2017 BMW PGA Championship
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}
{{Infobox individual golf tournament
| name = 2017 BMW PGA Championship
| image =
| dates = 25–28 May 2017
| location = Virginia Water, Surrey, England
| course = Wentworth Club
West Course
| tour = European Tour
| par = 72
| yardage = {{convert|7302|yd}}
| field = 150 players, 66 after cut
| cut = 146 (+2)
| purse = US$7,000,000
| winners_share =
| champion = {{flagicon|SWE}} Alex Norén
| score = 277 (−11)
| previous = 2016
| next = 2018
| map = UK England#Surrey
| map_relief = yes
| map_label = Wentworth Club
| map_caption = Location in England##Location in Surrey
| coordinates = {{coord|51.40|N|0.59|W|type:event|display=inline,title}}
}}
The 2017 BMW PGA Championship was the 63rd edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 25–28 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Trailing the leader by seven strokes after three rounds, Alex Norén scored a final-round 62 to win by two shots from Francesco Molinari.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/40078885 |title=PGA Championship: Alexander Noren shoots record 62 to win at Wentworth |date=28 May 2017 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=29 May 2017}}
Course layout
{{Golf18|title=Wentworth Club, West Course}}
{{white18 |name=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}}
{{par18|name= | 4 |3 |4 |5 |3 |4 |4 |4 |4 | 35 | 3 |4 |5 |4 |3 |4 |4 |5 |5 | 37 | 72 }}
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Round summaries
=First round=
Thursday, 25 May 2017
class="wikitable"
!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par | |||
align=center|1 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Carlsson | align=center|66 | align=center|−6 |
rowspan=3 align=center|T2 | {{flagicon|THA}} Kiradech Aphibarnrat | rowspan=3 align=center|67 | rowspan=3 align=center|−5 |
{{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Jamieson | |||
{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Molinari | |||
rowspan=9 align=center|T5 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Nino Bertasio | rowspan=9 align=center|68 | rowspan=9 align=center|−4 |
{{flagicon|WAL}} Bradley Dredge | |||
{{flagicon|ENG}} Ross Fisher | |||
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Branden Grace | |||
{{flagicon|IRL}} Shane Lowry | |||
{{flagicon|SWE}} Alex Norén | |||
{{flagicon|BEL}} Thomas Pieters | |||
{{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Stenson | |||
{{flagicon|ENG}} Graeme Storm |
=Second round=
Friday, 26 May 2017
class="wikitable"
!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par | |||
align=center rowspan=3|T1 | {{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Jamieson | 67-70=137 | align=center rowspan=3|−7 |
{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Molinari | 67-70=137 | ||
{{flagicon|BEL}} Thomas Pieters | 68-69=137 | ||
align=center|4 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Maximilian Kieffer | 70-68=138 | align=center|−6 |
align=center rowspan=5|T5 | {{flagicon|KOR}} An Byeong-hun | 70-69=139 | align=center rowspan=5|−5 |
{{flagicon|SWE}} Johan Carlsson | 66-73=139 | ||
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Branden Grace | 68-71=139 | ||
{{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Stenson | 68-71=139 | ||
{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood | 70-69=139 | ||
align=center rowspan=5|T10 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Dodt | 70-70=140 | align=center rowspan=5|−4 |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Fisher | 70-70=140 | ||
{{flagicon|ENG}} Graeme Storm | 68-72=140 | ||
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco van Zyl | 71-69=140 |
=Third round=
Saturday, 27 May 2017
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!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par | |||
align=center|1 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Dodt | 70-70-68=208 | align=center|−8 |
align=center|2 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Branden Grace | 68-71-70=209 | align=center|−7 |
align=center rowspan=2|T3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Molinari | 67-70-74=211 | align=center rowspan=2|−5 |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood | 70-69-72=211 | ||
align=center rowspan=3|T5 | {{flagicon|IRL}} Shane Lowry | 68-74-70=212 | align=center rowspan=3|−4 |
{{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Stenson | 68-71-73=212 | ||
{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideto Tanihara | 76-69-67=212 | ||
align=center rowspan=8|T8 | {{flagicon|THA}} Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 67-75-71=213 | align=center rowspan=8|−3 |
{{flagicon|WAL}} Bradley Dredge | 68-76-69=213 | ||
{{flagicon|ENG}} Ross Fisher | 68-73-72=213 | ||
{{flagicon|ENG}} Tyrrell Hatton | 69-72-72=213 | ||
{{flagicon|SCO}} Scott Jamieson | 67-70-76=213 | ||
{{flagicon|ENG}} Andrew Johnston | 73-68-72=213 | ||
{{flagicon|DEU}} Maximilian Kieffer | 70-68-75=213 | ||
{{flagicon|ENG}} Graeme Storm | 68-72-73=213 |
=Final round=
Sunday, 28 May 2017
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!Place!!Player!!Score!!To par!!Prize money (€) | ||||
align=center|1 | {{flagicon|SWE}} Alex Norén | 68-75-72-62=277 | align=center|−11 | align=center|1,041,939 |
align=center|2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Molinari | 67-70-74-68=279 | align=center|−9 | align=center|694,623 |
align=center rowspan=3|T3 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Nicolas Colsaerts | 71-75-69-65=280 | align=center rowspan=3|−8 | align=center rowspan=3|323,003 |
{{flagicon|SWE}} Henrik Stenson | 68-71-73-68=280 | |||
{{flagicon|JPN}} Hideto Tanihara | 76-69-67-68=280 | |||
align=center rowspan=3|T6 | {{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Dodt | 70-70-68-73=281 | align=center rowspan=3|−7 | align=center rowspan=3|187,550 |
{{flagicon|IRL}} Shane Lowry | 68-74-70-69=281 | |||
{{flagicon|ENG}} Graeme Storm | 68-72-73-68=281 | |||
align=center rowspan=3|T9 | {{flagicon|ZAF}} Dean Burmester | 69-76-72-65=282 | align=center rowspan=3|−6 | align=center rowspan=3|126,700 |
{{flagicon|ENG}} Ross Fisher | 68-73-72-69=282 | |||
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Branden Grace | 68-71-70-73=282 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.europeantour.com/en/europeantour/tournaments/2017/bmw-pga-championship/ Coverage on the European Tour's official site]
- [http://www.wentworthclub.com/golf/ Wentworth Club: Golf]
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