2012 BMW PGA Championship

The 2012 BMW PGA Championship was the 58th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the 2012 European Tour, contested 24–27 May at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England.[1] Englishman Luke Donald successfully defended his PGA Championship title and regained the World Number One status.[2]

2012 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–27 May 2012
LocationSurrey, England
51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field150 players, 72 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund€4,500,000
Winner's share€750,000
Champion
England Luke Donald
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

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 1844165314701794893836105393,8017,302
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Round summaries

First round (Thursday)
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Scotland David Drysdale66−6
Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie
T3Wales Jamie Donaldson67−5
England Justin Rose
Spain Álvaro Quirós
Sweden Richard Johnson
Sweden Niclas Fasth
T8Scotland Marc Warren68−4
England Robert Rock
South Africa Ernie Els
Austria Bernd Wiesberger
England Kenneth Ferrie
Scotland Scott Jamieson
Denmark Mark Haastrup
England James Morrison
Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello
Italy Francesco Molinari
England Luke Donald
Sweden Peter Hedblom

Second round (Friday)
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England James Morrison68-64=132−12
T2England Luke Donald68-68=136−8
Scotland David Drysdale66-70=136
T4Spain Álvaro Quirós67-70=137−7
Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie66-71=137
T6Germany Marcel Siem71-67=138−6
Argentina Ricardo González71-67=138
Sweden Fredrik Andersson Hed70-68=138
South Africa Branden Grace69-69=138
Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello68-70=138
Italy Francesco Molinari68-70=138
Sweden Peter Hedblom68-70=138
England Justin Rose67-71=138

Third round (Saturday)
PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England Luke Donald68-68-69=205−11
2England Justin Rose67-71-69=207−9
3Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie66-71-72=209−7
T4South Africa Ernie Els68-73-70=211−5
Scotland Paul Lawrie69-71-71=211
South Africa Richard Sterne71-68-72=211
South Africa Branden Grace69-69-73=211
T8Sweden Peter Hedblom68-70-74=212−4
Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello68-70-74=212
Italy Francesco Molinari68-70-74=212

Final round (Sunday)

Luke Donald started the final round with a two-stroke lead over countryman Justin Rose. After being caught by Justin Rose four holes into the final round, Donald birdied 6, 7 and 10 to gain a three shot lead. The gap went to five at the 16th when Donald made another birdie, while Rose bogeyed after hitting a bunker. Paul Lawrie hit a best-of-the-day 66 to catch Rose. They finished tied second with a final score of −11, four shots behind champion Donald.[4] Luke Donald is only the third player, after Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie, to win successive PGA Championship titles. He also regained the World Number One ranking by retaining his title.[5]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)
1England Luke Donald68-68-69-68=273−15750,000
T2Scotland Paul Lawrie69-71-71-66=277−11390,850
England Justin Rose67-71-69-70=277
4Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie66-71-72-71=280−8225,000
5South Africa Branden Grace69-69-73-70=281−7190,800
6South Africa Richard Sterne71-68-72-71=282−6157,500
T7Germany Marcel Siem71-67-76-69=283−5116,100
Italy Francesco Molinari68-70-74-71=283
South Africa Ernie Els68-73-70-72=283
T10Republic of Ireland David Higgins70-70-74-70=284−478,300
Spain Álvaro Quirós67-70-77-70=284
Scotland David Drysdale66-70-78-70=284
England Ian Poulter71-73-69-71=284
England James Morrison68-64-81-71=284

References
  1. "Major Men bound for Wentworth". The PGA European Tour. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. "Luke Donald wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. "BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Venue info". The PGA European Tour. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. "BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Leaderboard". The PGA European Tour. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. "Double delight for Donald". The PGA European Tour. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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