2016 PGA Championship: Jimmy Walker wins at Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course)
Jimmy Walker won the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) in Springfield, New Jersey with 266 (−14), by 1 stroke over Jason Day.
Updated October 23, 2026
See 2016 in Wanamaker Avenue, the PGA Championship room, or every year on the PGA Championship winners list.
- Dates
- July 28, 2016 to July 31, 2016
- Course
- Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey
- Edition
- 98th PGA Championship
- Format
- stroke play
- Par
- 70 · 7,428 yards
- Field
- 156
- Made the cut
- 86 (cut at 142)
- Purse
- $10,000,000 · winner's share $1,800,000
- Champion
- Jimmy Walker · age 37 · United States · born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Champion's title
- 1st PGA Championship
- World ranking
- No. 48
- Winning score
- 65-66-68-67 = 266 (−14) · won by 1 stroke
- Runner-up
- Jason Day
- 54-hole leader
- Jimmy Walker (199)
- Caddie
- Andy Sanders
Winner and runner-up
| Pos. | Player | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Walker | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Jason Day | 68 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 267 | −13 |
What happened at the 2016 PGA Championship
Torrential rain on Saturday meant Walker and nine others, including Jason Day, played 36 holes on Sunday.
Day hit a 254-yard 2-iron to five feet at the 72nd hole for eagle, but Walker birdied 17 and parred 18 to win by one.
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).