• Source: 2015 PGA Championship

      • The 2015 PGA Championship was the 97th PGA Championship, held August 13–16 on the Straits Course of Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin (the course is physically in Haven but holds a Kohler mailing address due to its Kohler Company ownership). It was the third PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, which previously hosted in 2004 and 2010, as well as the United States Senior Open in 2007, 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). 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. Day was the fifth Australian to win the PGA Championship, the first in twenty years.


      Course layout



      Straits Course

      Previous course lengths for major championships

      7,514 yards (6,871 m) – par 72, 2010 PGA Championship
      7,514 yards (6,871 m) – par 72, 2004 PGA Championship


      Field


      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

      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

      3. Last five Masters Champions

      4. Last five Open Champions

      5. Current Senior PGA Champion

      Colin Montgomerie
      6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2014 PGA Championship

      Graham DeLaet did not play due to a thumb injury.
      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

      Chris Kirk (10) and Gary Woodland (neck injury) did not play.
      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)

      Thomas Bjørn (ranked 109) did not qualify, but was invited under category 12.
      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

      Alex Norén was invited but did not play.
      Alternates (category 11)

      Martin Laird – took spot reserved for WGC-Bridgestone Invitational winner
      Sean O'Hair – replaced Graham DeLaet
      Carl Pettersson – replaced Gary Woodland


      Round summaries




      = First round

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      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. 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.

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      = Second round

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      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.

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      = Third round

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      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 Mickelson in 2006 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.

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      = Final round

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      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.


      Final leaderboard



      Note: Top 15 and ties qualify for the 2016 PGA Championship; top 4 and ties qualify for the 2016 Masters Tournament

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      Scorecard


      Final round

      Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

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      References




      External links


      Official website
      Whistling Straits
      Coverage on the European Tour's official site

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