2008 BMW PGA Championship
# 2008 BMW PGA Championship

The 2008 BMW PGA Championship was the 54th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.

Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez defeated Englishman Oliver Wilson in a playoff to capture his first BMW PGA Championship title.

## Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course :

| 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 | 474 | 154 | 465 | 552 | 203 | 418 | 396 | 392 | 449 | 3,503 | 184 | 416 | 531 | 470 | 179 | 489 | 383 | 610 | 539 | 3,801 | 7,304 |
| 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 2008

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paul McGinley | 65 | −7 |
| 2 | Robert Karlsson | 66 | −6 |
| T3 | Marcus Fraser | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Louis Oosthuizen | 67 | −5 |
| T5 | Garry Houston | 68 | −4 |
| T5 | Charl Schwartzel | 68 | −4 |
| T5 | Daniel Vancsik | 68 | −4 |
| T5 | Simon Wakefield | 68 | −4 |
| T9 | Mike Lorenzo-Vera | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Álvaro Velasco | 69 | −3 |
| T9 | Marc Warren | 69 | −3 |

### Second round

Friday, 23 May 2008

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Paul McGinley | 65-66=131 | −13 |
| T2 | Robert Karlsson | 66-69=135 | −9 |
| T2 | Miles Tunnicliff | 70-65=135 | −9 |
| T4 | Marcus Fraser | 67-69=136 | −8 |
| T4 | Søren Kjeldsen | 71-65=136 | −8 |
| T4 | Oliver Wilson | 70-66=136 | −8 |
| 7 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 70-67=137 | −7 |
| T8 | Felipe Aguilar | 71-67=138 | −6 |
| T8 | Alejandro Cañizares | 72-66=138 | −6 |
| T8 | Damien McGrane | 72-66=138 | −6 |
| T8 | Gary Orr | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T8 | Daniel Vancsik | 68-70=138 | −6 |

### Third round

Saturday, 24 May 2008

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Robert Karlsson | 66-69-70=205 | −11 |
| T2 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 70-67-72=209 | −7 |
| T2 | Oliver Wilson | 70-66-73=209 | −7 |
| T4 | Paul McGinley | 65-66-79=210 | −6 |
| T4 | Jyoti Randhawa | 73-68-69=210 | −6 |
| T4 | Daniel Vancsik | 68-70-72=210 | −6 |
| T7 | Rafael Echenique | 70-73-68=211 | −5 |
| T7 | Gary Orr | 70-68-73=211 | −5 |
| T9 | Felipe Aguilar | 71-67-74=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Alejandro Cañizares | 72-66-74=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Paul Casey | 71-68-73=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Marcus Fraser | 67-69-76=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Richard Green | 70-69-73=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Martin Kaymer | 71-70-71=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Søren Kjeldsen | 71-65-76=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Charl Schwartzel | 68-71-73=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Miles Tunnicliff | 70-65-77=212 | −4 |

### Final round

Sunday, 25 May 2008

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| T1 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 70-67-72-68=277 | −11 | Playoff |
| T1 | Oliver Wilson | 70-66-73-68=277 | −11 | Playoff |
| T3 | Luke Donald | 72-69-73-65=279 | −9 | 253,350 |
| T3 | Robert Karlsson | 66-69-70-74=279 | −9 | 253,350 |
| 5 | Jyoti Randhawa | 73-68-69-70=280 | −8 | 190,800 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 76-69-70-66=281 | −7 | 126,450 |
| T6 | Richard Green | 70-69-73-69=281 | −7 | 126,450 |
| T6 | Alex Norén | 75-68-71-67=281 | −7 | 126,450 |
| T6 | Andrés Romero | 72-69-73-67=281 | −7 | 126,450 |
| T10 | Alejandro Cañizares | 72-66-74-70=282 | −6 | 76,275 |
| T10 | Paul Casey | 71-68-73-70=282 | −6 | 76,275 |
| T10 | Simon Khan | 71-71-71-69=282 | −6 | 76,275 |
| T10 | Søren Kjeldsen | 71-65-76-70=282 | −6 | 76,275 |
| T10 | Paul McGinley | 65-66-79-72=282 | −6 | 76,275 |
| T10 | Steve Webster | 71-70-72-69=282 | −6 | 76,275 |

**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 |
| Jiménez | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 |
| Wilson | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −11 | −11 |
| Donald | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −9 |
| Karlsson | −10 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −9 |
| Randhawa | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −8 | −8 | −8 |
| Goosen | −1 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 |
| Green | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −7 |
| Norén | −2 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 |
| Romero | −1 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 |

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey |
| - | - | - |

Source:

### Playoff

The playoff began on the par five 18th; both players went for the green in two. Wilson ended up in the greenside bunker; Jiménez at the back of the green. Jiménez three-putted for a par 5 which was matched by Wilson.

The players headed once again for the 18th tee, this time Jiménez was able to get home in two after a superb drive; Wilson, on the other hand could only manage a lay up after he missed his tee shot to the right. Wilson managed to play his approach shot to 12 feet (3.6m), but his putt slipped by. Jiménez managed to two-putt for a birdie 4 and the title.

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Spain | 5-4 | −1 | 750,000 |
| 2 | Oliver Wilson | England | 5-5 | E | 500,000 |
