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.
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.
Winners European Tour (Race to Dubai finals series)2013–2015 European Tour (Regular) 2012 Unofficial event 2011 #YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-upBMW Masters5th 2015 Kristoffer Broberg 271 −17 Playoff Patrick Reed4th 2014 Marcel Siem 272 −16 Playoff Ross Fisher Alexander Lévy3rd 2013 Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño 277 −11 1 stroke Francesco Molinari Thongchai Jaidee2nd 2012 Peter Hanson 267 −21 1 stroke Rory McIlroyLake Malaren Shanghai Masters 1st 2011 Rory McIlroy 270 −18 Playoff Anthony Kim
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External links Coverage on the European Tour's official site