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Monday 15 August 2005PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Mickelson wins PGA Championship
Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey · Thursday 11 to Monday 15 August 2005 · Phil Mickelson’s win no. 27 on the PGA Tour · purse $6,500,000 · winner's share $1,170,000 · 87th PGA Championship; storms suspended the final round Sunday at 6:35 p.m. EDT with Mickelson on the 14th green; completed Monday 15 August from 10:05 a.m. (first unfinished Sunday since 1986)
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 37 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 63° up at noon, and that night a waxing gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R134°/24°C · wind 11 km/h WNW, gusts 23 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R234°/25°C · wind 12 km/h SSW, gusts 30 · 0.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R336°/26°C · wind 13 km/h SW, gusts 35 · 0.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R435°/26°C · wind 16 km/h SSW, gusts 36 · 1.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R526°/22°C · wind 13 km/h NNE, gusts 30 · 0.5 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
- PGA Championship
1916–2026 in our record, 108 editions.
The ones it got away from
- Thomas Bjørn DEN · 277Birdied the 17th Monday to tie at 3 under, then lipped out a birdie putt at the par-5 72nd hole that would have given him the outright lead Mickelson secures USPGA (BBC Sport)
- Steve Elkington AUS · 277Turned in 33 to become Mickelson's main challenger but bogeyed the 13th and 15th; parred the 18th after hitting a tree off the tee, missing the birdie that would have pressured Mickelson Mickelson secures USPGA (BBC Sport)
156 started · cut +4, 79 made it
Same week
Men's major
PGA Championship
Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower), Springfield
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Thomas Bjorn, Steve Elkington
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 August 2005
We had some pretty thick rough in our backyard, and that's exactly what I was thinking on 18, that this is no different from what I've done in my backyard since I was a kid.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 August 2005
I just want to kind of relish this and enjoy the fact that for the next seven months, I'm the most recent major winner.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
15 August 2005
You know, Phil deserves this more than anybody. He's not a one major guy; he's a ten major guy.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 67 · 65 · 72 · 72 | 276 | −4 |
| T2 | Steve Elkington | 68 · 70 · 68 · 71 | 277 | −3 |
| T2 | Thomas Bjørn | 71 · 71 · 63 · 72 | 277 | −3 |
| T4 | Davis Love III | 68 · 68 · 68 · 74 | 278 | −2 |
| T4 | Tiger Woods | 75 · 69 · 66 · 68 | 278 | −2 |
| T6 | Retief Goosen | 68 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 279 | −1 |
| T6 | Geoff Ogilvy | 69 · 69 · 72 · 69 | 279 | −1 |
| T6 | Michael Campbell | 73 · 68 · 69 · 69 | 279 | −1 |
| T6 | Pat Perez | 68 · 71 · 67 · 73 | 279 | −1 |
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 70 · 71 · 69 · 70 | 280 | E |
| T10 | Dudley Hart | 70 · 73 · 66 · 71 | 280 | E |
| T10 | Vijay Singh | 70 · 67 · 69 · 74 | 280 | E |
| T10 | David Toms | 71 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 280 | E |
| T10 | Ted Purdy | 69 · 75 · 70 · 66 | 280 | E |
The golfer
born 1970-06-16, San Diego, California; USA; turned pro 1992; age 35 that week; tour wins to date: 27; majors to date: 2; world No. 4 that week (OWGR rankBefore (owgr.com player profile, 87th PGA CHAMPIONSHIP)).
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