What are BMW PGA Championship 2023 Dates, Tee Times, Field Course?

Last Modified Sep 11, 2023 12:14 GMT

The BMW PGA season is upon us! The 2023 championship is all set and ready to take place from September 13-17, 2023 and the players will be gracing the greens of Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England.

The BMW PGA Championship is a yearly men's professional golf tournament held on the European Tour. It was established in 1955 by the Professional Golfers' Association and was initially named the British PGA Championship.

BMW PGA 2023 Date and Start Time

In just a few weeks, the course of Wentworth Club, Virginia, will be packed with the best players in the game of golf. The committee has already established the detailed timings and start dates. Here is how the event is set to unfold and take place:

  • Tuesday September 12

Time: 07:00-17:00

Activity: Practice Round (The course might be closed to the public during practice hours or the entire day, though this hasn't been confirmed by the committee yet.)

  • Wednesday September 13

Time: 07:00

Activity: Gates Open

Time: 08:00

Activity: Celebrity Pro-Am

  • Thursday September 14

Time: 06:40

Activity: Gates Open

Time: 07:00

Activity: Round 1

  • Friday September 15

Time: 06:40

Activity: Gates Open

Time: 07:00

Activity: Round 2

  • Saturday September 16

Time: 06:40

Activity: Gates Open

Time: 07:00

Activity: Round 3

It is followed by the TBC concert, later. The time hasn't been confirmed yet.

  • Sunday September 17

Time: 07:00

Activity: Gates Open

Time: 07:20

Activity: Final Round

Followed by the trophy presentation and ceremony and the event will end with another TBC concert. The time hasn't been confirmed yet.

BMW PGA 2023 Field and tee times

Wentworth Club, nestled in the picturesque Virginia Water area of Surrey, is a prestigious golf and country club under private ownership. Established in 1922, this esteemed establishment came under the ownership of Beijing's Reignwood Group in September 2014. Beijing's Reignwood Group soon started modifying the course and the club introduced a fresh membership structure based on debentures, with an initial cost of £100,000. Over time, the value of these debentures has surged and is now estimated at around £200,000.

Tee times and groups will be announced on September 11 by the committee.

BMW PGA 2023 Leaderboard

We are yet to witness the greatness of this year's championship. Once the tournament begins, we'll update the leaderboard.

Here's the 2022 BMW PGA Leaderboard for reference:

