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2012 BMW PGA Championship

Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
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2012 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates24–27 May 2012
LocationSurrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field150 players, 72 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund4,500,000
Winner's share€750,000
Champion
England Luke Donald
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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The 2012 BMW PGA Championship was the 58th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the 2012 European Tour, contested 24–27 May at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England.[1] Englishman Luke Donald successfully defended his PGA Championship title and regained the World Number One status.[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 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

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First round (Thursday)

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Place Player Score To par
T1 Scotland David Drysdale 66 −6
Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie
T3 Wales Jamie Donaldson 67 −5
England Justin Rose
Spain Álvaro Quirós
Sweden Richard Johnson
Sweden Niclas Fasth
T8 Scotland Marc Warren 68 −4
England Robert Rock
South Africa Ernie Els
Austria Bernd Wiesberger
England Kenneth Ferrie
Scotland Scott Jamieson
Denmark Mark Haastrup
England James Morrison
Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello
Italy Francesco Molinari
England Luke Donald
Sweden Peter Hedblom

Second round (Friday)

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Place Player Score To par
1 England James Morrison 68-64=132 −12
T2 England Luke Donald 68-68=136 −8
Scotland David Drysdale 66-70=136
T4 Spain Álvaro Quirós 67-70=137 −7
Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie 66-71=137
T6 Germany Marcel Siem 71-67=138 −6
Argentina Ricardo González 71-67=138
Sweden Fredrik Andersson Hed 70-68=138
South Africa Branden Grace 69-69=138
Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello 68-70=138
Italy Francesco Molinari 68-70=138
Sweden Peter Hedblom 68-70=138
England Justin Rose 67-71=138

Third round (Saturday)

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Place Player Score To par
1 England Luke Donald 68-68-69=205 −11
2 England Justin Rose 67-71-69=207 −9
3 Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie 66-71-72=209 −7
T4 South Africa Ernie Els 68-73-70=211 −5
Scotland Paul Lawrie 69-71-71=211
South Africa Richard Sterne 71-68-72=211
South Africa Branden Grace 69-69-73=211
T8 Sweden Peter Hedblom 68-70-74=212 −4
Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello 68-70-74=212
Italy Francesco Molinari 68-70-74=212

Final round (Sunday)

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Luke Donald started the final round with a two-stroke lead over countryman Justin Rose. After being caught by Justin Rose four holes into the final round, Donald birdied 6, 7 and 10 to gain a three shot lead. The gap went to five at the 16th when Donald made another birdie, while Rose bogeyed after hitting a bunker. Paul Lawrie hit a best-of-the-day 66 to catch Rose. They finished tied second with a final score of −11, four shots behind champion Donald.[4] Luke Donald is only the third player, after Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie, to win successive PGA Championship titles. He also regained the World Number One ranking by retaining his title.[5]

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1 England Luke Donald 68-68-69-68=273 −15 750,000
T2 Scotland Paul Lawrie 69-71-71-66=277 −11 390,850
England Justin Rose 67-71-69-70=277
4 Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie 66-71-72-71=280 −8 225,000
5 South Africa Branden Grace 69-69-73-70=281 −7 190,800
6 South Africa Richard Sterne 71-68-72-71=282 −6 157,500
T7 Germany Marcel Siem 71-67-76-69=283 −5 116,100
Italy Francesco Molinari 68-70-74-71=283
South Africa Ernie Els 68-73-70-72=283
T10 Republic of Ireland David Higgins 70-70-74-70=284 −4 78,300
Spain Álvaro Quirós 67-70-77-70=284
Scotland David Drysdale 66-70-78-70=284
England Ian Poulter 71-73-69-71=284
England James Morrison 68-64-81-71=284

References

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  1. ^ "Major Men bound for Wentworth". The PGA European Tour. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Luke Donald wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  3. ^ "BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Venue info". The PGA European Tour. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  4. ^ "BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Leaderboard". The PGA European Tour. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Double delight for Donald". The PGA European Tour. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.