September 19-22
Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England
$7,000,000
Live leaderboard
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Danny Willett claimed his second Rolex Series title in successive seasons as the Englishman overcame Jon Rahm in stunning fashion to win the BMW PGA Championship title, his first victory on home soil.
โI've watched this tournament for a lot of years. You know, through the Match Play and then obviously the BMW PGA Championship. Yeah, it's always nice to be able to compete on home soil. I've had a couple looks at The Open a couple of times but to be able to win finally on such an iconic golf course, with I think one of the best fields they have had.
โThe last kind of eight or ten months with a couple of wins in the Rolex Series Events โ it's really put things right in my own mind, which is nice."
The former Masters Tournament champion was locked in a tense battle with the determined Spaniard all weekend at Wentworth Club and there were turning points aplenty for the 21,962 fans in attendance โ but none more so than at the 11th .
Having entered the final round tied for the lead, Willett had pulled two clear through ten holes courtesy of four birdies โ to Rahm's two โ but found himself in some trouble with his second and third shots at the par four 11th , leaving himself with a monster putt for bogey.
How to close out a tournament, by @Danny_Willett ✍️#BMWPGA #RolexSeries
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) September 22, 2019
He duly drained it for a five, though, with one of his many masterful escapes this week at the Surrey venue, and thereafter the wind was taken from Rahm's sails - the 24-year-old bogeyed two of the following three holes with a birdie in between.
โYou know Jon is going to be sticking around all day. I obviously got off to a quick start and 11 was a real big point in the golf tournament. I've watched a lot of the golf on TV and the people that win every week are not the guys that hit every fairway and hit everything to six feet.
โCertain things happen through the week. And one of those moments might happen on a Sunday, might happen on a Thursday or a Friday, but for it to happen on Sunday early on in the back nine was crucial just to keep my nose in front really - just to give me that little bit of breathing room down them last six holes.
โAny tournament win is amazing. That's now my seventh win on Tour, and every single time I've won, they have been pretty stellar events against pretty stellar fields and The Ryder Cup stuff - it's the first event of what, 40-odd (qualification events), whatever it's going to be, for a year's time when it's back in America, Whistling Straits. It's always nice.โ
Willett, who won the final Rolex Series event of the 2018 season โ the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai - closed out a deserved three-stroke victory with birdies at the two closing par fives for a five under 67 and a 20 under total. The Englishman moved to ninth in the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex.
Rahm had gone for broke on the final hole by going for the green with a second shot which ended up in the water, but he bravely got up and down and signed for a final round 70 and a 17 under total.
Extended highlights of @Danny_Willett's winning 67 🎥#BMWPGA #RolexSeries pic.twitter.com/Fu3E25wbqQ
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) September 22, 2019
โI'm not going to lie. It hurts. It stings. I played good all week, and up until the 13th hole, I was incapable of hitting an iron close to the pin and made a couple stupid mistakes. I should have come closer than two shots on the last two holes. I had my chances.
โAgain, I did what I had to do. Just had a couple of really stupid mistakes there. I'm just going to have to figure out why it happened and that's it.
โAt the same time, Danny played amazing golf. He played really, really good. I believe that 11th hole was the key moment of the match. He had a long, long putt for bogey and I had a decent look for a birdie, and he makes a bomb for a bogey and I missed my putt right. That was at least a one-shot swing right there and if he doesn't make it, I'm putting more relaxed without the whole crowd going crazy. That was a key moment of the match."
Christiaan Bezuidenhout of South Africa earned his best result in a Rolex Series event as he took outright third spot with a 16 under total, after closing out the week with a four under 68. American debutants at Wentworth, Billy Horschel and Patrick Reed, shared fourth spot while home hero Justin Rose took outright eighth spot and four-time Major winner Rory McIlroy shared ninth spot with Andrew โBeef' Johnston.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Danny Willett | ENG |
-20 |
68 |
65 |
68 |
67 |
268 |
2 |
