2009 BMW PGA Championship

The 2009 BMW PGA Championship was the 55th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 21–24 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2009 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates21–24 May 2009
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,304 yards (6,679 m)
Field150 players, 78 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund4,500,000
Winner's share€750,000
Champion
England Paul Casey
271 (−17)
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
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Englishman Paul Casey won his first BMW PGA Championship with a one stroke victory over fellow Englishman Ross Fisher. This result saw him rise to Number 3 in the Official World Golf Rankings.[1]

Course layout

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Wentworth Club, West Course[2]
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 474 154 465 552 203 418 396 392 449 3,503 184 416 531 470 179 489 383 610 539 3,801 7,304
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5 37 72

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, 21 May 2009

Place Player Score To par
T1   Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 67 −5
  David Horsey
  Anthony Wall
T4   Niclas Fasth 68 −4
  Ross Fisher
  Miguel Ángel Jiménez
  Barry Lane
  Charl Schwartzel
T9   Paul Casey 69 −3
  Ben Curtis
  Scott Drummond
  Anthony Kang
  Robert Karlsson
  Søren Kjeldsen
  Colin Montgomerie
  Alex Norén
  Álvaro Quirós

Second round

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Friday, 22 May 2009

Place Player Score To par
1   Paul Casey 69-67=136 −8
T2   David Horsey 67-71=138 −6
  Miguel Ángel Jiménez 68-70=138
  Søren Kjeldsen 69-69=138
  Anthony Wall 67-71=138
  Marc Warren 72-66=138
T7   Thomas Aiken 72-67=139 −5
  Ben Curtis 69-70=139
  Stephen Dodd 71-68=139
T10   Pablo Larrazábal 73-67=140 −4
  Alex Norén 69-71=140
  Álvaro Quirós 69-71=140
  Charl Schwartzel 68-72=140

Third round

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Saturday, 23 May 2009

Place Player Score To par
1   Paul Casey 69-67-67=203 −13
2   Søren Kjeldsen 69-69-68=206 −10
3   Rory McIlroy 72-70-65=207 −9
T4   Ross Fisher 68-73-67=208 −8
  Charl Schwartzel 68-72-68=208
T6   Stephen Dodd 71-68-70=209 −7
  Thomas Levet 70-71-68=209
  Marc Warren 72-66-71=209
9   Anthony Wall 67-71-72=210 −6
T10   Nick Dougherty 73-71-67=211 −5
  Simon Dyson 74-69-68=211
  Colin Montgomerie 69-73-69=211

Final round

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Sunday, 24 May 2009

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1   Paul Casey 69-67-67-68=271 −17 750,000
2   Ross Fisher 68-73-67-64=272 −16 500,000
3   Søren Kjeldsen 69-69-68-69=275 −13 281,700
4   Stephen Dodd 71-68-70-67=276 −12 225,000
5   Rory McIlroy 72-70-65-71=278 −10 190,800
T6   Ben Curtis 69-70-73-67=279 −9 135,000
  Charl Schwartzel 68-72-68-71=279
  Anthony Wall 67-71-72-69=279
9   Thomas Levet 70-71-68-71=280 −8 100,800
10   Thomas Aiken 72-67-74-68=281 −7 90,000

References

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  1. ^ "Casey wins BMW PGA Championship". European Tour. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Course Card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 May 2020.