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Why Willett must win at Wentworth
- Updated: May 27, 2016
1:07 PM ET
VIRGINIA WATER, England — The BMW PGA Championship, Wentworth and, indeed, the European Tour has been wounded this year.
Many of its biggest names withdrew, citing one reason or another. 2014 champion Rory McIlroy decided he didn’t want to play four tournaments in as many weeks; Ian Poulter, Sergio Garcia and Henrik Stenson make no secret of the fact they don’t like the place; while Wentworth fanatic Justin Rose saw his back give out just days before the tournament started.
While the BMW PGA Championship has had a few surprise winners in its day, it needs a big-name winner this week. And it doesn’t get much bigger than the reigning Masters champion.
Danny Willett, playing his first tournament on English soil since his Augusta glory, experienced a round that swayed from the sublime to the ridiculous as he set the clubhouse target of 10-under-par with a remarkable 68 to add to his more consistent opening 66.
Willett eased off the podium, opening with back-to-back pars, before shifting through the gears to record two straight birdies that gave him the outright lead, then two more to become the first player to reach double figures …
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