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
Dates22–25 May 2014
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
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field150 players, 74 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund€4,750,000
$6,175,000
Winner's share€791,660[1]
$1,029,158[2]
Champion
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
274 (−14)
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

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 4731544655522034183963914493,501 1844165314701794893836105393,8017,302
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Denmark Thomas Bjørn62−10
2Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry64−8
3Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello65−7
4France Gary Stal66−6
T5England Anthony Wall67−5
South Africa Justin Walters
Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti
T8South Africa Thomas Aiken68−4
Sweden Jonas Blixt
England David Horsey
Germany Martin Kaymer
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Sweden Henrik Stenson

Scorecard
Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18 
Par434534444345434455
Denmark BjørnE−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

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1Denmark Thomas Bjørn62-72=134−10
Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry64-70=134
T3Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello65-73=138−6
England Luke Donald71-67=138
T5Sweden Jonas Blixt68-71=139−5
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy68-71=139
Sweden Henrik Stenson68-71=139
Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti67-72=139
T9South Africa Thomas Aiken68-72=140−4
England Seve Benson71-69=140
Denmark Anders Hansen71-69=140
Spain Pablo Larrazábal69-71=140
Germany Marcel Siem69-71=140

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2014

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1Denmark Thomas Bjørn62-72-67=201−15
2England Luke Donald71-67-68=206−10
3Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry64-70-73=207−9
T4Netherlands Joost Luiten70-71-67=208−8
Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy68-71-69=208
6Spain Pablo Larrazábal69-71-69=209−7
T7South Africa Thomas Aiken68-72-70=210−6
Scotland Chris Doak69-72-69=210
Wales Jamie Donaldson73-69-68=210
Italy Francesco Molinari71-74-65=210
England Eddie Pepperell69-73-68=210
Sweden Henrik Stenson68-71-71=210
England Andy Sullivan70-71-69=210
England Anthony Wall67-76-67=210

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2014

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (€)
1Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy68-71-69-66=274−14791,660
2Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry64-70-73-68=275−13527,770
T3Denmark Thomas Bjørn62-72-67-75=276−12267,425
England Luke Donald71-67-68-70=276
T5England Simon Dyson69-74-69-67=279−9183,825
Scotland Stephen Gallacher70-75-68-66=279
T7South Africa Thomas Aiken68-72-70-70=280−8110,010
Spain Pablo Larrazábal69-71-69-71=280
Italy Francesco Molinari71-74-65-70=280
Germany Marcel Siem69-71-72-68=280
Sweden Henrik Stenson68-71-71-70=280

Source:[1][2]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
Northern Ireland McIlroy−8−8−8−10−10−9−10−10−9−10−10−11−12−12−12−12−13−14
Republic of Ireland Lowry−9−9−9−11−12−12−12−12−11−12−13−14−12−13−12−12−12−13
Denmark Bjørn−15−15−15−16−15−12−12−12−11−11−11−12−12−11−10−11−12−12
England 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.
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