2006 BMW Championship
Tournament information
Dates25–28 May 2006
LocationVirginia Water, Surrey, England
51°24′N 0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)Wentworth Club
West Course
Tour(s)European Tour
Statistics
Par72
Length7,306 yards (6,681 m)
Field156 players, 66 after cut
Cut146 (+2)
Prize fund4,250,000
Winner's share€708,330
Champion
England David Howell
271 (−17)
Location Map
Wentworth Club is located in England
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in England
Wentworth Club is located in Surrey
Wentworth Club
Wentworth Club
Location in Surrey

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

Wentworth Club, West Course[2]
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 4741544655522124183964014483,518 1844165314701794773836105383,7887,306
Par 43453444435 3454344553772

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 25 May 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1England Paul Casey67−5
England Luke Donald
England Nick Dougherty
South Africa Andrew McLardy
T5Argentina Ángel Cabrera68−4
England David Howell
France Raphaël Jacquelin
Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie
T9France François Delamontagne69−3
Wales Jamie Donaldson
South Africa Ernie Els
England Kenneth Ferrie
Wales Garry Houston
Sweden Robert Karlsson
Scotland Paul Lawrie
Spain José María Olazábal
England Ian Poulter
Wales Phillip Price
England John Wells

Second round

Friday, 26 May 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England David Howell68-65=133−11
2England Nick Dougherty67-69=136−8
T3Argentina Ángel Cabrera68-69=137−7
Sweden Robert Karlsson69-68=137
5England Simon Khan70-68=138−6
T6England Paul Casey67-72=139−5
France François Delamontagne69-70=139
England Luke Donald67-72=139
T9Sweden Niclas Fasth70-70=140−4
France Raphaël Jacquelin68-72=140
Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez71-69=140
Republic of Ireland Peter Lawrie68-72=140

Third round

Saturday, 27 May 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1England David Howell68-65-69=202−14
2Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez71-69-65=205−11
T3England Paul Casey67-72-69=208−8
England Simon Khan70-68-70=208
T5France François Delamontagne69-70-71=210−6
England Nick Dougherty67-69-74=210
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington72-70-68=210
France Jean van de Velde75-69-66=210
T9Sweden Niclas Fasth70-70-71=211−5
Denmark Søren Hansen70-72-69=211
Sweden Robert Karlsson69-68-74=211

Final round

Sunday, 28 May 2006

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ()
1England David Howell68-65-69-69=271−17708,330
2England Simon Khan70-68-70-68=276−12472,220
3Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez71-69-65-72=277−11266,050
4Australia Brett Rumford72-73-69-65=279−9212,500
5England Richard Bland73-68-71-68=280−8180,200
T6Scotland Andrew Coltart71-72-69-69=281−7112,540
Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington72-70-68-71=281
South Africa Trevor Immelman70-73-73-65=281
Scotland Gary Orr71-70-73-67=281
England Anthony Wall71-71-73-66=281

Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par434534444345434455
England Howell−14−15−15−16−17−17−17−17−17−16−16−17−17−17−17−17−17−17
England Khan−8−8−8−8−9−9−10−10−10−11−10−11−11−11−11−10−11−12
Spain Jiménez−11−11−11−12−12−11−11−11−10−10−10−11−11−11−11−11−11−11
Australia Rumford−2−2−2−4−4−4−4−4−4−5−6−7−6−6−7−7−8−9
England Bland−3−3−2−3−3−4−3−4−3−4−4−6−5−5−6−7−7−8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey

Source:[3]

References

  1. "Howell Cruises to BMW Championship Glory". European Tour. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Course card". PGA European Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "2006 BMW Championship leaderboard". PGA European Tour. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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