2015 BMW PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–24 May 2015 |
| Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W |
| Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
| Tour | European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,302 yards (6,677 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 76 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund | €5,000,000 |
| Winner's share | €833,330 |
| Champion | |
| An Byeong-hun | |
| 267 (−21) | |
| Location map | |
The 2015 BMW PGA Championship was the 61st edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 21–24 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
An Byeong-hun won the tournament with a record-breaking 21-under-par total.[1]
Course layout
| 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 | 473 | 154 | 465 | 552 | 203 | 418 | 396 | 391 | 449 | 3,501 | 184 | 416 | 531 | 470 | 179 | 489 | 383 | 610 | 539 | 3,801 | 7,302 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Francesco Molinari took a two stroke lead after a bogey-free round of 65. Molinari finished joint second in the Open de España the previous week and finished in the top 10 in the BMW PGA Championship in 2012, 2013 and 2014.[2]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | 65 | −7 |
| 2 | Robert Karlsson | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Jorge Campillo | 68 | −4 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | |||
| Marc Warren | |||
| Chris Wood | |||
| Yang Yong-eun | |||
| T8 | Thomas Bjørn | 69 | −3 |
| Nicolas Colsaerts | |||
| Tommy Fleetwood | |||
| Jérôme Lando-Casanova | |||
| Pablo Larrazábal | |||
| Peter Lawrie |
Second round
Friday, 22 May 2015
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | 65-69=134 | −10 |
| 2 | An Byeong-hun | 71-64=135 | −9 |
| T3 | Emiliano Grillo | 71-65=136 | −8 |
| Thongchai Jaidee | 70-66=136 | ||
| 5 | James Morrison | 71-66=137 | −7 |
| T6 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| Robert Karlsson | 67-61=138 | ||
| T8 | Ignacio Garrido | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| Joost Luiten | 72-67=139 | ||
| Alex Norén | 72-67=139 |
Third round
Saturday, 23 May 2015
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | An Byeong-hun | 71-64-67=202 | −14 |
| Francesco Molinari | 65-69-68=202 | ||
| 3 | Thongchai Jaidee | 70-66-68=204 | −12 |
| 4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 69-71-65=205 | −11 |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 68-70-68=206 | −10 |
| 6 | Alex Norén | 72-67-68=207 | −9 |
| 7 | Shane Lowry | 74-67-67=208 | −8 |
| 8 | Chris Wood | 68-73-68=209 | −7 |
| T9 | Felipe Aguilar | 70-73-67=210 | −6 |
| Jamie Donaldson | 70-73-67=210 | ||
| Grégory Havret | 70-71-69=210 | ||
| Robert Karlsson | 67-71-72=210 | ||
| David Lipsky | 75-66-69=210 | ||
| Julien Quesne | 72-70-68=210 | ||
| Peter Uihlein | 76-68-66=210 |
Final round
Sunday, 24 May 2015
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An Byeong-hun | 71-64-67-65=267 | −21 | 833,330 |
| T2 | Thongchai Jaidee | 70-66-68-69=273 | −15 | 434,275 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 68-70-68-67=273 | |||
| 4 | Chris Wood | 68-73-68-66=275 | −13 | 250,000 |
| 5 | Francesco Molinari | 65-69-68-74=276 | −12 | 212,000 |
| T6 | Tommy Fleetwood | 69-71-65-72=277 | −11 | 162,500 |
| Shane Lowry | 74-67-67-69=277 | |||
| T8 | Alex Norén | 72-67-68-71=278 | −10 | 118,500 |
| Julien Quesne | 72-70-68-68=278 | |||
| 10 | Alejandro Cañizares | 72-71-68-68=279 | −9 | 100,000 |
References
- ^ Murray, Ewan (24 May 2015). "Wentworth's PGA Championship won by record-breaking An Byeong-hun". The Guardian.
- ^ "Majestic Molinari dominates at Wentworth". European Tour. 21 May 2015.