2012 BMW PGA Championship

2012 BMW PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	24–27 May 2012
Location	Surrey, England 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)	Wentworth Club
Tour(s)	European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field	150 players, 72 after cut
Cut	145 (+1)
Prize fund	€4,500,000
Winner's share	€750,000
Champion
Luke Donald
273 (−15)
Location map
Wentworth Club Location in England Wentworth Club Location in Surrey

The 2012 BMW PGA Championship was the 58th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the 2012 European Tour, contested 24–27 May at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. Englishman Luke Donald successfully defended his PGA Championship title and regained the World Number One status.

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)

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	David Drysdale	66	−6
	Peter Lawrie
T3	Jamie Donaldson	67	−5
	Justin Rose
	Álvaro Quirós
	Richard Johnson
	Niclas Fasth
T8	Marc Warren	68	−4
	Robert Rock
	Ernie Els
	Bernd Wiesberger
	Kenneth Ferrie
	Scott Jamieson
	Mark Haastrup
	James Morrison
	Rafa Cabrera-Bello
	Francesco Molinari
	Luke Donald
	Peter Hedblom

Second round (Friday)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	James Morrison	68-64=132	−12
T2	Luke Donald	68-68=136	−8
	David Drysdale	66-70=136
T4	Álvaro Quirós	67-70=137	−7
	Peter Lawrie	66-71=137
T6	Marcel Siem	71-67=138	−6
	Ricardo González	71-67=138
	Fredrik Andersson Hed	70-68=138
	Branden Grace	69-69=138
	Rafa Cabrera-Bello	68-70=138
	Francesco Molinari	68-70=138
	Peter Hedblom	68-70=138
	Justin Rose	67-71=138

Third round (Saturday)

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Luke Donald	68-68-69=205	−11
2	Justin Rose	67-71-69=207	−9
3	Peter Lawrie	66-71-72=209	−7
T4	Ernie Els	68-73-70=211	−5
	Paul Lawrie	69-71-71=211
	Richard Sterne	71-68-72=211
	Branden Grace	69-69-73=211
T8	Peter Hedblom	68-70-74=212	−4
	Rafa Cabrera-Bello	68-70-74=212
	Francesco Molinari	68-70-74=212

Final round (Sunday)

Luke Donald started the final round with a two-stroke lead over countryman Justin Rose. After being caught by Justin Rose four holes into the final round, Donald birdied 6, 7 and 10 to gain a three shot lead. The gap went to five at the 16th when Donald made another birdie, while Rose bogeyed after hitting a bunker. Paul Lawrie hit a best-of-the-day 66 to catch Rose. They finished tied second with a final score of −11, four shots behind champion Donald. Luke Donald is only the third player, after Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie, to win successive PGA Championship titles. He also regained the World Number One ranking by retaining his title.

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	Luke Donald	68-68-69-68=273	−15	750,000
T2	Paul Lawrie	69-71-71-66=277	−11	390,850
	Justin Rose	67-71-69-70=277
4	Peter Lawrie	66-71-72-71=280	−8	225,000
5	Branden Grace	69-69-73-70=281	−7	190,800
6	Richard Sterne	71-68-72-71=282	−6	157,500
T7	Marcel Siem	71-67-76-69=283	−5	116,100
	Francesco Molinari	68-70-74-71=283
	Ernie Els	68-73-70-72=283
T10	David Higgins	70-70-74-70=284	−4	78,300
	Álvaro Quirós	67-70-77-70=284
	David Drysdale	66-70-78-70=284
	Ian Poulter	71-73-69-71=284
	James Morrison	68-64-81-71=284