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BMW PGA Championship

Tournament NameBMW PGA Championship
Nickname<--Tour's Home Event-->
LocationGB Surrey, England
Establishment1955
CourseWentworth Club
Par72
Yardage7,320 yards
TourEuropean Tour
FormatStroke play
Purse-4,500,000
Month PlayedMay
Aggregate266 Brian Bamford (1961)
Current ChampionGB Simon Khan

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:For the similarly named PGA Tour event, see BMW Championship (PGA Tour).

The BMW PGA Championship, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1955 by the Professional Golfers' Association, and as such was originally called the British PGA Championship. Since then it has had several sponsored names, but the phrase "PGA Championship" has usually been included in the name.

The BMW PGA Championship is played each May over the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. The PGA European Tour has its headquarters at the club and as the tour's home tournament, the BMW PGA Championship is often regarded as the flagship event on the European Tour. It has usually had the highest prize money of any event which the tour organises, but this changed in 2009 with the introduction of the Race to Dubai, and the $10 million Dubai World Championship at the end of the season. There are other more lucrative events than the BMW PGA Championship which are part of the European Tour schedule, such as the majors and the World Golf Championship events, but these are organised by other bodies. It is also the European Tour's designated "Premier event" for the purposes of the Official World Golf Rankings, with a minimum of 64 ranking points available to the winner.

In 2000, Colin Montgomerie became the only player to have completed a hat-trick of titles.

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Year Venue Winner Country Score Winning margin Runner(s)-up
BMW PGA Championship
2010 Wentworth Club Simon Khan England 278 (−6) 1 stroke Fredrik Andersson Hed
Luke Donald
2009 Wentworth Club Paul Casey England 271 (−17) 1 stroke Ross Fisher
2008 Wentworth Club Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain 277 (−11) Playoff (2nd hole) Oliver Wilson
2007 Wentworth Club Anders Hansen (2) Denmark 280 (−8) Playoff (1st hole) Justin Rose
BMW Championship
2006 Wentworth Club David Howell England 271 (−17) 5 strokes Simon Khan
2005 Wentworth Club Ángel Cabrera Argentina 273 (−15) 2 strokes Paul McGinley
Volvo PGA Championship
2004 Wentworth Club Scott Drummond   269 (−19) 2 strokes Ángel Cabrera
2003 Wentworth Club Ignacio Garrido Spain 270 (−18) Playoff (1st hole) Trevor Immelman
2002 Wentworth Club Anders Hansen (1) Denmark 269 (−19) 5 strokes Colin Montgomerie
Eduardo Romero
2001 Wentworth Club Andrew Oldcorn   272 (−16) 2 strokes Ángel Cabrera
2000 Wentworth Club Colin Montgomerie (3)   271 (−17) 3 strokes Darren Clarke
Lee Westwood
Andrew Coltart
1999 Wentworth Club Colin Montgomerie (2)   270 (−18) 5 strokes Mark James
1998 Wentworth Club Colin Montgomerie (1)   274 (−14) 1 stroke Ernie Els
Gary Orr
Patrik Sjöland
1997 Wentworth Club Ian Woosnam (2)   275 (−13) 2 strokes Darren Clarke
Ernie Els
Nick Faldo
1996 Wentworth Club Costantino Rocca Italy 274 (−14) 2 strokes Nick Faldo
Paul Lawrie
1995 Wentworth Club Bernhard Langer (3) Germany 279 (−9) 1 stroke Michael Campbell
Per-Ulrik Johansson
1994 Wentworth Club José María Olazábal Spain 271 (−17) 1 stroke Ernie Els
1993 Wentworth Club Bernhard Langer (2) Germany 274 (−14) 6 strokes Gordon Brand, Jnr
Colin Montgomerie
Frank Nobilo
1992 Wentworth Club Tony Johnstone Zimbabwe 272 (−16) 2 strokes Gordon Brand, Jnr
José María Olazábal
1991 Wentworth Club Severiano Ballesteros (2) Spain 271 (−17) Playoff (1st hole) Colin Montgomerie
1990 Wentworth Club Mike Harwood Australia 271 (−17) 1 stroke John Bland
Nick Faldo
1989 Wentworth Club Nick Faldo (4) England 272 (−16) 2 strokes Ian Woosnam
1988 Wentworth Club Ian Woosnam (1)   274 (−14) 2 strokes Severiano Ballesteros
Mark James
Whyte & Mackay PGA Championship
1987 Wentworth Club Bernhard Langer (1)   270 (−18) 4 strokes Severiano Ballesteros
1986 Wentworth Club Rodger Davis Australia 281 (−7) Playoff Des Smyth
1985 Wentworth Club Paul Way England 282 (−6) Playoff Sandy Lyle
1984* Wentworth Club Howard Clark England 204 (−12) 2 strokes Gordon J. Brand
Bernhard Langer
Sun Alliance PGA Championship
1983 Royal St George's Golf Club Severiano Ballesteros (1) Spain 278 (−10) 2 strokes Ken Brown
Sandy Lyle
1982 Hillside Golf Club Tony Jacklin (2) England 284 (−4) Playoff Bernhard Langer
1981 Ganton Golf Club Nick Faldo (3) England 274 (−10) 4 strokes Ken Brown
Neil Coles
1980 Royal St George's Golf Club Nick Faldo (2) England 283 (+3) 1 stroke Ken Brown
Colgate PGA Championship
1979 St Andrews Links Vicente Fernandez Argentina 288 (E) 1 stroke Baldovino Dassù
Gary Player
1978 Royal Birkdale Golf Club Nick Faldo (1) England 278 (−10) 7 strokes Ken Brown
Penfold PGA Championship
1977 Royal St George's Golf Club Manuel Piñero Spain 283 (+3) 3 strokes Peter Oosterhuis
1976 Royal St George's Golf Club Neil Coles England 280 (E) Playoff (3rd hole) Eamonn Darcy
Gary Player
1975 Royal St George's Golf Club Arnold Palmer United States 285 (+5) 2 strokes Eamonn Darcy
Viyella PGA Championship
1974 Wentworth Club Maurice Bembridge England 278 (−10) 1 stroke Peter Oosterhuis
1973 Wentworth Club Peter Oosterhuis England 280 (−8) 3 strokes Dale Hayes
Donald Swaelens
1972 Wentworth Club Tony Jacklin (1) England 279 (−9) 3 strokes Peter Oosterhuis
Schweppes Open
1970 � 71 No tournament
1969 Ashburnham Golf Club Bernard Gallacher   293
1968 Dunbar Golf Club David Talbot England 276
1967 (o) Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club Peter Townsend England 275
Schweppes PGA Championship
1967 (c) Hunstanton Golf Club Malcolm Gregson England 275
British PGA Championship
1966 (o) Thorndon Park Golf Club Brian Huggett   271
1966 (c) Saunton Golf Club Guy Wolstenholme England 278
1965 Prince's Golf Club Peter Alliss (3) England 286 Playoff (1st hole) Peter Butler
1964 Western Gailes Golf Club Tony Grubb England 287
1963 Royal Birkdale Golf Club Peter Butler England 306
1962 Little Aston Golf Club Peter Alliss (2) England 287
1961 Royal Mid-Surrey Golf Club Brian Bamford England 266 (−10)
1960* Coventry Golf Club Arnold Stickley England 247
1959 Ashburnham Golf Club Dai Rees   283
1958 Llandudno Golf Club Harry Bradshaw Republic of Ireland 287
1957 Maesdu Golf Club Peter Alliss (1) England 286
1956 Maesdu Golf Club Charlie Ward England 282 Playoff (2 strokes) Eric Brown
1955 Pannal Golf Club Ken Bousfield England 277

