Tournament information | |
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Dates | August 13–16, 2015 |
Location | Kohler/Haven, Wisconsin 43°51′04″N 87°44′06″W / 43.851°N 87.735°W / 43.851; -87.735 |
Course(s) | Whistling Straits Straits Course |
Organized by | PGA of America |
Tour(s) |
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Statistics | |
Par | 72[1] |
Length | 7,501 yards (6,859 m) |
Field | 156 players, 77 after cut |
Cut | 146 (+2) |
Prize fund | $10,000,000[2] €9,213,193 |
Winner's share | $1,800,000[2] €1,658,375 |
Champion | |
Jason Day | |
268 (−20) | |
Location map | |
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The 2015 PGA Championship was the 97th PGA Championship, held August 13–16 on the Straits Course of Whistling StraitsinKohler, Wisconsin (the course is physically in Haven but holds a Kohler mailing address due to its Kohler Company ownership).[3] It was the third PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, which previously hosted in 2004 and 2010, as well as the United States Senior Openin2007, all held on the Straits Course.
Jason Day won his first major championship title with a total score of 268 (−20), at the time the lowest score in relation to par ever recorded in a major (a mark since equaled by Henrik Stenson during his win at the 2016 Open Championship, Dustin Johnson at the 2020 Masters Tournament, and Cameron Smith at the 2022 Open Championship).[4] Jordan Spieth, attempting to win his third major of the year, finished in second place three strokes behind. The second-place finish allowed Spieth to surpass Rory McIlroy as number one in the Official World Golf Ranking.[5] Day was the fifth Australian to win the PGA Championship, the first in twenty years.
Straits Course
Hole | Name | Yards | Par | Hole | Name | Yards | Par | |
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1 | Outward Bound | 408 | 4 | 10 | Voyageur | 361 | 4 | |
2 | Cross Country | 593 | 5 | 11 | Sand Box | 563 | 5 | |
3 | O' Man | 181 | 3 | 12 | Pop Up | 143 | 3 | |
4 | Glory | 489 | 4 | 13 | Cliff Hanger | 404 | 4 | |
5 | Snake | 603 | 5 | 14 | Widow's Watch | 397 | 4 | |
6 | Gremlin's Ear | 355 | 4 | 15 | Grand Strand | 518 | 4 | |
7 | Shipwreck | 221 | 3 | 16 | Endless Bite | 569 | 5 | |
8 | On the Rocks | 507 | 4 | 17 | Pinched Nerve | 223 | 3 | |
9 | Down and Dirty | 446 | 4 | 18 | Dyeabolical | 520 | 4 | |
Out | 3,803 | 36 | In | 3,698 | 36 | |||
Source:[1][6] | Total | 7,501 | 72 |
Previous course lengths for 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
2. Last five U.S. Open Champions
3. Last five Masters Champions
4. Last five Open Champions
5. Current Senior PGA Champion
6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2014 PGA Championship
7. 20 low scorers in the 2015 PGA Professional National Championship
8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2015 Quicken Loans National
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 August 2, 2015)
10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2014 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[9][10]
Alternates (category 11)
Thursday, August 13, 2015
