2008 BMW PGA Championship

2008 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates22–25 May 2008
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
Length7,304 yards (6,679 m)
Field150 players, 70 after cut
Cut145 (+1)
Prize fund€4,500,000
Winner's share€750,000
Champion
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
277 (−11)
Location map
Wentworth Club
Location in England
Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey

The 2008 BMW PGA Championship was the 54th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez defeated Englishman Oliver Wilson in a playoff to capture his first BMW PGA Championship title.[1]

Course layout

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 474 154 465 552 203 418 396 392 449 3,503 184 416 531 470 179 489 383 610 539 3,801 7,304
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 2008

Place Player Score To par
1 Paul McGinley 65 −7
2 Robert Karlsson 66 −6
T3 Marcus Fraser 67 −5
Louis Oosthuizen
T5 Garry Houston 68 −4
Charl Schwartzel
Daniel Vancsik
Simon Wakefield
T9 Mike Lorenzo-Vera 69 −3
Álvaro Velasco
Marc Warren

Second round

Friday, 23 May 2008

Place Player Score To par
1 Paul McGinley 65-66=131 −13
T2 Robert Karlsson 66-69=135 −9
Miles Tunnicliff 70-65=135
T4 Marcus Fraser 67-69=136 −8
Søren Kjeldsen 71-65=136
Oliver Wilson 70-66=136
7 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 70-67=137 −7
T8 Felipe Aguilar 71-67=138 −6
Alejandro Cañizares 72-66=138
Damien McGrane 72-66=138
Gary Orr 70-68=138
Daniel Vancsik 68-70=138

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2008

Place Player Score To par
1 Robert Karlsson 66-69-70=205 −11
T2 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 70-67-72=209 −7
Oliver Wilson 70-66-73=209
T4 Paul McGinley 65-66-79=210 −6
Jyoti Randhawa 73-68-69=210
Daniel Vancsik 68-70-72=210
T7 Rafael Echenique 70-73-68=211 −5
Gary Orr 70-68-73=211
T9 Felipe Aguilar 71-67-74=212 −4
Alejandro Cañizares 72-66-74=212
Paul Casey 71-68-73=212
Marcus Fraser 67-69-76=212
Richard Green 70-69-73=212
Martin Kaymer 71-70-71=212
Søren Kjeldsen 71-65-76=212
Charl Schwartzel 68-71-73=212
Miles Tunnicliff 70-65-77=212

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2008

Place Player Score To par Money (€)
T1 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 70-67-72-68=277 −11 Playoff
Oliver Wilson 70-66-73-68=277
T3 Luke Donald 72-69-73-65=279 −9 253,350
Robert Karlsson 66-69-70-74=279
5 Jyoti Randhawa 73-68-69-70=280 −8 190,800
T6 Retief Goosen 76-69-70-66=281 −7 126,450
Richard Green 70-69-73-69=281
Alex Norén 75-68-71-67=281
Andrés Romero 72-69-73-67=281
T10 Alejandro Cañizares 72-66-74-70=282 −6 76,275
Paul Casey 71-68-73-70=282
Simon Khan 71-71-71-69=282
Søren Kjeldsen 71-65-76-70=282
Paul McGinley 65-66-79-72=282
Steve Webster 71-70-72-69=282

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
Jiménez −7 −7 −8 −9 −11 −11 −12 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −11 −11 −11 −11
Wilson −7 −7 −8 −9 −9 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −11 −11 −12 −12 −11 −11
Donald −2 −2 −3 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7 −8 −9
Karlsson −10 −10 −9 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −9 −9 −10 −9 −10 −10 −9
Randhawa −6 −6 −6 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −8 −8 −9 −8 −8 −8
Goosen −1 −2 −3 −4 −4 −4 −5 −5 −4 −4 −4 −5 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7
Green −4 −4 −5 −6 −6 −5 −5 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −6 −5 −7
Norén −2 −3 −3 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −4 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −7
Romero −1 −2 −3 −4 −5 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −5 −6 −7

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[3]

Playoff

The playoff began on the par five 18th; both players went for the green in two. Wilson ended up in the greenside bunker; Jiménez at the back of the green. Jiménez three-putted for a par 5 which was matched by Wilson.

The players headed once again for the 18th tee, this time Jiménez was able to get home in two after a superb drive; Wilson, on the other hand could only manage a lay up after he missed his tee shot to the right. Wilson managed to play his approach shot to 12 feet (3.6m), but his putt slipped by. Jiménez managed to two-putt for a birdie 4 and the title.[4]

Place Player Score To par Money (€)
1 Miguel Ángel Jiménez  Spain 5-4 −1 750,000
2 Oliver Wilson  England 5-5 E 500,000

References

  1. ^ "Jimenez completes the BMW set". European Tour. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Course Card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "2008 BMW PGA Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Jimenéz wins BMW PGA Championship in a playoff". PGA Tour. 25 May 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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