The 2011 BMW PGA Championship was the 57th edition of the BMW PGA 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.[1]
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 26–29 May 2011 |
| Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W |
| Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,251 yards (6,630 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 66 after cut |
| Cut | 146 (+4) |
| Prize fund | €4,500,000 |
| Winner's share | €750,000 |
| Champion | |
 Luke Donald | |
| 278 (−6) | |
| Location map | |
Englishman Luke Donald beat Lee Westwood in a sudden-death playoff and overtook his countryman as the new World Number One.[2]
Course layout edit
| 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 | 480 | 470 | 179 | 489 | 383 | 610 | 539 | 3,750 | 7,251 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
Round summaries edit
First round edit
Thursday, 26 May 2011
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald |
64 | −7 |
| T2 |  Johan Edfors |
66 | −5 |
 Matteo Manassero
| |||
| 4 | Oscar Florén |
67 | −4 |
| T5 | Ian Poulter |
68 | −3 |
 José Manuel Lara
| |||
 Bradley Dredge
| |||
| Ross McGowan
| |||
| T9 |  Darren Clarke |
69 | −2 |
| Kenneth Ferrie
| |||
 Anders Hansen
| |||
 Thomas Levet
| |||
 Colin Montgomerie
| |||
| Álvaro Quirós
|
Second round edit
Friday, 27 May 2011
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Álvaro Quirós |
69-67=136 | −6 |
| Matteo Manassero |
66-70=136 | ||
| Luke Donald |
64-72=136 | ||
| T4 |  Thomas Aiken |
71-67=138 | −4 |
| David Horsey |
70-68=138 | ||
| José Manuel Lara |
68-70=138 | ||
| 7 | Simon Dyson |
71-68=139 | −3 |
| T8 | Scott Jamieson |
71-69=140 | −2 |
| Peter Whiteford |
71-69=140 | ||
 Felipe Aguilar |
70-70=140 | ||
| Thomas Levet |
69-71=140 |
Third round edit
Saturday, 28 May 2011
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Matteo Manassero |
66-70-72=208 | −5 |
| Luke Donald |
64-72-72=208 | ||
| T3 | Lee Westwood |
72-69-69=210 | −3 |
 Fabrizio Zanotti |
71-70-69=210 | ||
| T5 | Raphaël Jacquelin |
72-70-69=211 | −2 |
| Bradley Dredge |
68-74-69=211 | ||
| Simon Dyson |
71-68-72=211 | ||
| T8 | Peter Hanson |
70-73-69=212 | −1 |
| Johan Edfors |
66-75-71=212 | ||
| David Horsey |
70-68-74=212 | ||
| José Manuel Lara |
68-70-74=212 | ||
| Álvaro Quirós |
69-67-76=212 |
Final round edit
Sunday, 29 May 2011
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Lee Westwood |
72-69-69-68=278 | −6 | Playoff |
| Luke Donald |
64-72-72-70=278 | |||
| 3 | Simon Dyson |
71-68-72-69=280 | −4 | 281,700 |
| T4 |  Marcus Fraser |
70-72-73-67=282 | −2 | 191,100 |
 Shane Lowry |
74-72-69-67=282 | |||
| Raphaël Jacquelin |
72-70-69-71=282 | |||
| T7 | Colin Montgomerie |
69-75-71-68=283 | −1 | 99,750 |
| Jamie Donaldson |
71-71-72-69=283 | |||
| Peter Whiteford |
71-69-73-70=283 | |||
| Johan Edfors |
66-75-71-71=283 | |||
| David Horsey |
70-68-74-71=283 | |||
| Matteo Manassero |
66-70-72-75=283 |
Playoff edit
The playoff began on the par five 18th, and both laid up with their second shots. Donald played a majestic pitch to leave himself no more than six feet (1.8 m) for birdie. Westwood attempted to follow him in but overspun his approach and it retracted into the water hazard. He eventually chipped out from the drop zone and made double bogey; Donald made his birdie putt to win the title and overtook his countryman as the new World Number One.[4]
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald |
4 | −1 | 750,000 |
| 2 | Lee Westwood |
7 | +2 | 500,000 |
References edit
- ^ "Sporting stars gather for BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am". PGA European Tour. 18 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "BMW PGA showcases European Tour at its best". PGA European Tour. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Venue Info". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Luke Donald wins the BMW PGA Championship and becomes new world number one". BBC Sport. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.