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Event preview

Dates: April 20th through April 23rd
Site: Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club, Shanghai, China
Course Architect: Shunsuki Kato (1997)
Par: 72
Yardage: 7,300
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 404 Yds 10 - Par 4 386 Yds
2 - Par 5 550 Yds 11 - Par 4 371 Yds
3 - Par 3 235 Yds 12 - Par 3 205 Yds
4 - Par 4 490 Yds 13 - Par 5 568 Yds
5 - Par 4 414 Yds 14 - Par 4 356 Yds
6 - Par 4 440 Yds 15 - Par 4 477 Yds
7 - Par 4 388 Yds 16 - Par 4 461 Yds
8 - Par 3 182 Yds 17 - Par 3 213 Yds
9 - Par 5 570 Yds 18 - Par 5 590 Yds
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36 3,673 Yds 36 3,627 Yds

Annual: 5th
Defending champion: Ernie Els
Runner-up: Simon Wakefield
Tournament Record: 273 (Padraig Harrington, 2003)
54-Hole Record: 201 (Simon Dyson, 2004)
36-Hole Record: 132 (Maarten Lafeber, 2003)
18-Hole Record 64 (Jyoti Randhawa, 2003)
Course Record: 66 (Miguel Angel Jimenez, Simon Dyson,
Jean-Francois Lucquin, 2004)
Total Purse: $1,821,963
Shares: 1st $303,666; 2nd $202,444; 3rd $114,056

2005 Finish
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Player Score
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Ernie Els 262
Simon Wakefield 275
Thomas Bjorn 276
Jean-Francois Lucquin 278
Eddie Lee 278

Past BMW Asian Open Winners
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Year Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
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2005 Ernie Els (262) -- Simon Wakefield
2004 Miguel Angel Jimenez (274) -- Simon Dyson
2003 Padraig Harrington (273) -- Jyoti Randhawa
2002 Jarmo Sandelin (278) -- Jose Maria Olazabal, Thongchai Jaidee