2001 PGA Championship: David Toms wins at Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands)
David Toms won the 2001 PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands) in Duluth, Georgia with 265 (−15), by 1 stroke over Phil Mickelson.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 2001 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 16, 2001 to August 19, 2001
- Course
- Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands), Duluth, Georgia
- Edition
- 83rd PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 70 · 7,213 yards
- Field
- 149
- Made the cut
- 76 (cut at 141)
- Purse
- $5,200,000 · winner's share $936,000
- Champion
- David Toms · age 34 · United States · born Monroe, Louisiana
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- World ranking
- No. 20
- Winning score
- 66-65-65-69 = 265 (−15) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Phil Mickelson
- 54-hole leader
- David Toms (196)
- Caddie
- Scott Gneiser
- Low club professional
- Rick Schuller (281)
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Toms | 66 | 65 | 65 | 69 | 265 | −15 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 66 | 66 | 66 | 68 | 266 | −14 |
What happened at the 2001 PGA Championship
Toms made a hole-in-one with a 5-wood on the 15th in the third round, the first ace by a PGA Championship winner.
Facing 209 yards over water from the rough on the 72nd hole, Toms laid up with a wedge, then pitched close and holed the par putt to beat Mickelson by one with a record 265.
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's PGA Championship data. A value no source confirmed is left out; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the organizer's own record is used.
Data: pga.json (the PGA Championship room's data: Tables 1A–1H).