2019 BMW PGA Championship

The 2019 BMW PGA Championship was the 65th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 19–22 September at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

2019 BMW PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	19–22 September 2019
Location	Virginia 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
Par	72
Length	7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field	132 players, 74 after cut
Cut	145 (+1)
Prize fund	US$7,000,000
Champion
Danny Willett
268 (−20)
Location Map
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Danny Willett, co-leader after three rounds with Jon Rahm, won by three strokes from Rahm with Christiaan Bezuidenhout in third place.^[1][2]

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	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

First round

Thursday, 19 September 2019

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Matt Wallace	65	−7
T2	Jon Rahm	66	−6
	Henrik Stenson
4	Justin Rose	67	−5
T5	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	68	−4
	Paul Casey
	George Coetzee
	Ernie Els
	Scott Jamieson
	Joost Luiten
	Andrea Pavan
	Sebastian Söderberg
	Danny Willett

Second round

Friday, 20 September 2019

Play was suspended because of darkness with 5 players still to complete their second round. They completed their second round early on Saturday morning.

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Jon Rahm	66-67=133	−11
	Danny Willett	68-65=133
T3	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	68-67=135	−9
	Justin Rose	67-68=135
	Henrik Stenson	66-69=135
T6	Paul Casey	68-69=137	−7
	Billy Horschel	72-65=137
T8	Tony Finau	70-68=138	−6
	Viktor Hovland	69-69=138
	Andrew Putnam	71-67=138
	Shubhankar Sharma	71-67=138

Third round

Saturday, 21 September 2019

Overnight co-leaders Jon Rahm and Danny Willett both scored 68 and they extended their lead over the rest of the field from two strokes to three. Three players were tied for third place: Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Justin Rose who both scored 69 while Shubhankar Sharma scored 66. Ross Fisher scored 66, finishing with an albatross 2 at the final hole, coming home in 29. Rory McIlroy scored 65, the best round of the day, but was still 9 strokes behind the leaders.

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Jon Rahm	66-67-68=201	−15
	Danny Willett	68-65-68=201
T3	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	68-67-69=204	−12
	Justin Rose	67-68-69=204
	Shubhankar Sharma	71-67-66=204
T6	Rafa Cabrera-Bello	69-70-67=206	−10
	Richie Ramsay	71-68-67=206
8	Patrick Reed	70-70-67=207	−9
T9	Paul Casey	68-69-71=208	−8
	Billy Horschel	72-65-71=208
	Viktor Hovland	69-69-70=208
	Andrew Johnston	69-70-69=208
	Francesco Molinari	69-70-69=208
	Andrew Putnam	71-67-70=208

Final round

Sunday, 22 September 2019

Place	Player	Score	To par	Prize money (€)
1	Danny Willett	68-65-68-67=268	−20	1,056,662
2	Jon Rahm	66-67-68-70=271	−17	704,438
3	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	68-67-69-68=272	−16	396,884
T4	Billy Horschel	72-65-71-65=273	−15	292,908
	Patrick Reed	70-70-67-66=273
T6	Rafa Cabrera-Bello	69-70-67-69=275	−13	206,050
	Richie Ramsay	71-68-67-69=275
8	Justin Rose	67-68-69-72=276	−12	158,500
T9	Andrew Johnston	69-70-69-69=277	−11	134,408
	Rory McIlroy	76-69-65-67=277

References

1. "BMW PGA Championship: Danny Willett wins by three shots at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 22 September 2019.
2. Murray, Ewan (22 September 2019). "Danny Willett enjoying his golf again as he claims PGA Championship". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2019.

External links

• Coverage on European Tour official site
• Wentworth Club: Golf