+++ Exciting leaderboard ahead of the “Moving Day” +++ Fully-electric BMW i5 Hole-in-One Award still up for grabs +++ Live concerts in the evenings +++ “Dress rehearsal” for Ryder Cup Team Europe +++
Munich/Wentworth. The second round of the BMW PGA Championship was completed on Saturday morning at the Wentworth Club. The tournament, which is the flagship event of the DP World Tour’s Rolex Series, has drawn a crowd of around 55,000 spectators so far, and promises a thrilling weekend of golf.
Leading the pack are two Swedish players, Ludvig Åberg and Sebastian Söderberg, both at -10. Åberg and Söderberg impressed with rounds of 66 and 64 strokes respectively. The only player with a better score on Friday was defending champion Billy Horschel, who is back in contention after a quiet 75 in the opening round.
This year’s BMW PGA Championship is significant because it features twelve players from the European Ryder Cup Team, who will be facing the defending champions USA in Rome in two weeks. All twelve players are using the tournament as a final warm-up before the prestigious team competition. Alongside Åberg, Sepp Straka from Austria, chosen as a wild card by captain Luke Donald, has also shown excellent form, currently at -8 and tied for 7th place.
English golfer Tommy Fleetwood is also well positioned in front of the home crowd, at -9 and tied for 3rd place. Other contenders to watch include Tyrrell Hatton and Matt Fitzpatrick from England, Jon Rahm from Spain, Viktor Hovland from Norway, and defending champion Shane Lowry from Ireland. They all have a shot at claiming the title on the West Course, which has seen exciting comebacks in the past.
Every player still has a chance to win a BMW vehicle at the 14th hole, with the first hole-in-one receiving the BMW i5, the first fully-electric BMW 5 Series in history. In line with the tournament’s commitment to environmental sustainability, BMW is also providing a fleet of 60 fully-electric Courtesy Cars for this year’s event, aligning with the “Green Drive” initiative of the DP World Tour. “Green Drive” aims to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve net zero carbon by 2040 at all tournaments worldwide.
Another highlight of the BMW PGA Championship is the Championship Village at the “Festival of Golf,” featuring live concerts. Since 2015, the tournament has included live performances, and this year is no exception. “DJ Locksmith” from Rudimental wowed the audience on Wednesday during the Celebrity Pro-Am, and on Saturday, “Jax Jones” will perform a genre-defining DJ set. The BMW PGA Championship will conclude on Sunday with a rocking performance by “The Wombats” from Liverpool, known for their hits “Moving to New York” and “Let’s Dance to Joy Division.”