The BMW Masters was a golf tournament played annually at Lake Malaren Golf Club, in Luodian, Shanghai, China.[1] The tournament began in 2011 and became a European Tour event in 2012. It was dropped from the European Tour in 2016.
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Tournament information | |
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Location | Luodian, Shanghai, China |
Established | 2011 |
Course(s) | Lake Malaren Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,594 yards (6,944 m) |
Tour(s) | European Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$7,000,000 |
Month played | November |
Final year | 2015 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 267 Peter Hanson (2012) |
To par | −21 as above |
Final champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in China |
In 2011, the tournament was called the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters. The event had a small field consisting of 30 top players from the European Tour and the Asian Tour. The winner received US$2 million, the largest first prize in golf,[2] coming from an overall prize fund of $5 million.
In 2012, it became a European Tour event and was renamed the BMW Masters.[3] The field was expanded to 78 players and the purse was increased to US$7 million. From 2013 to 2015, the tournament was part of the European Tour Final Series.
Winners
editEuropean Tour (Race to Dubai finals series) | 2013–2015 | |
European Tour (Regular) | 2012 | |
Unofficial event | 2011 |
# | Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | |
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BMW Masters | |||||||
5th | 2015 | Kristoffer Broberg | 271 | −17 | Playoff | Patrick Reed | |
4th | 2014 | Marcel Siem | 272 | −16 | Playoff | Ross Fisher Alexander Lévy | |
3rd | 2013 | Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Francesco Molinari Thongchai Jaidee | |
2nd | 2012 | Peter Hanson | 267 | −21 | 1 stroke | Rory McIlroy | |
Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters | |||||||
1st | 2011 | Rory McIlroy | 270 | −18 | Playoff | Anthony Kim |
References
edit- ^ "Shanghai golf tournament goes professional and international". China Daily. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ "Shanghai Masters Golf Tournament 2011 Final Round". realsportingnews.com. 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
- ^ "The European Tour, CGA and BMW Unveil BMW Masters". PGA European Tour. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.