Dustin Johnson recorded five birdies and an eagle and opened with a round of 66 (−6) for a one-stroke lead. This was the third consecutive major championship in which Johnson has held at least a share of the lead after the first round. David Lingmerth birdied five out of his first seven holes on the way to a round of 67 (−5) and is a stroke behind.[11] Defending champion Rory McIlroy, playing his first tournament since the U.S. Open after an ankle injury, opened with a round of 71 (−1), as did Masters and U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth.[12][13]
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Dustin Johnson | 66 | −6 |
2 | David Lingmerth | 67 | −5 |
T3 | Jason Day | 68 | −4 |
Harris English | |||
Russell Henley | |||
J. B. Holmes | |||
Matt Jones | |||
Matt Kuchar | |||
Danny Lee | |||
Scott Piercy |
Friday, August 14, 2015
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Play was suspended at 5:28 p.m. CDT due to thunderstorms with Jason Day and Matt Jones tied for the lead at nine-under par. David Lingmerth was the clubhouse leader at seven-under. Hiroshi Iwata tied a major championship record with a round of 63 (−9), the 27th time that had been achieved in a major and 13th time at the PGA Championship.[15][16]
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Matt Jones | 68-65=133 | −11 |
2 | Jason Day | 68-67=135 | −9 |
3 | Justin Rose | 69-67=136 | −8 |
T4 | Tony Finau | 71-66=137 | −7 |
Anirban Lahiri | 70-67=137 | ||
David Lingmerth | 67-70=137 | ||
T7 | Scott Piercy | 68-70=138 | −6 |
Jordan Spieth | 71-67=138 | ||
Brendan Steele | 69-69=138 | ||
T10 | George Coetzee | 74-65=139 | −5 |
Harris English | 68-71=139 | ||
Russell Henley | 68-71=139 | ||
J. B. Holmes | 68-71=139 | ||
Dustin Johnson | 66-73=139 |
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Following the completion of the second round on Saturday morning, the third round began at 9:15 a.m. CDT. After a round of 66 (−6), which included eight birdies and an eagle to offset a double bogey at the 15th, Jason Day built a two-stroke lead after 54 holes. Day carried at least a share of the lead into the final round for the third consecutive major championship, the first since Phil Mickelsonin2006 to do so. Jordan Spieth birdied six out of his last eight holes for a bogey-free round of 65 (−7) to move into second place. Branden Grace had the low round of the day with a 64 (−8) and jumped from 28th at the start of the round to a tie for third.[17]
Place | Player | Score | To par |
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1 | Jason Day | 68-67-66=201 | −15 |
2 | Jordan Spieth | 71-67-65=203 | −13 |
T3 | Branden Grace | 71-69-64=204 | −12 |
Justin Rose | 69-67-68=204 | ||
5 | Martin Kaymer | 70-70-65=205 | −11 |
T6 | Tony Finau | 71-66-69=206 | −10 |
Matt Jones | 68-65-73=206 | ||
T8 | Dustin Johnson | 66-73-68=207 | −9 |
Anirban Lahiri | 70-67-70=207 | ||
T10 | J. B. Holmes | 68-71-69=208 | −8 |
Billy Horschel | 72-68-68=208 | ||
Matt Kuchar | 68-72-68=208 |
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Jason Day set a major championship scoring record on the way to a three-stroke victory and his first career major. After a round of 67 (−5) he finished the tournament at 20-under-par, breaking the previous major scoring record set by Tiger Woods at the 2000 Open Championship. Jordan Spieth, looking to join Woods and Ben Hogan with three major victories in a year, began the final round two strokes behind but was never able to close that deficit, finishing three shots behind. Spieth finished the year 54-under-par at the majors, also surpassing Woods' record from 2000. Branden Grace and Justin Rose also got to within two shots of the lead but fell from contention after double bogeys at the 10th and 13th, respectively.[18][19]
