BMW PGA Championship
September 9th – 12th, 2021
Wentworth Club (West Course)
Virginia Water, Surrey, England
Par: 72 / Yardage:
Purse: $9.3 million
with $1,317,036 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Tyrrell Hatton

This week’s field includes:
The field includes 27 of the top 100 ranking players and 12 of the top 50 in the latest Official World Golf Rankings, with no players from the top-ten, here are the top-50 in the field: #14 Viktor Hovland, #17 Tyrrell Hatton, #26 Matt Fitzpatrick, 28 Billy Horschel, #33 Lee Westwood, #37 Tommy Fleetwood, #39 Adam Scott, $40 Shane Lowry, #44 Christiaan Bezuidenhout #45 Justin Rose, #47 Garrick Higgo and #48 Ian Poulter. Other notable players in the top-100 include #51 Victor Perez, #57 Branden Grace, #62 Alex Noren, #63 Bernd Wiesberger, #70 Matt Wallace, #71 Guido Migliozzi, #77 Thomas Detry, and #95 Justin Harding. These folks need to be watched, if my chance they win this week, it could mean a Ryder Cup wild pick for the European Ryder Cup team.
Last year there were 14 top-50 players in the field.
The field includes 14 of the Top 25 on this year’s European Tour Race to Dubai money list. Those players include #4 Billy Horschel, #7 Tyrrell Hatton, #9 Min Woo Lee, #10 Viktor Hovland, #11 Guido Migliozzi, #12 Richard Bland, #14 Bernd Wiesberger, #15 Robert Macintyre, #16 Matt Fitzpatrick, #17 Tommy Fleetwood, #20 Calum Hill, #23 Justin Harding, #24 Thomas Detry and #25 Dean Burmester.
The field includes eight past champions: Tyrrell Hatton (2020), Danny Willett (2019), Francesco Molinari (2018), Alex Noren (2017), Chris Wood (2016), Matteo Manassero (2013), Miguel A. Jimenez (2008), and David Howell (2006).
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 the 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.
Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the BMW PGA Championship
Player | Tour Champ. | Italian Open | BMW Champ. | European Masters | Northern Trust | Czech Masters | Wyndham Champ. | Cazoo Classic | WGC FedEx St. Jude | Hero Open | Olympics | Handa World | 3M Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rasmus Hojgaard (232 pts) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
DNP | DNP |
Alex Noren (210.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (67.5) |
DNP | T4 (120) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T16 (22.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Calum Hill (205.67 pts) |
DNP | T34 (16) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T4 (53.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Sean Crocker (205.33 pts) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Henrik Stenson (205 pts) |
DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | 3 (90) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Viktor Hovland (203 pts) |
T5 (105) |
DNP | T17 (49.5) |
DNP | T43 (10.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T36 (14) |
DNP | T14 (24) |
DNP | DNP |
Masahiro Kawamura (181.67 pts) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T55 (0) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP |
Johannes Veerman (172 pts) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Nicolai Hojgaard (171 pts) |
DNP | Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Adrian Meronk (156 pts) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
Matthew Jordan (150.33 pts) |
DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T47 (2) |
DNP | T6 (40) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Shane Lowry (140.17 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (36) |
DNP | T11 (58.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | T22 (18.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Billy Horschel (129 pts) |
T9 (67.5) |
DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | T31 (28.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 (33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tommy Fleetwood (126.67 pts) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T65 (0) |
DNP | T46 (4) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Alexander Levy (124.67 pts) |
DNP | T34 (16) |
DNP | T32 (18) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | T38 (8) |
DNP | T26 (16) |
DNP |
Bernd Wiesberger (123.33 pts) |
DNP | T46 (4) |
DNP | 2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Richard Bland (120 pts) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Tapio Pulkkanen (113 pts) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Shubhankar Sharma (105 pts) |
DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | T50 (1) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP |
Adam Scott (99 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | T36 (14) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jordan Smith (98 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T9 (30) |
DNP | T23 (18) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP |
James Morrison (97.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
David Horsey (97.67 pts) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP |
Callum Shinkwin (97 pts) |
DNP | T46 (4) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T33 (17) |
DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | T16 (22.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
John Catlin (91.67 pts) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (36.67) |
DNP |
Ross Mcgowan (90.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T4 (80) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | 67 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Grant Forrest (87.33 pts) |
DNP | T34 (16) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Dean Burmester (86 pts) |
DNP | T34 (16) |
DNP | T40 (10) |
DNP | 6 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ashley Chesters (85.33 pts) |
DNP | T24 (26) |
DNP | T40 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
DNP | T48 (1.33) |
DNP | T15 (23.33) |
DNP |
Branden Grace (85 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T52 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-15) |
DNP | T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jamie Donaldson (83.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (60) |
DNP | T34 (10.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Guido Migliozzi (83 pts) |
DNP | T34 (16) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T32 (12) |
DNP | DNP |
