2006 BMW Championship
Tournament information | |
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Dates | 25–28 May 2006 |
Location | Virginia Water, Surrey, England 51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W |
Course(s) | Wentworth Club West Course |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Statistics | |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,306 yards (6,681 m) |
Field | 156 players, 66 after cut |
Cut | 146 (+2) |
Prize fund | €4,250,000 |
Winner's share | €708,330 |
Champion | |
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271 (−17) | |
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The 2006 BMW Championship was the 52nd edition of the BMW Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 25–28 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
David Howell cruised to a five stroke victory over Simon Khan to claim his first BMW Championship.[1]
Course layout[edit]
Tee | Rating/Slope | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Yardage | n/a | 474 | 154 | 465 | 552 | 212 | 418 | 396 | 401 | 448 | 3,518 | 184 | 416 | 531 | 470 | 179 | 477 | 383 | 610 | 538 | 3,788 | 7,306 |
Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 72 |
Round summaries[edit]
First round[edit]
Thursday, 25 May 2006
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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T1 | ![]() | 67 | −5 |
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T5 | ![]() | 68 | −4 |
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T9 | ![]() | 69 | −3 |
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Second round[edit]
Friday, 26 May 2006
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() | 68-65=133 | −11 |
2 | ![]() | 67-69=136 | −8 |
T3 | ![]() | 68-69=137 | −7 |
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5 | ![]() | 70-68=138 | −6 |
T6 | ![]() | 67-72=139 | −5 |
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T9 | ![]() | 70-70=140 | −4 |
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Third round[edit]
Saturday, 27 May 2006
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | ![]() | 68-65-69=202 | −14 |
2 | ![]() | 71-69-65=205 | −11 |
T3 | ![]() | 67-72-69=208 | −8 |
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T5 | ![]() | 69-70-71=210 | −6 |
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T9 | ![]() | 70-70-71=211 | −5 |
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Final round[edit]
Sunday, 28 May 2006
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
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1 | ![]() | 68-65-69-69=271 | −17 | 708,330 |
2 | ![]() | 70-68-70-68=276 | −12 | 472,220 |
3 | ![]() | 71-69-65-72=277 | −11 | 266,050 |
4 | ![]() | 72-73-69-65=279 | −9 | 212,500 |
5 | ![]() | 73-68-71-68=280 | −8 | 180,200 |
T6 | ![]() | 71-72-69-69=281 | −7 | 112,540 |
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Scorecard[edit]
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
Eagle | Birdie | Bogey |
Source:[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Howell Cruises to BMW Championship Glory". European Tour. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "2006 BMW Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.