BMW Masters

The BMW Masters was a golf tournament played annually at Lake Malaren Golf Club, in Luodian, Shanghai, China.[1] The tournament began in 2011 and became a European Tour event in 2012. It was dropped from the European Tour in 2016.

BMW Masters
Tournament information
LocationLuodian, Shanghai, China
Established2011
Course(s)Lake Malaren Golf Club
Par72
Length7,594 yards (6,944 m)
Tour(s)European Tour (since 2012)
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$7.0 million
Month playedNovember
Final year2015
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Peter Hanson (2012)
To par−21 Peter Hanson (2012)
Final champion
Kristoffer Broberg
Lake Malaren GC
Location in China

In 2011, the tournament was called the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters. The event had a small field consisting of 30 top players from the European Tour and the Asian Tour. The winner received US$2 million, the largest first prize in golf,[2] coming from an overall prize fund of $5 million.

In 2012, it became a European Tour event and was renamed the BMW Masters.[3] The field was expanded to 78 players and the purse was increased to US$7 million. From 2013 to 2015, the tournament was part of the European Tour Final Series.

Winners
European Tour event (2012–2015)
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
BMW Masters
2015Kristoffer Broberg Sweden271−17Playoff Patrick Reed
2014Marcel Siem Germany272−16Playoff Ross Fisher
Alexander Lévy
2013Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño Spain277−111 stroke Francesco Molinari
Thongchai Jaidee
2012Peter Hanson Sweden267−211 stroke Rory McIlroy
Unofficial money event (2011)
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters
2011Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland270−18Playoff Anthony Kim

References
  1. "Shanghai golf tournament goes professional and international". China Daily. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
  2. "Shanghai Masters Golf Tournament 2011 Final Round". realsportingnews.com. 30 October 2011. Archived from the original on 1 November 2011. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. "The European Tour, CGA and BMW Unveil BMW Masters". PGA European Tour. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.


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