BMW Masters
Een billboard tijdens de editie van 2011
Tournament information
LocationLuodian, Shanghai, China
Established2011
Course(s)Lake Malaren Golf Club
Par72
Length7,594 yards (6,944 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$7,000,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2015
Tournament record score
Aggregate267 Peter Hanson (2012)
To par−21 as above
Final champion
Sweden Kristoffer Broberg
Location Map
Lake Malaren GC is located in China
Lake Malaren GC
Lake Malaren GC
Location in China

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.

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 (Race to Dubai finals series) 2013–2015
European Tour (Regular)2012
Unofficial event2011
#YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
BMW Masters
5th2015Sweden Kristoffer Broberg271−17PlayoffUnited States Patrick Reed
4th2014Germany Marcel Siem272−16PlayoffEngland Ross Fisher
France Alexander Lévy
3rd2013Spain Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño277−111 strokeItaly Francesco Molinari
Thailand Thongchai Jaidee
2nd2012Sweden Peter Hanson267−211 strokeNorthern Ireland Rory McIlroy
Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters
1st2011Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy270−18PlayoffUnited States 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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