# 2005 BMW Championship

The 2005 BMW Championship was the 51st edition of the BMW Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 26–29 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London.
It was the first year the event's sponsorship had been taken on by BMW, after Volvo's contract to sponsor the event had expired.
Ángel Cabrera won by two strokes ahead of Paul McGinley, having had two previous runner-up finishes in the event.

## Course layout

Wentworth Club, West Course :
| 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 | 447 | 496 | 191 | 354 | 396 | 400 | 452 | 3,364 | 184 | 404 | 509 | 467 | 179 | 481 | 383 | 571 | 531 | 3,709 | 7,073 |
| 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, 26 May 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Peter Lawrie | 67 | −5 |
| T1 | José-Filipe Lima | 67 | −5 |
| T1 | Graeme McDowell | 67 | −5 |
| T4 | Ben Curtis | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Peter Fowler | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Marcus Fraser | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Peter Hedblom | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Nick O'Hern | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Mårten Olander | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Andrew Oldcorn | 68 | −4 |
| T4 | Wade Ormsby | 68 | −4 |

### Second round

Friday, 27 May 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| 1 | Peter Hedblom | 68-65=133 | −11 |
| 2 | Paul McGinley | 72-64=136 | −8 |
| 3 | Nick O'Hern | 68-69=137 | −7 |
| T4 | Peter Hanson | 69-69=138 | −6 |
| T4 | Pádraig Harrington | 70-68=138 | −6 |
| T6 | Michael Campbell | 71-68=139 | −5 |
| T6 | Ben Curtis | 68-71=139 | −5 |
| T6 | Thongchai Jaidee | 72-67=139 | −5 |
| T6 | Peter Lonard | 69-70=139 | −5 |
| T6 | Lee Slattery | 70-69=139 | −5 |

### Third round

Saturday, 28 May 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
| T1 | Ángel Cabrera | 70-70-66=206 | −10 |
| T1 | Peter Hedblom | 68-65-73=206 | −10 |
| T3 | David Howell | 70-72-66=208 | −8 |
| T3 | Paul McGinley | 72-64-72=208 | −8 |
| T5 | Michael Campbell | 71-68-71=210 | −6 |
| T5 | Peter Hanson | 69-69-72=210 | −6 |
| T5 | Thongchai Jaidee | 72-67-71=210 | −6 |
| T5 | Mårten Olander | 68-72-70=210 | −6 |
| T9 | Bradley Dredge | 75-68-69=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Retief Goosen | 70-70-72=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Pádraig Harrington | 70-68-74=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Damien McGrane | 69-71-72=212 | −4 |
| T9 | Gary Murphy | 74-68-70=212 | −4 |
| T9 | José María Olazábal | 72-69-71=212 | −4 |

### Final round

Sunday, 29 May 2005
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money (€) |
| 1 | Ángel Cabrera | 70-70-66-67=273 | −15 | 666,660 |
| 2 | Paul McGinley | 72-64-72-67=275 | −13 | 444,440 |
| 3 | Nick O'Hern | 68-69-76-64=277 | −11 | 250,400 |
| 4 | David Howell | 70-72-66-71=279 | −9 | 200,000 |
| T5 | Peter Hanson | 69-69-72-70=280 | −8 | 143,200 |
| T5 | Peter Hedblom | 68-65-73-74=280 | −8 | 143,200 |
| T5 | Mårten Olander | 68-72-70-70=280 | −8 | 143,200 |
| T8 | Michael Campbell | 71-68-71-71=281 | −7 | 94,800 |
| T8 | Jamie Donaldson | 73-71-69-68=281 | −7 | 94,800 |
| 10 | Bradley Dredge | 75-68-69-70=282 | −6 | 80,000 |

#### 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 |
| Cabrera | −10 | −11 | −10 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −15 | −15 | −15 |
| McGinley | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −13 | −12 | −13 |
| O'Hern | −2 | −3 | −3 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −11 |
| Howell | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 |
| Hanson | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −8 |
| Hedblom | −10 | −10 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 |
| Olander | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −8 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Eagle | Birdie | Bogey |
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