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2012 BMW PGA Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2012 BMW PGA Championship |
| dates | 24–27 May 2012 |
| location | Surrey, England |
| course | Wentworth Club |
| tour | European Tour |
| par | 72 |
| yardage | 7302 yd |
| field | 150 players, 72 after cut |
| cut | 145 (+1) |
| purse | €4,500,000 |
| winners_share | €750,000 |
| champion | ENG Luke Donald |
| score | 273 (−15) |
| previous | 2011 |
| next | 2013 |
| map | UK England#Surrey |
| map_relief | yes |
| map_label | Wentworth Club |
| map_caption | Location in England##Location in Surrey |
| coordinates |
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. Englishman Luke Donald successfully defended his PGA Championship title and regained the World Number One status.
Course layout
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Round summaries
First round (Thursday)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | SCO David Drysdale | 66 | −6 |
| IRL Peter Lawrie | |||
| T3 | WAL Jamie Donaldson | 67 | −5 |
| ENG Justin Rose | |||
| ESP Álvaro Quirós | |||
| SWE Richard Johnson | |||
| SWE Niclas Fasth | |||
| T8 | SCO Marc Warren | 68 | −4 |
| ENG Robert Rock | |||
| ZAF Ernie Els | |||
| AUT Bernd Wiesberger | |||
| ENG Kenneth Ferrie | |||
| SCO Scott Jamieson | |||
| DEN Mark Haastrup | |||
| ENG James Morrison | |||
| ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello | |||
| ITA Francesco Molinari | |||
| ENG Luke Donald | |||
| SWE Peter Hedblom |
Second round (Friday)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG James Morrison | 68-64=132 | −12 |
| T2 | ENG Luke Donald | 68-68=136 | −8 |
| SCO David Drysdale | 66-70=136 | ||
| T4 | ESP Álvaro Quirós | 67-70=137 | −7 |
| IRL Peter Lawrie | 66-71=137 | ||
| T6 | GER Marcel Siem | 71-67=138 | −6 |
| ARG Ricardo González | 71-67=138 | ||
| SWE Fredrik Andersson Hed | 70-68=138 | ||
| ZAF Branden Grace | 69-69=138 | ||
| ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 68-70=138 | ||
| ITA Francesco Molinari | 68-70=138 | ||
| SWE Peter Hedblom | 68-70=138 | ||
| ENG Justin Rose | 67-71=138 |
Third round (Saturday)
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Luke Donald | 68-68-69=205 | −11 |
| 2 | ENG Justin Rose | 67-71-69=207 | −9 |
| 3 | IRL Peter Lawrie | 66-71-72=209 | −7 |
| T4 | ZAF Ernie Els | 68-73-70=211 | −5 |
| SCO Paul Lawrie | 69-71-71=211 | ||
| ZAF Richard Sterne | 71-68-72=211 | ||
| ZAF Branden Grace | 69-69-73=211 | ||
| T8 | SWE Peter Hedblom | 68-70-74=212 | −4 |
| ESP Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 68-70-74=212 | ||
| ITA Francesco Molinari | 68-70-74=212 |
Final round (Sunday)
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. 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.
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ENG Luke Donald | 68-68-69-68=273 | −15 | ||
| T2 | SCO Paul Lawrie | 69-71-71-66=277 | −11 | ||
| ENG Justin Rose | 67-71-69-70=277 | ||||
| 4 | IRL Peter Lawrie | 66-71-72-71=280 | −8 | ||
| 5 | ZAF Branden Grace | 69-69-73-70=281 | −7 | ||
| 6 | ZAF Richard Sterne | 71-68-72-71=282 | −6 | ||
| T7 | GER Marcel Siem | 71-67-76-69=283 | −5 | ||
| ITA Francesco Molinari | 68-70-74-71=283 | ||||
| ZAF Ernie Els | 68-73-70-72=283 | ||||
| T10 | IRL David Higgins | 70-70-74-70=284 | −4 | ||
| ESP Álvaro Quirós | 67-70-77-70=284 | ||||
| SCO David Drysdale | 66-70-78-70=284 | ||||
| ENG Ian Poulter | 71-73-69-71=284 | ||||
| ENG James Morrison | 68-64-81-71=284 |
References
References
- (11 May 2012). "Major Men bound for Wentworth". The PGA European Tour.
- (27 May 2012). "Luke Donald wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth". BBC Sport.
- "BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Venue info". The PGA European Tour.
- (27 May 2012). "BMW PGA Championship 2012 - Leaderboard". The PGA European Tour.
- (27 May 2012). "Double delight for Donald". The PGA European Tour.
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