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Sunday 14 September 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Noren wins BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England · Thursday 11 to Sunday 14 September 2025 · Alex Noren’s win no. 12 on the DP World Tour · purse $9,000,000 USD · 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
12 h 26 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 41° up at noon, and that night a last-quarter moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R117°/12°C · wind 28 km/h WSW, gusts 59 · 1.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R217°/10°C · wind 26 km/h SW, gusts 54 · 2.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R317°/9°C · wind 21 km/h SW, gusts 47 · 2.4 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R418°/8°C · wind 33 km/h SSW, gusts 64 · 3.4 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
- Adrien Saddier FRA · 269Tied Noren on 19-under after both closed with 68; lost the playoff on the first extra hole (18th) when his long birdie putt missed and Noren holed from 2-3 feet. Noren wins European tour's flagship event at Wentworth for second time (AP, News Tribune)
144 started · cut -2, 86 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
BMW PGA Championship
Wentworth Club, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Alex Noren
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Associated Press (via News Tribune)
14 September 2025
You've just got to fight. Today felt like a fight. I think he outplayed me tee-to-green, but that's how it goes.
Associated Press (via News Tribune)
14 September 2025
I thought I hit that one in the water. But I had a great lie. I got fortunate with a good break, the chip sitting nicely.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Noren | 67 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| 2 | Adrien Saddier | 69 · 67 · 65 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T3 | Patrick Reed | 69 · 68 · 69 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T3 | Aaron Rai | 68 · 67 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T5 | Si Woo Kim | 71 · 70 · 68 · 64 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 66 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Ewen Ferguson | 67 · 68 · 71 · 67 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Darren Fichardt | 67 · 70 · 68 · 68 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Viktor Hovland | 67 · 66 · 71 · 69 | 273 | −15 |
| T5 | Tyrrell Hatton | 69 · 70 · 64 · 70 | 273 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1982-07-12, Stockholm, Sweden; SWE; turned pro 2005; age 43 that week; tour wins to date: 12; majors to date: 0; world No. 32 that week (OWGR rankBefore for BMW PGA Championship (finish 1), OWGR player profile events table).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D 7°, Graphite Design Tour AD VF 6 X
- Fairway Wood Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond 14°, Mitsubishi Diamana BB 83 TX
- Hybrid Callaway Apex UW 19°, Project X HZRDUS Black
- Irons Callaway Apex TCB 4-9, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedge Callaway Opus 46°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedge Callaway Opus 50°, 56°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Wedge Callaway Jaws Raw 60°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Putter Odyssey O-Works #1W
- Ball Callaway Chrome Tour
verified for this week