PGA Championship
July 28th – July 31st, 2016
Baltusrol G.C.
Springfield, N.J.
Par: 70 / Yardage: 7,428
Purse: $10 million
with $1,800,000 to the winner
Defending Champion:
Jason Day

This week’s field includes:
As of this minute when I write this on Monday morning, the field includes 113 of the top 115 in the latest Official World Rankings. Those not playing are #69 Jaco Van Zyl, who feels he can get ready for the Olympics at home instead of playing in this event and #94 Ian Poulter who is hurt.
This year they were able to get 98 of the top-100, last year they could only get 96 of the top-100
The field includes all 25 of the top 25 on the FedEx point standings for 2016 are in the field.
The field includes 25 players in the top 25 on this year’s PGA Tour money list.
The field includes 32 players that have won 37 of the 37 events on the PGA Tour this year: Emiliano Grillo (Frys.Com); Smylie Kaufman (Shriners Hospitals); Justin Thomas (CIMB Classic); Russell Knox (WGC-HSBC Champions); Peter Malnati (Sanderson Farms); Graeme McDowell (OHL Classic at Mayakoba); Kevin Kisner (McGladrey Classic); Jordan Spieth (Hyundai T of C, Dean & DeLuca); Fabian Gomez (Sony Open from Hawaii); Jason Dufner (Humana Challenge); Brandt Snedeker (Farmers Insurance); Hideki Matsuyama (WM Phoenix); Vaughn Taylor (AT&T Pebble Beach); Bubba Watson (Northern Trust); Adam Scott (Honda & WGC-Cadillac); Brian Stuard (Zurich); Charl Schwartzel (Valspar Championship); Jason Day (Palmer, WGC-Dell Match Play & Players); Tony Finau (Puerto Rico); Jim Herman (Shell Houston); Danny Willett (Masters); Branden Grace (RBC Heritage); Charley Hoffman (Valero Texas); James Hahn (Wells Fargo) Sergio Garcia (Byron Nelson); William McGirt (Memorial), Dustin Johnson (U.S. Open & WGC Bridgestone); Daniel Berger (FedEx St. Jude); Billy Hurley III (Quick Loans National); Greg Chalmers (Barracuda), Henrik Stenson (British Open) and Jhonattan Vegas (RBC Candian Open)
The field includes 13 past champions: Jason Day (2015), Rory McIlroy (2014 & ’12), Jason Dufner (2013), Keegan Bradley (2011), Martin Kaymer (2010), Y.E. Yang (2009), Padraig Harrington (2008), Phil Mickelson (2005), Vijay Singh (2004 & 1998), Shaun Micheel (2003), Rick Beem (2002), David Toms (2001) and John Daly (1991).
A perfect way for fantasy golfers to check on the past performance of all the players in the PGA Championship field is our performance chart listed by average finish. Another way to check who is the best is through a special formula worked out in Golfstats that gives us the best average performances at the PGA Championship field in the last five years or check out our sortable 8-year glance at the PGA Championship field.
A good cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmakers in England.
Another cheat sheet is this list of odds from the top bookmaker in Las Vegas.
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Time to look at our who’s hot and who isn’t:
Who’s Hot in the field for the PGA Championship
Player | Memorial Tournament | Quick Loans National | FedEx St. Jude Classic | RBC Canadian Open | Barracuda Championship | Barbasol Championship | U.S. Open | British Open | Lyoness Open | BMW International Open | French Open | Aberdeen Asset Scottish Open | WGC – Bridgestone Invitational |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dustin Johnson (551.33 pts) |
3 (30) |
DNP | 5 (23.33) |
T2 (100) |
DNP | DNP | Win (176) |
T9 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Win (132) |
Henrik Stenson (382.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | WD (-6.67) |
Win (264) |
DNP | Win (88) |
DNP | T13 (37) |
DNP |
Phil Mickelson (290 pts) |
T20 (10) |
DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
2 (200) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T13 (37) |
T27 (23) |
Sergio Garcia (280 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (93.33) |
T5 (140) |
DNP | T5 (46.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jason Day (256.33 pts) |
T27 (7.67) |
DNP | DNP | T14 (36) |
DNP | DNP | T8 (66.67) |
T22 (56) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
Tyrrell Hatton (244.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (140) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
T33 (11.33) |
2 (100) |
DNP |
Andy Sullivan (238 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (36) |
T12 (76) |
DNP | T21 (19.33) |
T5 (46.67) |
T6 (60) |
DNP |
Steve Stricker (222.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (33.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 4 (160) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (29) |
DNP |
Scott Piercy (213.33 pts) |
T69 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T2 (133.33) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 2 (100) |
Rory McIlroy (213.33 pts) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T5 (140) |
DNP | DNP | 3 (60) |
DNP | DNP |
Jhonattan Vegas (212.67 pts) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T44 (4) |
DNP | Win (132) |
T53 (0) |
T4 (80) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
J.B. Holmes (206.33 pts) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
3 (180) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
T27 (23) |
Jim Furyk (197.67 pts) |
T52 (0) |
T21 (19.33) |
DNP | 13 (37) |
DNP | DNP | T2 (133.33) |
T59 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T42 (8) |
Gary Woodland (185.33 pts) |
T4 (26.67) |
T21 (19.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | 2 (66.67) |
DNP | DNP | T12 (76) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Zach Johnson (182.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T8 (66.67) |
T12 (76) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T10 (40) |
Matt Kuchar (175 pts) |
T4 (26.67) |
DNP | DNP | T9 (45) |
DNP | DNP | T46 (5.33) |
T46 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
Aaron Baddeley (172.67 pts) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T12 (25.33) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | T17 (22) |
Win (132) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Charl Schwartzel (168 pts) |
T11 (13) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T23 (36) |
T18 (64) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T7 (55) |
Alex Noren (160 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T46 (8) |
DNP | DNP | 8 (33.33) |
Win (132) |
DNP |
Bill Haas (158.67 pts) |
CUT (-3.33) |
T3 (60) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T51 (0) |
T9 (90) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T38 (12) |
Branden Grace (154.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (93.33) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T29 (21) |
T10 (40) |
Kevin Na (152.33 pts) |
T74 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | 7 (73.33) |
T22 (56) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 (23) |
