![The strange, sometimes rocky story of how the BMW PGA Championship became the European Tour's 'flagship' event | Golf News and Tour Information | GolfDigest.com The strange, sometimes rocky story of how the BMW PGA Championship became the European Tour's 'flagship' event | Golf News and Tour Information | GolfDigest.com](https://golfdigest.sports.sndimg.com/content/dam/images/golfdigest/fullset/2020/10/bmw-pga-championship-collage-hero-photo.jpg.rend.hgtvcom.966.483.suffix/1601937263967.jpeg)
The strange, sometimes rocky story of how the BMW PGA Championship became the European Tour's 'flagship' event | Golf News and Tour Information | GolfDigest.com
![Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 11, 2021 Austria's Bernd Wiesberger in action during the third round REUTERS/Paul Childs Stock Photo - Alamy Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 11, 2021 Austria's Bernd Wiesberger in action during the third round REUTERS/Paul Childs Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GJP5C6/golf-european-tour-bmw-pga-championship-wentworth-golf-club-virginia-water-britain-september-11-2021-austrias-bernd-wiesberger-in-action-during-the-third-round-reuterspaul-childs-2GJP5C6.jpg)
Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 11, 2021 Austria's Bernd Wiesberger in action during the third round REUTERS/Paul Childs Stock Photo - Alamy
![Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 12, 2021 Billy Horschel of the U.S. celebrates winning the BMW PGA Championship with the Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 12, 2021 Billy Horschel of the U.S. celebrates winning the BMW PGA Championship with the](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GJYHK7/golf-european-tour-bmw-pga-championship-wentworth-golf-club-virginia-water-britain-september-12-2021-billy-horschel-of-the-us-celebrates-winning-the-bmw-pga-championship-with-the-trophy-action-images-via-reuterspaul-childs-2GJYHK7.jpg)
Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 12, 2021 Billy Horschel of the U.S. celebrates winning the BMW PGA Championship with the
![Billy Horschel Ranks BMW PGA Championship on the Same Pedestal as The Players Championship - EssentiallySports Billy Horschel Ranks BMW PGA Championship on the Same Pedestal as The Players Championship - EssentiallySports](https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2021-09-11T170628Z_1781397920_UP1EH9B1BIPT2_RTRMADP_3_GOLF-EUROPEAN.jpg?width=600)
Billy Horschel Ranks BMW PGA Championship on the Same Pedestal as The Players Championship - EssentiallySports
![Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 11, 2021 Australia's Adam Scott in action during the third round REUTERS/Paul Childs Stock Photo - Alamy Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 11, 2021 Australia's Adam Scott in action during the third round REUTERS/Paul Childs Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GJP4MC/golf-european-tour-bmw-pga-championship-wentworth-golf-club-virginia-water-britain-september-11-2021-australias-adam-scott-in-action-during-the-third-round-reuterspaul-childs-2GJP4MC.jpg)
Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 11, 2021 Australia's Adam Scott in action during the third round REUTERS/Paul Childs Stock Photo - Alamy
![European Tour: Francesco Molinari pips Rory McIlroy to BMW PGA Championship | Golf | Sport | Express.co.uk European Tour: Francesco Molinari pips Rory McIlroy to BMW PGA Championship | Golf | Sport | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/71/590x/secondary/European-Tour-1357835.png?r=1534930280758)
European Tour: Francesco Molinari pips Rory McIlroy to BMW PGA Championship | Golf | Sport | Express.co.uk
![Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 9, 2021 Australia's Adam Scott during the first round Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs Stock Photo - Alamy Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 9, 2021 Australia's Adam Scott during the first round Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2GJ6N4R/golf-european-tour-bmw-pga-championship-wentworth-golf-club-virginia-water-britain-september-9-2021-australias-adam-scott-during-the-first-round-action-images-via-reuterspaul-childs-2GJ6N4R.jpg)
Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 9, 2021 Australia's Adam Scott during the first round Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs Stock Photo - Alamy
![European Tour leaderboard: BMW PGA Championship 2017 latest and updates from Wentworth | Golf | Sport | Express.co.uk European Tour leaderboard: BMW PGA Championship 2017 latest and updates from Wentworth | Golf | Sport | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/71/750x445/809677.jpg)