71-73=212
England Miles Tunnicliff70-65-77=212

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2008

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ()
T1Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez70-67-72-68=277−11Playoff
England Oliver Wilson70-66-73-68=277
T3England Luke Donald72-69-73-65=279−9253,350
Sweden Robert Karlsson66-69-70-74=279
5India Jyoti Randhawa73-68-69-70=280−8190,800
T6South Africa Retief Goosen76-69-70-66=281−7126,450
Australia Richard Green70-69-73-69=281
Sweden Alex Norén75-68-71-67=281
Argentina Andrés Romero72-69-73-67=281
T10Spain Alejandro Cañizares72-66-74-70=282−676,275
England Paul Casey71-68-73-70=282
England Simon Khan71-71-71-69=282
Denmark Søren Kjeldsen71-65-76-70=282
Republic of Ireland Paul McGinley65-66-79-72=282
England Steve Webster71-70-72-69=282

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
Spain Jiménez−7−7−8−9−11−11−12−11−11−11−11−12−12−12−11−11−11−11
England Wilson−7−7−8−9−9−10−11−11−11−11−11−12−11−11−12−12−11−11
England Donald−2−2−3−4−4−4−5−5−5−5−5−6−6−6−6−7−8−9
Sweden Karlsson−10−10−9−10−10−10−9−9−9−8−8−9−9−10−9−10−10−9
India Randhawa−6−6−6−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−8−8−9−8−8−8
South Africa Goosen−1−2−3−4−4−4−5−5−4−4−4−5−6−6−7−7−7−7
Australia Green−4−4−5−6−6−5−5−6−7−7−7−7−7−7−7−6−5−7
Sweden Norén−2−3−3−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−6−6−6−6−6−7
Argentina 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]

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

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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