Jordan Spieth (147.33 pts) |
T57 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T37 (17.33) |
T30 (40) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T3 (90) |
Thongchai Jaidee (142 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 (56) |
DNP | T38 (8) |
Win (88) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP |
Brandt Snedeker (141.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | T5 (70) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T22 (56) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T21 (29) |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who’s Not Hot in the field for the PGA Championship
Player | Memorial Tournament | Quick Loans National | FedEx St. Jude Classic | RBC Canadian Open | Barracuda Championship | Barbasol Championship | U.S. Open | British Open | Lyoness Open | BMW International Open | French Open | Aberdeen Asset Scottish Open | WGC – Bridgestone Invitational |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Fitzpatrick (-46.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | T54 (0) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP |
Kristoffer Broberg (-36.67 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Rikard Karlberg (-33.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
DNP | DNP |
Peter Malnati (-33.33 pts) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-3.33) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Jamie Lovemark (-30 pts) |
T52 (0) |
T62 (0) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-10) |
DNP |
Hideki Matsuyama (-28.67 pts) |
CUT (-3.33) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T42 (8) |
Soomin Lee (-23.33 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T79 (0) |
DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP |
Jamie Donaldson (-22 pts) |
DNP | DNP | T26 (8) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-13.33) |
T72 (0) |
DNP | DNP | CUT (-6.67) |
CUT (-10) |
DNP |
John Daly (-20 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
Victor Dubuisson (-20 pts) |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT (-20) |
DNP | DNP | 66 (0) |
DNP | DNP |
How Player Rankings are Computed
Who to watch for at the PGA Championship
Best Bets:
Phil Mickelson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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18 | 2 | T72 | T36 | T19 | T12 | 73 | T7 | T32 | T16 | Win | T6 |
No I haven’t made a mistake, think that he is the best player to win this week. Showed us a lot of heart at Troon a ten days ago and if you look at his stats, he has what it will take to win. So pick him without worrying because he can win this week.
Jordan Spieth
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | CUT | CUT |
This course is good for him and I can see him breaking out and having a great week.
Dustin Johnson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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7 | T8 | T48 | CUT | T5 | T10 |
Even when he plays average like last week in Canada, it still means a top-10 finish. This course has a lot of the same kind of features that Oakmont had so I can see Dustin doing it again this week.
Best of the rest:
Sergio Garcia
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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54 | T35 | T61 | CUT | T12 | CUT | CUT | T2 | WD | T3 | T23 | CUT |
He has been sticking around in all of the majors, this could be a very good course for him. He did finish T-23rd at Baltusrol in 2005 so maybe this is a good course for him. I still hold out hope for him winning a major, most of the first time major winners comes at the PGA Championship so I can see him doing well this week.
Rory McIlroy
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Win | T8 | Win | T64 | T3 | T3 |
If he can hit it straight and putt well he could win his third PGA Championship. He likes the course and he will showed that this week.
Adam Scott
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CUT | T15 | T5 | T11 | 7 | T39 | CUT | CUT | T12 | T3 | T40 | T9 |
This is a course that favors those that are shot makers, you don’t get a better shot-maker than Scott.
Jason Day
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Win | T15 | T8 | CUT | CUT | T10 |
He hasn’t played well since the Players Championship, have to wonder if we should just let him go this week because he seems to be missing on big item, hitting that big shot at a key time.
Patrick Reed
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 | T58 |
He has the game and Baltusrol could be good for him.
Solid contenders
Henrik Stenson
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 | T3 | 3 | CUT | T6 | T4 | CUT | T14 | T47 |
I really think that his British Open win will open the flood gates, but not this week. It’s always hard to win the British and win the PGA Championship in the same year, Rory did it and so did Tiger. But I just think it’s too close to the British and he needs some time to come down from his high from winning at Troon in such a great way.
Rickie Fowler
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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30 | T3 | T19 | CUT | T51 | T58 |
Has made a mess of the big tournaments this year, he could erase that with a win this week.
Brandt Snedeker
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | T13 | T66 | CUT | CUT | T39 | CUT | T24 | T18 |
Watch him, once he gets on a roll he usually keeps the ball rolling. I can see him winning this week, the course is right up his alley.
Jim Furyk
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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30 | T5 | 2 | T42 | T39 | T24 | T63 | T29 | CUT | T29 | T34 | CUT |
Another player that could do very well this week. I think he has a win in him coming real soon, could be this week.
Matt Kuchar
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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7 | T22 | CUT | T19 | T10 | CUT |
Another straight hitter who could do well this week.
Long shots that could come through:
Steve Stricker
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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30 | T7 | T12 | T7 | T12 | T18 | CUT | T39 | T23 | T7 |
Has played well at times, just worried that he can’t put together four solid rounds.
Justin Thomas
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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18 |
A lot of people think he can do well and possibly win a major this week.
Scott Piercy
2016 | ’15 | ’14 | ’13 | ’12 | ’11 | ’10 | ’09 | ’08 | ’07 | ’06 | ’05 | ’04 |
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48 | CUT | T5 | T48 | T26 |
Showed a lot at both the U.S. Open and Bridgestone, can he keep the streak of good play together?
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