2016 PGA Championship

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.

2016 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesJuly 28–31, 2016
LocationSpringfield, New Jersey
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
Jimmy Walker
266 (−14)
Baltusrol
Location in the United States
Baltusrol
Location in New Jersey

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
Main article: Baltusrol Golf Club

Lower Course

Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4783775031964254825013802103,5524604312184514304532306495543,8767,428
Par444344443344434443553670

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

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 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

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

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
PlayerCountryYear wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Jason Day Australia201568656767267−132
Martin Kaymer Germany201066697166272−8T7
Pádraig Harrington Ireland200871706568274−6T13
Phil Mickelson United States200571706868277−3T33
Keegan Bradley United States201173687166278−2T42
Jason Dufner United States201371717069281+1T60
Rich Beem United States200269727271284+4T73

Missed the cut
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2TotalTo par
Yang Yong-eun South Korea20097271143+3
Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland2012, 20147469143+3
Vijay Singh Fiji1998, 20047470144+4
John Daly United States19917473147+7
David Toms United States20017473147+7
Shaun Micheel United States20037774151+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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Walker United States65−5
T2Ross Fisher England66−4
Emiliano Grillo Argentina
Martin Kaymer Germany
T5Harris English United States67−3
James Hahn United States
Henrik Stenson Sweden
Andy Sullivan England
T9K. J. Choi South Korea68−2
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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Robert Streb United States68-63=131−9
Jimmy Walker United States65-66=131
T3Jason Day Australia68-65=133−7
Emiliano Grillo Argentina66-67=133
5Henrik Stenson Sweden67-67=134−6
T6Martin Kaymer Germany66-69=135−5
Brooks Koepka United States68-67=135
Patrick Reed United States70-65=135
T9Jamie Donaldson Wales69-67=136−4
Harris English United States67-69=136
Rickie Fowler United States68-68=136
Hideki Matsuyama Japan69-67=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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Robert Streb United States68-63=131*−9
Jimmy Walker United States65-66=131*
T3Jason Day Australia68-65=133*−7
Emiliano Grillo Argentina66-67=133*
5Henrik Stenson Sweden67-67=134*−6
T6Martin Kaymer Germany66-69=135*−5
Brooks Koepka United States68-67=135*
Patrick Reed United States70-65=135*
Kevin Kisner United States71-69-65=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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Walker United States65-66-68=199−11
2Jason Day Australia68-65-67=200−10
T3Brooks Koepka United States68-67-66=201−9
Henrik Stenson Sweden67-67-67=201
T5William McGirt United States70-67-66=203−7
Hideki Matsuyama Japan69-67-67=201
Robert Streb United States68-63-72=201
T8Branden Grace South Africa70-66-66=204−6
Webb Simpson United States69-69-66=204
Daniel Summerhays United States70-67-67=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]

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Jimmy Walker United States65-66-68-67=266−141,800,000
2Jason Day Australia68-65-67-67=267−131,080,000
3Daniel Summerhays United States70-67-67-66=270−10680,000
T4Branden Grace South Africa70-68-66-67=271−9303,750
Brooks Koepka United States68-67-66-70=271
Hideki Matsuyama Japan69-67-67-68=271
T7Martin Kaymer Germany66-69-71-66=272−8293,000
Henrik Stenson Sweden67-67-67-71=272
Robert Streb United States68-63-72-69=272
T10Paul Casey England69-69-68-67=273−7233,000
Tyrrell Hatton England71-68-66-68=273
William McGirt United States70-67-66-70=273

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par444344443443444355
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
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