Jon Rahm | ESP |
-17 |
66 |
67 |
68 |
70 |
271 |
3 |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
-16 |
68 |
67 |
69 |
68 |
272 |
T4 |
Billy Horschel | USA |
-15 |
72 |
65 |
71 |
65 |
273 |
T4 |
Patrick Reed | USA |
-15 |
70 |
70 |
67 |
66 |
273 |
T6 |
Richie Ramsay | SCO |
-13 |
71 |
68 |
67 |
69 |
275 |
T6 |
Rafael Cabrera Bello | ESP |
-13 |
69 |
70 |
67 |
69 |
275 |
8 |
Justin Rose | ENG |
-12 |
67 |
68 |
69 |
72 |
276 |
T9 |
Rory McIlroy | NIR |
-11 |
76 |
69 |
65 |
67 |
277 |
T9 |
Andrew Johnston | ENG |
-11 |
69 |
70 |
69 |
69 |
277 |
T11 |
Shane Lowry | IRL |
-10 |
72 |
71 |
69 |
66 |
278 |
T11 |
Paul Casey | ENG |
-10 |
68 |
69 |
71 |
70 |
278 |
T11 |
Viktor Hovland | NOR |
-10 |
69 |
69 |
70 |
70 |
278 |
T14 |
Erik Van Rooyen | RSA |
-9 |
70 |
74 |
67 |
68 |
279 |
T14 |
Kurt Kitayama | USA |
-9 |
71 |
71 |
68 |
69 |
279 |
T14 |
Francesco Molinari | ITA |
-9 |
69 |
70 |
69 |
71 |
279 |
T17 |
Romain Langasque | FRA |
-8 |
69 |
74 |
70 |
67 |
280 |
T17 |
Bernd Wiesberger | AUT |
-8 |
74 |
67 |
69 |
70 |
280 |
T17 |
Henrik Stenson | SWE |
-8 |
66 |
69 |
74 |
71 |
280 |
T17 |
Shubhankar Sharma | IND |
-8 |
71 |
67 |
66 |
76 |
280 |
T21 |
Ashley Chesters | ENG |
-7 |
70 |
73 |
68 |
70 |
281 |
T21 |
Paul Waring | ENG |
-7 |
70 |
71 |
68 |
72 |
281 |
T21 |
Andrew Putnam | USA |
-7 |
71 |
67 |
70 |
73 |
281 |
T24 |
Joakim Lagergren | SWE |
-6 |
70 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
282 |
T24 |
Jordan Smith | ENG |
-6 |
69 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
282 |
T26 |
Aaron Rai | ENG |
-5 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
283 |
T26 |
Tapio Pulkkanen | FIN |
-5 |
71 |
73 |
69 |
70 |
283 |
T28 |
Matthias Schwab | AUT |
-4 |
70 |
75 |
70 |
69 |
284 |
T28 |
Robert MacIntyre | SCO |
-4 |
69 |
72 |
70 |
73 |
284 |
T28 |
Alexander Noren | SWE |
-4 |
69 |
72 |
69 |
74 |
284 |
T31 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | ESP |
-3 |
69 |
74 |
74 |
68 |
285 |
T31 |
Joost Luiten | NED |
-3 |
68 |
72 |
73 |
72 |
285 |
T31 |
Julian Suri | USA |
-3 |
71 |
74 |
69 |
71 |
285 |
T31 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
-3 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
285 |
T31 |
Sam Horsfield | ENG |
-3 |
71 |
71 |
70 |
73 |
285 |
T31 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
-3 |
70 |
73 |
66 |
76 |
285 |
T37 |
Michael Lorenzo-Vera | FRA |
-2 |
70 |
70 |
75 |
71 |
286 |
T37 |
Thomas Pieters | BEL |
-2 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
286 |
T37 |
Benjamin Hebert | FRA |
-2 |
72 |
72 |
69 |
73 |
286 |
T37 |
Mikko Korhonen | FIN |
-2 |
71 |
69 |
71 |
75 |
286 |
T41 |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
-1 |
73 |
71 |
73 |
70 |
287 |
T41 |
Matt Wallace | ENG |
-1 |
65 |
76 |
72 |
74 |
287 |
T41 |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
-1 |
70 |
73 |
70 |
74 |
287 |
T41 |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
-1 |
71 |
71 |
71 |
74 |
287 |
T41 |
Ashun Wu | CHI |
-1 |
72 |
73 |
68 |
74 |
287 |
T46 |
Padraig Harrington | IRL |
Par |
73 |
72 |
75 |
68 |
288 |
T46 |
Andrea Pavan | ITA |
Par |
68 |
76 |
75 |
69 |
288 |
T46 |
Matthew Fitzpatrick | ENG |
Par |
73 |
71 |
74 |
70 |
288 |
T46 |
Marcus Kinhult | SWE |
Par |
70 |
72 |
75 |
71 |
288 |
T46 |
Russell Knox | SCO |
Par |
69 |
71 |
76 |
72 |
288 |
T51 |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
1 |
76 |
69 |
76 |
68 |
289 |
T51 |
Chris Wood | ENG |
1 |
70 |
75 |
71 |
73 |
289 |
T51 |
Kiradech Aphibarnrat | THA |
1 |
73 |
72 |
71 |
73 |
289 |
T51 |
Tony Finau | USA |
1 |
70 |
68 |
77 |
74 |
289 |
T51 |
Yusaku Miyazato | JPN |
1 |
71 |
72 |
71 |
75 |
289 |
T51 |
Haotong Li | CHN |
1 |
71 |
72 |
70 |
76 |
289 |
T57 |
Scott Jamieson | SCO |
2 |
68 |
77 |
75 |
70 |
290 |
T57 |
Nicolas Colsaerts | BEL |
2 |
73 |
66 |
78 |
73 |
290 |
T57 |
Martin Kaymer | GER |
2 |
70 |
74 |
73 |
73 |
290 |
T60 |
Julien Guerrier | FRA |
3 |
69 |
76 |
77 |
69 |
291 |
T60 |
Ian Poulter | ENG |
3 |
73 |
70 |
77 |
71 |
291 |
T60 |
Tommy Fleetwood | ENG |
3 |
70 |
75 |
70 |
76 |
291 |
T60 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
3 |
72 |
72 |
68 |
79 |
291 |
T64 |
Sebastian Soederberg | SWE |
4 |
68 |
77 |
76 |
71 |
292 |
T64 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
4 |
68 |
76 |
76 |
72 |
292 |
T64 |
Alvaro Quiros | ESP |
4 |
69 |
75 |
76 |
72 |
292 |
T64 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
4 |
71 |
74 |
75 |
72 |
292 |
T64 |
Steven Brown | ENG |
4 |
69 |
75 |
74 |
74 |
292 |
T69 |
Robert Coles | ENG |
6 |
71 |
74 |
76 |
73 |
294 |
T69 |
Trevor Immelman | RSA |
6 |
71 |
74 |
73 |
76 |
294 |
71 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
8 |
68 |
72 |
79 |
77 |
296 |
T72 |
David Law | SCO |
9 |
75 |
69 |
78 |
75 |
297 |
T72 |
Gavin Green | MAS |
9 |
72 |
73 |
72 |
80 |
297 |
74 |
Andy Sullivan | ENG |
14 |
71 |
74 |
