2016 PGA Championship

2016 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	July 28–31, 2016
Location	Springfield, New Jersey
Course(s)	Baltusrol Golf Club Lower Course
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par	70
Length	7,428 yards (6,792 m)[1]
Field	156 players, 86 after cut
Cut	142 (+2)
Prize fund	$10,000,000[2] €9,040,528
Winner's share	$1,800,000[2] €1,627,295
Champion
Jimmy Walker
266 (−14)
«2015 2017»

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:

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

Rich Beem, Keegan Bradley (9), John Daly, Jason Day (6,8,10), Jason Dufner (8,10), Pádraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer (2,6,9), Rory McIlroy (4,8,9), Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson (4,8,9), Vijay Singh, David Toms, Yang Yong-eun

• 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

Dustin Johnson (6,8,10), Justin Rose (6,8,9), Webb Simpson (8,9), Jordan Spieth (3,6,8,9,10)

3. Winners of last five Masters Tournaments

Adam Scott (8,10), Bubba Watson (8,9,10), Danny Willett (8)

4. Winners of last five British Opens

Ernie Els, Zach Johnson (8,9), Henrik Stenson (8,9)

5. Current Senior PGA Champion

Rocco Mediate

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

George Coetzee, Tony Finau (8,10), Branden Grace (8,10), Russell Henley, Brooks Koepka (8), Matt Kuchar (8,9), Anirban Lahiri, David Lingmerth (8), Brandt Snedeker (8,10), Brendan Steele (8), Robert Streb (8)

7. 20 low scorers in the 2016 PGA Professional National Championship

Rich Berberian, Jr., Michael Block, Mark Brown, Matt Dobyns, Brian Gaffney, Ryan Helminen, Johan Kok, Rob Labritz, Brad Lardon, Mitch Lowe, David Muttitt, Brad Ott, Rod Perry, Ben Polland, Rick Schuller, Tommy Sharp, Josh Speight, Joe Summerhays, Omar Uresti, Wyatt Worthington II

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

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

Aaron Baddeley (10), Daniel Berger (10), Jason Bohn, Paul Casey, Roberto Castro, Kevin Chappell, Jon Curran, Harris English, Rickie Fowler (9,10), Jim Furyk (9), Sergio García (9,10), Fabián Gómez (10), Emiliano Grillo (10), Bill Haas, James Hahn (10), Jim Herman (10), Charley Hoffman (10), J. B. Holmes, Billy Hurley III (10), Smylie Kaufman (10), Kim Si-woo, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner (10), Patton Kizzire, Colt Knost, Russell Knox (10), Danny Lee, Jamie Lovemark, Shane Lowry, Hideki Matsuyama (10), Graeme McDowell (9,10), William McGirt (10), Bryce Molder, Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Louis Oosthuizen, Ryan Palmer, Scott Piercy, Patrick Reed (9), Kyle Reifers, Charl Schwartzel (10), Kevin Streelman, Brian Stuard (10), Daniel Summerhays, Vaughn Taylor (10), Justin Thomas (10), Jimmy Walker (9), Gary Woodland

• 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)

Jamie Donaldson, Victor Dubuisson, Lee Westwood

• 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

Greg Chalmers, Peter Malnati, Jhonattan Vegas

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

Zac Blair, Billy Horschel, Freddie Jacobson, Jason Kokrak, Steve Stricker, Cameron Tringale, Harold Varner III

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

An Byeong-hun, Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Grégory Bourdy, Kristoffer Broberg, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, K. J. Choi, Darren Clarke, Nicolas Colsaerts, Luke Donald, Bradley Dredge, Ross Fisher, Matthew Fitzpatrick, Marcus Fraser, Tyrrell Hatton, Scott Hend, Yuta Ikeda, Thongchai Jaidee, Andrew Johnston, Matt Jones, Rikard Karlberg, Kim Kyung-tae, Søren Kjeldsen, Lee Soo-min, Marc Leishman, Joost Luiten, Troy Merritt, Francesco Molinari, James Morrison, Alexander Norén, Thorbjørn Olesen, Thomas Pieters, John Senden, Song Young-han, Brandon Stone, Andy Sullivan, Hideto Tanihara, Wang Jeung-hun, Bernd Wiesberger, Chris Wood

Alternates (from category 11)

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

Nationalities in the field

North America (82)	South America (3)	Europe (39)	Oceania (11)	Asia (14)	Africa (7)
United States (82)	Argentina (2)	England (12)	Australia (9)	India (1)	South Africa (7)
	Venezuela (1)	Northern Ireland (3)	Fiji (1)	Japan (3)
		Scotland (1)	New Zealand (1)	South Korea (8)
		Wales (2)		Thailand (2)
		Ireland (2)
		Austria (1)
		Belgium (2)
		Denmark (2)
		France (2)
		Germany (1)
		Italy (1)
		Netherlands (1)
		Spain (2)
		Sweden (7)

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Jason Day	Australia	2015	68	65	67	67	267	−13	2
Martin Kaymer	Germany	2010	66	69	71	66	272	−8	T7
Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	2008	71	70	65	68	274	−6	T13
Phil Mickelson	United States	2005	71	70	68	68	277	−3	T33
Keegan Bradley	United States	2011	73	68	71	66	278	−2	T42
Jason Dufner	United States	2013	71	71	70	69	281	+1	T60
Rich Beem	United States	2002	69	72	72	71	284	+4	T73

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Yang Yong-eun	South Korea	2009	72	71	143	+3
Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	2012, 2014	74	69	143	+3
Vijay Singh	Fiji	1998, 2004	74	70	144	+4
John Daly	United States	1991	74	73	147	+7
David Toms	United States	2001	74	73	147	+7
Shaun Micheel	United States	2003	77	74	151	+11

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

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	Country	Score	To par
T1	Robert Streb	United States	68-63=131	−9
	Jimmy Walker	United States	65-66=131
T3	Jason Day	Australia	68-65=133	−7
	Emiliano Grillo	Argentina	66-67=133
5	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	67-67=134	−6
T6	Martin Kaymer	Germany	66-69=135	−5
	Brooks Koepka	United States	68-67=135
	Patrick Reed	United States	70-65=135
T9	Jamie Donaldson	Wales	69-67=136	−4
	Harris English	United States	67-69=136
	Rickie Fowler	United States	68-68=136
	Hideki Matsuyama	Japan	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	Country	Score	To par
T1	Robert Streb	United States	68-63=131*	−9
	Jimmy Walker	United States	65-66=131*
T3	Jason Day	Australia	68-65=133*	−7
	Emiliano Grillo	Argentina	66-67=133*
5	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	67-67=134*	−6
T6	Martin Kaymer	Germany	66-69=135*	−5
	Brooks Koepka	United States	68-67=135*
	Patrick Reed	United States	70-65=135*
	Kevin Kisner	United States	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	Country	Score	To par
1	Jimmy Walker	United States	65-66-68=199	−11
2	Jason Day	Australia	68-65-67=200	−10
T3	Brooks Koepka	United States	68-67-66=201	−9
	Henrik Stenson	Sweden	67-67-67=201
T5	William McGirt	United States	70-67-66=203	−7
	Hideki Matsuyama	Japan	69-67-67=201
	Robert Streb	United States	68-63-72=201
T8	Branden Grace	South Africa	70-66-66=204	−6
	Webb Simpson	United States	69-69-66=204
	Daniel Summerhays	United States	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]

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

Scorecard

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

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

References

External links

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

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