| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Shanghai, China |
| Established | 2001 |
| Course(s) | Tomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,327 yards (6,700 m) |
| Tour(s) | Asian Tour European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €2,300,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Final year | 2008 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 262Ernie Els (2005) |
| To par | −26as above |
| Final champion | |
 Darren Clarke | |
| Location map | |
  Tomson Shanghai Pudong GC Location inChina | |
TheBMW Asian Open was a men's professionalgolf tournament that was co-sanctioned by theAsian Tour and theEuropean Tour. The event was founded in 2001, as part of the European Tour's drive to expand intoAsia, andChina in particular.
The first two editions were held atTa Shee Golf and Country Club inTaiwan, before the tournament was moved to the People's Republic of China in 2004, since when it was played at theTomson Shanghai Pudong Golf Club inPudong,Shanghai.
In 2005Ernie Els set a new Asian Tour record for the biggest margin of victory when he triumphed by 13 strokes.[1] In 2008 the prize fund was$2.3 million, an increase of more than fifty percent from the 2006 fund of $1.5 million.
| Year | Tours[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ASA,EUR | Darren Clarke | 280 | −8 | 1 stroke |  Robert-Jan Derksen | [2] |
| 2007 | ASA,EUR |  Raphaël Jacquelin | 278 | −10 | 2 strokes |  Søren Kjeldsen | [3] |
| 2006 | ASA,EUR |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 281 | −7 | Playoff |  Henrik Stenson | [4] |
| 2005 | ASA,EUR |  Ernie Els | 262 | −26 | 13 strokes |  Simon Wakefield | [5] |
| 2004 | ASA,EUR | Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 274 | −14 | 3 strokes | Simon Dyson | [6] |
| 2003: No tournament | |||||||
| 2002 | ASA,EUR |  Pádraig Harrington | 273 | −15 | 1 stroke |  Jyoti Randhawa | [7] |
| 2001 | ASA,EUR | Jarmo Sandelin | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Thongchai JaideeJosé María Olazábal | [8] |