2016 PGA Championship

StatisticsPar70Length7,428 yards (6,792 m)^[1]Field156 players, 86 after cutCut142 (+2)Prize fund$10,000,000^[2]
€9,040,528Winner's share$1,800,000^[2]
€1,627,295Champion Jimmy Walker266 (−14)Location map

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

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:

• 7,392 yards (6,759 m), par 70 - 2005 PGA Championship
• 7,116 yards (6,507 m), par 70 - 1993 U.S. Open
• 7,013 yards (6,413 m), par 70 - 1980 U.S. Open
• 7,015 yards (6,415 m), par 70 - 1967 U.S. Open
• 7,027 yards (6,425 m), par 70 - 1954 U.S. Open
• 6,866 yards (6,278 m), par 72 - 1936 U.S. Open (Upper Course)
• 6,212 yards (5,680 m), par 74 - 1915 U.S. Open (Old Course)
• 6,003 yards (5,489 m), par      - 1903 U.S. Open (Old Course)
       The Old Course no longer exists, plowed under in 1918

Field

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

• Davis Love III (10)^[5] and Tiger Woods did not play due to injury.
• The following former champions did not enter: Paul Azinger, Mark Brooks, Jack Burke Jr., Steve Elkington, Dow Finsterwald, Raymond Floyd, Doug Ford, Al Geiberger, Wayne Grady, David Graham, Hubert Green, Don January, John Mahaffey, Larry Nelson, Bobby Nichols, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Nick Price, Jeff Sluman, Dave Stockton, Hal Sutton, Lee Trevino, Bob Tway, Lanny Wadkins

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

• Rocco Mediate

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

• Charles Howell III did not play due to injury.

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)

• Hunter Mahan (162), Thomas Bjørn (294), and Stephen Gallacher (290) did not qualify.
• Ian Poulter did not play due to a foot injury.

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

First round

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	Jimmy Walker	65	−5
T2	Ross Fisher	66	−4
	Emiliano Grillo
	Martin Kaymer
T5	Harris English	67	−3
	James Hahn
	Henrik Stenson
	Andy Sullivan
T9	K. J. Choi	68	−2
	Jason Day
	Rickie Fowler
	Scott Hend
	Russell Henley
	Brooks Koepka
	David Lingmerth
	Louis Oosthuizen
	John Senden
	Robert Streb
	Vaughn Taylor
	Jhonattan Vegas

Second round

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	Robert Streb	68-63=131	−9
	Jimmy Walker	65-66=131
T3	Jason Day	68-65=133	−7
	Emiliano Grillo	66-67=133
5	Henrik Stenson	67-67=134	−6
T6	Martin Kaymer	66-69=135	−5
	Brooks Koepka	68-67=135
	Patrick Reed	70-65=135
T9	Jamie Donaldson	69-67=136	−4
	Harris English	67-69=136
	Rickie Fowler	68-68=136
	Hideki Matsuyama	69-67=136

Third round

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	Robert Streb	68-63=131*	−9
	Jimmy Walker	65-66=131*
T3	Jason Day	68-65=133*	−7
	Emiliano Grillo	66-67=133*
5	Henrik Stenson	67-67=134*	−6
T6	Martin Kaymer	66-69=135*	−5
	Brooks Koepka	68-67=135*
	Patrick Reed	70-65=135*
	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	Jimmy Walker	65-66-68=199	−11
2	Jason Day	68-65-67=200	−10
T3	Brooks Koepka	68-67-66=201	−9
	Henrik Stenson	67-67-67=201
T5	William McGirt	70-67-66=203	−7
	Hideki Matsuyama	69-67-67=201
	Robert Streb	68-63-72=201
T8	Branden Grace	70-66-66=204	−6
	Webb Simpson	69-69-66=204
	Daniel Summerhays	70-67-67=204

