2019 BMW PGA Championship

The 2019 BMW PGA Championship was the 65th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 19–22 September at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2019 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates19–22 September 2019
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
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field132 players, 74 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fundUS$7,000,000
Champion
England Danny Willett
268 (−20)
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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Danny Willett, co-leader after three rounds with Jon Rahm, won by three strokes from Rahm with Christiaan Bezuidenhout in third place.[1][2]

Course layout

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Wentworth Club, West Course
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

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Thursday, 19 September 2019

Place Player Score To par
1   Matt Wallace 65 −7
T2   Jon Rahm 66 −6
  Henrik Stenson
4   Justin Rose 67 −5
T5   Christiaan Bezuidenhout 68 −4
  Paul Casey
  George Coetzee
  Ernie Els
  Scott Jamieson
  Joost Luiten
  Andrea Pavan
  Sebastian Söderberg
  Danny Willett

Second round

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Friday, 20 September 2019

Play was suspended because of darkness with 5 players still to complete their second round. They completed their second round early on Saturday morning.

Place Player Score To par
T1   Jon Rahm 66-67=133 −11
  Danny Willett 68-65=133
T3   Christiaan Bezuidenhout 68-67=135 −9
  Justin Rose 67-68=135
  Henrik Stenson 66-69=135
T6   Paul Casey 68-69=137 −7
  Billy Horschel 72-65=137
T8   Tony Finau 70-68=138 −6
  Viktor Hovland 69-69=138
  Andrew Putnam 71-67=138
  Shubhankar Sharma 71-67=138

Third round

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Saturday, 21 September 2019

Overnight co-leaders Jon Rahm and Danny Willett both scored 68 and they extended their lead over the rest of the field from two strokes to three. Three players were tied for third place: Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Justin Rose who both scored 69 while Shubhankar Sharma scored 66. Ross Fisher scored 66, finishing with an albatross 2 at the final hole, coming home in 29. Rory McIlroy scored 65, the best round of the day, but was still 9 strokes behind the leaders.

Place Player Score To par
T1   Jon Rahm 66-67-68=201 −15
  Danny Willett 68-65-68=201
T3   Christiaan Bezuidenhout 68-67-69=204 −12
  Justin Rose 67-68-69=204
  Shubhankar Sharma 71-67-66=204
T6   Rafa Cabrera-Bello 69-70-67=206 −10
  Richie Ramsay 71-68-67=206
8   Patrick Reed 70-70-67=207 −9
T9   Paul Casey 68-69-71=208 −8
  Billy Horschel 72-65-71=208
  Viktor Hovland 69-69-70=208
  Andrew Johnston 69-70-69=208
  Francesco Molinari 69-70-69=208
  Andrew Putnam 71-67-70=208

Final round

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Sunday, 22 September 2019

Place Player Score To par Prize money ()
1   Danny Willett 68-65-68-67=268 −20 1,056,662
2   Jon Rahm 66-67-68-70=271 −17 704,438
3   Christiaan Bezuidenhout 68-67-69-68=272 −16 396,884
T4   Billy Horschel 72-65-71-65=273 −15 292,908
  Patrick Reed 70-70-67-66=273
T6   Rafa Cabrera-Bello 69-70-67-69=275 −13 206,050
  Richie Ramsay 71-68-67-69=275
8   Justin Rose 67-68-69-72=276 −12 158,500
T9   Andrew Johnston 69-70-69-69=277 −11 134,408
  Rory McIlroy 76-69-65-67=277

References

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  1. ^ "BMW PGA Championship: Danny Willett wins by three shots at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ Murray, Ewan (22 September 2019). "Danny Willett enjoying his golf again as he claims PGA Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
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