The 2009 BMW PGA Championship was the 55th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 21–24 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21–24 May 2009 |
| 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 | 7,304 yards (6,679 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 78 after cut |
| Cut | 146 ( 2) |
| Prize fund | €4,500,000 |
| Winner's share | €750,000 |
| Champion | |
 Paul Casey | |
| 271 (−17) | |
| Location map | |
Englishman Paul Casey won his first BMW PGA Championship with a one stroke victory over fellow Englishman Ross Fisher. This result saw him rise to Number 3 in the Official World Golf Rankings.[1]
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 | 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
editFirst round
editThursday, 21 May 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño |
67 | −5 |
 David Horsey
| |||
| Anthony Wall
| |||
| T4 |  Niclas Fasth |
68 | −4 |
| Ross Fisher
| |||
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez
| |||
| Barry Lane
| |||
 Charl Schwartzel
| |||
| T9 | Paul Casey |
69 | −3 |
 Ben Curtis
| |||
 Scott Drummond
| |||
| Anthony Kang
| |||
| Robert Karlsson
| |||
 Søren Kjeldsen
| |||
| Colin Montgomerie
| |||
| Alex Norén
| |||
| Álvaro Quirós
|
Second round
editFriday, 22 May 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey |
69-67=136 | −8 |
| T2 | David Horsey |
67-71=138 | −6 |
| Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
68-70=138 | ||
| Søren Kjeldsen |
69-69=138 | ||
| Anthony Wall |
67-71=138 | ||
| Marc Warren |
72-66=138 | ||
| T7 | Thomas Aiken |
72-67=139 | −5 |
| Ben Curtis |
69-70=139 | ||
 Stephen Dodd |
71-68=139 | ||
| T10 | Pablo Larrazábal |
73-67=140 | −4 |
| Alex Norén |
69-71=140 | ||
| Álvaro Quirós |
69-71=140 | ||
| Charl Schwartzel |
68-72=140 |
Third round
editSaturday, 23 May 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey |
69-67-67=203 | −13 |
| 2 | Søren Kjeldsen |
69-69-68=206 | −10 |
| 3 |  Rory McIlroy |
72-70-65=207 | −9 |
| T4 | Ross Fisher |
68-73-67=208 | −8 |
| Charl Schwartzel |
68-72-68=208 | ||
| T6 | Stephen Dodd |
71-68-70=209 | −7 |
 Thomas Levet |
70-71-68=209 | ||
| Marc Warren |
72-66-71=209 | ||
| 9 | Anthony Wall |
67-71-72=210 | −6 |
| T10 | Nick Dougherty |
73-71-67=211 | −5 |
| Simon Dyson |
74-69-68=211 | ||
| Colin Montgomerie |
69-73-69=211 |
Final round
editSunday, 24 May 2009
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Casey |
69-67-67-68=271 | −17 | 750,000 |
| 2 | Ross Fisher |
68-73-67-64=272 | −16 | 500,000 |
| 3 | Søren Kjeldsen |
69-69-68-69=275 | −13 | 281,700 |
| 4 | Stephen Dodd |
71-68-70-67=276 | −12 | 225,000 |
| 5 | Rory McIlroy |
72-70-65-71=278 | −10 | 190,800 |
| T6 | Ben Curtis |
69-70-73-67=279 | −9 | 135,000 |
| Charl Schwartzel |
68-72-68-71=279 | |||
| Anthony Wall |
67-71-72-69=279 | |||
| 9 | Thomas Levet |
70-71-68-71=280 | −8 | 100,800 |
| 10 | Thomas Aiken |
72-67-74-68=281 | −7 | 90,000 |
References
edit- ^ "Casey wins BMW PGA Championship". European Tour. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ "Course Card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 1 May 2020.