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tournament on the European Tour. It was held 25–28 May at the West Course of

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, a suburb southwest of

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. David Howell cruised to a five stroke victory over

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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 tournament scores, relative to par'' Source:

References

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