2007 PGA Championship

Lengths of the course in previous major championships:

• 6,973 yards (6,376 m), par 70 - 2001 U.S. Open
• 6,834 yards (6,249 m), par 70 - 1994 PGA Championship
• 6,862 yards (6,275 m), par 70 - 1982 PGA Championship
• 6,873 yards (6,285 m), par 70 - 1977 U.S. Open
• 6,962 yards (6,366 m), par 70 - 1970 PGA Championship
• 6,907 yards (6,316 m), par 70 - 1958 U.S. Open

Thursday, August 9, 2007

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 (−0.03), the only hole that played under par.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Graeme Storm	England	65	−5
2	John Daly	United States	67	−3
T3	Stephen Ames	Canada	68	−2
	Woody Austin	United States
	Arron Oberholser	United States
T6	Markus Brier	Austria	69	−1
	Pádraig Harrington	Ireland
	Geoff Ogilvy	Australia
	John Senden	Australia
	Camilo Villegas	Colombia
	Lee Westwood	England
	Mark Wilson	United States

Friday, August 10, 2007

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 a 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.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Tiger Woods	United States	71-63=134	−6
2	Scott Verplank	United States	70-66=136	−4
T3	Stephen Ames	Canada	68-69=137	−3
	Geoff Ogilvy	Australia	69-68=137
5	Woody Austin	United States	68-70=138	−2
T6	Niclas Fasth	Sweden	71-68=139	−1
	Pat Perez	United States	70-69=139
	John Senden	Australia	69-70=139
T9	John Daly	United States	67-73=140	E
	Ernie Els	South Africa	72-68=140
	Paul McGinley	Ireland	74-66=140
	Arron Oberholser	United States	68-72=140
	Adam Scott	Australia	72-68=140
	Camilo Villegas	Colombia	69-71=140

Saturday, August 11, 2007

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.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Tiger Woods	United States	71-63-69=203	−7
2	Stephen Ames	Canada	68-69-69=206	−4
3	Woody Austin	United States	68-70-69=207	−3
4	John Senden	Australia	69-70-69=208	−2
5	Ernie Els	South Africa	72-68-69=209	−1
T6	K.J. Choi	South Korea	71-71-68=210	E
	Nathan Green	Australia	75-68-67=210
	Arron Oberholser	United States	68-72-70=210
	Adam Scott	Australia	72-68-70=210
	Kevin Sutherland	United States	73-69-68=210
	Scott Verplank	United States	70-66-74=210
	Boo Weekley	United States	76-69-65=210

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Tiger Woods claimed his fourth 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 third 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.

Final Leaderboard

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Tiger Woods	United States	71-63-69-69=272	−8	1,260,000
2	Woody Austin	United States	68-70-69-67=274	−6	756,000
3	Ernie Els	South Africa	72-68-69-66=275	−5	476,000
T4	Arron Oberholser	United States	68-72-70-69=279	−1	308,000
	John Senden	Australia	69-70-69-71=279
T6	Simon Dyson	England	73-71-72-64=280	E	227,500
	Trevor Immelman	South Africa	75-70-66-69=280
	Geoff Ogilvy	Australia	69-68-74-69=280
T9	Kevin Sutherland	United States	73-69-68-71=281	+1	170,333
	Scott Verplank	United States	70-66-74-71=281
	Boo Weekley	United States	76-69-65-71=281

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	4	4
Woods	−7	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−8	−9	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8
Austin	−3	−3	−4	−4	−4	−4	−3	−3	−3	−3	−4	−5	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6	−6
Els	−1	−1	−2	−2	−3	−3	−3	−4	−4	−5	−5	−4	−5	−6	−6	−5	−5	−5
Oberholser	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	+1	+1	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1	−1
Senden	−1	E	+1	+1	+1	+1	+1	+2	+2	+2	+2	+1	E	E	−1	−1	−1	−1
Ames	−3	−2	−3	−3	−2	−2	−2	−2	−1	−1	−1	E	+1	+2	+3	+3	+2	+2

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

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