The 2022 BMW PGA Championship will resume play on Sunday after being suspended on Thursday due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. With several groups still having to complete their first rounds, play will go back up on Saturday at 6:40 a.m. local time in Surrey, England (1:40 a.m. ET).
The DP World Tour issued a statement saying, “All original second round tee times will stay the same and the second round of the BMW PGA Championship will continue at 6:40 a.m. on Saturday morning.” The players who haven’t finished their first round will start doing so at 7:30 a.m. from the spot on the course where they finished on Thursday.
Instead of the usual 72 holes, the tournament, which is the biggest on the DP World Tour, will only have 54 holes.
The statement read, “The Rolex Series event will now be played over 54 holes with a goal of wrapping up on Sunday as scheduled. “Due to ongoing planning for the state funeral, we are unable to guarantee the staff, amenities, or security of the location on Monday, thus it is not possible to play the entire 72 holes and finish on that day. Flags will continue to fly at half-mast throughout the weekend at Wentworth, and black ribbons will be made available for everyone to wear.”
Because the Englishmen Andy Sullivan and Tommy Fleetwood and the Norwegian Viktor Hovland shared the lead at the end of play on Thursday, their opening rounds of 8-under 64 carry even more significance. With only 36 holes remaining, it will be more challenging for chasers to catch up to those at the top of the leaderboard.
The DP World Tour made no mention of altering the cut, therefore it should be reasonable to presume that it will happen after the first 36 holes. If they want to win the largest trophy on the DP World Tour this weekend, they will need to play immaculate golf since the leaders, Rory McIlroy and Billy Horschel, who is also the defending champion, are four shots behind them and Matt Fitzpatrick and Jon Rahm are even farther back.
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Format for competition[edit]
Following the FedEx St. Jude Championship, the top 70 PGA Tour golfers compete in the BMW Championship. There are just 70 competitors, hence there is no 36-hole cut. The participants are determined by FedEx Cup points accumulated throughout the regular PGA Tour season and then at The Northern Trust. Following the BMW Championship, the top 30 FedEx Cup point scorers proceed to the Tour Championship, the final playoff event, where the FedEx Cup champion will be decided.
The 2015 BMW Championship was held at the Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois. Jason Day won the competition with a score of -22 after setting a personal best of 61 (-10) in the first round. In 2016, the competition was held at Crooked Stick, which is close to Indianapolis. Dustin Johnson won with a score of -23. At the 2017 BMW Championship held at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois, Australian Marc Leishman won with ease.
The 54-hole BMW PGA Championship will resume on Saturday.
According to a statement from the DP World Tour, “The Wentworth event will provide players, caddies, staff, volunteers and spectators the opportunity to gather together throughout the course of the weekend, not only to show their condolences but also to celebrate the amazing life of Her Majesty.”
The second round is scheduled to start at 6:40 a.m. BST, and the first round is scheduled to end at 7:30 a.m. The competition will only include 54 holes.
The statement said: “We cannot guarantee the staff, facilities, or security of the location on Monday owing to the ongoing planning for the state funeral. It is not possible to play the full 72 holes and finish on Monday.”
The first round has not been finished by thirty players. At 8 under, Tommy Fleetwood, Andy Sullivan, and Viktor Hovland are tied for the early lead.
At 9:50 a.m. local time, officials will observe two minutes of silence to remember the queen. At 10 a.m., King Charles III will issue a proclamation that will be broadcast on screens in the championship village.
There is no duty to cancel or postpone events and sporting fixtures… during the national mourning period, the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport stated earlier on Friday. On Saturday, competitions will also restart in a number of other sports, including the Premiership Rugby Union and the men’s cricket match between England and South Africa.
Next the departure of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, some, like England’s Richard Bland, questioned whether the tournament should continue. As a result, the Premier and English soccer leagues moved all of the games into the following week.
In honor of Queen Elizabeth II, players, caddies, and officials will receive black ribbons, and flags at Wentworth will continue to fly at half-staff.
The DP World Tour’s marquee tournament, the BMW PGA Championship, will resume on Saturday morning at Wentworth and be determined over 54 holes as opposed to the originally planned 72 holes.
It comes after play was abruptly suspended on Thursday night and completely postponed on Friday, both decisions being made out of respect for the Royal Family and in remembrance of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
In compliance with Official National Mourning guidelines and after consulting with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the decision to resume on Saturday at the Surrey location has been made (DCMS).
The DP World Tour released the following statement regarding the Wentworth event: “The Wentworth event will give players, caddies, staff, volunteers and spectators the opportunity to come together over the course of the weekend, not only to express their condolences but also to celebrate the extraordinary life of Her Majesty.
We join other sports in doing this, such the Great North Run in the north-east of England, the Men’s Test Match between England and South Africa at The Oval, and the Women’s IT20 Match between England and India in County Durham.
