The greenkeeping team at Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water has been recognised for its incredible performance in preparing the course for the BMW PGA Championship 2017 with the BIGGA Championship Greenkeeping Performance of the Year Award sponsored by Rigby Taylor.
Wentworth Club and European Golf Design have announced a new partnership that will see leading European Tour players take on an instrumental role in the delivery of the West Course restoration project.
The tales of woe at Wentworth gone from bad to worse. The membership are in uproar over plans for massive price hikes. Their local MP, foreign secretary Phillip Hammond has been petitioned to intervene. But just as things couldn’t get any darker for the Surrey institution, they announce that Mike and the Mechanics are playing a gig the week of the BMW PGA.
Ryan Fox emerged from a stacked leaderboard of world-class stars including a host of Rome-bound Ryder Cup players to win the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth Club.
Tyrrell Hatton moved into pole position to claim a third Rolex Series title at the BMW PGA Championship as the Englishman burst clear of a star-studded pack courtesy of a four-under-par 68 on day three at Wentworth Club.
Rumour has it that Rory McIlroy is thinking of skipping the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth next year. On the eve of the Turkish Airlines Open he’s said that he doesn’t like playing two events in a row, and will try and limit himself to a maximum of three events in a row for next year.
The European Tour have recently announced that Keane frontman Tom Chaplin will be the headline act for this years Wentworth Show at the BMW PGA Championship. BUT it begs the question, are the artists playing at these golf events current enough? Or do they simply add to the negative stereotype of golf? Here’s five bands that SHOULD be playing at these events instead.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat carded seven birdies in a stunning back nine at Wentworth Club to take a share of the first round lead at the BMW PGA Championship - the third Rolex Series event of the 2021 Race to Dubai.
Five-time European Tour winner Matthew Fitzpatrick and reigning Open Champion Shane Lowry both carded rounds of 65 to share the halfway lead at the BMW PGA Championship, the third Rolex Series event of the 2020 Race to Dubai.
Tyrrell Hatton enjoyed a happy homecoming in his first round on British soil in 2020 with an opening round of 66 for a share of the lead with Adri Arnaus and Justin Harding in the BMW PGA Championship, the third Rolex Series event of the 2020 Race to Dubai.
Tommy Fleetwood is hoping to convert his strong run of form on the European Tour into a third Rolex Series title with a victory on home soil in this week’s BMW PGA Championship. “It definitely was motivated by winning the Race to Dubai. When you're in the lead, being able to come over is always nice to try to stay on top." said Reed.
Francesco Molinari captured the European Tour’s flagship BMW PGA Championship title and a $1.1m prize after a flawless bogey-free weekend using a new Bettinardi putter he switched to just a few weeks ago.
