2015 BMW PGA Championship

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2015 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates21–24 May 2015
Location Virginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s) Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field150 players, 76 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund €5,000,000
Winner's share€833,330
Champion
Flag of South Korea.svg An Byeong-hun
267 (−21)
Location map
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Wentworth Club
Location in England
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Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey
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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.

Contents

An Byeong-hun won the tournament with a record-breaking 21-under-par total. [1]

Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course
Tee Rating/Slope 123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yardagen/a4731544655522034183963914493,5011844165314701794893836105393,8017,302
Par434534444353454344553772

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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari 65−7
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson 67−5
T3 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Campillo 68−4
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Flag of Scotland.svg Marc Warren
Flag of England.svg Chris Wood
Flag of South Korea.svg Yang Yong-eun
T8 Flag of Denmark.svg Thomas Bjørn 69−3
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nicolas Colsaerts
Flag of England.svg Tommy Fleetwood
Flag of France.svg Jérôme Lando-Casanova
Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Larrazábal
Flag of Ireland.svg Peter Lawrie

Second round

Friday, 22 May 2015

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari 65-69=134−10
2 Flag of South Korea.svg An Byeong-hun 71-64=135−9
T3 Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Grillo 71-65=136−8
Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee 70-66=136
5 Flag of England.svg James Morrison 71-66=137−7
T6 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez 68-70=138−6
Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson 67-61=138
T8 Flag of Spain.svg Ignacio Garrido 71-68=139−5
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joost Luiten 72-67=139
Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén 72-67=139

Third round

Saturday, 23 May 2015

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Flag of South Korea.svg An Byeong-hun 71-64-67=202−14
Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari 65-69-68=202
3 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee 70-66-68=204−12
4 Flag of England.svg Tommy Fleetwood 69-71-65=205−11
5 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez 68-70-68=206−10
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén 72-67-68=207−9
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Lowry 74-67-67=208−8
8 Flag of England.svg Chris Wood 68-73-68=209−7
T9 Flag of Chile.svg Felipe Aguilar 70-73-67=210−6
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jamie Donaldson 70-73-67=210
Flag of France.svg Grégory Havret 70-71-69=210
Flag of Sweden.svg Robert Karlsson 67-71-72=210
Flag of the United States.svg David Lipsky 75-66-69=210
Flag of France.svg Julien Quesne 72-70-68=210
Flag of the United States.svg Peter Uihlein 76-68-66=210

Final round

Sunday, 24 May 2015

PlacePlayerScoreTo parPrize money (€)
1 Flag of South Korea.svg An Byeong-hun 71-64-67-65=267−21833,330
T2 Flag of Thailand.svg Thongchai Jaidee 70-66-68-69=273−15434,275
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez 68-70-68-67=273
4 Flag of England.svg Chris Wood 68-73-68-66=275−13250,000
5 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Molinari 65-69-68-74=276−12212,000
T6 Flag of England.svg Tommy Fleetwood 69-71-65-72=277−11162,500
Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Lowry 74-67-67-69=277
T8 Flag of Sweden.svg Alex Norén 72-67-68-71=278−10118,500
Flag of France.svg Julien Quesne 72-70-68-68=278
10 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Cañizares 72-71-68-68=279−9100,000

References

  1. ↑ Murray, Ewan (24 May 2015). "Wentworth's PGA Championship won by record-breaking An Byeong-hun". The Guardian.
  2. ↑ "Majestic Molinari dominates at Wentworth". European Tour. 21 May 2015.
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