The $8 million Rolex Series event’s second round will resume at 6.40 a.m. on Saturday, and all original second round tee times will stand. The 30 players who haven’t finished their first round will do so beginning at 7:30 a.m. local time, starting from the spot on the golf course where they halted on Thursday.
The tournament will be decided over just three rounds if it proceeds as planned and concludes on Sunday. This is, of course, the same structure utilized by LIV Golf, Greg Norman’s Saudi-sponsored breakaway circuit.
Rory McIlroy made light of the fact that the LIV Golf competitors at Wentworth would be unfamiliar with playing four rounds earlier in the week. We will all play 72 holes, which is still unusual for them, and then decide where to go from there, he said.
The DP World Tour statement addressed the modification and said, “It is not possible to play the full 72 holes and finish on Monday since we cannot guarantee the staff, facilities, or security of the venue on Monday owing to the ongoing planning for the state burial.
“Black ribbons will be made available for anyone to wear, and flags will continue to fly at half-staff over the weekend at Wentworth.
In addition, on Saturday morning at 9.50 a.m., there will be a two-minute silence to honor the memory of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II across the site. The proclamation of King Charles III will be shown on the television screens in the Championship Village at 10 a.m.
The Championship Village in Surrey will have catering options available to fans, but all other weekend events are being scaled back.
This means that the two scheduled gigs by Razorlight on Sunday and Jax Jones on Saturday night will not take place. Over the course of the weekend, there won’t be any other shows on the Slingsby Show Stage, and the first tee experience will be scaled back.
The statement added, “On behalf of our players and everyone associated with the European Tour organisation, our thoughts and sincere condolences are with the Royal Family at this difficult time.”
in the BMW Championship
The 72-hole BMW Championship is the format. For the first two rounds, the field is split into morning and afternoon waves, with players competing in twosomes each day. In the first two rounds, all twosomes play together off the first tee. The morning wave has one round, and the afternoon wave has one round.
After 36 holes, the top 65 players and ties are not subject to a cut. Every participant in the starting field is qualified to compete.
Based on each player’s cumulative score through the first two and third rounds, respectively, the third and fourth rounds’ pairings and tee times are determined. First, the players with the highest cumulative score move on, followed by the players in declining order until the final two players with the lowest cumulative score.
After 72 holes, any ties will be resolved through a playoff using PGA Tour guidelines. Any qualifying player may participate in the sudden-death playoff format for the BMW Championship. The playoff holes are 18, 18, 11, 12, and 18. The player with the lowest score among the remaining competitors is declared the winner after each hole of competition.
The winner will receive a PGA Tour exemption for two seasons. The winner is also excluded from competing in additional competitions. Awarded 2,000 FedEx Cup points is the victor.
PGA Championship at BMW is cut to 54 holes
Play on Friday morning was canceled by the DP World Tour in respect for Queen Elizabeth II’s passing and the plans for her state funeral.
The BMW PGA Championship will now only consist of 54 holes after the course’s management canceled play on Friday to observe Queen Elizabath II’s passing.
When the news of the Queen’s passing broke on Thursday afternoon, the DP World Tour match at Wentworth outside of London was called off. The event will start again on Saturday morning and end on Sunday.
Due to various issues related to the state burial, the DP World Tour announced that it would not be able to play into Monday.
The DP World Tour released a statement saying, “The decision to resume on Saturday has been reached in compliance with Official National Mourning guidance and in cooperation with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)”.
Which golf competition doesn’t have a cut?
However, not all will. But things might alter. The invitationals, including the Arnold Palmer, Genesis, and Memorial, won’t change for the time being. In 2023, there will be a cut at those events, according to Monahan. The fields currently have 120 players. There have been rumors that they may reduce the team size to 78 players starting in 2024 and not make any cuts. For the best players, that’s fantastic; for everyone else, not so much.
For those that qualify, the Sentry Tournament of Champions, WGC-Match Play, and three playoff tournaments are already played without a cut.
There will probably be cuts for the four raised events. For instance, it would be challenging to alter the Farmers Insurance Open’s format over two courses with 156 competitors if it were classified as an enhanced tournament for the next year. The top 20 in the PIP would have to enter, but the remaining field would be filled using the standard qualification standards.
Although we haven’t decided on the eligibility requirements for such events yet, Monahan added, “we won’t change the requirements for the other events.” At this time, that is the plan.
The Sentry Tournament of Champions, the WGC-Dell Match Play, the FedEx St. Jude, the BMW and the Tour Championship would all be no-cut competitions if things remained as they are. The four majors, the Players, the Genesis, the Arnold Palmer, and the Memorial would all have cuts. The four enhanced occurrences to be designated would similarly in theory. Though the PGA Tour will undoubtedly have the option to do so, the fields for the Genesis, Palmer, and Memorial have already been cut.