76 |
81 |
302 |
CUT |
Andres Romero | ARG |
2 |
71 |
75 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
2 |
72 |
74 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
David Lipsky | USA |
2 |
73 |
73 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Guido Migliozzi | ITA |
2 |
74 |
72 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Nacho Elvira | ESP |
2 |
72 |
74 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
2 |
71 |
75 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Lucas Bjerregaard | DNK |
2 |
75 |
71 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Lucas Herbert | AUS |
2 |
75 |
71 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Ricardo Melo Gouveia | POR |
2 |
72 |
74 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
2 |
71 |
75 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Wade Ormsby | AUS |
2 |
74 |
72 |
- |
- |
146 |
CUT |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
3 |
73 |
74 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Jason Scrivener | AUS |
3 |
71 |
76 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Jeung-Hun Wang | KOR |
3 |
71 |
76 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Justin Walters | RSA |
3 |
70 |
77 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Matthew Southgate | ENG |
3 |
73 |
74 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
3 |
72 |
75 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Thomas Detry | BEL |
3 |
71 |
76 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Tom Lewis | ENG |
3 |
71 |
76 |
- |
- |
147 |
CUT |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
4 |
72 |
76 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Justin Harding | RSA |
4 |
73 |
75 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
4 |
77 |
71 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Chris Paisley | ENG |
5 |
73 |
76 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Jorge Campillo | ESP |
5 |
72 |
77 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Lee Westwood | ENG |
5 |
71 |
78 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Raphael Jacquelin | FRA |
5 |
72 |
77 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Ryan Fox | NZL |
5 |
78 |
71 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
5 |
74 |
75 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Bradley Dredge | WAL |
6 |
73 |
77 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
David Howell | ENG |
6 |
75 |
75 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Jose Maria Olazabal | ESP |
6 |
78 |
72 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Maximilian Kieffer | GER |
6 |
73 |
77 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
6 |
75 |
75 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Scott Hend | AUS |
6 |
72 |
78 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Shiv Chawrasia | IND |
6 |
72 |
78 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
David Drysdale | SCO |
7 |
76 |
75 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Hideto Tanihara | JPN |
7 |
75 |
76 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Luke Donald | ENG |
7 |
76 |
75 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Robert Rock | ENG |
7 |
75 |
76 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Stephen Gallacher | SCO |
7 |
76 |
75 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Thongchai Jaidee | THA |
7 |
77 |
74 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Matthew Cort | ENG |
8 |
72 |
80 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Paul O'Hara | SCO |
8 |
75 |
77 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Romain Wattel | FRA |
8 |
71 |
81 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Tyrrell Hatton | ENG |
8 |
73 |
79 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Alexander Levy | FRA |
9 |
75 |
78 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
9 |
76 |
77 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
David Dixon | ENG |
10 |
79 |
75 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Fabrizio Zanotti | PAR |
10 |
71 |
83 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
James Morrison | ENG |
10 |
76 |
78 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Jens Dantorp | SWE |
10 |
77 |
77 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
11 |
79 |
76 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Robert Karlsson | SWE |
11 |
76 |
79 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Jacques Kruyswijk | RSA |
12 |
81 |
75 |
- |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Paul Dunne | IRL |
13 |
80 |
77 |
- |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
14 |
79 |
79 |
- |
- |
158 |
DSQ |
Nino Bertasio | ITA |
Par |
76 |
- |
- |
- |
76 |
RET |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
Par |
74 |
- |
- |
- |
74 |