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Sunday 27 May 2012European TourYear in Review
Donald wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 May 2012 · Luke Donald’s win no. 7 on the European Tour · purse €4,500,000 EUR · BMW
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 56 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 60° up at noon, and that night a first-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R124°/14°C · wind 12 km/h NNE, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R224°/15°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 49 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/14°C · wind 24 km/h ENE, gusts 52 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R425°/12°C · wind 16 km/h E, gusts 36 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Justin Rose ENG · 277Started two behind and drew level after four holes, but stalled with seven straight pars, bogeyed the 16th after plugging in a bunker and finished four back. Luke Donald wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth - BBC Sport
- Paul Lawrie SCO · 277Closed with the day's best 66, birdieing the last two holes, to share second, four back. Luke Donald wins BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth - BBC Sport
150 started · cut +1, 72 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club (West Course), Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Luke Donald
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
BBC Sport
27 May 2012
To defend and get back to number one is very sweet indeed,
BBC Sport
27 May 2012
This is a big week and I felt some of the pressure, I got the job done and I take a great amount of satisfaction.
BBC Sport
27 May 2012
These victories are key to bringing that confidence into the majors.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke Donald | 68 · 68 · 69 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T2 | Paul Lawrie | 69 · 71 · 71 · 66 | 277 | −11 |
| T2 | Justin Rose | 67 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 277 | −11 |
| 4 | Peter Lawrie | 66 · 71 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| 5 | Branden Grace | 69 · 69 · 73 · 70 | 281 | −7 |
| 6 | Richard Sterne | 71 · 68 · 72 · 71 | 282 | −6 |
| T7 | Marcel Siem | 71 · 67 · 76 · 69 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Francesco Molinari | 68 · 70 · 74 · 71 | 283 | −5 |
| T7 | Ernie Els | 68 · 73 · 70 · 72 | 283 | −5 |
| T10 | David Higgins | 70 · 70 · 74 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Alvaro Quiros | 67 · 70 · 77 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | David Drysdale | 66 · 70 · 78 · 70 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | Ian Poulter | 71 · 73 · 69 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
| T10 | James Morrison | 68 · 64 · 81 · 71 | 284 | −4 |
The golfer
born 1977-12-07, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England; ENG; turned pro 2001; age 34 that week; tour wins to date: 7; majors to date: 0; world No. 2 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, week 21 2012); the win returned him to No. 1 (rankAfter 1; BBC)).
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