2020 BMW PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8–11 October 2020 |
| Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W |
| Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,302 yards (6,677 m) |
| Field | 120 players, 67 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (E) |
| Prize fund | US$7,000,000 |
| Winner's share | €974,457 |
| Champion | |
| Tyrrell Hatton | |
| 269 (−19) | |
| Location map | |
The 2020 BMW PGA Championship was the 66th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour. The tournament was played from 8–11 October.[1]
The tournament was originally scheduled to be held 10–13 September at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London. On 28 May, the European Tour announced a revised schedule in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic, which rescheduled the tournament to 15–18 October.[2] In August, the tournament was brought forward one week in the schedule to allow for a second, unofficial "UK Swing", starting with the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open and the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open.
Tyrrell Hatton won the tournament with a score of 269, 19-under-par, after a final round 67. He finished four strokes ahead of Victor Perez. Perez was 6-under-par after 12 holes of his final round but was 2-over-par for the remaining holes, finishing with a 68.[3]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 | |
| Yardage | 473 | 154 | 465 | 552 | 203 | 418 | 396 | 391 | 449 | 3,501 | 184 | 416 | 531 | 470 | 179 | 489 | 383 | 610 | 539 | 3,801 | 7,302 |
Round summaries
First round
Thursday 8 October 2020
There was three-way tie after the first round, with Adri Arnaus, Justin Harding and Tyrrell Hatton each scoring 6-under-par 66. Defending champion Danny Willett scored 71.[4]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Adri Arnaus | 66 | −6 |
| Justin Harding | |||
| Tyrrell Hatton | |||
| T4 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 67 | −5 |
| Gavin Green | |||
| Shane Lowry | |||
| Eddie Pepperell | |||
| T8 | Ryan Fox | 68 | −4 |
| Joachim B. Hansen | |||
| Scott Hend | |||
| Andrew Johnston | |||
| Wade Ormsby | |||
| Aaron Rai | |||
| Justin Rose | |||
| Matthias Schwab |
Second round
Friday 9 October 2020
Matt Fitzpatrick and Shane Lowry each added a 7-under-par 65 to their opening rounds of 67, and shared the lead at the half-way stage. Fitzpatrick found water at the 8th, his final hole, and made a double-bogey 6. Tyrrell Hatton added a 67 to his first round 66 to lie in third place, a stroke behind.[5] 67 players made the cut, at even par and better.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 67-65=132 | −12 |
| Shane Lowry | 67-65=132 | ||
| 3 | Tyrrell Hatton | 66-67=133 | −11 |
| T4 | Joachim B. Hansen | 68-67=135 | −9 |
| Victor Perez | 69-66=135 | ||
| T6 | Adri Arnaus | 66-70=136 | −8 |
| Grant Forrest | 69-67=136 | ||
| T8 | Scott Hend | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| Eddie Pepperell | 67-70=137 | ||
| T10 | Ryan Fox | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| Gavin Green | 67-71=138 | ||
| Patrick Reed | 70-68=138 |
Third round
Saturday 10 October 2020
Overnight leaders, Matt Fitzpatrick and Shane Lowry, both had over-par rounds to drop down the leaderboard; Fitzpatrick scored 76 while Lowry took 74. Tyrrell Hatton took the lead after a round of 69, with Joachim B. Hansen and Victor Perez three strokes behind. Pablo Larrazábal had the best round of the day, coming home in 30 for a round of 66, while Tommy Fleetwood and David Horsey had rounds of 67 to move into a tie for 4th place with Lowry and Patrick Reed.[6]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell Hatton | 66-67-69=202 | −14 |
| T2 | Joachim B. Hansen | 68-67-70=205 | −11 |
| Victor Perez | 69-66-70=205 | ||
| T4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 71-68-67=206 | −10 |
| David Horsey | 70-69-67=206 | ||
| Shane Lowry | 67-65-74=206 | ||
| Patrick Reed | 70-68-68=206 | ||
| T8 | Eddie Pepperell | 67-70-70=207 | −9 |
| Ian Poulter | 69-70-68=207 | ||
| T10 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 67-65-76=208 | −8 |
| Masahiro Kawamura | 70-69-69=208 | ||
| Pablo Larrazábal | 73-69-66=208 |
Final round
Sunday, 11 October 2020
Overnight leader Tyrrell Hatton won the tournament with a score of 269, 19-under-par, after a final round 67. He finished four strokes ahead of Victor Perez. Perez was 6-under-par after 12 holes of his final round but was 2-over-par for the remaining holes, finishing with a 68. Patrick Reed had an eagle at the final hole to finish tied for third place with Andy Sullivan, who had a final round 65. Ian Poulter finished fifth, with Eddie Pepperell in sixth place.[7]
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrrell Hatton | 66-67-69-67=269 | −19 | 974,457 |
| 2 | Victor Perez | 69-66-70-68=273 | −15 | 630,531 |
| T3 | Patrick Reed | 70-68-68-68=274 | −14 | 323,863 |
| Andy Sullivan | 71-69-69-65=274 | |||
| 5 | Ian Poulter | 69-70-68-68=275 | −13 | 243,041 |
| 6 | Eddie Pepperell | 67-70-70-69=276 | −12 | 200,623 |
| T7 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 67-65-76-69=277 | −11 | 147,888 |
| Joachim B. Hansen | 68-67-70-72=277 | |||
| Renato Paratore | 73-69-68-67=277 | |||
| T10 | Scott Hend | 68-69-73-68=278 | −10 | 106,234 |
| Martin Kaymer | 73-68-69-68=278 | |||
| Marcus Kinhult | 72-67-71-68=278 |
References
- ^ "New dates announced for BMW PGA Championship and Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open". European Tour. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "European Tour announces resumption of 2020 season". European Tour. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
- ^ Murray, Ewan (11 October 2020). "Tyrrell Hatton wins PGA Championship at Wentworth to extend home streak". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "BMW PGA Championship: Tyrrell Hatton shares lead at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 8 October 2020.
- ^ "BMW PGA Championship: Shane Lowry & Matt Fitzpatrick one shot clear". BBC Sport. 9 October 2020.
- ^ "BMW PGA Championship: Tyrrell Hatton three shots clear at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020.
- ^ "BMW PGA Championship: Tyrrell Hatton seals four-shot win at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 11 October 2020.