2012 PGA Championship

The 2012 PGA Championship was the 94th PGA Championship, played August 9–12 at the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, southwest of Charleston. Rory McIlroy shot a bogey-free 66 (−6) in the final round to win his second major title by eight strokes over runner-up David Lynn.[1][2]

2012 PGA Championship

Tournament information
Dates	August 9–12, 2012
Location	Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Course(s)	Kiawah Island Golf Resort Ocean Course
Organized by	PGA of America
Tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,676 yards (7,019 m)
Field	156 players, 72 after cut
Cut	150 (+6)
Prize fund	$8,000,000 €6,507,051
Winner's share	$1,445,000 €1,190,937
Champion
Rory McIlroy
275 (−13)

The victory margin was a record for the PGA Championship, surpassing the seven-stroke win in 1980 by Jack Nicklaus for his fifth PGA and seventeenth major title. The winner of the U.S. Open in 2011, also by eight strokes, McIlroy became the sixth-youngest winner of two majors at 23 years and 3 months.[3][4][5]

Television coverage was provided in the United States by CBS and TNT, and in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports.

It was the first major championship at Kiawah Island; the Ocean Course hosted the Ryder Cup in 1991.

Venue

Main article: Kiawah Island Golf Resort

Course layout

Ocean Course

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Out	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	In	Total
Yards	396	557	390	458	188	480	579	198	494	3,740	447	593	412	497	238	444	581	223	501	3,936	7,676
Par	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	36	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	36	72

Field

Kiawah Island

Location in the United States

Kiawah
Island

Location in South Carolina

The following qualification criteria were used to select the field.[6] Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses.[7]

1. All former PGA Champions
Rich Beem, Keegan Bradley (6,8,10), Mark Brooks, John Daly, Pádraig Harrington (4,8,9), Martin Kaymer (9), Davis Love III, Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson (3,8,9,10), Vijay Singh (8), David Toms (6,8), Tiger Woods (2,8,9,10), Y. E. Yang

The following former champions did not compete: Paul Azinger, 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. Last five U.S. Open champions
Lucas Glover, Graeme McDowell (8,9), Rory McIlroy (8,9,10), Webb Simpson (8,10)

3. Last five Masters champions
Ángel Cabrera, Trevor Immelman (6), Charl Schwartzel (6), Bubba Watson (8,9,10)

4. Last five British Open champions
Stewart Cink, Darren Clarke, Ernie Els (8), Louis Oosthuizen (8)

5. Current Senior PGA champion
Roger Chapman

6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2011 PGA Championship
Luke Donald (8,9,10), Jason Dufner (8,10), Sergio García, Bill Haas (8,10), Anders Hansen, Robert Karlsson, Kevin Na (8,10), D. A. Points (8), Adam Scott (8), Steve Stricker (8,9,10), Scott Verplank, Nick Watney (8), Lee Westwood (8,9), Gary Woodland

7. 20 low scorers in the 2012 PGA Professional National Championship
Danny Balin, Frank Bensel, Mark Brown, Brian Cairns, Jeff Coston, Matt Dobyns, Michael Frye, Brian Gaffney, Marty Jertson, Darrell Kestner, Mitch Lowe, Kelly Mitchum, Alan Morin, Bill Murchison III, Rod Perry, Corey Prugh, Paul Scaletta, Mike Small, Bob Sowards, Doug Wade

8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2012 RBC Canadian Open
Aaron Baddeley, Jonathan Byrd, Bud Cauley, K. J. Choi, Ben Curtis (10), Brian Davis, Jason Day, Brendon de Jonge, Ken Duke, Matt Every, Rickie Fowler (9,10), Jim Furyk (9), Tommy Gainey, Robert Garrigus, Peter Hanson (9), Charley Hoffman, Charles Howell III, John Huh (10), Dustin Johnson (9,10), Zach Johnson (9,10), Matt Kuchar (9,10), Martin Laird, Marc Leishman (10), Spencer Levin, Hunter Mahan (9,10), George McNeill (10), Bryce Molder (10), Ryan Moore, Noh Seung-yul, Geoff Ogilvy, Ryan Palmer, Pat Perez, Carl Pettersson (10), Scott Piercy (10), Ted Potter, Jr. (10), Chez Reavie, John Rollins, Justin Rose (10), Rory Sabbatini, John Senden, Brandt Snedeker (10), Kyle Stanley (10), Michael Thompson, Cameron Tringale, Bo Van Pelt, Johnson Wagner (10), Charlie Wi, Mark Wilson (10)

• Ben Crane (10) – did not play due to a back injury.[8]

9. Members of the United States and European 2010 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking on July 30)
Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Francesco Molinari, Ian Poulter

• Stewart Cink was ranked #196, qualified in category 4
• Ross Fisher was ranked #122
• Edoardo Molinari was ranked #164
• Jeff Overton was ranked #103, qualified in category 11

10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2011 PGA Championship
J. J. Henry, Scott Stallings

11. Vacancies are filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standings).
Blake Adams, Sean O'Hair, Jeff Overton, Jimmy Walker

