2005 PGA Championship
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The 2005 PGA Championship was the 87th PGA Championship, played August 11–15 at the Baltusrol Golf Club Lower Course in Springfield, New Jersey, west of New 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-up Steve Elkington and Thomas Bjørn.[3][4][5] The purse was $6.5 million with a winner's share of $1.17 million.
Tournament information | |
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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) | |
It was the first PGA Championship held at Baltusrol, which had hosted the U.S. Open seven times, and was the first major championship at Baltusrol since the 1993 U.S. Open, won by Lee Janzen.