BMW Asian Open

Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Template other The BMW Asian Open was a men's professional golf tournament that was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the European Tour. The event was founded in 2001, as part of the European Tour's drive to expand into Asia, and China in particular.

The first two editions were held at Ta Shee Golf and Country Club in Taiwan, before the tournament was moved to the People's Republic of China in 2004, since when it was played at the Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club in Pudong, Shanghai.

In 2005 Ernie Els set a new Asian Tour record for the biggest margin of victory when he triumphed by 13 strokes. In 2008 the prize fund was $2.3 million, an increase of more than fifty percent from the 2006 fund of $1.5 million.

Winners

Year	ToursTemplate:Efn	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
2008	ASA, EUR	Template:Flagicon Darren Clarke	280	−8	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Robert-Jan Derksen
2007	ASA, EUR	Template:Flagicon Raphaël Jacquelin	278	−10	2 strokes	Template:Flagicon Søren Kjeldsen
2006	ASA, EUR	Template:Flagicon Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño	281	−7	Playoff	Template:Flagicon Henrik Stenson
2005	ASA, EUR	Template:Flagicon Ernie Els	262	−26	13 strokes	Template:Flagicon Simon Wakefield
2004	ASA, EUR	Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez	274	−14	3 strokes	Template:Flagicon Simon Dyson
2003: No tournament
2002	ASA, EUR	Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington	273	−15	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Jyoti Randhawa
2001	ASA, EUR	Template:Flagicon Jarmo Sandelin	278	−10	1 stroke	Template:Flagicon Thongchai Jaidee Template:Flagicon José María Olazábal

External links

• Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site