Final round

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

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

Leaderboard below the top 10
Place	Player	Score	To par	Money ($)
T13	Emiliano Grillo	66-67-73-68=274	−6	172,400
	Pádraig Harrington (c)	71-70-65-68=274
	Patrick Reed	70-65-70-69=274
	Webb Simpson	69-69-66-70=274
	Jordan Spieth	70-67-69-68=274
T18	Grégory Bourdy	69-68-69-69=275	−5	121,000
	Kevin Kisner	71-69-65-70=275
	Adam Scott	70-67-69-69=275
	John Senden	68-70-69-68=275
T22	K. J. Choi	68-70-71-67=276	−4	75,636
	Russell Henley	68-72-68-68=276
	Billy Hurley III	72-65-69-70-276
	Russell Knox	70-70-67-69=276
	David Lingmerth	68-70-69-69=276
	Francesco Molinari	71-70-68-67=276
	Kevin Na	71-68-71-66=276
	Louis Oosthuizen	68-70-70-68=276
	Kyle Reifers	70-70-70-66=276
	Justin Rose	70-72-66-68=276
	Jhonattan Vegas	68-71-70-67=276
T33	Jon Curran	69-69-69-70=277	−3	45,289
	Rickie Fowler	68-68-71-70=277
	Yuta Ikeda	70-67-73-67=277
	Zach Johnson	71-66-71-69=277
	Søren Kjeldsen	70-69-73-65=277
	Joost Luiten	72-70-70-65=277
	Phil Mickelson (c)	71-70-68-68=277
	Hideto Tanihara	71-66-73-67=277
	Vaughn Taylor	68-71-70-68=277
T42	Keegan Bradley (c)	73-68-71-66=278	−2	30,143
	Jamie Donaldson	69-67-72-70=278
	Ross Fisher	66-73-70-69=278
	Scott Hend	68-70-68-72=278
	Ryan Palmer	71-71-69-67=278
	Charl Schwartzel	73-69-66-70=278
	Steve Stricker	69-70-67-72=278
T49	Aaron Baddeley	70-70-71-68=279	−1	25,000
	Rafa Cabrera-Bello	72-70-70-67=279
	Matt Fitzpatrick	72-70-70-67=279
	Patton Kizzire	71-71-68-69=279
	Jason Kokrak	70-72-69-68=279
	Alex Norén	70-68-71-70=279
	Andy Sullivan	67-71-72-69=279
T56	Bill Haas	70-70-68-72=280	E	22,250
	Danny Lee	69-70-70-71=280
	Brandt Snedeker	73-66-70-71=280
	Song Young-han	71-68-73-68=280
T60	George Coetzee	72-67-74-68=281	+1	20,000
	Jason Dufner (c)	71-71-70-69=281
	Harris English	67-69-74-71=281
	Andrew Johnston	70-69-71-71=281
	Marc Leishman	71-69-67-74=281
	Bubba Watson	71-69-70-71=281
T66	Kiradech Aphibarnrat	70-72-69-71=282	+2	18,500
	Roberto Castro	72-70-69-71=282
	Ernie Els	73-69-69-71=282
	Justin Thomas	69-72-72-69=282
T70	James Hahn	67-73-70-73=283	+3	17,900
	Colt Knost	69-73-68-73=283
	Ryan Moore	71-67-74-71=283
T73	Rich Beem (c)	69-72-72-71=284	+4	17,450
	Daniel Berger	71-69-71-73=284
	Marcus Fraser	71-68-72-73=284
	Jim Furyk	74-67-69-74=284
	Freddie Jacobson	71-71-70-72=284
	Thongchai Jaidee	72-70-73-69=284
T79	Bradley Dredge	69-71-75-70=285	+5	16,900
	Billy Horschel	72-70-71-72=285
	Matt Jones	74-68-70-73=285
	Brian Stuard	70-70-75-70=285
	Danny Willett	71-70-74-70=285
84	Cameron Tringale	72-68-77-69=286	+6	16,600
85	Lee Westwood	69-70-73-75=287	+7	16,500
86	Thomas Pieters	71-70-75-74=290	+10	16,400
CUT	Luke Donald	72-71=143	+3
	Victor Dubuisson	69-74=143
	Ryan Helminen	72-71=143
	Smylie Kaufman	73-70=143
	Chris Kirk	74-69=143
	Rory McIlroy (c)	74-69=143
	Scott Piercy	72-71=143
	Chris Wood	69-74=143
	Yang Yong-eun (c)	72-71=143
	An Byeong-hun	72-72=144	+4
	Zac Blair	73-71=144
	J. B. Holmes	75-69=144
	Rikard Karlberg	72-72=144
	Kim Si-woo	71-73=144
	Thorbjørn Olesen	70-74=144
	Rod Perry	73-71=144
	Vijay Singh (c)	74-70=144
	Brendan Steele	71-73=144
	Harold Varner III	72-72=144
	Jason Bohn	71-74=145	+5
	Kevin Chappell	72-73=145
	Darren Clarke	74-71=145
	Matt Dobyns	73-72=145
	Sergio García	71-74=145
	Charley Hoffman	75-70=145
	Shane Lowry	72-73=145
	Bryce Molder	74-71=145
	Ben Polland	72-73=145
	Kevin Streelman	75-70=145
	Gary Woodland	73-72=145
	Rich Berberian, Jr.	72-74=146	+6
	Jonas Blixt	75-71=146
	Kristoffer Broberg	72-74=146
	Mark Brown	75-71=146
	Matt Kuchar	74-72=146
	Anirban Lahiri	73-73=146
	Peter Malnati	73-73=146
	Bernd Wiesberger	75-71=146
	John Daly (c)	74-73=147	+7
	Tony Finau	77-70=147
	Brian Gaffney	74-73=147
	Rob Labritz	71-76=147
	Lee Soo-min	77-70=147
	Jamie Lovemark	71-76=147
	David Muttitt	73-74=147
	David Toms (c)	74-73=147
	Michael Block	72-76=148	+8
	Greg Chalmers	72-76=148
	Nicolas Colsaerts	72-76=148
	Fabián Gómez	75-73=148
	Jim Herman	77-71=148
	Kim Kyung-tae	77-71=148
	Johan Kok	72-76=148
	Josh Speight	77-71=148
	Wang Jeung-hun	73-75=148
	Dustin Johnson	77-72=149	+9
	Graeme McDowell	74-75=149
	Rocco Mediate	76-73=149
	Troy Merritt	77-72=149
	Joe Summerhays	76-73=149
	Mitch Lowe	74-76=150	+10
	Tommy Sharp	77-73=150
	Brandon Stone	79-71=150
	Omar Uresti	72-78=150
Shaun Micheel (c)	77-74=151	+11
Brad Ott	79-72=151
Wyatt Worthington II	76-76=152	+12
James Morrison	78-76=154	+14
Rick Schuller	78-76=154
Brad Lardon	83-74=157	+17

Scorecard

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
Walker	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−13	−14	−14
Day	−9	−9	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−11	−13
Summerhays	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−7	−8	−9	−9	−10
Grace	−6	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−9	−9	−9
Koepka	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−8	−8	−9
Matsuyama	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9
Kaymer	−4	−5	−5	−5	−4	−4	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−6	−7	−7	−6	−6	−8
Stenson	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−8	−8	−8	−8
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

External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site