2017 BMW PGA Championship

The 2017 BMW PGA Championship was the 63rd edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 25–28 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2017 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates25–28 May 2017
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field150 players, 66 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fundUS$7,000,000
Champion
Alex Norén
277 (–11)
Wentworth Club
Location in England

Trailing the leader by seven strokes after three rounds, Alex Norén scored a final-round 62 to win by two shots from Francesco Molinari.[1]

Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course
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 4731544655522034183963914493,501 1844165314701794893836105393,8017,302
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Field

Made the cut

PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parPlace
An Byeong-hun South Korea201570697572286−2T24
Matteo Manassero Italy201373717568287−1T30
David Howell England200671737570289+148
Chris Wood England201672747371290+2T49
Luke Donald England2011, 201275688176300+1265

Nationalities in the field

North America (4)South America (2)Europe (111)Oceania (9)Asia (9)Africa (15)
 United States (4) Chile (1) England (37) Australia (8) China (1) South Africa (15)
 Paraguay (1) Northern Ireland (1) New Zealand (1) India (1)
 Scotland (9) Japan (1)
 Wales (2) South Korea (3)
 Ireland (5) Thailand (3)
 Austria (1)
 Belgium (2)
 Denmark (5)
 Finland (2)
 France (13)
 Germany (6)
 Italy (5)
 Netherlands (1)
 Portugal (1)
 Spain (9)
 Sweden (12)

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 25 May 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Johan Carlsson Sweden66−6
T2Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand67−5
Scott Jamieson Scotland
Francesco Molinari Italy
T5Nino Bertasio Italy68−4
Bradley Dredge Wales
Ross Fisher England
Branden Grace South Africa
Shane Lowry Ireland
Alex Norén Sweden
Thomas Pieters Belgium
Henrik Stenson Sweden
Graeme Storm England

Second round

Friday, 26 May 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Scott Jamieson Scotland67-70=137−7
Francesco Molinari Italy67-70=137
Thomas Pieters Belgium68-69=137
4Maximilian Kieffer Germany70-68=138−6
T5An Byeong-hun South Korea70-69=139−5
Johan Carlsson Sweden66-73=139
Branden Grace South Africa68-71=139
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-71=139
Lee Westwood England70-69=139
T10Andrew Dodt Australia70-70=140−4
Oliver Fisher England70-70=140
Graeme Storm England68-72=140
Jaco van Zyl South Africa71-69=140

Third round

Saturday, 27 May 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Andrew Dodt Australia70-70-68=208−8
2Branden Grace South Africa68-71-70=209−7
T3Francesco Molinari Italy67-70-74=211−5
Lee Westwood England70-69-72=211
T5Shane Lowry Ireland68-74-70=212−4
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-71-73=212
Hideto Tanihara Japan76-69-67=212
T8Kiradech Aphibarnrat Thailand67-75-71=213−3
Bradley Dredge Wales68-76-69=213
Ross Fisher England68-73-72=213
Tyrrell Hatton England69-72-72=213
Scott Jamieson Scotland67-70-76=213
Andrew Johnston England73-68-72=213
Maximilian Kieffer Germany70-68-75=213
Graeme Storm England68-72-73=213

Final round

Sunday, 28 May 2017

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parPrize money ()
1Alex Norén Sweden68-75-72-62=277−111,041,939
2Francesco Molinari Italy67-70-74-68=279−9694,623
T3Nicolas Colsaerts Belgium71-75-69-65=280−8323,003
Henrik Stenson Sweden68-71-73-68=280
Hideto Tanihara Japan76-69-67-68=280
T6Andrew Dodt Australia70-70-68-73=281−7187,550
Shane Lowry Ireland68-74-70-69=281
Graeme Storm England68-72-73-68=281
T9Dean Burmester South Africa69-76-72-65=282−6126,700
Ross Fisher England68-73-72-69=282
Branden Grace South Africa68-71-70-73=282

References

  1. "PGA Championship: Alexander Noren shoots record 62 to win at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

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