The BMW PGA Championship is the flagship event on the DP World Tour and was founded in 1955 by the Professional Golfers' Association.
It is regarded as one of the most prestigious tournaments on the European calendar and has been a Rolex Series event since 2017.
BMW PGA Championship date
The tournament used to be played in May, coinciding with the weekend of the UK's Spring Bank Holiday, but it was switched to September in 2019 as part of a revamp to the schedule.
The 2026 edition will be held from Thursday 17th to Sunday 20th September.
BMW PGA Championship venue
Wentworth Club, which also hosted the event from 1972-74, has been the permanent home of the BMW PGA Championship since 1984.
The course is a par-72 that measures 7,267 yards and has 10 par-fours, four par-threes and four par-fives, of which two come in the final three holes.
There have been several different host courses since the inaugural tournament in 1955, including Maesdu, Ashburnham, Royal Birkdale, Royal St George's and St. Andrews Links.
BMW PGA Championship defending champion
The 71st staging of the BMW PGA Championship was won in 2025 by Sweden's Alex Noren.
Noren totalled 19-under par for the four days, but he was forced to contest a play-off against Adrien Saddier where he prevailed in the torrential rain at Wentworth.
BMW PGA Championship history
The BMW PGA Championship has been held 71 times, having first been contested in 1955, pre-European Tour.
BMW PGA Championship previous winners
Sir Nick Faldo is the most successful player at the BMW PGA Championship, clinching the first of four victories in 1978 at Royal Birkdale by a massive seven shots.
The Englishman then went on to triumph in 1980 (Royal St George's), 1981 (Ganton) and 1989 (Wentworth Club).
Peter Alliss (1957, 1962, 1965), Bernhard Langer (1987, 1993, 1995) and Colin Montgomerie (1998, 1999, 2000) have all won the event three times.
Tony Jacklin (1972, 1982), Seve Ballesteros (1983, 1991), Ian Woosnam (1988, 1997), Anders Hansen (2002, 2007) and Luke Donald (2011, 2012) all have two victories to their names.
Scotland's Montgomerie is the only player to triumph three years in a row, while Billy Horschel (2021 & 2024) is the only American winner since Arnold Palmer in 1975.
BMW PGA Championship record winning score
The record for best aggregate score at the BMW PGA Championship was Brian Bamford's 266 in 1961, while An Byeong-hun's -21 in 2015 at Wentworth is the best score to par, as the South Korean won by six shots on an aggregate score of 267.
