2014 BMW PGA Championship
Seven strokes back after three rounds, Rory McIlroy won with a final round 66 (−6), a stroke ahead of runner-up Shane Lowry. It was his first win at the event, and sixth victory on the European Tour. Thomas Bjørn led (or co-led) after each or the first three rounds, but fell into a tie for third after a final round 75 (+3).
Defending champion Matteo Manassero opened with an 80 and missed the cut by five strokes.
Course layout
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, 22 May 2014
Friday, 23 May 2014
Thomas Bjørn tied the course record, 62 (−10), with a bogey-free round that included eight birdies and an eagle. Two separate weather delays meant that the first round could not be completed on Thursday; 33 players were still on the course when darkness fell and completed their rounds on Friday morning.
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Bjørn | 62 | −10 |
2 | Shane Lowry | 64 | −8 |
3 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 65 | −7 |
4 | Gary Stal | 66 | −6 |
T5 | Anthony Wall | 67 | −5 |
Justin Walters | |||
Fabrizio Zanotti | |||
T8 | Thomas Aiken | 68 | −4 |
Jonas Blixt | |||
David Horsey | |||
Martin Kaymer | |||
Rory McIlroy | |||
Henrik Stenson |
Scorecard
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Bjørn | E | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 |
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Second round
Friday, 23 May 2014
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
T1 | Thomas Bjørn | 62-72=134 | −10 |
Shane Lowry | 64-70=134 | ||
T3 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 65-73=138 | −6 |
Luke Donald | 71-67=138 | ||
T5 | Jonas Blixt | 68-71=139 | −5 |
Rory McIlroy | 68-71=139 | ||
Henrik Stenson | 68-71=139 | ||
Fabrizio Zanotti | 67-72=139 | ||
T9 | Thomas Aiken | 68-72=140 | −4 |
Seve Benson | 71-69=140 | ||
Anders Hansen | 71-69=140 | ||
Pablo Larrazábal | 69-71=140 | ||
Marcel Siem | 69-71=140 |
Third round
Saturday, 24 May 2014
Place | Player | Score | To par |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Thomas Bjørn | 62-72-67=201 | −15 |
2 | Luke Donald | 71-67-68=206 | −10 |
3 | Shane Lowry | 64-70-73=207 | −9 |
T4 | Joost Luiten | 70-71-67=208 | −8 |
Rory McIlroy | 68-71-69=208 | ||
6 | Pablo Larrazábal | 69-71-69=209 | −7 |
T7 | Thomas Aiken | 68-72-70=210 | −6 |
Chris Doak | 69-72-69=210 | ||
Jamie Donaldson | 73-69-68=210 | ||
Francesco Molinari | 71-74-65=210 | ||
Eddie Pepperell | 69-73-68=210 | ||
Henrik Stenson | 68-71-71=210 | ||
Andy Sullivan | 70-71-69=210 | ||
Anthony Wall | 67-76-67=210 |
Final round
Sunday, 25 May 2014
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rory McIlroy | 68-71-69-66=274 | −14 | 791,660 |
2 | Shane Lowry | 64-70-73-68=275 | −13 | 527,770 |
T3 | Thomas Bjørn | 62-72-67-75=276 | −12 | 267,425 |
Luke Donald | 71-67-68-70=276 | |||
T5 | Simon Dyson | 69-74-69-67=279 | −9 | 183,825 |
Stephen Gallacher | 70-75-68-66=279 | |||
T7 | Thomas Aiken | 68-72-70-70=280 | −8 | 110,010 |
Pablo Larrazábal | 69-71-69-71=280 | |||
Francesco Molinari | 71-74-65-70=280 | |||
Marcel Siem | 69-71-72-68=280 | |||
Henrik Stenson | 68-71-71-70=280 |
Source:
Scorecard
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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