2012 BMW PGA Championship
# 2012 BMW PGA Championship

The 2012 BMW PGA Championship was the 58th edition of the BMW PGA Championship, an annual golf tournament on the 2012 European Tour, contested 24–27 May at Wentworth Club in Surrey, England. Englishman Luke Donald successfully defended his PGA Championship title and regained the World Number One status.

## 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 | 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)

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| T1 | David Drysdale | 66 | −6 |
| T1 | Peter Lawrie | 66 | −6 |
| T3 | Jamie Donaldson | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Justin Rose | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Álvaro Quirós | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Richard Johnson | 67 | −5 |
| T3 | Niclas Fasth | 67 | −5 |
| T8 | Marc Warren | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Robert Rock | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Ernie Els | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Bernd Wiesberger | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Kenneth Ferrie | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Scott Jamieson | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Mark Haastrup | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | James Morrison | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Francesco Molinari | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Luke Donald | 68 | −4 |
| T8 | Peter Hedblom | 68 | −4 |

### Second round (Friday)

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | James Morrison | 68-64=132 | −12 |
| T2 | Luke Donald | 68-68=136 | −8 |
| T2 | David Drysdale | 66-70=136 | −8 |
| T4 | Álvaro Quirós | 67-70=137 | −7 |
| T4 | Peter Lawrie | 66-71=137 | −7 |
| T6 | Marcel Siem | 71-67=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Ricardo González | 71-67=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Fredrik Andersson Hed | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Branden Grace | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Francesco Molinari | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Peter Hedblom | 68-70=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Justin Rose | 67-71=138 | −6 |

### Third round (Saturday)

| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luke Donald | 68-68-69=205 | −11 |
| 2 | Justin Rose | 67-71-69=207 | −9 |
| 3 | Peter Lawrie | 66-71-72=209 | −7 |
| T4 | Ernie Els | 68-73-70=211 | −5 |
| T4 | Paul Lawrie | 69-71-71=211 | −5 |
| T4 | Richard Sterne | 71-68-72=211 | −5 |
| T4 | Branden Grace | 69-69-73=211 | −5 |
| T8 | Peter Hedblom | 68-70-74=212 | −4 |
| T8 | Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 68-70-74=212 | −4 |
| T8 | Francesco Molinari | 68-70-74=212 | −4 |

### Final round (Sunday)

Luke Donald started the final round with a two-stroke lead over countryman Justin Rose. After being caught by Justin Rose four holes into the final round, Donald birdied 6, 7 and 10 to gain a three shot lead. The gap went to five at the 16th when Donald made another birdie, while Rose bogeyed after hitting a bunker. Paul Lawrie hit a best-of-the-day 66 to catch Rose. They finished tied second with a final score of −11, four shots behind champion Donald. Luke Donald is only the third player, after Nick Faldo and Colin Montgomerie, to win successive PGA Championship titles. He also regained the World Number One ranking by retaining his title.

| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Luke Donald | 68-68-69-68=273 | −15 | 750,000 |
| T2 | Paul Lawrie | 69-71-71-66=277 | −11 | 390,850 |
| T2 | Justin Rose | 67-71-69-70=277 | −11 | 390,850 |
| 4 | Peter Lawrie | 66-71-72-71=280 | −8 | 225,000 |
| 5 | Branden Grace | 69-69-73-70=281 | −7 | 190,800 |
| 6 | Richard Sterne | 71-68-72-71=282 | −6 | 157,500 |
| T7 | Marcel Siem | 71-67-76-69=283 | −5 | 116,100 |
| T7 | Francesco Molinari | 68-70-74-71=283 | −5 | 116,100 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 68-73-70-72=283 | −5 | 116,100 |
| T10 | David Higgins | 70-70-74-70=284 | −4 | 78,300 |
| T10 | Álvaro Quirós | 67-70-77-70=284 | −4 | 78,300 |
| T10 | David Drysdale | 66-70-78-70=284 | −4 | 78,300 |
| T10 | Ian Poulter | 71-73-69-71=284 | −4 | 78,300 |
| T10 | James Morrison | 68-64-81-71=284 | −4 | 78,300 |
