2014 PGA Championship

The 2014 PGA Championship was the 96th PGA Championship, played August 7–10 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky.[3] This was the third PGA Championship at Valhalla, which previously hosted in 1996 and 2000.

2014 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 7–10, 2014
LocationLouisville, Kentucky
38.242°N 85.472°W / 38.242; -85.472
Course(s)Valhalla Golf Club
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par71[1]
Length7,458 yards (6,820 m)
Field156 players, 74 after cut
Cut143 (+1)
Prize fund$10,000,000 [2]
€7,478,872
Winner's share$1,800,000
€1,346,197
Champion
Rory McIlroy
268 (−16)
Location map
Valhalla Golf Club
Location in the United States
Valhalla Golf Club
Location in Kentucky

Rory McIlroy won his second PGA Championship and fourth career major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Phil Mickelson.[4]

Venue
Main article: Valhalla Golf Club
HoleNameYardsParHoleNameYardsPar
1Cut the Corner446410Turns5905
2The Ridge500411On the Edge2103
3Floyds Fork205312Odin's Revenge4674
4Short 'n Sweet372413The Island3504
5Fade Away463414Two Tears2173
6The Bear495415On the Rocks4354
7Players Pick597516Down the Stretch5084
8Thor's Hammer174317No Mercy4724
9The Rise415418Gahm Over5425
Out3,66735In3,79136
Source:>[1][5]Total7,45871

Previous course lengths for major championships

The second hole was previously played as a par 5.

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

2. Last five U.S. Open Champions

3. Last five Masters Champions

4. Last five British Open Champions

5. Current Senior PGA Champion

6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2013 PGA Championship

7. 20 low scorers in the 2014 PGA Professional National Championship

  • Michael Block
  • Jamie Broce
  • Rob Corcoran
  • Stuart Deane
  • Frank Esposito Jr.
  • Ryan Helminen
  • David Hronek
  • Johan Kok
  • Aaron Krueger
  • Jim McGovern
  • Dave McNabb
  • Brian Norman
  • Rod Perry
  • Matt Pesta
  • Steve Schneiter
  • Jerry Smith
  • Bob Sowards
  • David Tentis
  • Dustin Volk
  • Eric Williamson

8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2013 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2014 RBC Canadian Open

9. Members of the United States and European 2012 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking on July 28)

10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2013 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 (category 11)

  1. Jerry Kelly – replaced Dustin Johnson[8]
  2. Pat Perez – took spot reserved for WGC-Bridgestone Invitational winner
  3. Shawn Stefani – replaced David Toms[6]
  4. John Huh – replaced Matt Kuchar[9]

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Lee Westwood recorded nine birdies, including his last four holes, to offset a double-bogey for a round of 65 (−6) and join Kevin Chappell and Ryan Palmer in a tie for first. Rory McIlroy also rebounded from a double-bogey with four straight birdies on the back nine and was one shot behind. Defending champion Jason Dufner entered the championship with a neck injury and withdrew after ten holes at +8.[11]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 Kevin Chappell65−6
Ryan Palmer
Lee Westwood
T4 Jim Furyk66−5
Rory McIlroy
Edoardo Molinari
Henrik Stenson
Chris Wood
T9 Mikko Ilonen67−4
Jerry Kelly

Second round

Friday, August 8, 2014

Rory McIlroy, who had regained the world number one spot the previous Monday, held the 36-hole lead. The low round went to Jason Day with a 65.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Rory McIlroy66-67=133−9
T2 Jason Day69-65=134−8
Jim Furyk66-68=134
T4 Rickie Fowler69-66=135−7
Mikko Ilonen67-68=135
Ryan Palmer65-70=135
T7 Phil Mickelson69-67=136−6
Bernd Wiesberger68-68=136
T9 Graham DeLaet69-68=137−5
Victor Dubuisson69-68=137
Joost Luiten68-69=137
Louis Oosthuizen70-67=137
Henrik Stenson66-71=137
Steve Stricker69-68=137
Lee Westwood65-72=137