Alternates:[7]

1. William McGirt – took the spot reserved for the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational winner (Keegan Bradley already qualified)
2. Chris Stroud – replaced Ben Crane[8]

12. The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above
Thomas Aiken, Robert Allenby, Bae Sang-moon, Thomas Bjørn, Rafael Cabrera-Bello, Paul Casey, Greg Chalmers, Tim Clark, George Coetzee, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jamie Donaldson, Simon Dyson, Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño, Marcus Fraser, Hiroyuki Fujita, Retief Goosen, Branden Grace, Michael Hoey, Ryo Ishikawa, Fredrik Jacobson, Thongchai Jaidee, Brendan Jones, Kim Kyung-tae, Pablo Larrazábal, Paul Lawrie, Joost Luiten, David Lynn, Matteo Manassero, Alexander Norén, José María Olazábal, Thorbjørn Olesen, Álvaro Quirós, Robert Rock, Marcel Siem, Jeev Milkha Singh, Toru Taniguchi, Bernd Wiesberger

Nine players appeared in their first major: Matt Dobyns, Michael Frye, William McGirt, Bill Murchison III, Rod Perry, Corey Prugh, Paul Scaletta, Doug Wade and Bernd Wiesberger.[9]

Nationalities in the field

North America (82)	South America (1)	Europe (40)	Oceania (11)	Asia (11)	Africa (11)
United States (82)	Argentina (1)	England (10)	Australia (10)	India (1)	South Africa (10)
		Northern Ireland (4)	Fiji (1)	Japan (3)	Zimbabwe (1)
		Scotland (2)		South Korea (6)
		Wales (1)		Thailand (1)
		Ireland (1)
		Austria (1)
		Belgium (1)
		Denmark (3)
		Germany (2)
		Italy (2)
		Netherlands (1)
		Spain (7)
		Sweden (5)

Past champions in the field

Thirteen former champions were in the field, including two multiple winners.

Made the cut

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Place
Keegan Bradley	United States	2011	68	77	71	68	284	−4	T3
Tiger Woods	United States	1999, 2000, 2006, 2007	69	71	74	72	286	−2	T11
John Daly	United States	1991	68	77	73	69	287	−1	T18
Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	2008	70	76	69	72	287	−1	T18
Vijay Singh	Fiji	1998, 2004	71	69	74	77	291	+3	T36
Phil Mickelson	United States	2005	73	71	73	74	291	+3	T36
Y.E. Yang	South Korea	2009	73	74	74	70	291	+3	T36
Rich Beem	United States	2002	72	76	72	71	291	+3	T36
David Toms	United States	2001	72	78	72	70	292	+4	T42

Missed the cut

Player	Country	Year won	R1	R2	Total	To par
Davis Love III	United States	1997	72	79	151	+7
Shaun Micheel	United States	2003	72	83	155	+11
Martin Kaymer	Germany	2010	79	79	158	+14
Mark Brooks	United States	1996	78	82	160	+16

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 9, 2012

In good weather conditions, Carl Pettersson jumped out to a one-stroke lead with a bogey-free 66 (−6). Joost Luiten had raced to eight-under-par through 14 holes, but bogeyed each of his final four holes to fall back into the pack. World number one Luke Donald struggled to an opening 74 (+2), but number two Tiger Woods shot 69 (−3) in the morning wave of players.[10]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Carl Pettersson	Sweden	66	−6
T2	Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño	Spain	67	−5
	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland
	Alexander Norén	Sweden
	Gary Woodland	United States
T6	Aaron Baddeley	Australia	68	−4
	Keegan Bradley	United States
	John Daly	United States
	Joost Luiten	Netherlands
	Graeme McDowell	Northern Ireland
	Geoff Ogilvy	Australia
	Scott Piercy	United States
	Adam Scott	Australia

Second round

Friday, August 10, 2012

The wind gusted 20–30 mph (30–50 km/h) throughout the day on Friday, making conditions much tougher than the first round of the tournament. Scoring was the toughest on record since the championship assumed a strokeplay format in 1958, with the average round being over 78; 72 players made the cut which fell at 150 (+6). Leader Pettersson backed up with a 74 (+2) but that was good enough to stay in a tie for the lead with two other players: Vijay Singh, the 1998 and 2004 champion, shot the lowest round of the day, 69 (−3), while Tiger Woods also rose into a tie for the lead with a 71 in which he made three birdies and two bogeys and stroked only 26 putts. The tough conditions and long course created very slow play; one player, Luiten, chose to complete his second round early on Saturday morning (the other two in his threesome chose to finish their rounds in near-darkness on Friday). He birdied the eighteenth for a round of 76 (+4), which put him at even-par 144.[11]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Carl Pettersson	Sweden	66-74=140	−4
	Vijay Singh	Fiji	71-69=140
	Tiger Woods	United States	69-71=140
4	Ian Poulter	England	70-71=141	−3
T5	Jamie Donaldson	Wales	69-73=142	−2
	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	67-75=142
T7	Blake Adams	United States	71-72=143	−1
	Aaron Baddeley	Australia	68-75=143
	Trevor Immelman	South Africa	71-72=143
	Adam Scott	Australia	68-75=143