Lee Westwood (77.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T34 (24) |
DNP | T27 (34.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 (19) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Francesco Laporta (75.33 pts) |
DNP | 4 (80) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T32 (12) |
DNP |
Joost Luiten (70 pts) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Daniel Van Tonder (69.67 pts) |
DNP | T27 (23) |
DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | T45 (5) |
DNP | T21 (19.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Daniel Gavins (69.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T38 (8) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP |
Ian Poulter (68.5 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T31 (28.5) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Min Woo Lee (67 pts) |
DNP | T12 (38) |
DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Marcus Armitage (66.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (8) |
DNP | T30 (13.33) |
DNP |
Renato Paratore (61.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T7 (55) |
DNP | T50 (1) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T56 (0) |
T27 (15.33) |
DNP | DNP |
Edoardo Molinari (60 pts) |
DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Victor Perez (57.67 pts) |
DNP | T18 (32) |
DNP | T50 (1) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (24.67) |
61 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Mikko Korhonen (53.33 pts) |
DNP | T8 (50) |
DNP | T40 (10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Sam Horsfield (52 pts) |
DNP | T15 (35) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | T23 (27) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the BMW PGA Championship
Player | Tour Champ. | Italian Open | BMW Champ. | European Masters | Northern Trust | Czech Masters | Wyndham Champ. | Cazoo Classic | WGC FedEx St. Jude | Hero Open | Olympics | Handa World | 3M Open |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Haydn Porteous (-46.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP |
David Howell (-45 pts) |
DNP | WD (-5) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Marc Warren (-40 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Cormac Sharvin (-40 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Graeme Storm (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Robert Rock (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Ricardo Santos (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | T63 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Joel Stalter (-30 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
DNP | WD (-3.33) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP |
Stephen Gallacher (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T64 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Matthieu Pavon (-26.67 pts) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the BMW PGA Championship
Best Bets:
Viktor Hovland
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T11 |
His game is perfect for the course, if he putts well he will win. Expect him to be in the running over the weekend.
Victor Perez
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
Last year being runner-up in his first start showed us he is going to enjoy Wentworth. Look for a great week.
Francesco Molinari
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T14 | Win | 2 | T55 | 5 | T7 | T9 | T7 | T50 | T17 | T35 |
Yes it would be the surprise of the year, but think Molinari’s game is in a good place and returns to a venue he has had a lot of success on.
Best of the rest:
Billy Horschel
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T4 |
Just like Perez, in Billy’s first Wentworth, start in 2019 was T-4th. The course is very good for his game.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T40 | 3 |
Was 3rd at Wentworth in 2019, he comes back from America with his PGA Tour card after finishing 3rd at the Korn Ferry Tour Championship.
Shane Lowry
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T13 | T11 | T15 | T6 | CUT | T6 | 2 | T12 | T68 | T4 | T65 |
Have been watching him all summer and felt he is ready to win again. Wentworth has the reputation for off-the-wall winners, Shane could be one of them.
Tyrrell Hatton
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | CUT | CUT | T30 | T7 | T46 | T38 |
Defending champion will find a way to contend again.
Ian Poulter
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | T60 | T20 | T40 | T26 | CUT | T10 | T18 | CUT |
Feels he needs a good finish to make the Ryder Cup team, which is very important for him so look for a good week from him.
Robert MacIntyre
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T58 | T28 |
Yes he isn’t playing his best, but feel he would really like to win this week.
Solid contenders
Garrick Higgo
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T27 |
Looking to regain the good play that he had in the spring.
Andy Sullivan
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T3 | 74 | T35 | T30 | T22 | 17 | T26 | CUT |
Has a solid record at Wentworth and can achieve a lot.
Matt Wallace
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T24 | T41 | T20 | CUT |
Guy has the game, if he gets hot with the putter will do very well.
Long shots that could come through:
Sam Horsfield
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T31 | T15 |
2021 has been a good year, a win this week would make it perfect.
Guido Migliozzi
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | CUT |
Yes he has missed the cut both times he has played here, but look for good things from him.
Rasmus Højgaard
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First time playing in this event |
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Winning in Switzerland has put him in a different level.
Guys I don’t like this week:
Tommy Fleetwood
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
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T13 | T60 | T20 | CUT | 69 | T6 | CUT | T24 | T49 |
2021 has been a terrible year for him, look for that to continue.
Bernd Wiesberger
2021 | ’20 | ’19 | ’18 | ’17 | ’16 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T40 | T17 | T30 | T15 | CUT | T46 | T12 | T53 | CUT |
Has never played well at Wentworth, look for that to continue.
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