BMW PGA Championship
May 21st – 24th, 2015
Wentworth Club (West Course)
Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Par: 71 / Yardage:
Purse: $5.7 million
with $712,427 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Rory McIlroy

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 15 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, with two from the top-ten, #1 Rory McIlroy and #6 Justin Rose. The three between 11 and 25 are #18 Martin Kaymer, #19 Luke Donald #22 Brooks Koepka. The remaining ten players from 26 to 50 are #27 Lee Westwood, #29 Victor Dubuisson, #30 Jamie Donaldson, #35 Graeme McDowell, #37 Graeme McDowell, #37 Danny Willett, #39 Branden Grace, #41 Anirban Lahiri, #44 Bernd Wiesberger, #45 Stephen Gallacher and #46 Joost Luiten.
Last year there was 18 top-50 players in the field.
The field includes 20 of the Top 25 on this year’s European Tour Race to Dubai money list. Those players include #1 Rory McIlroy, #2 Danny Willett, #3 Justin Rose, #5 Branden Grace, #6 Ross Fisher, #7 Anirban Lahiri, #8 Bernd Wiesberger, #9 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, #10 George Coetzee, #11 David Howell, #12 Tommy Fleetwood, #14 Andy Sullivan, #15 Gary Stal, #16 Marc Warren, #19 Lee Westwood, #20 Thongchai Jaidee, #21 Alex Noren, #22 Miguel A. Jimenez, #24 Martin Kaymer and #25 Emiliano Grillo. The only five players missing are #4 Louis Oosthuizen, #13 Henrik Stenson, #17 Ashun Wu, #18 Charl Schwartzel and #23 Ian Poulter.
The field includes ten past champions: Rory McIlroy (2014), Matteo Manassero (2013), Luke Donald (2012 & ’11), Simon Khan (2010), Miguel Angel Jimenez (2008), Anders Hansen (2007 & ’02), David Howell (2006), Scott Drummond (2004), Ignacio Gerardo (2003) and Anders Hansen (2002).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the BMW PGA Championship field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the BMW PGA Championship in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the BMW PGA Championship.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the BMW PGA Championship
Player | Open de Espana | Wells Fargo | The Players | Mauritius Open | Cadillac Match Play | Shenzhen Intern. | Zurich Classic | Volvo China | RBC Heritage | Masters | Shell Houston | Trophee Hassan | Valero Texas |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rory McIlroy (511.67 pts) |
DNP | Win (132) |
T8 (75) |
DNP | Win (198) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4 (106.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Justin Rose (260.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (133.33) |
T37 (4.33) |
DNP | DNP |
David Howell (227.67 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (7.67) |
DNP |
George Coetzee (211.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
T17 (49.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (30) |
DNP |
Tommy Fleetwood (186.33 pts) |
T33 (17) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (105) |
3 (60) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (11) |
DNP |
Emiliano Grillo (153.67 pts) |
6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (7.67) |
DNP |
James Morrison (146.67 pts) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T18 (21.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T70 (0) |
DNP |
Richie Ramsay (141.67 pts) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | 7 (36.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (44) |
DNP |
Jamie Donaldson (137.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (75) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | T33 (22.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Danny Willett (132.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | 3 (135) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (16) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Francesco Molinari (122.33 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T57 (0) |
DNP | WD (-1.67) |
Miguel A. Jimenez (110.67 pts) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (24) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Branden Grace (109.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T42 (12) |
DNP | T9 (67.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | T30 (6.67) |
Thomas Aiken (108 pts) |
T22 (28) |
DNP | DNP | 4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Hao-tong Li (106.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | 6 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (95.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
Thorbjorn Olesen (90 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Peter Uihlein (86.67 pts) |
69 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Julien Quesne (85.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 (8.67) |
DNP |
Scott Hend (83.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T60 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 72 (0) |
DNP |
Wade Ormsby (79.33 pts) |
T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T11 (26) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (15) |
DNP |
Gregory Bourdy (78.67 pts) |
T15 (35) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP | T31 (12.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (7.67) |
DNP |
Romain Wattel (78.33 pts) |
T49 (1) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T34 (10.67) |
DNP | T8 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (33.33) |
DNP |
Y.E. Yang (75.33 pts) |
T28 (22) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Alexander Levy (73.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
T25 (16.67) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the BMW PGA Championship
Player | Open de Espana | Wells Fargo | The Players | Mauritius Open | Cadillac Match Play | Shenzhen Intern. | Zurich Classic | Volvo China | RBC Heritage | Masters | Shell Houston | Trophee Hassan | Valero Texas |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas Bjorn (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sam Hutsby (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Mark Tullo (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Daniel Brooks (-26.67 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Peter Hanson (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Nicolas Colsaerts (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Oliver Fisher (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T67 (0) |
DNP |
Chris Doak (-23.33 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Damien McGrane (-21.67 pts) |
DQ (-5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-3.33) |
DNP |
Hennie Otto (-20 pts) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the BMW PGA Championship
Best Bets:
Justin Rose
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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25 | T50 | T2 | CUT | T10 | CUT | 2 | T11 | T32 |
19 under par in his last 32 played at Wentworth, he won just a month ago in New Orleans and was 2nd at Wentworth just three years ago.