Third round

Saturday, August 11, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012

Weather conditions continued to worsen, and a fierce thunderstorm blew in late afternoon on Saturday, causing play to be postponed for the day with 26 of the 72 players still out on the course. Until the delay, scoring had been a little easier: world number 3 Rory McIlroy surged early with five birdies in his opening eight holes, and a remarkable par save on the third after his drive lodged in a tree. However, a bogey on nine, his final hole of the day, dropped him back into a share of the lead with two-time champion Singh, 26 years McIlroy's senior and attempting to become the oldest major winner in history. They led Adam Scott, also enjoying a fast start, by one, as Scott attempted to shrug off his near miss at the year's previous major. Woods struggled early and was three-over par with a lengthy putt for par at the eighth when play was halted. The overnight clubhouse lead was held by Bo Van Pelt, who carded a five-under 67 early to move to three-under for the week.[12]

Weather delay

The leaderboard when play was halted on Saturday at 4:50 pm EDT:

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Hole
T1	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	67-75-32=174	−6	9
	Vijay Singh	Fiji	71-69-27=167		7
3	Adam Scott	Australia	68-75-32=175	−5	9
4	Carl Pettersson	Sweden	66-74-32=172	−4	8
T5	Bo Van Pelt	United States	73-73-67=213	−3	F
	Trevor Immelman	South Africa	71-72-38=181		10
T7	Steve Stricker	United States	74-73-67=214	−2	F
	Peter Hanson	Sweden	69-75-47=191		12
	Graeme McDowell	Northern Ireland	68-76-43=187		11
	Ian Poulter	England	70-71-33=174		8

Conclusion

Play resumed Sunday at 7:45 am EDT

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	67-75-67=209	−7
2	Carl Pettersson	Sweden	66-74-72=212	−4
T3	Trevor Immelman	South Africa	71-72-70=213	−3
	Adam Scott	Australia	68-75-70=213
	Bo Van Pelt	United States	73-73-67=213
T6	Peter Hanson	Sweden	69-75-70=214	−2
	Vijay Singh	Fiji	71-69-74=214
	Steve Stricker	United States	74-73-67=214
	Tiger Woods	United States	69-71-74=214
T10	Jamie Donaldson	Wales	69-73-73=215	−1
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland	70-76-69=215
	David Lynn	England	73-74-68=215
	Graeme McDowell	Northern Ireland	68-76-71=215
	Ian Poulter	England	70-71-74=215
	Jimmy Walker	United States	73-75-67=215

Final round

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Ian Poulter made an early charge by making five birdies in a row to start his round, but his charge fizzled on the back nine and he finished with four bogeys in the last six holes. Pettersson was in contention early in the round with a front nine 34 despite a rules infraction where he received a two-stroke penalty from moving a leaf in a lateral hazard, though he also fell out of contention on the back nine when McIlroy pulled away. Defending champion Keegan Bradley finished in a tie for 3rd after a final-round 68. McIlroy shot a bogey-free 66 (−6) and needed only 24 putts for the round, winning the championship by a record eight strokes, capped with a 20-foot (6 m) birdie putt on the final hole. The previous PGA record winning margin was seven strokes, by Jack Nicklaus at age 40 in 1980, his 17th major.[3][4][5][13]

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Rory McIlroy	Northern Ireland	67-75-67-66=275	−13	1,445,000
2	David Lynn	England	73-74-68-68=283	−5	865,000
T3	Keegan Bradley	United States	68-77-71-68=284	−4	384,500
	Carl Pettersson	Sweden	66-74-72-72=284
	Ian Poulter	England	70-71-74-69=284
	Justin Rose	England	69-79-70-66=284
T7	Blake Adams	United States	71-72-75-67=285	−3	226,000
	Jamie Donaldson	Wales	69-73-73-70=285
	Peter Hanson	Sweden	69-75-70-71=285
	Steve Stricker	United States	74-73-67-71=285

Scorecard

Final round

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	5	3	4
McIlroy	−7	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−11	−11	−11	−11	−12	−12	−13
Lynn	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−5	−5
Bradley	+1	E	E	E	E	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4	−4
Pettersson	−2	−2	−3	−4	−5	−5	−6	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−5	−4	−4	−4
Poulter	−2	−3	−4	−5	−6	−6	−7	−6	−6	−6	−7	−8	−7	−6	−5	−5	−5	−4
Rose	+1	E	−1	−1	E	E	−1	−2	−2	−2	−2	−2	−3	−4	−4	−5	−4	−4
Woods	—2	—3	—3	−3	—3	—3	−4	−4	−4	−4	−3	−3	−3	−3	−3	−2	—2	−2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Birdie

Bogey

Double bogey

Source:[14]

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External links

• Official website
• Coverage on the European Tour's official site
• Coverage on CBS Sports
• Kiawah Island Golf Resort

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