The 2025 BMW PGA Championship will boast one of it’s best ever fields for the 71st edition of the DP World Tour’s showpiece event.
Wentworth Club in Surrey will host the Rolex Series event once again and plenty of star names will be on show.
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McIlroy lost in the play-off to Horschel at the BMW PGA Championship last yearCredit: Getty
Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm headline the action as Luke Donald looks to retune his plans for the upcoming Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black.
Billy Horschel won this event last year and the battle for the trophy should be thrilling again this September.
The 2025 Race to Dubai is reaching his conclusion and the BMW PGA Championship is always a key stop in deciding the overall DP World Tour champion.
BMW PGA Championship: Date and how to follow
The 2025 BMW PGA Championship is taking place from Thursday, September 11 to Sunday, September 14
It is being held on the West Course at Wentworth, the permanent location of this tournament since 1984.
The course, famous for its back-to-back par 5 finish, is a par 72 and will play to a maximum yardage of 7,267.
The action will get up and running at 7:30am UK time each day.
Sky Sports Golf will broadcast the live action throughout the tournament with their coverage starting at 8:30am each day.
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Rahm will be in action at WentworthCredit: Getty
Fans can also keep across the action with live updates on talkSPORT during all four days.
To tune in through the website, click HERE for the live stream or keep up to date with talkSPORT.com.
Alternatively, you can listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 and 1053 AM.
BMW PGA Championship: Field and leaderboard
As a flagship event on the DP World Tour, the field at Wentworth is packed with quality.
Most of Europe’s Ryder Cup team will be in action including McIlroy, Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry.
Viktor Hovland and Ludvig Aberg are also in the field with only Sepp Straka not featuring due to personal reasons.
USA stars Brooks Koepka and Patrick Reed will be teeing it up as will other big names such as Min Woo Lee, Ryan Fox, Si Woo Kim, Joaquin Niemann, Adam Scott, Corey Conners and Hideki Matsuyama.
The full field for the event can be found here while tee times and grouping for the opening two days will be confirmed on Tuesday.
The latest leaderboard from Wentworth can be found here once play is up and running.
This year’s tournament has a total purse of £7million with the winner set to take home £1.2m.
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Koepka is in the field for the 2025 BMW PGA ChampionshipCredit: Getty
BMW PGA Championship recent winners
2024: Billy Horschel – playoff win over Thriston Lawrence and Rory McIlroy
2023: Ryan Fox – 1 stroke win over Tyrrell Hatton and Aaron Rai
2022: Shane Lowry – 1 stroke win over Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm
2021: Billy Horschel – 1 stroke win over Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Laurie Canter and Jamie Donaldson
2020: Tyrrell Hatton – 4 stroke win over Victor Perez
2019: Danny Willett – 3 stroke win over Jon Rahm
2018: Francesco Molinari – 2 stroke win over Rory McIlroy
2017: Alex Noren – 2 stroke win over Francesco Molinari
2016: Chris Wood – 1 stroke win over Rikard Karlberg
2015: An Byeong-hun – 6 strokes win over Thongchai Jaidee and Miguel Angel Jimenez
BMW PGA Championship: What has been said?
McIlroy and Lowry have both won at Wentworth in the past and are excited to try and claim the prestigious trophy once again.
McIlroy said: “I’m looking forward to returning to Wentworth for the BMW PGA Championship.
“I’ve had some great results on the West Course in the past and it was a thrill being back in contention again last year.
The crowds were out in force and I would love the chance to go one better in 2025.”
Lowry added: “I’ve made no secret of the fact that the BMW PGA Championship is an event I always look forward to playing in.
“Even before my win a few years ago, it was a tournament I always marked on my calendar and it has really gone from strength to strength as a Rolex Series event.
“It’s a course I really enjoy playing and I’m excited to return to Wentworth later this year.”
