2020 BMW PGA Championship

The 2020 BMW PGA Championship was the 66th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, which was originally due to be held 10–13 September at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London. On 28 May, the European Tour announced a new revised schedule in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic which rescheduled the tournament to 15–18 October.[1] In August, the tournament was brought forward one week in the schedule to allow for culmination of a second, unofficial "UK Swing", starting with the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open and the Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open. The tournament was played from 8–11 October.[2]

2020 BMW PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates8–11 October 2020
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,302 yards (6,677 m)
Field120 players, 67 after cut
Cut144 (E)
Prize fundUS$7,000,000
Winner's share€974,457
Champion
Tyrrell Hatton
269 (−19)
Location map
Wentworth Club
Location in England
Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey

Tyrrell Hatton won the tournament with a score of 269, 19-under-par, after a final round 67. He finished four strokes ahead of Victor Perez. Perez was 6-under-par after 12 holes of his final round but was 2-over-par for the remaining holes, finishing with a 68.[3]

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
Par 43453444435 3454344553772
Yardage 4731544655522034183963914493,501 1844165314701794893836105393,8017,302

Round summaries

First round

Thursday 8 October 2020

There was three-way tie after the first round, with Adri Arnaus, Justin Harding and Tyrrell Hatton each scoring 6-under-par 66. Defending champion Danny Willett scored 71.[4]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Adri Arnaus66−6
Justin Harding
Tyrrell Hatton
T4 Matt Fitzpatrick67−5
Gavin Green
Shane Lowry
Eddie Pepperell
T8 Ryan Fox68−4
Joachim B. Hansen
Scott Hend
Andrew Johnston
Wade Ormsby
Aaron Rai
Justin Rose
Matthias Schwab

Second round

Friday 9 October 2020

Matt Fitzpatrick and Shane Lowry each added a 7-under-par 65 to their opening rounds of 67, and shared the lead at the half-way stage. Fitzpatrick found water at the 8th, his final hole, and made a double-bogey 6. Tyrrell Hatton added a 67 to his first round 66 to lie in third place, a stroke behind.[5] 67 players made the cut, at even par and better.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Matt Fitzpatrick67-65=132−12
Shane Lowry67-65=132
3 Tyrrell Hatton66-67=133−11
T4 Joachim B. Hansen68-67=135−9
Victor Perez69-66=135
T6 Adri Arnaus66-70=136−8
Grant Forrest69-67=136
T8 Scott Hend68-69=137−7
Eddie Pepperell67-70=137
T10 Ryan Fox68-70=138−6
Gavin Green67-71=138
Patrick Reed70-68=138

Third round

Saturday 10 October 2020

Overnight leaders, Matt Fitzpatrick and Shane Lowry, both had over-par rounds to drop down the leaderboard; Fitzpatrick scored 76 while Lowry took 74. Tyrrell Hatton took the lead after a round of 69, with Joachim B. Hansen and Victor Perez three strokes behind. Pablo Larrazábal had the best round of the day, coming home in 30 for a round of 66, while Tommy Fleetwood and David Horsey had rounds of 67 to move into a tie for 4th place with Lowry and Patrick Reed.[6]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Tyrrell Hatton66-67-69=202−14
T2 Joachim B. Hansen68-67-70=205−11
Victor Perez69-66-70=205
T4 Tommy Fleetwood71-68-67=206−10
David Horsey70-69-67=206
Shane Lowry67-65-74=206
Patrick Reed70-68-68=206
T8 Eddie Pepperell67-70-70=207−9
Ian Poulter69-70-68=207
T10 Matt Fitzpatrick67-65-76=208−8
Masahiro Kawamura70-69-69=208
Pablo Larrazábal73-69-66=208

Final round

Sunday, 11 October 2020

Overnight leader Tyrrell Hatton won the tournament with a score of 269, 19-under-par, after a final round 67. He finished four strokes ahead of Victor Perez. Perez was 6-under-par after 12 holes of his final round but was 2-over-par for the remaining holes, finishing with a 68. Patrick Reed had an eagle at the final hole to finish tied for third place with Andy Sullivan, who had a final round 65. Ian Poulter finished fifth, with Eddie Pepperell in sixth place.[7]

PlacePlayerScoreTo parPrize money (€)
1 Tyrrell Hatton66-67-69-67=269−19974,457
2 Victor Perez69-66-70-68=273−15630,531
T3 Patrick Reed70-68-68-68=274−14323,863
Andy Sullivan71-69-69-65=274
5 Ian Poulter69-70-68-68=275−13243,041
6 Eddie Pepperell67-70-70-69=276−12200,623
T7 Matt Fitzpatrick67-65-76-69=277−11147,888
Joachim B. Hansen68-67-70-72=277
Renato Paratore73-69-68-67=277
T10 Scott Hend68-69-73-68=278−10106,234
Martin Kaymer73-68-69-68=278
Marcus Kinhult72-67-71-68=278

References
  1. "European Tour announces resumption of 2020 season". European Tour. 28 May 2020. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. "New dates announced for BMW PGA Championship and Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open". European Tour. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. Murray, Ewan (11 October 2020). "Tyrrell Hatton wins PGA Championship at Wentworth to extend home streak". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  4. "BMW PGA Championship: Tyrrell Hatton shares lead at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 8 October 2020.
  5. "BMW PGA Championship: Shane Lowry & Matt Fitzpatrick one shot clear". BBC Sport. 9 October 2020.
  6. "BMW PGA Championship: Tyrrell Hatton three shots clear at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 10 October 2020.
  7. "BMW PGA Championship: Tyrrell Hatton seals four-shot win at Wentworth". BBC Sport. 11 October 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.