2007 PGA Championship

The 2007 PGA Championship was the 89th PGA Championship, played August 9–12 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Defending champion Tiger Woods won his fourth PGA Championship and 13th major title, two strokes ahead of runner-up Woody Austin.

2007 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 9–12, 2007
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma
Course(s)Southern Hills Country Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
PGA European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par70
Length7,131 yards (6,521 m)
Field156 players, 72 after cut
Cut145 (+5)
Prize fund$7,000,000
€5,007,922
Winner's share$1,260,000
€914,040
Champion
Tiger Woods
272 (−8)
Tulsa 
Location in the United States
Tulsa 
Location in Oklahoma

Venue

Similar to the upgrades it received prior to the 2001 U.S. Open, Southern Hills underwent extensive renovations to prepare for the 2007 PGA Championship, including new greens and renovated bunkers, as well as an upgrade to the clubhouse.[1] A major heatwave gripping the United States impacted playing conditions significantly. The high temperature for the four days of the tournament reached 101, 99, 99, and 102. Joking about the heat after hooking one of his drives into the trees, Colin Montgomerie said "at least it's in the shade".[2]

It was the seventh major championship and fourth PGA Championship at Southern Hills; the three previous winners were Dave Stockton (1970), Raymond Floyd (1982) and Nick Price (1994). The U.S. Open winners were Tommy Bolt (1958), Hubert Green (1977), and Retief Goosen (2001).

Course layout
Main article: Southern Hills Country Club
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4644884513726532003842453743,6313661734585372234135073584653,5007,131
Par444453434354345344443570

Lengths of the course in previous major championships:

Field
  1. All former PGA Champions
  2. The last five U.S. Open Champions (2003 through 2007)
  3. The last five Masters Champions (2003 through 2007)
  4. The last five Open Champions (2003 through 2007)
  5. Current PGA Seniors' Champion (2007)
  6. The 15 low scorers and ties in the 2006 PGA Championship
  7. The 20 low scorers in the 2007 PGA Professional National Championship (formerly CPC)
  8. The 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2006 International through the 2007 Canadian Open
  9. Members of the 2006 United States Ryder Cup team
  10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour from the 2006 PGA Championship to the 2007 PGA Championship (does not include Pro-Am and Team competitions).
  11. In addition, the PGA reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above.
  12. The 156-player field will be filled (in order) by those players below 70th place in official money standings (#8 above).

Past champions in the field

Made the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Tiger Woods United States1999, 2000, 200671636969272−81
John Daly United States199167737373286+6T32
Shaun Micheel United States200373717072286+6T32
Phil Mickelson United States200573697569286+6T32
David Toms United States200171747172288+8T42
Bob Tway United States198671727175289+9T50

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Rich Beem United States20027670146+6
Davis Love III United States19977274146+6
Vijay Singh Fiji1998, 20047571146+6
Jeff Sluman United States19887473147+7
Steve Elkington Australia19957578153+13
Mark Brooks United States19967976155+15

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 9, 2007

Graeme Storm led the field after the first round by shooting a bogey-free 65 (−5). Storm is playing in his first PGA Championship. Defending champion Tiger Woods began his campaign for his 13th major victory by shooting a 71 (+1). Other notable scores include: John Daly, currently ranked 423rd in the world, shooting a 67 (−3); Brad Lardon shot the best round of the day among those who qualified for the tournament through the PGA Professional National Championship by shooting an even-par 70; U.S. Open champion Ángel Cabrera shot a disappointing 81 (+11), largely due to a septuple-bogey 10 on the par 3 6th hole; Retief Goosen, the last major champion at Southern Hills (2001 U.S. Open), shot an even-par 70 including an eagle and a double-bogey. The scoring average for the round was 74.29 (+4.29) with 12 players under par. The par 4 18th hole ranked the toughest with a scoring average of 4.49 (+0.49). The par 3 11th hole was the easiest of the day with a scoring average of 2.97 (−0.03), the only hole that played under par.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Graeme Storm England65−5
2John Daly United States67−3
T3Stephen Ames Canada68−2
Woody Austin United States
Arron Oberholser United States
T6Markus Brier Austria69−1
Pádraig Harrington Ireland
Geoff Ogilvy Australia
John Senden Australia
Camilo Villegas Colombia
Lee Westwood England
Mark Wilson United States

