The BMW Asian Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. The event was founded in 2001, as part of the European Tour's drive to expand into Asia, and China in particular.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Established | 2001 |
| Course(s) | Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,327 yards (6,700 m) |
| Tour(s) | Asian Tour European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €2,300,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Final year | 2008 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262 Ernie Els (2005) |
| To par | −26 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Darren Clarke | |
| Location map | |
  Tomson Shanghai Pudong GC Location in China | |
The first two editions were held at Ta Shee Golf and Country Club in Taiwan, before the tournament was moved to the People's Republic of China in 2004, since when it was played at the Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club in Pudong, Shanghai.
In 2005 Ernie Els set a new Asian Tour record for the biggest margin of victory when he triumphed by 13 strokes.[1] In 2008 the prize fund was $2.3 million, an increase of more than fifty percent from the 2006 fund of $1.5 million.
Winners edit
| Year | Tours[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ASA, EUR | Darren Clarke |
280 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Robert-Jan Derksen |
[2] |
| 2007 | ASA, EUR |  Raphaël Jacquelin |
278 | −10 | 2 strokes |  Søren Kjeldsen |
[3] |
| 2006 | ASA, EUR |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
281 | −7 | Playoff |  Henrik Stenson |
[4] |
| 2005 | ASA, EUR |  Ernie Els |
262 | −26 | 13 strokes |  Simon Wakefield |
[5] |
| 2004 | ASA, EUR | Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Simon Dyson |
[6] |
| 2003: No tournament | |||||||
| 2002 | ASA, EUR |  Pádraig Harrington |
273 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Jyoti Randhawa |
[7] |
| 2001 | ASA, EUR | Jarmo Sandelin |
278 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Thongchai Jaidee José María Olazábal |
[8] |
Notes edit
- ^ ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.
References edit
- ^ "Els romps to victory at BMW Asian Open". Sydney Morning Herald. Reuters. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Clarke claims dramatic Asian win". BBC Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Jacquelin claims Asian Open title". BBC Sport. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Fernandez-Castano wins Asian Open in playoff". ESPN. Associated Press. 23 April 2006. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Els strolls to victory at BMW Asian Open". USA Today. Shanghai. Associated Press. 1 May 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Jimenez hoovers up as Dyson loses lead". The Scotsman. 17 May 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Harrington a winner in Asia". RTÉ Sport. 24 November 2002. Archived from the original on 25 February 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ Casey, Phil (26 November 2001). "Sandelin celebrates end to tour title drought". The Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2011.[dead link]