Champion |
Crystal Bowl winner (leading PGA Club Pro) |
(c) = past champion |
Note: Top 15 and ties qualify for the 2016 PGA Championship; top 4 and ties qualify for the 2016 Masters Tournament
Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
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1 | Jason Day | 68-67-66-67=268 | −20 | 1,800,000 |
2 | Jordan Spieth | 71-67-65-68=271 | −17 | 1,080,000 |
3 | Branden Grace | 71-69-64-69=273 | −15 | 680,000 |
4 | Justin Rose | 69-67-68-70=274 | −14 | 480,000 |
T5 | Brooks Koepka | 73-69-67-66=275 | −13 | 367,500 |
Anirban Lahiri | 70-67-70-68=275 | |||
T7 | George Coetzee | 74-65-70-67=276 | −12 | 293,000 |
Dustin Johnson | 66-73-68-69=276 | |||
Matt Kuchar | 68-72-68-68=276 | |||
T10 | Tony Finau | 71-66-69-71=277 | −11 | 243,000 |
Robert Streb | 70-73-67-67=277 |
Leaderboard below the top 10 | |||||
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Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) | |
T12 | Russell Henley | 68-71-70-69=278 | −10 | 185,400 | |
Martin Kaymer (c) | 70-70-65-73=278 | ||||
David Lingmerth | 67-70-75-66=278 | ||||
Brandt Snedeker | 71-70-68-69=278 | ||||
Brendan Steele | 69-69-73-67=278 | ||||
17 | Rory McIlroy (c) | 71-71-68-69=279 | −9 | 148,000 | |
T18 | Victor Dubuisson | 76-70-67-67=280 | −8 | 126,000 | |
Phil Mickelson (c) | 72-73-66-69=280 | ||||
Justin Thomas | 72-70-68-70=280 | ||||
T21 | Hiroshi Iwata | 77-63-70-71=281 | −7 | 97,667 | |
Matt Jones | 68-65-73-75=281 | ||||
Bubba Watson | 72-71-70-68=281 | ||||
24 | J. B. Holmes | 68-71-69-74=282 | −6 | 86,000 | |
T25 | Ernie Els | 71-71-69-72=283 | −5 | 74,600 | |
Tyrrell Hatton | 73-72-68-70=283 | ||||
Billy Horschel | 72-68-68-75=283 | ||||
Cameron Smith | 74-68-70-71=283 | ||||
Henrik Stenson | 76-66-70-71=283 | ||||
T30 | Paul Casey | 70-70-70-74=284 | −4 | 56,057 | |
Rickie Fowler | 73-70-70-71=284 | ||||
Jim Furyk | 73-70-69-72=284 | ||||
Louis Oosthuizen | 72-71-72-69=284 | ||||
Patrick Reed | 75-69-67-73=284 | ||||
Steve Stricker | 71-72-71-70=284 | ||||
Nick Watney | 78-68-68-70=284 | ||||
T37 | Jason Bohn | 74-71-66-74=285 | −3 | 39,200 | |
Hideki Matsuyama | 70-70-71-74=285 | ||||
Ryan Moore | 73-70-75-67=285 | ||||
Charl Schwartzel | 73-69-68-75=285 | ||||
Vijay Singh (c) | 73-71-71-70=285 | ||||
Boo Weekley | 75-70-65-75=285 | ||||
T43 | Kevin Chappell | 73-68-78-67=286 | −2 | 30,000 | |
Luke Donald | 72-70-70-74=286 | ||||
Danny Lee | 68-77-69-72=286 | ||||
Hunter Mahan | 72-68-73-73=286 | ||||
Lee Westwood | 72-72-70-72=286 | ||||
T48 | Thomas Bjørn | 69-75-69-74=287 | −1 | 25,750 | |
Harris English | 68-71-76-72=287 | ||||
Scott Piercy | 68-70-74-75=287 | ||||
Marcel Siem | 70-70-73-74=287 | ||||
Marc Warren | 72-73-69-73=287 | ||||
Yang Yong-eun (c) | 70-72-72-73=287 | ||||
T54 | Sergio García | 72-71-75-70=288 | E | 22,500 | |
Mikko Ilonen | 72-73-71-72=288 | ||||
Troy Merritt | 74-70-75-69=288 | ||||
Francesco Molinari | 71-73-69-75=288 | ||||
Webb Simpson | 71-71-72-74=288 | ||||
Kevin Streelman | 73-71-74-70=288 | ||||
Danny Willett | 74-70-71-73=288 | ||||
T61 | Keegan Bradley (c) | 76-70-72-71=289 | +1 | 20,200 | |
Emiliano Grillo | 70-73-72-74=289 | ||||
Chesson Hadley | 73-71-70-75=289 | ||||
64 | Bae Sang-moon | 71-72-72-75=290 | +2 | 19,400 | |
