2007 PGA Championship

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2007 PGA Championship
Tournament information
Dates August 9 - 12, 2007
Location Tulsa, Oklahoma
Course(s) Southern Hills Country Club
Tour(s) PGA Tour
PGA European Tour
Statistics
Par 70
Yardage 7,131
Field 156 players, 72 after cut
Cut 145 (+5)
Purse $7,000,000
Winner's share $1,260,000
Champion
Tiger Woods
272 (-8)

The 2007 PGA Championship was played from August 9 to August 12, 2007 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Won by Tiger Woods, this was the fourth PGA Championship that Southern Hills hosted. The three previous winners were Dave Stockton (1970), Raymond Floyd (1982) and Nick Price (1994). Television coverage was provided by TNT and CBS.

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[edit] Venue

Similar to receiving upgraded prior to the 2001 U.S. Open, Southern Hills underwent extensive renovations to prepare for the 2007 PGA Championship, including new greens and renovated bunkers, as well as an upgrade to the clubhouse. [1] A major heatwave across gripping the United States impacted the conditions at the tournament significantly. The high temperature reached 101, 99, 99, and 102 the four days of the tournament. Joking about the heat after hooking one of his drives into the trees, Colin Montgomerie said "at least it's in the shade" .[2]

[edit] Course details

Front Nine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT
Yardage 464 488 451 372 653 200 384 245 374 ------
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 35
Back Nine 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN
Yardage 366 173 458 537 223 413 507 358 465 ------
Par 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35
Front 9 Back 9 Total
Yardage 3,631 3,500 7,131
Par 35 35 70

[edit] Field makeup

  1. All former PGA Champions
  2. The last five U.S. Open Champions (2003 through 2007)
  3. The last five Masters Champions (2003 through 2007)
  4. The last five British Open Champions (2003 through 2007)
  5. Current PGA Seniors' Champion (2007)
  6. The 15 low scorers and ties in the 2006 PGA Championship [2]
  7. The 20 low scorers in the 2007 PGA Professional National Championship (formerly CPC) [3]
  8. The 70 leaders in official money standings from the 2006 International through the 2007 Canadian Open [4]
  9. Members of the 2006 United States Ryder Cup team
  10. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour from the 2006 PGA Championship to the 2007 PGA Championship (does not include Pro-Am and Team competitions).
  11. In addition, the PGA reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above.
  12. The 156-player field will be filled (in order) by those players below 70th place in official money standings (#8 above).

[edit] Past champions in the field

[edit] Made the cut

Player Country Year(s) Won R1 R2 R3 R4 Total To par Finish
Tiger Woods Flag of the United States United States 1999, 2000, 2006 71 63 69 69 272 -8 1
John Daly Flag of the United States United States 1991 67 73 73 73 286 6 T32
Shaun Micheel Flag of the United States United States 2003 73 71 70 72 286 6 T32
Phil Mickelson Flag of the United States United States 2005 73 69 75 69 286 6 T32
David Toms Flag of the United States United States 2001 71 74 71 72 288 8 T42
Bob Tway Flag of the United States United States 1986 71 72 71 75 289 9 T50

[edit] Missed the cut

Player Country Year(s) Won R1 R2 Total To par
Rich Beem Flag of the United States United States 2002 76 70 146 +6
Davis Love III Flag of the United States United States 1997 72 74 146 +6
Vijay Singh Flag of Fiji Fiji 1998, 2004 75 71 146 +6
Jeff Sluman Flag of the United States United States 1988 74 73 147 +7
Steve Elkington Flag of Australia Australia 1995 75 78 153 +13
Mark Brooks Flag of the United States United States 1996 79 76 155 +15

[edit] Round summaries

[edit] First round

# Player Country Score To par
1 Graeme Storm Flag of England England 65 -5
2 John Daly Flag of the United States United States 67 -3
3 Arron Oberholser Flag of the United States United States 68 -2
Woody Austin Flag of the United States United States
Stephen Ames Flag of Canada Canada
5 Mark Wilson Flag of the United States United States 69 -1
Markus Brier Flag of Austria Austria
Camilo Villegas Flag of Colombia Colombia
Geoff Ogilvy Flag of Australia Australia
Lee Westwood Flag of England England
Pádraig Harrington Flag of Ireland Ireland
John Senden Flag of Australia Australia
13 10 players tied 70 E

Graeme Storm led the field after the first round by shooting a bogey-free 65 (-5). Storm is playing in his first PGA Championship. Defending champion Tiger Woods began his campaign for his 13th major victory by shooting a 71 (+1). Other notable scores include: John Daly, currently ranked 423rd in the world, shooting a 67 (-3); Brad Lardon shot the best round of the day among those who qualified for the tournament through the PGA Professional National Championship by shooting an even-par 70; U.S. Open champion Ángel Cabrera shot a disappointing 81 (+11), largely due to a septuple-bogey 10 on the par 3 6th hole; Retief Goosen, the last major champion at Southern Hills (2001 U.S. Open), shot an even-par 70 including an eagle and a double-bogey. The scoring average for the round was 74.29 (+4.29) with 12 players under par. The par 4 18th hole ranked the toughest with a scoring average of 4.49 (+0.49). The par 3 11th hole was the easiest of the day with a scoring average of 2.97 (-.03), and was the only hole that played under par.

