2016 PGA Championship explained

2016 PGA Championship
Dates:July 28–31, 2016
Location:Springfield, New Jersey
Course:Baltusrol Golf Club
Lower Course
Org:PGA of America
Par:70
Yardage:[1]
Field:156 players, 86 after cut
Cut:142 (+2)
Purse:$10,000,000[2]
€9,040,528
Winners Share:$1,800,000
€1,627,295
Score:266 (−14)
Previous:2015
Next:2017
Map:USA#USA New Jersey
Map Relief:yes
Map Label:Baltusrol
Coordinates:40.705°N -74.328°W

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

See 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

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

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

7. 20 low scorers in the 2016 PGA Professional Championship

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

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)

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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 65 −5
T2 66 −4
Emiliano Grillo
Martin Kaymer
T5 67 −3
James Hahn
Henrik Stenson
Andy Sullivan
T9 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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 68-63=131 −9
65-66=131
T3 68-65=133 −7
66-67=133
5 67-67=134 −6
T6 66-69=135 −5
68-67=135
70-65=135
T9 69-67=136 −4
67-69=136
68-68=136
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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 68-63=131* −9
65-66=131*
T3 68-65=133* −7
66-67=133*
5 67-67=134* −6
T6 66-69=135* −5
68-67=135*
70-65=135*
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]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 65-66-68=199 −11
2 68-65-67=200 −10
T3 68-67-66=201 −9
67-67-67=201
T5 70-67-66=203 −7
69-67-67=201
68-63-72=201
T8 70-66-66=204 −6
69-69-66=204
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 3feet 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
PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
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 70-67-67-66=270 −10 680,000
T4 70-68-66-67=271 −9 303,750
68-67-66-70=271
69-67-67-68=271
T7 Martin Kaymer (c) 66-69-71-66=272 −8 293,000
67-67-67-71=272
68-63-72-69=272
T10 69-69-68-67=273 −7 233,000
71-68-66-68=273
70-67-66-70=273

Scorecard

Final round

Hole1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718
Par4 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
Double Eagle -->EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogeyTriple bogey+ -->

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PGA Championship: Course . PGA of America . 2016 . July 17, 2016.
  2. Web site: PGA Championship Facts and Format . PGA of America. June 18, 2015 . June 29, 2015.
  3. Web site: 2015–16 PGA Tour Player Handbook & Tournament Regulations . October 5, 2015 . September 20, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160412192428/https://playersupport.pgatourhq.com/Tour/PLP/playersupportinforegistration.nsf/xsp/.ibmmodres/domino/OpenAttachment/Tour/PLP/playersupportinforegistration.nsf/C727DB7A7733806285257CC50066F582/pgAttachments/2015-16%20PGA%20TOUR%20Handbook%20%26%20Regulations%20-%20Final.pdf . April 12, 2016 . dead . mdy-all .
  4. Web site: 2016 PGA Championship Field . PGA of America . July 19, 2016.
  5. Schupak . Adam . Davis Love withdraws from Bridgestone and will undergo season-ending hip surgery . Golfweek . June 30, 2016.
  6. News: Brief: Muttitt wins playoff to qualify for major tourney . The Oklahoman . June 30, 2016.
  7. News: 2016 PGA Championship: first round – as it happened . July 28, 2016 . The Guardian . Scott . Murray . Ben . Fisher . July 29, 2016.
  8. News: US PGA Championship 2016: Rory McIlroy nine off lead at Baltusrol . July 29, 2016 . BBC Sport . Peter . Scrivener . July 29, 2016.
  9. News: US PGA Championship 2016: second round – as it happened . July 30, 2016 . The Guardian . Scott . Murray . August 3, 2016.
  10. News: Robert Streb tied atop PGA with Jimmy Walker after shooting 63 . ESPN . Associated Press . July 29, 2016.
  11. News: US PGA Championship 2016: Lightning threat delays round three . BBC Sport . July 31, 2016 . August 2, 2016.
  12. News: US PGA Championship 2016: day three, as it happened . July 30, 2016 . The Guardian . Scott . Murray . August 3, 2016.
  13. News: PGA Championship R3: Jimmy Walker pips Jason Day for 54-hole lead . Sky Sports . Keith . Jackson . August 1, 2016 . August 2, 2016.
  14. News: Jimmy Walker holds off Jason Day to claim stunning US PGA win . August 1, 2016 . The Guardian . Ewan . Murray . August 3, 2016.
  15. News: Steve . DiMeglio . Jimmy Walker captures PGA Championship for first major title . . July 31, 2016 . August 1, 2016 .
  16. News: Peter . Scrivener . US PGA Championship 2016: Jimmy Walker wins maiden major . . August 1, 2016 . August 1, 2016 .
  17. Web site: PGA Championship allows preferred lies on wet course . ESPN . Bob . Harig . July 31, 2016.

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