Eyes shift across the pond this week in the golf world as the DP World Tour's flagship event, the 2026 BMW PGA Championship, takes center stage at the Wentworth Club in England. Posing as the meeting grounds for the best the European circuit has to offer, the BMW PGA Championship will once again serve as one of the marquee tournaments of the fall. Last season, it was Alex Noren who claimed his second BMW PGA Championship title right before serving as an assistant captain for a victorious European Ryder Cup team.
At that meeting versus the United States, it was Shane Lowry who dealt the red, white and blue the deciding dagger as he claimed the crucial half point on the 18th green to make sure the trophy would not be changing hands. The Irishman comes in following a historic win at his home country's open last week where he won by a whopping 11 strokes. A winner at this event a handful of years ago, Lowry looks to keep the momentum rolling alongside most of his European Ryder Cup teammates.
Rory McIlroy was victorious in 2014 and has come agonzingly close to winning the BMW PGA Championship again in the decade or so since. After finishing his PGA Tour season in a flurry, McIlroy sputtered at the Irish Open where his putter posed as the main culprit. Other former champions in the field include Francesco Molinari, Danny Willett, Tyrrell Hatton and the Champion Golfer of the Year in Ryan Fox.
While international and European players dominate the tee sheet, a couple of Americans will hope to make some noise including Ryan Gerard and the Race to Dubai leader himself, Patrick Reed. Dates: Sept. 17-20Location: Wentworth Club — Virginia Water, Surrey, EnglandPar: 72 | Yardage: 7,267
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