PosName To ParR1R2R3R4Money
1Shane Lowry-17666865199€1,351,105.60
T2Rory Mcilroy-16686567200€687,474.32
T2Jon Rahm-16706862200€687,474.32
4Talor Gooch-15706467201€397,384.00
T5Thomas Detry-14686569202€263,068.21
T5Viktor Hovland-14646870202€263,068.21
T5Søren Kjeldsen-14686470202€263,068.21
T5Patrick Reed-14706963202€263,068.21
T9Rafa Cabrera Bello-13686570203€154,979.76
T9Billy Horschel-13686867203€154,979.76
T9Francesco Molinari-13696569203€154,979.76
T9Matthieu Pavon-13687065203€154,979.76
T13Guido Migliozzi-12686868204€117,148.80
T13Adrian Otaegui-12696570204€117,148.80
T13Matthew Southgate-12706767204€117,148.80
T13Lee Westwood-12687165204€117,148.80
T13Fabrizio Zanotti-12666969204€117,148.80
T18Abraham Ancer-11687067205€95,690.07
T18Rasmus Højgaard-11676969205€95,690.07
T18David Horsey-11726667205€95,690.07
T18Sam Horsfield-11706867205€95,690.07
T18Masahiro Kawamura-11686770205€95,690.07
T23Richard Bland-10746567206€77,887.26
T23Grant Forrest-10696770206€77,887.26
T23Justin Harding-10696770206€77,887.26
T23Matthew Jordan-10656972206€77,887.26
T23Joost Luiten-10706868206€77,887.26
T23Thomas Pieters-10697166206€77,887.26
T23Johannes Veerman-10687068206€77,887.26
T23Bernd Wiesberger-10687266206€77,887.26
T23Oliver Wilson-10706769206€77,887.26
T32Jorge Campillo-9706671207€56,428.53
T32George Coetzee-9676971207€56,428.53
T32Scott Hend-9707067207€56,428.53
T32Kristian Krogh Johannessen-9696771207€56,428.53
T32Kurt Kitayama-9687168207€56,428.53
T32Pablo Larrazábal-9696771207€56,428.53
T32Adrian Meronk-9706869207€56,428.53
T32Eddie Pepperell-9696771207€56,428.53
T32Ian Poulter-9697167207€56,428.53
T32Andy Sullivan-9647271207€56,428.53
T42Maverick Antcliff-8696970208€41,327.94
T42Oliver Bekker-8697069208€41,327.94
T42Wil Besseling-8716869208€41,327.94
T42Matt Fitzpatrick-8696772208€41,327.94
T42Daniel Gavins-8697069208€41,327.94
T42Min Woo Lee-8766270208€41,327.94
T42Adam Scott-8697069208€41,327.94
T42Jason Scrivener-8666973208€41,327.94
T50Scott Jamieson-7696971209€29,747.03
T50Joakim Lagergren-7716969209€29,747.03
T50David Law-7677072209€29,747.03
T50Robert Macintyre-7716969209€29,747.03
T50Graeme Mcdowell-7716969209€29,747.03
T50Victor Perez-7697169209€29,747.03
T50Antoine Rozner-7696872209€29,747.03
T57Marcus Armitage-6666975210€22,650.89
T57Tommy Fleetwood-6647373210€22,650.89
T57Tyrrell Hatton-6696972210€22,650.89
T57Romain Langasque-6696873210€22,650.89
T57James Morrison-6686775210€22,650.89
T57Richie Ramsay-6716772210€22,650.89
T57Jack Senior-6726672210€22,650.89
T57Justin Walters-6736770210€22,650.89
T65Maximilian Kieffer-5716971211€18,279.66
T65Frederic Lacroix-5736771211€18,279.66
T65Edoardo Molinari-5726871211€18,279.66
T68Callum Shinkwin-4697172212€15,895.36
T68Connor Syme-4697073212€15,895.36
T68Daniel Van Tonder-4667472212€15,895.36
71Julien Brun-3696975213€11,921.52
72Shaun Norris-2716974214€11,918.52

BMW PGA 2023 Course details

The 72 par Wentworth Club, situated in Virginia Water, Surrey, England, was established in the year 1955. In recent times it has become the place where the BMW PGA championship takes place every year.

Traditionally, the BMW PGA Championship took place every May, coinciding with the UK's Spring Bank Holiday weekend, hosted on Surrey's Wentworth Club's West Course in England. The Wentworth Club holds special significance as it houses the PGA European Tour's headquarters, making the BMW PGA Championship a prestigious fixture and often considered the European Tour's premier event. In 2019, there was a significant shift in the golfing calendar when the US PGA Championship moved to May. As part of this revamp, the BMW PGA Championship also moved to September, adjusting its usual timing.

Wentworth Club is renowned primarily for its strong ties to professional golf. The club boasts a trio of full-size, 18-hole courses, each with its unique character. Notably, the West Course, a masterpiece designed by Harry Colt in 1926, stands out as the most famous golf field. Additionally, Harry's earlier creation, the East Course from 1924, though less frequented, holds historical significance.

Recently, the club has expanded its offerings with the introduction of the Edinburgh Course, crafted by John Jacobs.

Here's the course structure to be exact:

Hole No.YardsPar
14734
21543
34654
45525
52033
64184
73964
83914
94494
Front 9350135
Hole No.YardsPar
101843
114164
125315
134704
141793
154894
163834
176105
185215
Back 9378337
Total728472

FAQs

A. There is a major difference between the Champions Tour & PGA Tour. The former is reserved for senior golf players who have aged out of the PGA Tour, whereas the latter involves more of the younger and newcomer crowd. However, golfers over 50 are still eligible to play in PGA Tour events.

A. 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.

A. Shane Lowry won last year's BMW PGA championship. 

A. The Players Championship is the highest-paying tournament in the PGA Tour 2023. Its total prize money was $25 million (in 2023), which is bigger than other golf events. The winner took a $4.5 million prize share in this event. 

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