T65 | Brendon de Jonge | 72-71-75-73=291 | +3 | 18,800 | |
Bill Haas | 73-72-71-75=291 | ||||
Charles Howell III | 70-70-77-74=291 | ||||
T68 | Kiradech Aphibarnrat | 72-72-73-75=292 | +4 | 18,200 | |
Jason Dufner (c) | 71-75-69-77=292 | ||||
Nick Taylor | 73-73-75-71=292 | ||||
71 | Brian Gaffney | 71-73-78-71=293 | +5 | 17,900 | |
T72 | J. J. Henry | 75-70-74-75=294 | +6 | 17,700 | |
Koumei Oda | 79-67-72-76=294 | ||||
Sean O'Hair | 75-68-73-78=294 | ||||
T75 | Morgan Hoffmann | 72-74-72-78=296 | +8 | 17,450 | |
Carl Pettersson | 76-70-75-75=296 | ||||
77 | James Morrison | 69-74-76-78=297 | +9 | 17,300 | |
CUT | Pádraig Harrington (c) | 76-71=147 | +3 | ||
David Hearn | 76-71=147 | ||||
Zach Johnson | 75-72=147 | ||||
Kevin Kisner | 75-72=147 | ||||
Martin Laird | 76-71=147 | ||||
Marc Leishman | 79-68=147 | ||||
Shane Lowry | 78-69=147 | ||||
Shaun Micheel (c) | 74-73=147 | ||||
Ryan Palmer | 75-72=147 | ||||
Rory Sabbatini | 71-76=147 | ||||
John Senden | 71-76=147 | ||||
Bernd Wiesberger | 72-75=147 | ||||
Daniel Berger | 74-74=148 | +4 | |||
Rafa Cabrera-Bello | 73-75=148 | ||||
Tim Clark | 75-73=148 | ||||
Ryan Helminen | 76-72=148 | ||||
Russell Knox | 77-71=148 | ||||
George McNeill | 71-77=148 | ||||
Kevin Na | 74-74=148 | ||||
Richie Ramsay | 81-67=148 | ||||
Jimmy Walker | 75-73=148 | ||||
Tiger Woods (c) | 75-73=148 | ||||
An Byeong-hun | 75-74=149 | +5 | |||
Steven Bowditch | 74-75=149 | ||||
Matt Dobyns | 76-73=149 | ||||
Tommy Fleetwood | 77-72=149 | ||||
James Hahn | 75-74=149 | ||||
Graeme McDowell | 73-76=149 | ||||
Geoff Ogilvy | 74-75=149 | ||||
Pat Perez | 74-75=149 | ||||
Shawn Stefani | 74-75=149 | ||||
Brendon Todd | 76-73=149 | ||||
Ross Fisher | 76-74=150 | +6 | |||
Miguel Ángel Jiménez | 76-74=150 | ||||
Søren Kjeldsen | 72-78=150 | ||||
Colin Montgomerie | 78-72=150 | ||||
Ian Poulter | 75-75=150 | ||||
Grant Sturgeon | 77-73=150 | ||||
Andy Sullivan | 78-72=150 | ||||
Camilo Villegas | 75-75=150 | ||||
David Howell | 73-78=151 | +7 | |||
Pablo Larrazábal | 79-72=151 | ||||
Adam Rainaud | 74-77=151 | ||||
Adam Scott | 76-75=151 | ||||
Bob Sowards | 75-76=151 | ||||
Chris Wood | 76-75=151 | ||||
Stephen Gallacher | 76-76=152 | +8 | |||
Brian Harman | 78-74=152 | ||||
Thongchai Jaidee | 74-78=152 | ||||
Davis Love III (c) | 79-73=152 | ||||
Joost Luiten | 80-72=152 | ||||
Ben Polland | 76-76=152 | ||||
David Toms (c) | 77-75=152 | ||||
Cameron Tringale | 78-74=152 | ||||
Brett Jones | 75-78=153 | +9 | |||
Alexander Lévy | 77-76=153 | ||||
Ben Martin | 76-77=153 | ||||
Eddie Pepperell | 78-75=153 | ||||
Rich Beem (c) | 76-78=154 | +10 | |||
Matt Every | 74-80=154 | ||||
Johan Kok | 77-77=154 | ||||
John Daly (c) | 73-82=155 | +11 | |||
Brent Snyder | 76-79=155 | ||||
Fabián Gómez | 79-78=157 | +13 | |||
Charley Hoffman | 79-78=157 | ||||
Steven Young | 77-81=158 | +14 | |||
Darren Clarke | 78-81=159 | +15 | |||
Charles Frost | 76-83=159 | ||||
Omar Uresti | 77-82=159 | ||||
Sean Dougherty | 79-81=160 | +16 | |||
Jeff Olson | 79-82=161 | +17 | |||
Mark Brooks (c) | 84-78=162 | +18 | |||
Austin Peters | 82-81=163 | +19 | |||
Brian Cairns | 83-81=164 | +20 | |||
Daniel Venezio | 89-76=165 | +21 | |||
Ryan Kennedy | 79-90=169 | +25 | |||
Alan Morin | 87-82=169 | ||||
WD | Alex Čejka | 76 | +4 | ||
Jamie Donaldson | 79 | +7 |
Final round
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
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