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2006 BMW Championship

Coordinates: 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
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2006 BMW Championship
Tournament information
Dates25–28 May 2006
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
Length7,306 yards (6,681 m)
Field156 players, 66 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund4,250,000
Winner's share€708,330
Champion
England David Howell
271 (−17)
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 2006 BMW Championship was the 52nd edition of the BMW Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 25–28 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

David Howell cruised to a five stroke victory over Simon Khan to claim his first BMW Championship.[1]

Course layout

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Wentworth Club, West Course[2]
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 474 154 465 552 212 418 396 401 448 3,518 184 416 531 470 179 477 383 610 538 3,788 7,306
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, 25 May 2006

Place Player Score To par
T1 England Paul Casey 67 −5
England Luke Donald
England Nick Dougherty
South Africa Andrew McLardy
T5 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 68 −4
England David Howell
France Raphaël Jacquelin
Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie
T9 France François Delamontagne 69 −3
Wales Jamie Donaldson
South Africa Ernie Els
England Kenneth Ferrie
Wales Garry Houston
Sweden Robert Karlsson
Scotland Paul Lawrie
Spain José María Olazábal
England Ian Poulter
Wales Phillip Price
England John Wells

Second round

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Friday, 26 May 2006

Place Player Score To par
1 England David Howell 68-65=133 −11
2 England Nick Dougherty 67-69=136 −8
T3 Argentina Ángel Cabrera 68-69=137 −7
Sweden Robert Karlsson 69-68=137
5 England Simon Khan 70-68=138 −6
T6 England Paul Casey 67-72=139 −5
France François Delamontagne 69-70=139
England Luke Donald 67-72=139
T9 Sweden Niclas Fasth 70-70=140 −4
France Raphaël Jacquelin 68-72=140
Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 71-69=140
Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie 68-72=140

Third round

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Saturday, 27 May 2006

Place Player Score To par
1 England David Howell 68-65-69=202 −14
2 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 71-69-65=205 −11
T3 England Paul Casey 67-72-69=208 −8
England Simon Khan 70-68-70=208
T5 France François Delamontagne 69-70-71=210 −6
England Nick Dougherty 67-69-74=210
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 72-70-68=210
France Jean van de Velde 75-69-66=210
T9 Sweden Niclas Fasth 70-70-71=211 −5
Denmark Søren Hansen 70-72-69=211
Sweden Robert Karlsson 69-68-74=211

Final round

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Sunday, 28 May 2006

Place Player Score To par Money ()
1 England David Howell 68-65-69-69=271 −17 708,330
2 England Simon Khan 70-68-70-68=276 −12 472,220
3 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 71-69-65-72=277 −11 266,050
4 Australia Brett Rumford 72-73-69-65=279 −9 212,500
5 England Richard Bland 73-68-71-68=280 −8 180,200
T6 Scotland Andrew Coltart 71-72-69-69=281 −7 112,540
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington 72-70-68-71=281
South Africa Trevor Immelman 70-73-73-65=281
Scotland Gary Orr 71-70-73-67=281
England Anthony Wall 71-71-73-66=281

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
England Howell −14 −15 −15 −16 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −16 −16 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17 −17
England Khan −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −11 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −10 −11 −12
Spain Jiménez −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −11 −11 −11 −10 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11
Australia Rumford −2 −2 −2 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −6 −7 −6 −6 −7 −7 −8 −9
England Bland −3 −3 −2 −3 −3 −4 −3 −4 −3 −4 −4 −6 −5 −5 −6 −7 −7 −8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Howell Cruises to BMW Championship Glory". European Tour. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2006 BMW Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.