2006 BMW Championship


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.

Course layout

Past champions in the field

Nine former champions entered the tournament.

Made the cut

Missed the cut

Nationalities in the field

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, 25 May 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Paul Casey67−5
T1Luke Donald67−5
T1Nick Dougherty67−5
T1Andrew McLardy67−5
T5Ángel Cabrera68−4
T5David Howell68−4
T5Raphaël Jacquelin68−4
T5Peter Lawrie68−4
T9François Delamontagne69−3
T9Jamie Donaldson69−3
T9Ernie Els69−3
T9Kenneth Ferrie69−3
T9Garry Houston69−3
T9Robert Karlsson69−3
T9Paul Lawrie69−3
T9José María Olazábal69−3
T9Ian Poulter69−3
T9Phillip Price69−3
T9John Wells69−3

Second round

Friday, 26 May 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1David Howell68-65=133−11
2Nick Dougherty67-69=136−8
T3Ángel Cabrera68-69=137−7
T3Robert Karlsson69-68=137−7
5Simon Khan70-68=138−6
T6Paul Casey67-72=139−5
T6François Delamontagne69-70=139−5
T6Luke Donald67-72=139−5
T9Niclas Fasth70-70=140−4
T9Raphaël Jacquelin68-72=140−4
T9Miguel Ángel Jiménez71-69=140−4
T9Peter Lawrie68-72=140−4

Third round

Saturday, 27 May 2006
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1David Howell68-65-69=202−14
2Miguel Ángel Jiménez71-69-65=205−11
T3Paul Casey67-72-69=208−8
T3Simon Khan70-68-70=208−8
T5François Delamontagne69-70-71=210−6
T5Nick Dougherty67-69-74=210−6
T5Pádraig Harrington72-70-68=210−6
T5Jean van de Velde75-69-66=210−6
T9Niclas Fasth70-70-71=211−5
T9Søren Hansen70-72-69=211−5
T9Robert Karlsson69-68-74=211−5

Final round

Sunday, 28 May 2006

Scorecard

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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