2006 BMW Championship

2006 BMW Championship

Tournament information
Dates	25–28 May 2006
Location	Virginia Water, Surrey, England51°24′N0°35′W / 51.40°N 0.59°W / 51.40; -0.59
Course(s)	Wentworth ClubWest Course
Tour	European Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,306 yards (6,681 m)
Field	156 players, 66 after cut
Cut	146 (+2)
Prize fund	€4,250,000
Winner's share	€708,330
Champion
David Howell
271 (−17)
Location map
Wentworth Club Location in England Show map of England Wentworth Club Location in Surrey Show map of 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	474	154	465	552	212	418	396	401	448	3,518	184	416	531	470	179	477	383	610	538	3,788	7,306
Par		4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	35	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5	37	72

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 25 May 2006

Place	Player	Score	To par
T1	Paul Casey	67	−5
	Luke Donald
	Nick Dougherty
	Andrew McLardy
T5	Ángel Cabrera	68	−4
	David Howell
	Raphaël Jacquelin
	Peter Lawrie
T9	François Delamontagne	69	−3
	Jamie Donaldson
	Ernie Els
	Kenneth Ferrie
	Garry Houston
	Robert Karlsson
	Paul Lawrie
	José María Olazábal
	Ian Poulter
	Phillip Price
	John Wells

Second round

Friday, 26 May 2006

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	David Howell	68-65=133	−11
2	Nick Dougherty	67-69=136	−8
T3	Ángel Cabrera	68-69=137	−7
	Robert Karlsson	69-68=137
5	Simon Khan	70-68=138	−6
T6	Paul Casey	67-72=139	−5
	François Delamontagne	69-70=139
	Luke Donald	67-72=139
T9	Niclas Fasth	70-70=140	−4
	Raphaël Jacquelin	68-72=140
	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	71-69=140
	Peter Lawrie	68-72=140

Third round

Saturday, 27 May 2006

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	David Howell	68-65-69=202	−14
2	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	71-69-65=205	−11
T3	Paul Casey	67-72-69=208	−8
	Simon Khan	70-68-70=208
T5	François Delamontagne	69-70-71=210	−6
	Nick Dougherty	67-69-74=210
	Pádraig Harrington	72-70-68=210
	Jean van de Velde	75-69-66=210
T9	Niclas Fasth	70-70-71=211	−5
	Søren Hansen	70-72-69=211
	Robert Karlsson	69-68-74=211

Final round

Sunday, 28 May 2006

Place	Player	Score	To par	Money (€)
1	David Howell	68-65-69-69=271	−17	708,330
2	Simon Khan	70-68-70-68=276	−12	472,220
3	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	71-69-65-72=277	−11	266,050
4	Brett Rumford	72-73-69-65=279	−9	212,500
5	Richard Bland	73-68-71-68=280	−8	180,200
T6	Andrew Coltart	71-72-69-69=281	−7	112,540
	Pádraig Harrington	72-70-68-71=281
	Trevor Immelman	70-73-73-65=281
	Gary Orr	71-70-73-67=281
	Anthony Wall	71-71-73-66=281

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	3	4	4	5	5
Howell	−14	−15	−15	−16	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17	−16	−16	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17	−17
Khan	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−11	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−10	−11	−12
Jiménez	−11	−11	−11	−12	−12	−11	−11	−11	−10	−10	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11
Rumford	−2	−2	−2	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−5	−6	−7	−6	−6	−7	−7	−8	−9
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.