2014 BMW PGA Championship
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The 2014 BMW PGA Championship was the 60th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Seven strokes back after three rounds, Rory McIlroy won with a final round 66 (−6), a stroke ahead of runner-up Shane Lowry. It was his first win at the event, and sixth victory on the European Tour. Thomas Bjørn led (or co-led) after each or the first three rounds, but fell into a tie for third after a final round 75 (+3).
Defending champion Matteo Manassero opened with an 80 and missed the cut by five strokes.
Course layout
| 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
First round
Thursday, 22 May 2014 Friday, 23 May 2014
Thomas Bjørn tied the course record, 62 (−10), with a bogey-free round that included eight birdies and an eagle. Two separate weather delays meant that the first round could not be completed on Thursday; 33 players were still on the course when darkness fell and completed their rounds on Friday morning.
Scorecard
| 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 |
| Denmark Bjørn | E | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 |
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Second round
Friday, 23 May 2014
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Denmark Thomas Bjørn | 62-72=134 | −10 |
| Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry | 64-70=134 | ||
| T3 | Spain Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 65-73=138 | −6 |
| England Luke Donald | 71-67=138 | ||
| T5 | Sweden Jonas Blixt | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy | 68-71=139 | ||
| Sweden Henrik Stenson | 68-71=139 | ||
| Paraguay Fabrizio Zanotti | 67-72=139 | ||
| T9 | South Africa Thomas Aiken | 68-72=140 | −4 |
| England Seve Benson | 71-69=140 | ||
| Denmark Anders Hansen | 71-69=140 | ||
| Spain Pablo Larrazábal | 69-71=140 | ||
| Germany Marcel Siem | 69-71=140 |
Third round
Saturday, 24 May 2014
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark Thomas Bjørn | 62-72-67=201 | −15 |
| 2 | England Luke Donald | 71-67-68=206 | −10 |
| 3 | Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry | 64-70-73=207 | −9 |
| T4 | Netherlands Joost Luiten | 70-71-67=208 | −8 |
| Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy | 68-71-69=208 | ||
| 6 | Spain Pablo Larrazábal | 69-71-69=209 | −7 |
| T7 | South Africa Thomas Aiken | 68-72-70=210 | −6 |
| Scotland Chris Doak | 69-72-69=210 | ||
| Wales Jamie Donaldson | 73-69-68=210 | ||
| Italy Francesco Molinari | 71-74-65=210 | ||
| England Eddie Pepperell | 69-73-68=210 | ||
| Sweden Henrik Stenson | 68-71-71=210 | ||
| England Andy Sullivan | 70-71-69=210 | ||
| England Anthony Wall | 67-76-67=210 |
Final round
Sunday, 25 May 2014
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy | 68-71-69-66=274 | −14 | 791,660 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland Shane Lowry | 64-70-73-68=275 | −13 | 527,770 |
| T3 | Denmark Thomas Bjørn | 62-72-67-75=276 | −12 | 267,425 |
| England Luke Donald | 71-67-68-70=276 | |||
| T5 | England Simon Dyson | 69-74-69-67=279 | −9 | 183,825 |
| Scotland Stephen Gallacher | 70-75-68-66=279 | |||
| T7 | South Africa Thomas Aiken | 68-72-70-70=280 | −8 | 110,010 |
| Spain Pablo Larrazábal | 69-71-69-71=280 | |||
| Italy Francesco Molinari | 71-74-65-70=280 | |||
| Germany Marcel Siem | 69-71-72-68=280 | |||
| Sweden Henrik Stenson | 68-71-71-70=280 |
Source:
Scorecard
Final round
| 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 |
| Northern Ireland McIlroy | −8 | −8 | −8 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −14 |
| Republic of Ireland Lowry | −9 | −9 | −9 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −12 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 |
| Denmark Bjørn | −15 | −15 | −15 | −16 | −15 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −12 |
| England Donald | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par Source: