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2016 PGA Championship

Coordinates: 40°42′18″N 74°19′41″W / 40.705°N 74.328°W / 40.705; -74.328
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2016 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 28–31, 2016
LocationSpringfield, New Jersey
40°42′18″N 74°19′41″W / 40.705°N 74.328°W / 40.705; -74.328
Course(s)Baltusrol Golf Club
Lower Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par70
Length7,428 yards (6,792 m)[1]
Field156 players, 86 after cut
Cut142 (+2)
Prize fund$10,000,000[2]
€9,040,528
Winner's share$1,800,000[2]
€1,627,295
Champion
United States Jimmy Walker
266 (−14)
Location map
Baltusrol is located in the United States
Baltusrol
Baltusrol
Location in the United States
Baltusrol is located in New Jersey
Baltusrol
Baltusrol
Location in New Jersey
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The 2016 PGA Championship was the 98th PGA Championship which took place from July 28–31 at Baltusrol Golf Club on the Lower Course in Springfield Township, New Jersey, west of New York City. This was the ninth major and second PGA Championship at Baltusrol, which last hosted in 2005. Jimmy Walker won his first major championship title with a score of 14 under par, one shot ahead of 2015 champion Jason Day.

This edition of the PGA Championship was moved up two weeks from its early-August spot to accommodate the 2016 Olympic tournament in Rio de Janeiro. The John Deere Classic was moved back two weeks from its mid-July spot before the Open Championship and is taking its place on the schedule for those not qualified for the Olympics.

Course layout

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Main article: Baltusrol Golf Club

Lower Course

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Out 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 In Total
Yards 478 377 503 196 425 482 501 380 210 3,552 460 431 218 451 430 453 230 649 554 3,876 7,428
Par 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 34 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 5 5 36 70

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:

Field

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The following qualification criteria were used to select the field.[3][4] Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses.

1. All former PGA Champions

2. Winners of last five U.S. Opens

3. Winners of last five Masters Tournaments

4. Winners of last five British Opens

5. Current Senior PGA Champion

6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2015 PGA Championship

7. 20 low scorers in the 2016 PGA Professional Championship

  • Although Karen Paolozzi placed in the top 20, she was not eligible for entry to the PGA Championship under the Whaley Rule.[6]

8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2016 Open Championship and Barbasol Championship

9. Members of the United States and European 2014 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking on July 1, 2016)

10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2015 PGA Championship

11. Vacancies are filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standings).

12. The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above

Alternates (from category 11)

  1. Jonas Blixt (82) – replaced Charles Howell III

Round summaries

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First round

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Thursday, July 28, 2016

Jimmy Walker led after the first round with a five-under-par 65, one clear of Ross Fisher, Martin Kaymer and Emiliano Grillo.[7] Two-time PGA winner Rory McIlroy was nine shots off the lead after a four-over-par 74 and 2016 U.S. Open champion Dustin Johnson was further behind at seven-over-par 77.[8]

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jimmy Walker 65 −5
T2 England Ross Fisher 66 −4
Argentina Emiliano Grillo
Germany Martin Kaymer
T5 United States Harris English 67 −3
United States James Hahn
Sweden Henrik Stenson
England Andy Sullivan
T9 South Korea K. J. Choi 68 −2
Australia Jason Day
United States Rickie Fowler
Australia Scott Hend
United States Russell Henley
United States Brooks Koepka
Sweden David Lingmerth
South Africa Louis Oosthuizen
Australia John Senden
United States Robert Streb
United States Vaughn Taylor
Venezuela Jhonattan Vegas

Second round

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Friday, July 29, 2016

Robert Streb shot a major record-tying 63 to move into a tie for first place with first round leader Jimmy Walker at 131 (−9). Jason Day, the defending champion, was tied for third place, two strokes behind at 133 (−7) while the 2016 Open Championship winner, Henrik Stenson, was in fifth place at 134 (−6).[9] Danny Willett, the 2016 Masters Tournament champion, was well back at 141, while Dustin Johnson, the 2016 U.S. Open winner, missed the cut with a 149 (+9). The cut was at 142 (+2) and 86 players made the cut.[10]

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Robert Streb 68-63=131 −9
United States Jimmy Walker 65-66=131
T3 Australia Jason Day 68-65=133 −7
Argentina Emiliano Grillo 66-67=133
5 Sweden Henrik Stenson 67-67=134 −6
T6 Germany Martin Kaymer 66-69=135 −5
United States Brooks Koepka 68-67=135
United States Patrick Reed 70-65=135
T9 Wales Jamie Donaldson 69-67=136 −4
United States Harris English 67-69=136
United States Rickie Fowler 68-68=136
Japan Hideki Matsuyama 69-67=136

Third round

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Saturday, July 30, 2016

Play was suspended at 2:14 pm EDT due to dangerous weather conditions. Only 37 players finished their third rounds, with the leaders yet to tee off. Kevin Kisner was the overnight leader at the clubhouse at 5 under par.[11][12]

Place Player Score To par
T1 United States Robert Streb 68-63=131* −9
United States Jimmy Walker 65-66=131*
T3 Australia Jason Day 68-65=133* −7
Argentina Emiliano Grillo 66-67=133*
5 Sweden Henrik Stenson 67-67=134* −6
T6 Germany Martin Kaymer 66-69=135* −5
United States Brooks Koepka 68-67=135*
United States Patrick Reed 70-65=135*
United States Kevin Kisner 71-69-65=205

*Had not yet started their third round.

