2005 PGA Championship

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. 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. The purse was $6.5 million with a winner's share of $1.17 million.

2005 PGA Championship
Tournament information
DatesAugust 11–15, 2005
LocationSpringfield, New Jersey
Course(s)Baltusrol Golf Club
Lower Course
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)
Statistics
Par70
Length7,392 yards (6,759 m)
Field156 players, 79 after cut
Cut144 (+4)
Prize fund$6,500,000
5,272,989
Winner's share$1,170,000
€949,138
Champion
Phil Mickelson
276 (−4)
Baltusrol 
Location in the United States
Baltusrol 
Location in New Jersey

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.

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