2008 BMW PGA Championship


The 2008 BMW PGA Championship was the 54th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez defeated Englishman Oliver Wilson in a playoff to capture his first BMW PGA Championship title.

Course layout

Past champions in the field

Eight former champions entered the tournament.

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Nationalities in the field

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 22 May 2008
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul McGinley65−7
2Robert Karlsson66−6
T3Marcus Fraser67−5
T3Louis Oosthuizen67−5
T5Garry Houston68−4
T5Charl Schwartzel68−4
T5Daniel Vancsik68−4
T5Simon Wakefield68−4
T9Mike Lorenzo-Vera69−3
T9Álvaro Velasco69−3
T9Marc Warren69−3

Second round

Friday, 23 May 2008
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Paul McGinley65-66=131−13
T2Robert Karlsson66-69=135−9
T2Miles Tunnicliff70-65=135−9
T4Marcus Fraser67-69=136−8
T4Søren Kjeldsen71-65=136−8
T4Oliver Wilson70-66=136−8
7Miguel Ángel Jiménez70-67=137−7
T8Felipe Aguilar71-67=138−6
T8Alejandro Cañizares72-66=138−6
T8Damien McGrane72-66=138−6
T8Gary Orr70-68=138−6
T8Daniel Vancsik68-70=138−6

Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2008
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Robert Karlsson66-69-70=205−11
T2Miguel Ángel Jiménez70-67-72=209−7
T2Oliver Wilson70-66-73=209−7
T4Paul McGinley65-66-79=210−6
T4Jyoti Randhawa73-68-69=210−6
T4Daniel Vancsik68-70-72=210−6
T7Rafael Echenique70-73-68=211−5
T7Gary Orr70-68-73=211−5
T9Felipe Aguilar71-67-74=212−4
T9Alejandro Cañizares72-66-74=212−4
T9Paul Casey71-68-73=212−4
T9Marcus Fraser67-69-76=212−4
T9Richard Green70-69-73=212−4
T9Martin Kaymer71-70-71=212−4
T9Søren Kjeldsen71-65-76=212−4
T9Charl Schwartzel68-71-73=212−4
T9Miles Tunnicliff70-65-77=212−4

Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2008

Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
EagleBirdieBogey

Source:

Playoff

The playoff began on the par five 18th; both players went for the green in two. Wilson ended up in the greenside bunker; Jiménez at the back of the green. Jiménez three-putted for a par 5 which was matched by Wilson.
The players headed once again for the 18th tee, this time Jiménez was able to get home in two after a superb drive; Wilson, on the other hand could only manage a lay up after he missed his tee shot to the right. Wilson managed to play his approach shot to 12 feet, but his putt slipped by. Jiménez managed to two-putt for a birdie 4 and the title.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Miguel Ángel JiménezSpain5-4−1750,000
2Oliver WilsonEngland5-5E500,000