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Sunday 31 July 2016PGA Tour · European TourYear in Review
Walker wins PGA Championship
Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey · Thursday 28 to Sunday 31 July 2016 · Jimmy Walker’s win no. 6 on the PGA Tour · purse $10,000,000 USD · weather: storms suspended the third round Saturday; third and final rounds both completed Sunday, final round with preferred lies
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
14 h 09 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 67° up at noon, and that night a waning crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R132°/23°C · wind 15 km/h SW, gusts 31 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R230°/22°C · wind 14 km/h NE, gusts 30 · 22.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R328°/23°C · wind 10 km/h SE, gusts 24 · 25.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R426°/23°C · wind 11 km/h ESE, gusts 28 · 14.7 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
- Jason Day AUS · 267Defending champion; eagled the 72nd hole with a 2-iron to 15 feet to get within one, but Walker made his par at the 18th Jimmy Walker edges Jason Day by 1 shot to claim PGA Championship (AP via ESPN)
156 started · cut +2, 86 made it
Same week
Men's major
PGA Championship
Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Runner-up: Jason Day
From the papers
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 July 2016
Getting into position, I feel like I can do it. I can do it now. I can win a major championship. It's unreal, it really is.
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 July 2016
Jason and I, it's so funny, we're the bus -- we're the bus guys out here. We park next to each other every week
ASAP Sports (interview transcript)
31 July 2016
Emiliano came up to me and said the ball was scared of me when I hit it.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Walker | 65 · 66 · 68 · 67 | 266 | −14 |
| 2 | Jason Day | 68 · 65 · 67 · 67 | 267 | −13 |
| 3 | Daniel Summerhays | 70 · 67 · 67 · 66 | 270 | −10 |
| T4 | Branden Grace | 70 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Hideki Matsuyama | 69 · 67 · 67 · 68 | 271 | −9 |
| T4 | Brooks Koepka | 68 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 271 | −9 |
| T7 | Martin Kaymer | 66 · 69 · 71 · 66 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Robert Streb | 68 · 63 · 72 · 69 | 272 | −8 |
| T7 | Henrik Stenson | 67 · 67 · 67 · 71 | 272 | −8 |
| T10 | Paul Casey | 69 · 69 · 68 · 67 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | Tyrrell Hatton | 71 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 273 | −7 |
| T10 | William McGirt | 70 · 67 · 66 · 70 | 273 | −7 |
The golfer
born 1979-01-16, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; USA; turned pro 2001; age 37 that week; tour wins to date: 6; majors to date: 1; world No. 48 that week (OWGR rankBefore (OWGR player profile)).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet