First round Thursday, July 28, 2016 Jimmy Walker led after the first round with a five-under-par 65, one clear of
Ross Fisher,
Martin Kaymer and
Emiliano Grillo. Two-time PGA winner
Rory McIlroy was nine shots off the lead after a four-over-par 74 and 2016 U.S. Open champion
Dustin Johnson was further behind at seven-over-par 77.
Second round Friday, July 29, 2016 Robert Streb shot a
major record-tying 63 to move into a tie for first place with first round leader
Jimmy Walker at 131 (−9).
Jason Day, the defending champion, was tied for third place, two strokes behind at 133 (−7) while the
2016 Open Championship winner,
Henrik Stenson, was in fifth place at 134 (−6).
Danny Willett, the
2016 Masters Tournament champion, was well back at 141, while
Dustin Johnson, the
2016 U.S. Open winner, missed the cut with a 149 (+9). The cut was at 142 (+2) and 86 players made the cut.
Third round Saturday, July 30, 2016 Play was suspended at 2:14 pm
EDT due to dangerous weather conditions. Only 37 players finished their third rounds, with the leaders yet to tee off.
Kevin Kisner was the overnight leader at the clubhouse at 5 under par. •
Had not yet started their third round. Sunday, July 31, 2016 Play was resumed at 7am EDT on Sunday.
Jimmy Walker went into the final round with a single shot lead over
Jason Day, and two shots ahead of
Brooks Koepka and
Henrik Stenson.
Final round Sunday, July 31, 2016 The third round pairings were kept for the final round, and the final pair of
Jimmy Walker and
Robert Streb teed off shortly after their scheduled time of 3:16 pm EDT. Walker made no bogeys (or worse) during the final round, with all pars on the front nine, then made two consecutive birdies, the first by holing out from the greenside bunker on the 10th hole. His third and final birdie came at 17 for a three-shot lead over defending champion
Jason Day, who quickly responded with an eagle on the 72nd hole, narrowing the margin to one shot. Walker won wire-to-wire by making a par putt on the final hole to win by a stroke. With Walker's win, it was the first time since 2011 that all four major golf championships were won by first-time winners. This is believed to be the first time the rule was invoked in a major championship.
Final leaderboard Note: Top 15 and ties qualify for the 2017 PGA Championship; top 4 and ties qualify for the 2017 Masters Tournament Scorecard Final round Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par ==References==