The 2005 BMW Championship was the 51st edition of the BMW Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 26–29 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2005 BMW Championship
Tournament information
Dates26–29 May 2005
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
Length7,073 yards (6,468 m)
Field150 players, 71 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fund4,000,000
Winner's share€666,660
Champion
Argentina Ángel Cabrera
273 (−15)
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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It was the first year the event's sponsorship had been taken on by BMW, after Volvo's contract to sponsor the event had expired.[1]

Ángel Cabrera won by two strokes ahead of Paul McGinley, having had two previous runner-up finishes in the event.[2]

Course layout

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Wentworth Club, West Course[3]
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 474 154 447 496 191 354 396 400 452 3,364 184 404 509 467 179 481 383 571 531 3,709 7,073
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, 26 May 2005

Place Player Score To par
T1   Peter Lawrie 67 −5
  José-Filipe Lima
  Graeme McDowell
T4   Ben Curtis 68 −4
  Peter Fowler
  Marcus Fraser
  Peter Hedblom
  Nick O'Hern
  Mårten Olander
  Andrew Oldcorn
  Wade Ormsby

Second round

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Friday, 27 May 2005

Place Player Score To par
1   Peter Hedblom 68-65=133 −11
2   Paul McGinley 72-64=136 −8
3   Nick O'Hern 68-69=137 −7
T4   Peter Hanson 69-69=138 −6
  Pádraig Harrington 70-68=138
T6   Michael Campbell 71-68=139 −5
  Ben Curtis 68-71=139
  Thongchai Jaidee 72-67=139
  Peter Lonard 69-70=139
  Lee Slattery 70-69=139

Third round

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Saturday, 28 May 2005

Place Player Score To par
T1   Ángel Cabrera 70-70-66=206 −10
  Peter Hedblom 68-65-73=206
T3   David Howell 70-72-66=208 −8
  Paul McGinley 72-64-72=208
T5   Michael Campbell 71-68-71=210 −6
  Peter Hanson 69-69-72=210
  Thongchai Jaidee 72-67-71=210
  Mårten Olander 68-72-70=210
T9   Bradley Dredge 75-68-69=212 −4
  Retief Goosen 70-70-72=212
  Pádraig Harrington 70-68-74=212
  Damien McGrane 69-71-72=212
  Gary Murphy 74-68-70=212
  José María Olazábal 72-69-71=212

Final round

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Sunday, 29 May 2005

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1   Ángel Cabrera 70-70-66-67=273 −15 666,660
2   Paul McGinley 72-64-72-67=275 −13 444,440
3   Nick O'Hern 68-69-76-64=277 −11 250,400
4   David Howell 70-72-66-71=279 −9 200,000
T5   Peter Hanson 69-69-72-70=280 −8 143,200
  Peter Hedblom 68-65-73-74=280
  Mårten Olander 68-72-70-70=280
T8   Michael Campbell 71-68-71-71=281 −7 94,800
  Jamie Donaldson 73-71-69-68=281
10   Bradley Dredge 75-68-69-70=282 −6 80,000

Scorecard

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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
  Cabrera −10 −11 −10 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −12 −13 −14 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15
  McGinley −8 −8 −9 −10 −11 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −13 −14 −14 −14 −14 −13 −12 −13
  O'Hern −2 −3 −3 −5 −5 −5 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −11
  Howell −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9
  Hanson −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −7 −6 −7 −8
  Hedblom −10 −10 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −8 −7 −7 −6 −7 −7 −8
  Olander −6 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −6 −6 −7 −6 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "BMW takes on the PGA Championship". Golf Business News. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Cabrera Cruises to BMW Championship Victory". European Tour. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. ^ "2005 BMW Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.