[edit] Second round

# Player Country Score To par
1 Tiger Woods Flag of the United States United States 71-63=134 -6
2 Scott Verplank Flag of the United States United States 70-66=136 -4
3 Stephen Ames Flag of Canada Canada 68-69=137 -3
Geoff Ogilvy Flag of Australia Australia 69-68=137
5 Woody Austin Flag of the United States United States 68-70=138 -2
6 John Senden Flag of Australia Australia 69-70=139 -1
Niclas Fasth Flag of Sweden Sweden 71-68=139
Pat Perez Flag of the United States United States 70-69=139
9 Paul McGinley Flag of Ireland Ireland 74-66=140 E
Adam Scott Flag of Australia Australia 72-68=140
Camilo Villegas Flag of Colombia Colombia 69-71=140
Arron Oberholser Flag of the United States United States 68-72=140
Ernie Els Flag of South Africa South Africa 72-68=140
John Daly Flag of the United States United States 67-73=140

Tiger Woods scored a 63, tying the record for the lowest single-round score at a major championship. The feat had been previously accomplished 22 times by 20 other players, and also tied the course record set by Raymond Floyd in the 1982 PGA Championship. His birdie putt on the 18th hole for the record outright horseshoed around the cup but did not fall. Local fan favorite and former Oklahoma State golfer Scott Verplank also had good round with a score of 66. The cut was at 145 (+5) and 72 players advanced. Only two PGA club professionals made the cut. Jim Furyk and Vijay Singh were among those who missed the cut. The scoring average for the round was 72.80 (+2.80) with 24 players under par for the round.

[edit] Third round

# Player Country Score To par
1 Tiger Woods Flag of the United States United States 71-63-69=203 -7
2 Stephen Ames Flag of Canada Canada 68-69-69=206 -4
3 Woody Austin Flag of the United States United States 68-70-69=207 -3
4 John Senden Flag of Australia Australia 69-70-69=208 -2
5 Ernie Els Flag of South Africa South Africa 72-68-69=209 -1
6 Scott Verplank Flag of the United States United States 70-66-74=210 E
Adam Scott Flag of Australia Australia 72-68-70=210
Arron Oberholser Flag of the United States United States 68-72-70=210
K.J. Choi Flag of South Korea South Korea 71-71-68=210
Kevin Sutherland Flag of the United States United States 73-69-68=210
Nathan Green Flag of Australia Australia 75-68-67=210
Boo Weekley Flag of the United States United States 76-69-65=210

Tiger Woods stretched his lead to three strokes, and has held at least a share of the 54-hole lead in a major 13 times. He was in the final group of three out of the four major championships in 2007. Boo Weekley shot the low round of the day, a five-under par 65. Sergio García was disqualified after the third round for signing an incorrect scorecard[3]. Had he signed it correctly, he would have been at 219 (+9) in a tie for 63rd place. The scoring average for the round was 71.92 (+1.92) with 15 players under par for the round.

[edit] Final round

Final leaderboard [5]
# Player Country Score To par Winnings ($)
1 Tiger Woods Flag of the United States United States 71-63-69-69=272 -8 1,260,000
2 Woody Austin Flag of the United States United States 68-70-69-67=274 -6 756,000
3 Ernie Els Flag of South Africa South Africa 72-68-69-66=275 -5 476,000
T4 John Senden Flag of Australia Australia 69-70-69-71=279 -1 308,000
Arron Oberholser Flag of the United States United States 68-72-70-69=279
T6 Trevor Immelman Flag of South Africa South Africa 75-70-66-69=280 E 227,500
Geoff Ogilvy Flag of Australia Australia 69-68-74-69=280
Simon Dyson Flag of England England 73-71-72-64=280
T9 Boo Weekley Flag of the United States United States 76-69-65-71=281 +1 170,333
Kevin Sutherland Flag of the United States United States 73-69-68-71=281
Scott Verplank Flag of the United States United States 70-66-74-71=281
T12 Stephen Ames Flag of Canada Canada 68-69-69-76=282 +2 119,833
K.J. Choi Flag of South Korea South Korea 71-71-68-72=282
Adam Scott Flag of Australia Australia 72-68-70-72=282
Justin Rose Flag of England England 70-73-70-69=282
Stuart Appleby Flag of Australia Australia 73-68-72-69=282
Anders Hansen Flag of Denmark Denmark 71-71-71-69=282

Tiger Woods claimed his 4th PGA Championship and improved to 13-0 in major championships when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead. He led by as many as five strokes in the third and fourth rounds. However, his bogey on the 14th hole, coupled with Woody Austin's 3rd consecutive birdie at the 13th, whittled Woods' lead down to a single stroke. Woods rebounded, however, with a birdie on the 15th hole, and then parred in to claim the championship. Simon Dyson shot the low round of the day with a 64 (-6). The scoring average for the round was 71.82 (+1.82) with 16 players under par for the round.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Southern Hills due for break after PGA, Tulsa World, July 29, 2007.
  2. ^ [1], BBC Sport, August 9, 2007.
  3. ^ Garcia disqualified for signing incorrect scorecard

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