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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 Simon Khan (born 16 June 1972) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. Khan turned professional in 1991 but spent many years struggling to establish his tournament career. His first full season on the European Tour was ... 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'' Second round ''Friday, 26 May 2006'' Third round ''Saturday, 27 May 2006'' Final round ''Sunday, 28 May 2006'' Scorecard ''Cumulative tourna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 European Tour
The 2006 European Tour was the 35th golf season since the European Tour officially began in 1972. The season began with five events in late 2005 and consisted of 47 official money events, equalling the record set the previous year. This included the four major championships and three World Golf Championships, which are also sanctioned by the PGA Tour. 27 events took place in Europe, 12 in Asia, five in the United States, two in South Africa and one in Australia. Total prize money exceeded €117 million, including nearly €40 million in the major championships and WGC events. The Order of Merit race came down to the last few shots of the final tournament, and was won by Pádraig Harrington for the first time. He was the first Irishman to top the Order of Merit since the official beginning of the tour. The Player of the Year award was given to Order of Merit runner up Paul Casey of England and the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year was Marc Warren of Scotland. Major tournament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Volvo PGA Championship The 1997 Volvo PGA Championship was the 43rd edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 23–26 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London. Ian Woosnam won his second Volvo PGA Championship with a two stroke victory over Darren Clarke, Ernie Els and Nick Faldo. Round summaries First round ''Friday, 23 May 1997'' Second round ''Saturday, 24 May 1997'' Third round ''Sunday, 25 May 1997'' Final round ''Monday, 26 May 1997'' References {{Authority control BMW PGA Championship Golf tournaments in England Volvo PGA Championship Volvo PGA Championship Volvo PGA Championship The BMW PGA Championship is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was founded in 1955 by the Professional Golfers' Association, and originally called the British PGA Championship. History The BMW PGA Championship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costantino Rocca
Costantino Rocca (born 4 December 1956) is an Italian golfer. He was long known as the most successful male golfer that Italy has produced, until the 2018 success of Francesco Molinari, who credited Rocca as an inspiration to him following his Open victory. After a long career on the European Tour, Constantino is now playing on the European Seniors Tour. He has five European Tour wins and is best known for his second-place finish in the 1995 Open Championship, and his hole in one in 1995 Ryder Cup. Career outline Rocca was born in Almenno San Bartolomeo, Bergamo. He started out as a caddie, winning the Italian Caddie Championship in 1978, and turned professional in 1981 at the age of 24. In the 1980s, Rocca struggled to retain a European Tour card and made several trips to the Qualifying School. He began to make major strides in his career in 1990, which was the first season that he finished high enough on the Order of Merit to gain a tour card automatically. By 1993, he had risen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 Volvo PGA Championship
The 2001 Volvo PGA Championship was the 47th edition of the Volvo PGA 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. Andrew Oldcorn won by two strokes over Ángel Cabrera to claim his first Volvo PGA Championship. Course layout Past champions in the field Ten former champions entered the tournament. Made the cut Missed the cut Nationalities in the field Round summaries First round ''Thursday, 25 May 2001'' Second round ''Friday, 26 May 2001'' Third round ''Saturday, 27 May 2001'' Final round ''Sunday, 28 May 2001'' Scorecard ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source: References {{Authority control BMW PGA Championship Golf tournaments in England Volvo PGA Championship Volvo PGA Championship Volvo PGA Championship The BMW PGA Championship is an annual men's pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Oldcorn
Andrew Oldcorn (born 31 March 1960) is a Scottish professional golfer. Oldcorn was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. He was raised in Edinburgh, and represents Scotland. He represented England as an amateur and won the English Amateur in 1982, turning professional after playing for Great Britain & Ireland in the 1983 Walker Cup. Oldcorn was medalist at the European Tour final Qualifying School in 1983. He had a steady start to his career on tour before being struck down with ME (also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) in the early 1990s. He returned to form in 1993, to claim his first tour victory in the Turespana Masters Open de Andalucia. Away from the tour he also won the Sunderland of Scotland Masters. Several solid years followed along with another title, the 1995 DHL Jersey Open. The undoubted highlight of his career came in 2001 when he became the oldest winner in the history of the Volvo PGA Championship (although Miguel Ángel Jiménez would later beat that record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Volvo PGA Championship
