2011 BMW PGA Championship

The 2011 BMW PGA Championship was the 57th edition of the BMW PGA 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.[1]

2011 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–29 May 2011
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
Par71
Length7,251 yards (6,630 m)
Field150 players, 66 after cut
Cut146 (+4)
Prize fund4,500,000
Winner's share€750,000
Champion
England Luke Donald
278 (−6)
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

Englishman Luke Donald beat Lee Westwood in a sudden-death playoff and overtook his countryman as the new World Number One.[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 4731544655522034183963914493,501 1844164804701794893836105393,7507,251
Par 43453444435 3444344553671

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 26 May 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Luke Donald64−7
T2Sweden Johan Edfors66−5
Italy Matteo Manassero
4Sweden Oscar Florén67−4
T5England Ian Poulter68−3
Spain José Manuel Lara
Wales Bradley Dredge
England Ross McGowan
T9Northern Ireland Darren Clarke69−2
England Kenneth Ferrie
Denmark Anders Hansen
France Thomas Levet
Scotland Colin Montgomerie
Spain Álvaro Quirós

Second round

Friday, 27 May 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Spain Álvaro Quirós69-67=136−6
Italy Matteo Manassero66-70=136
England Luke Donald64-72=136
T4South Africa Thomas Aiken71-67=138−4
England David Horsey70-68=138
Spain José Manuel Lara68-70=138
7England Simon Dyson71-68=139−3
T8Scotland Scott Jamieson71-69=140−2
Scotland Peter Whiteford71-69=140
Chile Felipe Aguilar70-70=140
France Thomas Levet69-71=140

Third round

Saturday, 28 May 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Italy Matteo Manassero66-70-72=208−5
England Luke Donald64-72-72=208
T3England Lee Westwood72-69-69=210−3
Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti71-70-69=210
T5France Raphaël Jacquelin72-70-69=211−2
Wales Bradley Dredge68-74-69=211
England Simon Dyson71-68-72=211
T8Sweden Peter Hanson70-73-69=212−1
Sweden Johan Edfors66-75-71=212
England David Horsey70-68-74=212
Spain José Manuel Lara68-70-74=212
Spain Álvaro Quirós69-67-76=212

Final round

Sunday, 29 May 2011

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ()
T1England Lee Westwood72-69-69-68=278−6Playoff
England Luke Donald64-72-72-70=278
3England Simon Dyson71-68-72-69=280−4281,700
T4Australia Marcus Fraser70-72-73-67=282−2191,100
Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry74-72-69-67=282
France Raphaël Jacquelin72-70-69-71=282
T7Scotland Colin Montgomerie69-75-71-68=283−199,750
Wales Jamie Donaldson71-71-72-69=283
Scotland Peter Whiteford71-69-73-70=283
Sweden Johan Edfors66-75-71-71=283
England David Horsey70-68-74-71=283
Italy Matteo Manassero66-70-72-75=283

Playoff

The playoff began on the par five 18th, and both laid up with their second shots. Donald played a majestic pitch to leave himself no more than six feet (1.8 m) for birdie. Westwood attempted to follow him in but overspun his approach and it retracted into the water hazard. He eventually chipped out from the drop zone and made double bogey; Donald made his birdie putt to win the title and overtook his countryman as the new World Number One.[4]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)
1England Luke Donald4−1750,000
2England Lee Westwood7+2500,000

References

  1. "Sporting stars gather for BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am". PGA European Tour. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "BMW PGA showcases European Tour at its best". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. "Venue Info". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. "Luke Donald wins the BMW PGA Championship and becomes new world number one". BBC Sport. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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