2018 BMW PGA Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–27 May 2018 |
| 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 | 150 players, 68 after cut |
| Cut | 143 (−1) |
| Prize fund | US$7,000,000 |
| Champion | |
 Francesco Molinari | |
| 271 (−17) | |
| Location map | |
The 2018 BMW PGA Championship was the 64th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 24–27 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Course layout
[edit]| 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 | 473 | 154 | 465 | 552 | 203 | 418 | 396 | 391 | 449 | 3,501 | 184 | 416 | 531 | 470 | 179 | 489 | 383 | 610 | 539 | 3,801 | 7,302 |
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Round summaries
[edit]First round
[edit]Thursday, 24 May 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lucas Bjerregaard |
65 | −7 |
| T2 |  Dean Burmester |
66 | −6 |
| Darren Fichardt
| |||
| T4 |  Richard Bland |
67 | −5 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick
| |||
| Sam Horsfield
| |||
 Rory McIlroy
| |||
| T8 |  Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
68 | −4 |
| Nino Bertasio
| |||
 Bradley Dredge
| |||
| Lasse Jensen
| |||
 Mikko Korhonen
| |||
| Chris Paisley
|
Second round
[edit]Friday, 25 May 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy |
67-65=132 | −12 |
| T2 |  Sébastien Gros |
69-66=135 | −9 |
| Sam Horsfield |
67-68=135 | ||
| 4 | Tommy Fleetwood |
70-66=136 | −8 |
| T5 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
68-69=137 | −7 |
| Francesco Molinari |
70-67=137 | ||
 Alex Norén |
69-68=137 | ||
| Robert Rock |
69-68=137 | ||
| T9 | Nino Bertasio |
68-70=138 | −6 |
| Lucas Bjerregaard |
65-73=138 | ||
| Darren Fichardt |
66-72=138 | ||
| Matt Fitzpatrick |
67-71=138 | ||
| Branden Grace |
69-69=138 | ||
| Lasse Jensen |
68-70=138 | ||
| Mikko Korhonen |
68-70=138 | ||
| Alexander Lévy |
70-68=138 | ||
| Graeme McDowell |
71-67=138 | ||
 Fabrizio Zanotti |
69-69=138 |
Third round
[edit]Saturday, 26 May 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Rory McIlroy |
67-65-71=203 | −13 |
| Francesco Molinari |
70-67-66=203 | ||
| T3 | Ross Fisher |
71-68-68=207 | −9 |
| Branden Grace |
69-69-69=207 | ||
| Sam Horsfield |
67-68-72=207 | ||
| Alex Norén |
69-68-70=207 | ||
| T7 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
68-69-71=208 | −8 |
| Sébastien Gros |
69-66-73=208 | ||
| Mikko Korhonen |
68-70-70=208 | ||
| Lee Westwood |
70-69-69=208 |
Final round
[edit]Sunday, 27 May 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari |
70-67-66-68=271 | −17 | 995,394 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy |
67-65-71-70=273 | −15 | 663,593 |
| T3 | Lucas Bjerregaard |
65-73-71-65=274 | −14 | 336,246 |
| Alex Norén |
69-68-70-67=274 | |||
| T5 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat |
68-69-71-67=275 | −13 | 231,132 |
| Branden Grace |
69-69-69-68=275 | |||
| 7 | Darren Fichardt |
66-72-71-67=276 | −12 | 179,172 |
| T8 |  Rafa Cabrera-Bello |
72-68-70-68=278 | −10 | 128,108 |
| Ross Fisher |
71-68-68-71=278 | |||
| Matt Fitzpatrick |
67-71-73-67=278 | |||
| Thongchai Jaidee |
69-72-69-68=278 |