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The 2012 PGA Championship was the 94th PGA Championship, played August 9–12 at the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, southwest of Charleston. Rory McIlroy shot a bogey-free 66 (−6) in the final round to win his second major title by eight strokes over runner-up David Lynn.[1][2]
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 9–12, 2012 |
| Location | Kiawah Island, South Carolina 32.612°N 80.023°W |
| Course(s) | Kiawah Island Golf Resort Ocean Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,676 yards (7,019 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 72 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $8,000,000 €6,507,051 |
| Winner's share | $1,445,000 €1,190,937 |
| Champion | |
 Rory McIlroy | |
| 275 (−13) | |
| Location map | |
  Kiawah Island Location in the United States  Kiawah Island Location in South Carolina | |
The victory margin was a record for the PGA Championship, surpassing the seven-stroke win in 1980 by Jack Nicklaus for his fifth PGA and seventeenth major title. The winner of the U.S. Open in 2011, also by eight strokes, McIlroy became the sixth-youngest winner of two majors at 23 years and 3 months.[3][4][5]
Television coverage was provided in the United States by CBS and TNT, and in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports.
It was the first major championship at Kiawah Island; the Ocean Course hosted the Ryder Cup in 1991. The PGA Championship returned in May 2021.
Ocean Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 396 | 557 | 390 | 458 | 188 | 480 | 579 | 198 | 494 | 3,740 | 447 | 593 | 412 | 497 | 238 | 444 | 581 | 223 | 501 | 3,936 | 7,676 |
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
The following qualification criteria were used to select the field.[6] Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified with additional categories in which he qualified shown in parentheses.[7]
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 2011 PGA Championship
7. 20 low scorers in the 2012 PGA Professional National Championship
8. Top 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2011 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the 2012 RBC Canadian Open
9. Members of the United States and European 2010 Ryder Cup teams (provided they are ranked in the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking on July 30)
10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the 2011 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 (per category 11):[7]
Nine players appeared in their first major: Matt Dobyns, Michael Frye, William McGirt, Bill Murchison III, Rod Perry, Corey Prugh, Paul Scaletta, Doug Wade and Bernd Wiesberger.[9]
Thursday, August 9, 2012
In good weather conditions, Carl Pettersson jumped out to a one-stroke lead with a bogey-free 66 (−6). Joost Luiten had raced to eight-under-par through 14 holes, but bogeyed each of his final four holes to fall back into the pack. World number one Luke Donald struggled to an opening 74 (+2), but number two Tiger Woods shot 69 (−3) in the morning wave of players.[10]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carl Pettersson | 66 | −6 |
| T2 |  Gonzalo Fernández-Castaño | 67 | −5 |
| Rory McIlroy | |||
| Alex Norén | |||
 Gary Woodland | |||
| T6 |  Aaron Baddeley | 68 | −4 |
| Keegan Bradley | |||
| John Daly | |||
 Joost Luiten | |||
| Graeme McDowell | |||
| Geoff Ogilvy | |||
| Scott Piercy | |||
| Adam Scott |
Friday, August 10, 2012
The wind gusted 20–30 mph (30–50 km/h) throughout the day on Friday, making conditions much tougher than the first round of the tournament. Scoring was the toughest on record since the championship assumed a strokeplay format in 1958, with the average round being over 78; 72 players made the cut which fell at 150 (+6). Leader Pettersson backed up with a 74 (+2) but that was good enough to stay in a tie for the lead with two other players: Vijay Singh, the 1998 and 2004 champion, shot the lowest round of the day, 69 (−3), while Tiger Woods also rose into a tie for the lead with a 71 in which he made three birdies and two bogeys and stroked only 26 putts. The tough conditions and long course created very slow play; one player, Luiten, chose to complete his second round early on Saturday morning (the other two in his threesome chose to finish their rounds in near-darkness on Friday). He birdied the eighteenth for a round of 76 (+4), which put him at even-par 144.[11]
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Carl Pettersson | 66-74=140 | −4 |