European Tour events

Major championshipsThe Masters * U.S. Open * The Open Championship (British Open) * PGA Championship
Other Race to Dubai
tournaments
Alfred Dunhill Championship * South African Open * Africa Open * Joburg Open * Abu Dhabi Golf Championship * Commercialbank Qatar Masters * Omega Dubai Desert Classic * Avantha Masters * WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship * Maybank Malaysian Open * WGC-CA Championship * Trophée Hassan II * Open de Andalucia de Golf * Estoril Open de Portugal * Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal * Volvo China Open * Ballantine's Championship * Open de España * BMW Italian Open * Iberdrola Open Cala Millor Mallorca * BMW PGA Championship * Madrid Masters * Celtic Manor Wales Open * Austrian Golf Open * Saint-Omer Open * BMW International Open * Alstom Open de France * Barclays Scottish Open * Nordea Scandinavian Masters * 3 Irish Open * WGC-Bridgestone Invitational * Celadna Czech Open * Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles * Omega European Masters * KLM Open * The Vivendi * Alfred Dunhill Links Championship * Portugal Masters * Castelló Masters Costa Azahar * Andalucia Masters * WGC-HSBC Champions * Barclays Singapore Open * UBS Hong Kong Open * Dubai World Championship
Team eventsRyder Cup * Mission Hills World Cup * Seve Trophy * Royal Trophy
Dates TBA for 2010Volvo World Match Play Championship * JBWere Masters
OtherFormer events



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