David Howell
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT | CUT | T39 | T61 | T72 | T63 | Win | 4 | T47 | CUT |
Past champion, in his last three European starts he has been T-2nd, 4th and T-2nd.
Luke Donald
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 | CUT | Win | Win | T2 | T35 | T3 | 7 | T25 | T18 |
His game hasn’t come close to the way it was three years ago, but Wentworth is a course that he owns. Been over par just once in last 21 rounds at Wentworth, in those rounds he won twice, was runner-up once and third once.
Best of the rest:
Rory McIlroy
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | CUT | CUT | T24 | T48 | 5 | CUT |
Hottest player in golf who comes to this event as the defending champion. Sorry to put water on this fire but other than his win last year, McIlroy hasn’t played very well at Wentworth. Also think he may show some fatigue this week, he has played some great golf over the last three weeks. He also got off a private jet from Charlotte (more partying than sleep on the plane) and went straight to a Nike outing. Sorry just think he may be out of juice this week.
Francesco Molinari
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T7 | T9 | T7 | T50 | T17 | T35 | CUT | T30 | CUT |
T-2nd last week in Spain but more importunely he has played well at Wentworth finishing T-7th last year, T-9th in 2013 and T-7th in 2012.
Miguel A. Jimenez
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T35 | T4 | T39 | CUT | CUT | T43 | Win | T5 | 3 | T56 | T8 | CUT |
He hasn’t played very well in 2015 until last week when he finished T2nd in Spain. He has a good past at Wentworth and you know he will play well.
Martin Kaymer
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T12 | T50 | T15 | T31 | CUT | T11 | T16 | T30 |
Still looking for his game but has had a good record at Wentworth.
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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Solid contenders
Shane Lowry
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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2 | T12 | T68 | T4 | T65 |
Almost won last year, has a T-4th in 2011. Hasn’t played well of late, but hasn’t really played that much.
Thomas Bjorn
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 | T40 | T43 | CUT | T16 | CUT | T39 | CUT | T22 | T18 | CUT |
Always a good choice, hasn’t played that great at Wentworth but you never know.
George Coetzee
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T30 | T24 | T21 |
Of the regulars on the European Tour he has played the most consistent.
Stephen Gallacher
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T5 | CUT | CUT | CUT | 4 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T20 | CUT |
Another consistent player, he was T-5th last year at Wentworth.
Long shots that could come through:
Marc Warren
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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T16 | T2 | T27 | CUT | T21 | T22 | T30 | WD |
Finished T-16th last year and T-2nd last year. Started the season strong and looking to regain that good forum.
Emiliano Grillo
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
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CUT | CUT |
Been in the top-11 of his last three European Tour stops including 6th in Spain. Hasn’t play well at Wentworth, but could turn that around.
Eddie Pepperell
2015 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 | ’03 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T21 | T6 |
A good longshot, did finish T-6th in 2013 and was 4th at Qatar back in Janaury.
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