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°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
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field150 players, 74 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund4,750,000
$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
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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 edit

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 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 edit

First round edit

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]

Place Player Score To par
1   Thomas Bjørn 62 −10
2   Shane Lowry 64 −8
3   Rafa Cabrera-Bello 65 −7
4   Gary Stal 66 −6
T5   Anthony Wall 67 −5
  Justin Walters
  Fabrizio Zanotti
T8   Thomas Aiken 68 −4
  Jonas Blixt
  David Horsey
  Martin Kaymer
  Rory McIlroy
  Henrik Stenson

Scorecard edit

Hole   1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18 
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5
  Bjørn E −1 −1 −2 −2 −2 −3 −3 −3 −4 −5 −7 −7 −8 −8 −9 −9 −10

Source:[8]

Second round edit

Friday, 23 May 2014

Place Player Score To par
T1   Thomas Bjørn 62-72=134 −10
  Shane Lowry 64-70=134
T3   Rafa Cabrera-Bello 65-73=138 −6
  Luke Donald 71-67=138
T5   Jonas Blixt 68-71=139 −5
  Rory McIlroy 68-71=139
  Henrik Stenson 68-71=139
  Fabrizio Zanotti 67-72=139
T9   Thomas Aiken 68-72=140 −4
  Seve Benson 71-69=140
  Anders Hansen 71-69=140
  Pablo Larrazábal 69-71=140
  Marcel Siem 69-71=140

Third round edit

Saturday, 24 May 2014

Place Player Score To par
1   Thomas Bjørn 62-72-67=201 −15
2   Luke Donald 71-67-68=206 −10
3   Shane Lowry 64-70-73=207 −9
T4   Joost Luiten 70-71-67=208 −8
  Rory McIlroy 68-71-69=208
6   Pablo Larrazábal 69-71-69=209 −7
T7   Thomas Aiken 68-72-70=210 −6
  Chris Doak 69-72-69=210
  Jamie Donaldson 73-69-68=210
  Francesco Molinari 71-74-65=210
  Eddie Pepperell 69-73-68=210
  Henrik Stenson 68-71-71=210
  Andy Sullivan 70-71-69=210
  Anthony Wall 67-76-67=210

Final round edit

Sunday, 25 May 2014

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1   Rory McIlroy 68-71-69-66=274 −14 791,660
2   Shane Lowry 64-70-73-68=275 −13 527,770
T3   Thomas Bjørn 62-72-67-75=276 −12 267,425
  Luke Donald 71-67-68-70=276
T5   Simon Dyson 69-74-69-67=279 −9 183,825
  Stephen Gallacher 70-75-68-66=279
T7   Thomas Aiken 68-72-70-70=280 −8 110,010
  Pablo Larrazábal 69-71-69-71=280
  Francesco Molinari 71-74-65-70=280
  Marcel Siem 69-71-72-68=280
  Henrik Stenson 68-71-71-70=280

Source:[1][2]

Scorecard edit

Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 5 5
  McIlroy −8 −8 −8 −10 −10 −9 −10 −10 −9 −10 −10 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −13 −14
  Lowry −9 −9 −9 −11 −12 −12 −12 −12 −11 −12 −13 −14 −12 −13 −12 −12 −12 −13
  Bjørn −15 −15 −15 −16 −15 −12 −12 −12 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −11 −10 −11 −12 −12
  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 edit

  1. ^ a b "BMW PGA Championship: Results". European Tour. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b "BMW European PGA Championship: Leaderboard". Yahoo! Sports. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "BMW PGA Championship: Leaderboard". European Tour. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

External links edit