2018 BMW PGA Championship
Golf tournament
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The 2018 BMW PGA Championship was the 64th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the European Tour, held 24–27 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
Dates24–27 May 2018
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51.40°N 0.59°W
51.40°N 0.59°W
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
West Course
TourEuropean Tour
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24–27 May 2018 |
| Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51.40°N 0.59°W |
| Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
| Tour | European Tour |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,302 yards (6,677 m) |
| Field | 150 players, 68 after cut |
| Cut | 143 (−1) |
| Prize fund | US$7,000,000 |
| Champion | |
 Francesco Molinari | |
| 271 (−17) | |
| Location map | |
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, 24 May 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lucas Bjerregaard | 65 | −7 |
| T2 |  Dean Burmester | 66 | −6 |
| Darren Fichardt | |||
| T4 |  Richard Bland | 67 | −5 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | |||
| Sam Horsfield | |||
 Rory McIlroy | |||
| T8 |  Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 68 | −4 |
| Nino Bertasio | |||
 Bradley Dredge | |||
| Lasse Jensen | |||
 Mikko Korhonen | |||
| Chris Paisley |
Second round
Friday, 25 May 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67-65=132 | −12 |
| T2 |  Sébastien Gros | 69-66=135 | −9 |
| Sam Horsfield | 67-68=135 | ||
| 4 | Tommy Fleetwood | 70-66=136 | −8 |
| T5 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| Francesco Molinari | 70-67=137 | ||
 Alex Norén | 69-68=137 | ||
| Robert Rock | 69-68=137 | ||
| T9 | Nino Bertasio | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| Lucas Bjerregaard | 65-73=138 | ||
| Darren Fichardt | 66-72=138 | ||
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 67-71=138 | ||
| Branden Grace | 69-69=138 | ||
| Lasse Jensen | 68-70=138 | ||
| Mikko Korhonen | 68-70=138 | ||
| Alexander Lévy | 70-68=138 | ||
| Graeme McDowell | 71-67=138 | ||
 Fabrizio Zanotti | 69-69=138 |
Third round
Saturday, 26 May 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Rory McIlroy | 67-65-71=203 | −13 |
| Francesco Molinari | 70-67-66=203 | ||
| T3 | Ross Fisher | 71-68-68=207 | −9 |
| Branden Grace | 69-69-69=207 | ||
| Sam Horsfield | 67-68-72=207 | ||
| Alex Norén | 69-68-70=207 | ||
| T7 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 68-69-71=208 | −8 |
| Sébastien Gros | 69-66-73=208 | ||
| Mikko Korhonen | 68-70-70=208 | ||
| Lee Westwood | 70-69-69=208 |
Final round
Sunday, 27 May 2018
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Prize money (€) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | 70-67-66-68=271 | −17 | 995,394 |
| 2 | Rory McIlroy | 67-65-71-70=273 | −15 | 663,593 |
| T3 | Lucas Bjerregaard | 65-73-71-65=274 | −14 | 336,246 |
| Alex Norén | 69-68-70-67=274 | |||
| T5 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 68-69-71-67=275 | −13 | 231,132 |
| Branden Grace | 69-69-69-68=275 | |||
| 7 | Darren Fichardt | 66-72-71-67=276 | −12 | 179,172 |
| T8 |  Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 72-68-70-68=278 | −10 | 128,108 |
| Ross Fisher | 71-68-68-71=278 | |||
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 67-71-73-67=278 | |||
| Thongchai Jaidee | 69-72-69-68=278 |