We get you up to speed ahead of this week's DP World Tour event at Wentworth, live on Sky Sports. The BMW PGA Championship is one of the flagship events on the DP World Tour calendar, with the tournament first being held in 1955. It should not be confused with the BMW Championship, the second of the PGA Tour's two FedExCup Playoffs, with the BMW PGA Championship hosted annually in Surrey, England, each September.
Alex Noren returns as the defending champion after he defeated Adrien Saddier in a play-off at last year's tournament. The tournament is hosted annually at Wentworth Club, one of England's most prestigious golf courses. Wentworth was first opened as a golf club in 1922 and has since hosted some prestigious events, including the 1953 Ryder Cup and the AIG Women's Open in 1980.
Some big names are set to tee up at Wentworth including two-time Masters champion Rory McIlroy. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The world No 2 won the BMW PGA Championship in 2014 and returns to Wentworth hoping to improve on a tied-41st place finish at the Amgen Irish Open. Despite dropping down the leaderboard, McIlroy said he was "encouraged" by certain aspects of his game coming into this week.
Patrick Reed has enjoyed a fine season on the DP World Tour since he left LIV Golf at the beginning of the year. The 2018 Masters champion currently leads the Race to Dubai Rankings and comes into the week off the back of an impressive tied-second finish at the Amgen Irish Open. Prior to last weekend, Shane Lowry's last victory on the DP World Tour came at the BMW PGA Championship in 2022.
But on Sunday, he carded a seven-under 63 to secure a staggering 11-shot victory at the Amgen Irish Open. Englishmen Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose are two other players who can impress this week. Fleetwood has four top-five finishes on the PGA Tour this season, notably placing tied-fourth at The Open at Royal Birkdale.
Rose has also enjoyed a great season on the PGA Tour, which included a victory at the Farmers Insurance Open and a tied-third finish at The Masters. Jon Rahm is one of multiple LIV Golf players in the field this week. This year the Spaniard clinched his third successive LIV Golf Individual Championship in August, and also finished tied for second at the PGA Championship in May.
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