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 Dates: May 25th through May 28th
 Site: Wentworth Club (West Course), Surrey, England
 Course Architect: H.S. Colt (1926), Chris Kennedy (2001)
                   Ernie Els (2006)
 Par: 72
 Yardage: 7,308
 Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 473 Yds   10 - Par 3 184 Yds
               2 - Par 3 154 Yds   11 - Par 4 416 Yds
               3 - Par 4 465 Yds   12 - Par 5 531 Yds
               4 - Par 5 552 Yds   13 - Par 4 470 Yds
               5 - Par 3 212 Yds   14 - Par 3 179 Yds
               6 - Par 4 418 Yds   15 - Par 4 477 Yds
               7 - Par 4 396 Yds   16 - Par 4 383 Yds
               8 - Par 4 401 Yds   17 - Par 5 610 Yds
               9 - Par 4 449 Yds   18 - Par 5 538 Yds
                   -------------        -------------
                    35 3,520 Yds         37 3,788 Yds
 
 Annual: 52nd
 Defending Champion: Angel Cabrera
 Runner-Up: Paul McGinley
 Tournament Record: 266 (B.J. Bamford, 1961)
 54-Hole Record: 199 (Anders Hansen, 2002)
 36-Hole Record: 132 (Ernie Els, 1994; Colin Montgomerie, 2000;
                      Andrew Oldcorn, 2001)
 Course Record: 63 (Nick Job, 1973; Wayne Riley, 1991; 
 Angel Cabrera, 2001; Jarrod Moseley, 2002)
 Total Purse: $5,472,720
 Share: 1st $911,833; 2nd $607,888; 3rd  $342,464
 
 2005 Finish
 -----------
 
 Player                Score  
 ------                -----   
 Angel Cabrera          273 
 Paul McGinley          275  
 Nick O'Hern            277 
 David Howell           279  
 Marten Olander         280 
 
 Past BMW Championship Winners
 -----------------------------
 
 Year  Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
 ----  ----------------------------
 2005  Angel Cabrera (273) -- Paul McGinley
 2004  Scott Drummond (269) -- Angel Cabrera
 2003  *Ignacio Garrido (270) -- Trevor Immelman
 2002  Anders Hansen (269) -- Eduardo Romero, Colin Montgomerie
 2001  Andrew Oldcorn (272) -- Angel Cabrera
 2000  Colin Montgomerie (271) -- Darren Clarke, Lee Westwood, Andrew Coltart
 1999  Colin Montgomerie (270) -- Mark James
 1998  Colin Montgomerie (274) -- Patrik Sjoland, Ernie Els, Gary Orr
 1997  Ian Woosnam (275) -- Nick Faldo, Darren Clarke, Ernie Els
 1996  Costantino Rocca (274) -- Nick Faldo, Paul Lawrie
 1995  Bernhard Langer (279) -- Per-Ulrik Johansson, Michael Campbell
 1994  Jose Maria Olazabal (271) -- Ernie Els
 1993  Bernhard Langer (274) -- Gordon Brand Jr., Frank Nobilo, Colin
                                Montgomerie
 1992  Tony Johnstone (272) -- Gordon Brand Jr., Jose Maria Olazabal
 1991  *Seve Ballesteros (271) -- Colin Montgomerie
 1990  Mike Harwood (271) -- John Bland, Nick Faldo
 1989  Nick Faldo (272) -- Ian Woosnam
 1988  Ian Woosnam (274) -- Seve Ballesteros, Mark James
 1987  Bernhard Langer (270) -- Seve Ballesteros
 1986  *Rodger Davis (281) -- Des Smyth
 1985  *Paul Way (282) -- Sandy Lyle
 1984  #Howard Clark (204) -- Gordon J. Brand, Bernhard Langer
 1983  Seve Ballesteros (278) -- Ken Brown, Sandy Lyle
 1982  *Tony Jacklin (284) -- Bernhard Langer
 1981  Nick Faldo (274) -- Ken Brown, Neil Coles
 1980  Nick Faldo (283) -- Ken Brown
 1979  Vicente Fernandez (288) -- Gary Player, Baldovino Dassu
 1978  Nick Faldo (278) -- Ken Brown
 1977  Manuel Pinero (283) -- Peter Oosterhuis
 1976  *Neil Coles (280) -- Eamonn Darcy, Gary Player
 1975  Arnold Palmer (285) -- Eamonn Darcy
 1974  Maurice Bembridge (278) -- Peter Oosterhuis
 1973  Peter Oosterhuis (280) -- Dale Hayes, D.Swaelens
 1972  Tony Jacklin (279) -- Peter Oosterhuis
 1971  Not Held
 1970  Not Held
 1969  Bernard Gallacher (293)
 1968  David Talbot (276)
 1967  Peter Townsend (275)
 1966  Brian Huggett (271)
 1965  Peter Alliss (286)
 1964  A.G.Grubb (287)
 1963  Peter Butler (306)
 1962  Peter Alliss (287)
 1961  Brian Bamford (266)
 1960  @A.F.Stickley (247)
 1959  Dai Rees (283)
 1958  Harry Bradshaw (287)
 1957  Peter Alliss (286)
 1956  C.H.Ward (282)
 1955  Ken Bousfield (277)
 
 * - Won in playoff
 # - rain shortened (54 holes)
 @ - rain shortened (63 holes)
 
 Note: Formerly known as Schweppes Open (1967-69), Viyella PGA Championship
       (1972-74), Penfold PGA Championship (1975-77), Colgate PGA Championship
       (1978-79), Sun Alliance PGA Championship (1980-83), Whyte & Mackey
       PGA Championship (1984-87), Volvo PGA Championship (1988-2004).