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.
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
Hole123456789Out101112131415161718InTotal
Yards4783775031964254825013802103,5524604312184514304532306495543,8767,428
Par444344443344434443553670

Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
The following qualification criteria were used to select the field. 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, John Daly, Jason Day, Jason Dufner, Pádraig Harrington, Martin Kaymer, Rory McIlroy, Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson, Vijay Singh, David Toms, Yang Yong-eun
;2. Winners of last five U.S. Opens
Dustin Johnson, Justin Rose, Webb Simpson, Jordan Spieth
;3. Winners of last five Masters Tournaments
Adam Scott, Bubba Watson, Danny Willett
;4. Winners of last five British Opens
Ernie Els, Zach Johnson, Henrik Stenson
;5. Current Senior PGA Champion
Rocco Mediate
;6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2015 PGA Championship
George Coetzee, Tony Finau, Branden Grace, Russell Henley, Brooks Koepka, Matt Kuchar, Anirban Lahiri, David Lingmerth, Brandt Snedeker, Brendan Steele, Robert Streb
;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
;8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2016 Open Championship and Barbasol Championship
Aaron Baddeley, Daniel Berger, Jason Bohn, Paul Casey, Roberto Castro, Kevin Chappell, Jon Curran, Harris English, Rickie Fowler, Jim Furyk, Sergio García, Fabián Gómez, Emiliano Grillo, Bill Haas, James Hahn, Jim Herman, Charley Hoffman, J. B. Holmes, Billy Hurley III, Smylie Kaufman, Kim Si-woo, Chris Kirk, Kevin Kisner, Patton Kizzire, Colt Knost, Russell Knox, Danny Lee, Jamie Lovemark, Shane Lowry, Hideki Matsuyama, Graeme McDowell, William McGirt, Bryce Molder, Ryan Moore, Kevin Na, Louis Oosthuizen, Ryan Palmer, Scott Piercy, Patrick Reed, Kyle Reifers, Charl Schwartzel, Kevin Streelman, Brian Stuard, Daniel Summerhays, Vaughn Taylor, Justin Thomas, Jimmy Walker, Gary Woodland
;9. Members of the United States and European 2014 Ryder Cup teams
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.
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
  1. Jonas Blixt – replaced Charles Howell III

    Nationalities in the field

Past champions in the field

Made the cut

Missed the cut

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. 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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Walker65−5
T2Ross Fisher66−4
T2Emiliano Grillo66−4
T2Martin Kaymer66−4
T5Harris English67−3
T5James Hahn67−3
T5Henrik Stenson67−3
T5Andy Sullivan67−3
T9K. J. Choi68−2
T9Jason Day68−2
T9Rickie Fowler68−2
T9Scott Hend68−2
T9Russell Henley68−2
T9Brooks Koepka68−2
T9David Lingmerth68−2
T9Louis Oosthuizen68−2
T9John Senden68−2
T9Robert Streb68−2
T9Vaughn Taylor68−2
T9Jhonattan Vegas68−2

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. Jason Day, the defending champion, was tied for third place, two strokes behind at 133 while the 2016 Open Championship winner, Henrik Stenson, was in fifth place at 134. 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. The cut was at 142 and 86 players made the cut.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Robert Streb68-63=131−9
T1Jimmy Walker65-66=131−9
T3Jason Day68-65=133−7
T3Emiliano Grillo66-67=133−7
5Henrik Stenson67-67=134−6
T6Martin Kaymer66-69=135−5
T6Brooks Koepka68-67=135−5
T6Patrick Reed70-65=135−5
T9Jamie Donaldson69-67=136−4
T9Harris English67-69=136−4
T9Rickie Fowler68-68=136−4
T9Hideki Matsuyama69-67=136−4

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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Robert Streb68-63=131*−9
T1Jimmy Walker65-66=131*−9
T3Jason Day68-65=133*−7
T3Emiliano Grillo66-67=133*−7
5Henrik Stenson67-67=134*−6
T6Martin Kaymer66-69=135*−5
T6Brooks Koepka68-67=135*−5
T6Patrick Reed70-65=135*−5
T6Kevin Kisner71-69-65=205−5

*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.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Jimmy Walker65-66-68=199−11
2Jason Day68-65-67=200−10
T3Brooks Koepka68-67-66=201−9
T3Henrik Stenson67-67-67=201−9
T5William McGirt70-67-66=203−7
T5Hideki Matsuyama69-67-67=201−7
T5Robert Streb68-63-72=201−7
T8Branden Grace70-66-66=204−6
T8Webb Simpson69-69-66=204−6
T8Daniel Summerhays70-67-67=204−6

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 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.
Walker won wire-to-wire by making a par putt on the final hole to win by a stroke. With Walker's win, it was the first time since 2011 that all four major golf championships were won by first-time winners.
Due to course conditions, the fourth round was played with preferred lies, allowing players to "lift, clean and place" their balls on the fairways. This is believed to be the first time the rule was invoked in a major championship.
PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney
1Jimmy Walker65-66-68-67=266−141,800,000
2Jason Day68-65-67-67=267−131,080,000
3Daniel Summerhays70-67-67-66=270−10680,000
T4Branden Grace70-68-66-67=271−9303,750
T4Brooks Koepka68-67-66-70=271−9303,750
T4Hideki Matsuyama69-67-67-68=271−9303,750
T7Martin Kaymer66-69-71-66=272−8293,000
T7Henrik Stenson67-67-67-71=272−8293,000
T7Robert Streb68-63-72-69=272−8293,000
T10Paul Casey69-69-68-67=273−7233,000
T10Tyrrell Hatton71-68-66-68=273−7233,000
T10William McGirt70-67-66-70=273−7233,000

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
EagleBirdieBogeyDouble bogey