The BMW Masters was a golf tournament played annually at Lake Malaren Golf Club, in Luodian, Shanghai, China.[1] The tournament began in 2011 and became a European Tour event in 2012. It was dropped from the European Tour in 2016.

BMW Masters
Een billboard tijdens de editie van 2011
Tournament information
LocationLuodian, Shanghai, China
Established2011
Course(s)Lake Malaren Golf Club
Par72
Length7,594 yards (6,944 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$7,000,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2015
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Peter Hanson (2012)
To par−21 as above
Final champion
Sweden Kristoffer Broberg
Location map
Lake Malaren GC is located in China
Lake Malaren GC
Lake Malaren GC
Location in China

In 2011, the tournament was called the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters. The event had a small field consisting of 30 top players from the European Tour and the Asian Tour. The winner received US$2 million, the largest first prize in golf,[2] coming from an overall prize fund of $5 million.

In 2012, it became a European Tour event and was renamed the BMW Masters.[3] The field was expanded to 78 players and the purse was increased to US$7 million. From 2013 to 2015, the tournament was part of the European Tour Final Series.

Winners

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European Tour (Race to Dubai finals series) 2013–2015
European Tour (Regular) 2012
Unofficial event 2011
# Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
BMW Masters
5th 2015   Kristoffer Broberg 271 −17 Playoff   Patrick Reed
4th 2014   Marcel Siem 272 −16 Playoff   Ross Fisher
  Alexander Lévy
3rd 2013   Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 277 −11 1 stroke   Francesco Molinari
  Thongchai Jaidee
2nd 2012   Peter Hanson 267 −21 1 stroke   Rory McIlroy
Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters
1st 2011   Rory McIlroy 270 −18 Playoff   Anthony Kim

References

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  1. ^ "Shanghai golf tournament goes professional and international". China Daily. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  2. ^ "Shanghai Masters Golf Tournament 2011 Final Round". realsportingnews.com. 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. ^ "The European Tour, CGA and BMW Unveil BMW Masters". PGA European Tour. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
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