 Vijay Singh | 71-69=140 | ||
| Tiger Woods | 69-71=140 | ||
| 4 |  Ian Poulter | 70-71=141 | −3 |
| T5 |  Jamie Donaldson | 69-73=142 | −2 |
| Rory McIlroy | 67-75=142 | ||
| T7 | Blake Adams | 71-72=143 | −1 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 68-75=143 | ||
 Trevor Immelman | 71-72=143 | ||
| Adam Scott | 68-75=143 |
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Weather conditions continued to worsen, and a fierce thunderstorm blew in late afternoon on Saturday, causing play to be postponed for the day with 26 of the 72 players still out on the course. Until the delay, scoring had been a little easier: world number 3 Rory McIlroy surged early with five birdies in his opening eight holes, and a remarkable par save on the third after his drive lodged in a tree. However, a bogey on nine, his final hole of the day, dropped him back into a share of the lead with two-time champion Singh, 26 years McIlroy's senior and attempting to become the oldest major winner in history. They led Adam Scott, also enjoying a fast start, by one, as Scott attempted to shrug off his near miss at the year's previous major. Woods struggled early and was three-over par with a lengthy putt for par at the eighth when play was halted. The overnight clubhouse lead was held by Bo Van Pelt, who carded a five-under 67 early to move to three-under for the week.[12]
The leaderboard when play was halted on Saturday at 4:50 pm EDT:
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Hole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Rory McIlroy | 67-75-32=174 | −6 | 9 |
| Vijay Singh | 71-69-27=167 | 7 | ||
| 3 | Adam Scott | 68-75-32=175 | −5 | 9 |
| 4 | Carl Pettersson | 66-74-32=172 | −4 | 8 |
| T5 | Bo Van Pelt | 73-73-67=213 | −3 | F |
| Trevor Immelman | 71-72-38=181 | 10 | ||
| T7 | Steve Stricker | 74-73-67=214 | −2 | F |
| Peter Hanson | 69-75-47=191 | 12 | ||
| Graeme McDowell | 68-76-43=187 | 11 | ||
| Ian Poulter | 70-71-33=174 | 8 |
Play resumed Sunday at 7:45 am EDT
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67-75-67=209 | −7 |
| 2 | Carl Pettersson | 66-74-72=212 | −4 |
| T3 | Trevor Immelman | 71-72-70=213 | −3 |
| Adam Scott | 68-75-70=213 | ||
| Bo Van Pelt | 73-73-67=213 | ||
| T6 | Peter Hanson | 69-75-70=214 | −2 |
| Vijay Singh | 71-69-74=214 | ||
| Steve Stricker | 74-73-67=214 | ||
| Tiger Woods | 69-71-74=214 | ||
| T10 | Jamie Donaldson | 69-73-73=215 | −1 |
 Pádraig Harrington | 70-76-69=215 | ||
| David Lynn | 73-74-68=215 | ||
| Graeme McDowell | 68-76-71=215 | ||
| Ian Poulter | 70-71-74=215 | ||
| Jimmy Walker | 73-75-67=215 |
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Ian Poulter made an early charge by making five birdies in a row to start his round, but his charge fizzled on the back nine and he finished with four bogeys in the last six holes. Pettersson was in contention early in the round with a front nine 34 despite a rules infraction where he received a two-stroke penalty from moving a leaf in a lateral hazard, though he also fell out of contention on the back nine when McIlroy pulled away. Defending champion Keegan Bradley tied for third after a final-round 68. McIlroy shot a bogey-free 66 (−6) with only 24 putts, winning the championship by a record eight strokes, capped with a twenty-foot (6 m) birdie putt on the final hole. The previous PGA record winning margin was seven strokes, by Jack Nicklaus at age forty in 1980, his 17th major.[3][4][5][13]
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 67-75-67-66=275 | −13 | 1,445,000 |
| 2 | David Lynn | 73-74-68-68=283 | −5 | 865,000 |
| T3 | Keegan Bradley | 68-77-71-68=284 | −4 | 384,500 |
| Carl Pettersson | 66-74-72-72=284 | |||
| Ian Poulter | 70-71-74-69=284 | |||
| Justin Rose | 69-79-70-66=284 | |||
| T7 | Blake Adams | 71-72-75-67=285 | −3 | 226,000 |
| Jamie Donaldson | 69-73-73-70=285 | |||
| Peter Hanson | 69-75-70-71=285 | |||
| Steve Stricker | 74-73-67-71=285 |
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| McIlroy | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −11 | −12 | −12 | −13 |
| Lynn | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 |
| Bradley | +1 | E | E | E | E | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 |
| Pettersson | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 |
| Poulter | −2 | −3 | −4 | −5 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −4 |
| Rose | +1 | E | −1 | −1 | E | E | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −4 |
| Woods | −2 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
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