BMW Masters
The BMW Masters was a golf tournament played annually at Lake Malaren Golf Club, in Luodian, Shanghai, China. The tournament began in 2011 and became a European Tour event in 2012. It was dropped from the European Tour in 2016.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Luodian, Shanghai, China |
| Established | 2011 |
| Course(s) | Lake Malaren Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,594 yards (6,944 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$7,000,000 |
| Month played | November |
| Final year | 2015 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 267 Peter Hanson (2012) |
| To par | −21 as above |
| Final champion | |
| Kristoffer Broberg | |
| Location map | |
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, coming from an overall prize fund of $5 million.
In 2012, it became a European Tour event and was renamed the BMW Masters. 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.
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