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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 11–15, 2005 |
| Location | Springfield, New Jersey |
| Course(s) | Baltusrol Golf Club Lower Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 70 |
| Length | 7,392 yards (6,759 m)[1] |
| Field | 156 players, 79 after cut |
| Cut | 144 (+4) |
| Prize fund | $6,500,000 €5,272,989 |
| Winner's share | $1,170,000 €949,138 |
| Champion | |
 Phil Mickelson | |
| 276 (−4) | |
The2005 PGA Championship was the 87thPGA Championship, played August 11–15 at theBaltusrol Golf Club Lower Course inSpringfield, New Jersey, west ofNew York City.[2]Phil Mickelson earned his first PGA Championship and second major title by flopping a chip out of deep rough to 2 feet (0.6 m) for birdie on the final hole for a one-shot victory over runners-upSteve Elkington andThomas Bjørn.[3][4][5] The purse was$6.5 million with a winner's share of $1.17 million.
It was the first PGA Championship held at Baltusrol, which had hosted theU.S. Open seven times, and was the firstmajor championship at Baltusrol since the1993 U.S. Open, won byLee Janzen.
Lower Course
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yards | 478 | 379 | 503 | 194 | 423 | 482 | 505 | 380 | 212 | 3,556 | 460 | 440 | 218 | 424 | 430 | 430 | 230 | 650 | 554 | 3,836 | 7,392 |
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 70 |
Source:[1]
Lengths of the course for previous major championships:
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Thursday, August 11, 2005
There was a logjam up at the top upon the conclusion of the first round with twenty seven players within two shots of the lead. Six players includingPhil Mickelson shot three under 67s for a one shot lead over the rest of the field. Defending championVijay Singh shot an even par 70 to lie three shots off the pace.
Friday, August 12, 2005
Phil Mickelson opened up a three shot lead after shooting a five under 65, the low round of the day. Jerry Kelly also shot 65 to lie sole second.Tiger Woods shot a one under 69 to make the cut line that was set at four over par. Notable players missing the cut included:Colin Montgomerie, 2003 championShaun Micheel and 2002 championRich Beem.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 67-65=132 | −8 |
| 2 | Jerry Kelly | 70-65=135 | −5 |
| T3 | Davis Love III | 68-68=136 | −4 |
 Rory Sabbatini | 67-69=136 | ||
 Lee Westwood | 68-68=136 | ||
| T6 |  Stuart Appleby | 67-70=137 | −3 |
 Shingo Katayama | 71-66=137 | ||
| Greg Owen | 67-70=137 | ||
 Jesper Parnevik | 67-70=137 | ||
 Vijay Singh | 70-67=137 |
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Phil Mickelson struggled throughout much of the third round as he shot a two over 72 but it was still enough for a share of the lead withDavis Love III. Love shot his third straight 68 to make the final pairing of a major for the first time since the 2003Open Championship. The round of the day belonged toThomas Bjørn who matched the major championship record with a 63. It was the third 63 at Baltusrol, whereJack Nicklaus andTom Weiskopf did it in the first round of the 1980 U.S. Open.Vijay Singh lay just two shots back after a 69 which included 17 pars before a birdie on 18.
| Place | Player | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Davis Love III | 68-68-68=204 | −6 |
| Phil Mickelson | 67-65-72=204 | ||
| 3 |  Thomas Bjørn | 71-71-63=205 | −5 |
| T4 | Stuart Appleby | 67-70-69=206 | −4 |
| Steve Elkington | 68-70-68=206 | ||
| Pat Perez | 68-71-67=206 | ||
| Vijay Singh | 70-67-69=206 | ||
| T8 | Jason Bohn | 71-68-68=207 | −3 |
| Ben Curtis | 67-73-67=207 | ||
| Retief Goosen | 68-70-69=207 | ||
| Greg Owen | 68-69-70=207 | ||
| Lee Westwood | 68-68-71=207 |
Sunday, August 14, 2005
The final round was not finished on Sunday for the first time since1986. Rain delayed much of the action, which ended withTiger Woods as the clubhouse leader at two under.Phil Mickelson was putting for par on the 14th hole when play was suspended at 6:35 p.m.EDT.Thomas Bjørn with four holes left andSteve Elkington with three holes left were one shot off of Mickelson. Despite being the clubhouse leader, Woods returned to his Florida home on Sunday night rather than await the tournament's completion the following day.[6] This move was heavily criticized at the time.[7]
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Hole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 67-65-72-51=255 | −4 | 13 |
| T2 | Steve Elkington | 68-70-68-58=264 | −3 | 15 |
| Thomas Bjørn | 71-71-63-55=260 | 14 | ||
| T4 | Tiger Woods | 75-69-66-68=278 | −2 | F |
| Vijay Singh | 70-67-69-69=265 | 15 | ||
| Davis Love III | 68-68-68-53=257 | 13 |
Monday, August 15, 2005
Play resumed Monday at 10:05 a.m., with six players on the course within three shots of the lead. Headed to the 72nd hole,Phil Mickelson was tied for the lead at three under withThomas Bjørn andSteve Elkington. Mickelson birdied the par 5 18th to win his second major title. Mickelson flopped a chip from the deep grass some 50 feet (15 m) away to two feet for a birdie and a one-shot victory. Elkington and Bjorn both missed birdie putts and had to settle for par on the 554-yard (507 m) closing hole.[4] Mickelson became the seventh wire-to-wire winner (though he shared the lead after the first and third rounds) at the PGA Championship and the first sinceTiger Woods in2000. The round of the day belonged toTed Purdy, who ended up in a tie for tenth after a final round 66.
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Mickelson | 67-65-72-72=276 | −4 | 1,170,000 |
| T2 | Thomas Bjørn | 71-71-63-72=277 | −3 | 572,000 |
| Steve Elkington | 68-70-68-71=277 | |||
| T4 | Davis Love III | 68-68-68-74=278 | −2 | 286,000 |
| Tiger Woods | 75-69-66-68=278 | |||
| T6 |  Michael Campbell | 73-68-69-69=279 | −1 | 201,500 |
| Retief Goosen | 68-70-69-72=279 | |||
| Geoff Ogilvy | 69-69-72-69=279 | |||
| Pat Perez | 68-71-67-73=279 | |||
| T10 | Steve Flesch | 70-71-69-70=280 | E | 131,800 |
| Dudley Hart | 70-73-66-71=280 | |||
| Ted Purdy | 69-75-70-66=280 | |||
| Vijay Singh | 70-67-69-74=280 | |||
| David Toms | 71-72-69-68=280 |
Source:[8]
Final round
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Mickelson | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −4 |
| Bjørn | −5 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 |
| Elkington | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 |
| Love | −6 | −6 | −5 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 |
| Woods | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | E | E | E | −1 | −2 |
| Goosen | −4 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −3 | −1 | −2 | −1 | E | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| Perez | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −3 | −2 | −2 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | E | E | −1 | −1 | −1 |
| Singh | −4 | −4 | −2 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E |
| Appleby | −4 | −3 | −4 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −1 | E | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +1 |
| Westwood | −2 | −2 | −1 | E | +1 | +1 | E | E | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +3 | +3 | +2 |
| Curtis | −3 | −3 | −3 | −2 | −1 | −1 | +1 | +1 | +1 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +2 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +5 |
Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par
| Birdie | Bogey | Double bogey |
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