Second round

Friday, August 10, 2007

Tiger Woods scored a 63, tying the record for the lowest single-round score at a major championship. The feat had been previously accomplished 22 times by 20 other players, and also tied the course record set by Raymond Floyd in the 1982 PGA Championship. His birdie putt on the 18th hole for the record outright horseshoed around the cup but did not fall. Local fan favorite and former Oklahoma State golfer Scott Verplank also had a good round with a score of 66. The cut was at 145 (+5) and 72 players advanced. Only two PGA club professionals made the cut. Jim Furyk and Vijay Singh were among those who missed the cut. The scoring average for the round was 72.80 (+2.80) with 24 players under par for the round.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States71-63=134−6
2Scott Verplank United States70-66=136−4
T3Stephen Ames Canada68-69=137−3
Geoff Ogilvy Australia69-68=137
5Woody Austin United States68-70=138−2
T6Niclas Fasth Sweden71-68=139−1
Pat Perez United States70-69=139
John Senden Australia69-70=139
T9John Daly United States67-73=140E
Ernie Els South Africa72-68=140
Paul McGinley Ireland74-66=140
Arron Oberholser United States68-72=140
Adam Scott Australia72-68=140
Camilo Villegas Colombia69-71=140

Third round

Saturday, August 11, 2007

Tiger Woods stretched his lead to three strokes, and has held at least a share of the 54-hole lead in a major 13 times. He was in the final group of three out of the four major championships in 2007. Boo Weekley shot the low round of the day, a five-under par 65. Sergio García was disqualified after the third round for signing an incorrect scorecard.[3] Had he signed it correctly, he would have been at 219 (+9) in a tie for 63rd place. The scoring average for the round was 71.92 (+1.92) with 15 players under par for the round.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Tiger Woods United States71-63-69=203−7
2Stephen Ames Canada68-69-69=206−4
3Woody Austin United States68-70-69=207−3
4John Senden Australia69-70-69=208−2
5Ernie Els South Africa72-68-69=209−1
T6K.J. Choi South Korea71-71-68=210E
Nathan Green Australia75-68-67=210
Arron Oberholser United States68-72-70=210
Adam Scott Australia72-68-70=210
Kevin Sutherland United States73-69-68=210
Scott Verplank United States70-66-74=210
Boo Weekley United States76-69-65=210

Final round

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Tiger Woods claimed his fourth PGA Championship and improved to 13–0 in major championships when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead. He led by as many as five strokes in the third and fourth rounds. However, his bogey on the 14th hole, coupled with Woody Austin's third consecutive birdie at the 13th, whittled Woods' lead down to a single stroke. Woods rebounded, however, with a birdie on the 15th hole, and then parred in to claim the championship. Simon Dyson shot the low round of the day with a 64 (−6). The scoring average for the round was 71.82 (+1.82) with 16 players under par for the round.

Final Leaderboard
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Tiger Woods United States71-63-69-69=272−81,260,000
2Woody Austin United States68-70-69-67=274−6756,000
3Ernie Els South Africa72-68-69-66=275−5476,000
T4Arron Oberholser United States68-72-70-69=279−1308,000
John Senden Australia69-70-69-71=279
T6Simon Dyson England73-71-72-64=280E227,500
Trevor Immelman South Africa75-70-66-69=280
Geoff Ogilvy Australia69-68-74-69=280
T9Kevin Sutherland United States73-69-68-71=281+1170,333
Scott Verplank United States70-66-74-71=281
Boo Weekley United States76-69-65-71=281

Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444453434434534444
Woods−7−6−6−7−7−7−8−9−8−8−8−8−8−7−8−8−8−8
Austin−3−3−4−4−4−4−3−3−3−3−4−5−6−6−6−6−6−6
Els−1−1−2−2−3−3−3−4−4−5−5−4−5−6−6−5−5−5
Oberholser+1+2+2+2+2+2+2+1+1+1EE−1−1−1−1−1−1
Senden−1E+1+1+1+1+1+2+2+2+2+1EE−1−1−1−1
Ames−3−2−3−3−2−2−2−2−1−1−1E+1+2+3+3+2+2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

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Television

Television coverage in the United States was provided by TNT and CBS.

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References
  1. Southern Hills due for break after PGA Archived 2007-08-11 at Archive.today, Tulsa World, July 29, 2007.
  2. USPGA Diary, BBC Sport, August 9, 2007.
  3. Garcia disqualified for signing incorrect scorecard
  4. "PGA Championship". ESPN. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
Preceded by
2007 Open Championship		 Major Championships Succeeded by
2008 Masters

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