Sunday, July 31, 2016

Play was resumed at 7am EDT on Sunday. Jimmy Walker went into the final round with a single shot lead over Jason Day, and two shots ahead of Brooks Koepka and Henrik Stenson.[13]

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Jimmy Walker 65-66-68=199 −11
2 Australia Jason Day 68-65-67=200 −10
T3 United States Brooks Koepka 68-67-66=201 −9
Sweden Henrik Stenson 67-67-67=201
T5 United States William McGirt 70-67-66=203 −7
Japan Hideki Matsuyama 69-67-67=201
United States Robert Streb 68-63-72=201
T8 South Africa Branden Grace 70-66-66=204 −6
United States Webb Simpson 69-69-66=204
United States Daniel Summerhays 70-67-67=204

Final round

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Sunday, July 31, 2016

The third round pairings were kept for the final round, and the final pair of Jimmy Walker and Robert Streb teed off shortly after their scheduled time of 3:16 pm EDT. Walker made no bogeys (or worse) during the final round, with all pars on the front nine, then made two consecutive birdies, the first by holing out from the greenside bunker on the 10th hole. His third and final birdie came at 17 for a three-shot lead over defending champion Jason Day, who quickly responded with an eagle on the 72nd hole, narrowing the margin to one shot.[14] Walker won wire-to-wire by making a 3-foot (0.91 m) par putt on the final hole to win by a stroke.[15][16] With Walker's win, it was the first time since 2011 that all four major golf championships were won by first-time winners.[8]

Due to course conditions, the fourth round was played with preferred lies, allowing players to "lift, clean and place" their balls on the fairways.[17] This is believed to be the first time the rule was invoked in a major championship.[15]

Final leaderboard

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Champion
(c) = past champion

Note: Top 15 and ties qualify for the 2017 PGA Championship; top 4 and ties qualify for the 2017 Masters Tournament

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 United States Jimmy Walker 65-66-68-67=266 −14 1,800,000
2 Australia Jason Day (c) 68-65-67-67=267 −13 1,080,000
3 United States Daniel Summerhays 70-67-67-66=270 −10 680,000
T4 South Africa Branden Grace 70-68-66-67=271 −9 303,750
United States Brooks Koepka 68-67-66-70=271
Japan Hideki Matsuyama 69-67-67-68=271
T7 Germany Martin Kaymer (c) 66-69-71-66=272 −8 293,000
Sweden Henrik Stenson 67-67-67-71=272
United States Robert Streb 68-63-72-69=272
T10 England Paul Casey 69-69-68-67=273 −7 233,000
England Tyrrell Hatton 71-68-66-68=273
United States William McGirt 70-67-66-70=273

Scorecard

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Final round

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Par 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 5 5
United States Walker −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −12 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −13 −14 −14
Australia Day −9 −9 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −11 −13
United States Summerhays −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −6 −5 −5 −6 −6 −6 −7 −8 −7 −8 −9 −9 −10
South Africa Grace −6 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −9 −9 −9
United States Koepka −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9 −8 −8 −9
Japan Matsuyama −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −8 −9
Germany Kaymer −4 −5 −5 −5 −4 −4 −5 −5 −5 −5 −5 −6 −6 −7 −7 −6 −6 −8
Sweden Stenson −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −10 −8 −8 −8 −8
United States Streb −7 −7 −6 −6 −7 −7 −7 −7 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −8 −8

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

References

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  1. ^ "PGA Championship: Course". PGA of America. 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "PGA Championship Facts and Format". PGA of America. June 18, 2015. Retrieved June 29, 2015.
  3. ^ "2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations" (PDF). October 5, 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 12, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "2016 PGA Championship Field". PGA of America. July 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Schupak, Adam (June 30, 2016). "Davis Love withdraws from Bridgestone and will undergo season-ending hip surgery". Golfweek.
  6. ^ "Brief: Muttitt wins playoff to qualify for major tourney". The Oklahoman. June 30, 2016.
  7. ^ Murray, Scott; Fisher, Ben (July 28, 2016). "2016 PGA Championship: first round – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Scrivener, Peter (July 29, 2016). "US PGA Championship 2016: Rory McIlroy nine off lead at Baltusrol". BBC Sport. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  9. ^ Murray, Scott (July 30, 2016). "US PGA Championship 2016: second round – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  10. ^ "Robert Streb tied atop PGA with Jimmy Walker after shooting 63". ESPN. Associated Press. July 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "US PGA Championship 2016: Lightning threat delays round three". BBC Sport. July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  12. ^ Murray, Scott (July 30, 2016). "US PGA Championship 2016: day three, as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  13. ^ Jackson, Keith (August 1, 2016). "PGA Championship R3: Jimmy Walker pips Jason Day for 54-hole lead". Sky Sports. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  14. ^ Murray, Ewan (August 1, 2016). "Jimmy Walker holds off Jason Day to claim stunning US PGA win". The Guardian. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  15. ^ a b DiMeglio, Steve (July 31, 2016). "Jimmy Walker captures PGA Championship for first major title". USA Today. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  16. ^ Scrivener, Peter (August 1, 2016). "US PGA Championship 2016: Jimmy Walker wins maiden major". BBC Sport. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
  17. ^ Harig, Bob (July 31, 2016). "PGA Championship allows preferred lies on wet course". ESPN.
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