The 2002 Volvo PGA Championship was the 48th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 23–26 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London. Anders Hansen won by five strokes over Colin Montgomerie and Eduardo Romero to claim his first Volvo PGA 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, 23 May 2002'' Second round ''Friday, 24 May 2002'' Third round ''Saturday, 25 May 2002'' Final round ''Sunday, 26 May 2002'' Scorecard ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par'' Source: References {{Authority control BMW PGA Championship Golf tournaments in England Volvo PGA Championship Volvo PGA Championship Volvo PGA Championship The BMW PGA Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anders Hansen
Anders Rosenberg Hansen (born 16 September 1970) is a semi-retired Danish professional golfer. Career Hansen was born in Sønderborg, Denmark. He turned professional in 1995. It took him a few years to establish himself on the European Tour, with his first top 116 Order of Merit finish (the level a player requires to automatically regain his card) coming in 1999. His maiden European Tour victory was the 2002 Volvo PGA Championship and he finished in the top 60 on the Order of Merit every year from 2000 to 2012, with a best of seventh in 2011. He has featured in the top 25 of the Official World Golf Ranking and has been the highest ranked Danish golfer. Hansen represented Denmark in the WGC-World Cup in 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2007. Hansen had six top-10 finishes in 2006 including a third at the Dubai Desert Classic, playing the two final days in the leaderball with Tiger Woods and Retief Goosen, and a second at the Italian Open for the second straight year. Hanse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Volvo PGA Championship
The 2004 Volvo PGA Championship was the 50th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 27–30 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London. Scott Drummond Scott Drummond (born 29 May 1974) is a Scottish professional golfer. Drummond was born in Shrewsbury in England. He played amateur golf for England but decided to represent Scotland, the country of his father, when he turned professional in 19 ... won by two strokes ahead of Ángel Cabrera. 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, 27 May 2004'' Second round ''Friday, 28 May 2004'' Third round ''Saturday, 29 May 2004'' Final round ''Sunday, 30 May 2004'' Scorecard ''Cumulative tournament scores, relative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Drummond
Scott Drummond (born 29 May 1974) is a Scottish professional golfer. Drummond was born in Shrewsbury in England. He played amateur golf for England but decided to represent Scotland, the country of his father, when he turned professional in 1996. In the early years of his career Drummond struggled to win a regular place on the main European Tour, and spent a good deal of his time on the second tier Challenge Tour. In 2004 he claimed a surprise win in the prestigious Volvo PGA Championship, which catapulted him 340 places, from 435th to 95th in the world rankings, and gave him a five-year exemption on the European Tour. He ended the season in 23rd place on the Order of Merit, and was selected as the Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year. He had a consistent 2005 season, but since then he has struggled to reproduce that form, finishing well outside the top 100 on the Order of Merit each season. Professional wins (6) European Tour wins (1) Challenge Tour wins (2) Challenge To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Volvo PGA Championship
The 2000 Volvo PGA Championship was the 46th edition of the Volvo PGA 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. Colin Montgomerie won by three strokes over Darren Clarke, Andrew Coltart and Lee Westwood Lee John Westwood (born 24 April 1973) is an English professional golfer. Noted for his consistency, Westwood is one of the few golfers who has won tournaments on five continents – Europe, North America, Asia, Africa and Oceania – including ... to claim his third consecutive Volvo PGA Championship, a feat that had never been achieved before. Course layout Past champions in the field Ten former champions entered the tournament. Made the cut Missed the cut Nationalities in the field Round summaries First round ''Friday, 26 May 2000'' Second round ''Saturday, 27 May 2000'' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Volvo PGA Championship
The 1999 Volvo PGA Championship was the 45th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 28–31 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo .... Colin Montgomerie successfully defended his 1998 title to claim a five stroke victory over Mark James. Course layout Past champions in the field Twelve former champions entered the tournament. Made the cut Missed the cut Nationalities in the field Round summaries First round ''Thursday, 28 May 1999'' Second round ''Friday, 29 May 1999'' Third round ''Saturday, 30 May 1999'' Final round ''Sunday, 31 May 1999'' Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Volvo PGA Championship
The 1998 Volvo PGA Championship was the 44th edition of the Volvo PGA Championship, an annual professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was held 22–25 May at the West Course of Wentworth Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, a suburb southwest of London. Colin Montgomerie won his first Volvo PGA Championship with a one stroke victory over Ernie Els, Gary Orr and Patrik Sjöland. Past champions in the field Ten former champions entered the tournament. Made the cut Missed the cut Nationalities in the field Round summaries First round ''Thursday, 22 May 1998'' Second round ''Friday, 23 May 1998'' Third round ''Saturday, 24 May 1998'' Final round ''Sunday, 25 May 1998'' References {{Authority control BMW PGA Championship Golf tournaments in England Volvo PGA Championship Volvo PGA Championship Volvo PGA Championship The BMW PGA Championship is an annual men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour. It was found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |