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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 9–12, 2012 |
| Location | Kiawah Island, South Carolina 32°36′43″N 80°01′23″W / 32.612°N 80.023°W |
| Course(s) | Kiawah Island Golf Resort Ocean Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) | |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,676 yards (7,019 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 72 after cut |
| Cut | 150 (+6) |
| Prize fund | $8,000,000 €6,507,051 |
| Winner's share | $1,445,000 €1,190,937 |
| Champion | |
 Rory McIlroy | |
| 275 (−13) | |
| Location map | |
  Kiawah Island Location in the United States  Kiawah Island Location in South Carolina | |
The 2012 PGA Championship was the 94th PGA Championship, played August 9–12 at the Ocean Course of the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, southwest of Charleston. Rory McIlroy shot a bogey-free 66 (−6) in the final round to win his second major title by eight strokes over runner-up David Lynn.[1][2]
The victory margin was a record for the PGA Championship, surpassing the seven-stroke win in 1980 by Jack Nicklaus for his fifth PGA and seventeenth major title. The winner of the U.S. Open in 2011, also by eight strokes, McIlroy became the sixth-youngest winner of two majors at 23 years and 3 months.[3][4][5]
Television coverage was provided in the United States by CBS and TNT, and in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports.
It was the first major championship at Kiawah Island; the Ocean Course hosted the Ryder Cup in 1991. The PGA Championship returned in May 2021.
- ^ "US PGA Championship final round, Kiawah Island as it happened". BBC Sport. August 12, 2012. Archived from the original on August 14, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- ^ Wojciechowski, Gene (August 12, 2012). "Rory McIlroy proves point in PGA win". ESPN. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
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