BMW PGA Championship
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The BMW PGA Championship is one of the flagship professional golf tournaments in Europe, held annually at Wentworth Club in England and featuring many of the world’s top players.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
golf tournament
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professional sports event ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | men’s professional golf tournament ⓘ |
| city | Virginia Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| countryCode | GBR ⓘ |
| county | Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| course | Wentworth Club West Course NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cutRule | cut after 36 holes ⓘ |
| established | 1955 ⓘ |
| fieldType | professional male golfers ⓘ |
| format | stroke play ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| governingBody | R&A (rules of golf) in conjunction with USGA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostClub | Wentworth Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfEvent | English ⓘ |
| location | Wentworth Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monthPlayed | September ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
attracts many of the world’s top players
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considered the European Tour’s flagship event ⓘ |
| organizer |
DP World Tour
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European Tour group ⓘ |
| par | 72 ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | sudden-death playoff if tied after 72 holes ⓘ |
| previousName |
Colgate PGA Championship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PGA Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ Penfold PGA Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun Alliance PGA Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ Volvo PGA Championship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prizeFundType | high prize fund relative to other European Tour events ⓘ |
| rankingPoints | offers significant Official World Golf Ranking points ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| spectatorType | in-person spectators allowed ⓘ |
| sponsor | BMW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsorType | title sponsor ⓘ |
| sport | golf ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| televisionCoverageRegion | global ⓘ |
| ticketType | publicly ticketed event ⓘ |
| tour | European Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourAffiliation | Rolex Series event ⓘ |
| tourLevel | flagship event of the European Tour ⓘ |
| typicalFieldSize | approximately 150 players ⓘ |
| typicalRoundCount | 4 ⓘ |
| venueSince | Wentworth Club has hosted since 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerDetermination | lowest aggregate score over 72 holes ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
West Course