2014 PGA Championship: Rory McIlroy wins at Valhalla Golf Club
Rory McIlroy won the 2014 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky with 268 (−16), by 1 stroke over Phil Mickelson.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 2014 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- August 7, 2014 to August 10, 2014
- Course
- Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky
- Edition
- 96th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 71 · 7,458 yards
- Field
- 156
- Made the cut
- 74 (cut at 143)
- Purse
- $10,000,000 · winner's share $1,800,000
- Champion
- Rory McIlroy · age 25 · Northern Ireland · born Holywood, County Down, Northern Ireland
- Champion's title
- 2nd PGA Championship
- World ranking
- No. 1
- Winning score
- 66-67-67-68 = 268 (−16) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Phil Mickelson
- 54-hole leader
- Rory McIlroy (200)
- Caddie
- J.P. Fitzgerald
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rory McIlroy | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 268 | −16 |
| 2 | Phil Mickelson | 69 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 269 | −15 |
What happened at the 2014 PGA Championship
McIlroy bogeyed two of his first six holes on Sunday, then eagled the 10th and birdied 13 and 17 to recover.
Play finished in near-total darkness after a long rain delay, avoiding a Monday finish; it was McIlroy's third straight PGA Tour win.
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).