Third round

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Rory McIlroy birdied three of his last four holes for a round of 67 (−4). Bernd Wiesberger recorded birdies on his last three holes to record the lowest score of the round with a 65 (−6) and move into second place, one shot behind. A tight leaderboard saw five players tied for the lead at 10-under at one point on the back-nine. The scoring average for the round was 69.6, the lowest in PGA Championship history.[12]

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Rory McIlroy66-67-67=200−13
2 Bernd Wiesberger68-68-65=201−12
3 Rickie Fowler69-66-67=202−11
T4 Jason Day69-65-69=203−10
Phil Mickelson69-67-67=203
T6 Mikko Ilonen67-68-69=204−9
Louis Oosthuizen70-67-67=204
Ryan Palmer65-70-69=204
Henrik Stenson66-71-67=204
T10 Graham DeLaet69-68-68=205−8
Jamie Donaldson69-70-66=205
Steve Stricker69-68-68=205

Final round

Sunday, August 10, 2014

Finishing the round in almost complete darkness, Rory McIlroy made par on the 18th to win his fourth career and second consecutive major championship. Beginning the round with a one-shot advantage, McIlroy fell from the lead with two bogeys on his first six holes. Rickie Fowler recorded birdies on four out of five holes on the front-nine, Phil Mickelson made four birdies on his first nine while Henrik Stenson made five birdies on the front to each pass McIlroy. Down by as much as three shots, McIlroy jumped back into contention with an eagle at the 10th to get within one shot. Fowler and Stenson both made bogey on the 14th, while Mickelson bogeyed the 16th. McIlroy, meanwhile, birdied the 13th and 17th to get to 16-under-par.[13] Needing eagle on 18 to tie McIlroy, Mickelson's chip from off the green narrowly missed while Fowler missed on a lengthy putt. McIlroy found a greenside bunker at the last then two-putted for par and a one-shot win over Mickelson. With this win McIlroy became the first player since Tiger Woods in 2008 to win three straight starts on the PGA Tour (he previously won the Open Championship and the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational), and the first since Pádraig Harrington to win consecutive majors. Harrington won the same two in 2008, the Open Championship and PGA Championship.[14]

Final leaderboard
Champion
(c) = past champion
Top 10
PlacePlayerScoreTo parPrize money ($)
1 Rory McIlroy (c)66-67-67-68=268−161,800,000
2 Phil Mickelson (c)69-67-67-66=269−151,080,000
T3 Rickie Fowler69-66-67-68=270−14580,000
Henrik Stenson66-71-67-66=270
T5 Jim Furyk66-68-72-66=272−12367,500
Ryan Palmer65-70-69-68=272
T7 Victor Dubuisson69-68-70-66=273−11263,000
Ernie Els70-70-68-65=273
Mikko Ilonen67-68-69-69=273
Hunter Mahan70-71-65-67=273
Steve Stricker69-68-68-68=273
Jimmy Walker69-71-68-65=273

Source: [16]

Scorecard

Final round

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par443444534534434445
McIlroy−13−13−12−12−12−11−12−12−12−14−14−14−15−15−15−15−16−16
Mickelson−11−11−12−12−12−12−13−13−14−14−15−15−15−15−15−14−14−15
Fowler−11−10−11−12−13−13−14−14−14−15−15−15−15−14−14−14−14−14
Stenson−10−10−11−11−12−12−13−13−14−14−14−14−15−14−14−14−14−14
Furyk−7−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−11−11−12
Palmer−10−10−10−10−9−8−9−9−9−11−10−11−11−11−11−11−11−12
Day−10−10−10−10−11−10−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−10−8−8−9
Wiesberger−12−12−12−12−12−11−11−11−11−11−11−10−10−10−9−9−9−9

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle Birdie Bogey Double bogey

Source: [16]

Notes
  1. Tringale disqualified himself after realizing he signed an incorrect scorecard.[15]

References
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  8. Ferguson, Doug (July 31, 2014). "Dustin Johnson Takes Leave of Absence From Golf". ABC News. Associated Press.
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