1986 PGA Championship: Hole-Out for the Win
The 1986 PGA Championship was the 68th edition of the tournament. A famous hole-out produced the champion.
Winner: Bob Tway, 276
Where it was played: Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
Tournament dates: August 7-11, 1986
Leader after first round: Greg Norman, 65
Leader after second round: Greg Norman, 133
Leader after third round: Greg Norman, 202
Notable Notes: Greg Norman led after each of the first three rounds, but Bob Tway led at the finish line. Tway trailed Norman by seven after Round 1 and six after Round 2. Even after a third-round 64, Tway was still four strokes behind Norman beginning the final round.
But as Norman struggled to a closing 76, Tway motored along with a solid 70. "Solid" became "spectacular," though, when Tway holed out a bunker shot on the final hole for birdie, sealing his victory.
Final Scores
| Bob Tway | 72-70-64-70—276 |
| Greg Norman | 65-68-69-76—278 |
| Peter Jacobsen | 68-70-70-71—279 |
| D.A. Weibring | 71-72-68-69—280 |
| Bruce Lietzke | 69-71-70-71—281 |
| Payne Stewart | 70-67-72-72—281 |
| Jim Thorpe | 71-67-73-71—282 |
| Mike Hulbert | 69-68-74-71—282 |
| David Graham | 75-69-71-67—282 |
| Doug Tewell | 73-71-68-71—283 |
| Ben Crenshaw | 72-73-72-67—284 |
| Lonnie Nielsen | 73-69-72-70—284 |
| Lee Trevino | 71-74-69-70—284 |
| Donnie Hammond | 70-71-68-75—284 |
| Lanny Wadkins | 71-75-70-68—284 |
| Tom Watson | 72-69-72-72—285 |
| Tony Sills | 71-72-69-73—285 |
| Chip Beck | 71-73-71-70—285 |
| Don Pooley | 71-74-69-71—285 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 70-68-72-75—285 |
| Corey Pavin | 71-72-70-73—286 |
| Hal Sutton | 73-71-70-72—286 |
| Ronnie Black | 68-71-74-73—286 |
| David Frost | 70-73-68-75—286 |
| Wayne Grady | 68-76-71-71—286 |
| Ken Green | 71-72-71-73—287 |
| Tom Kite | 72-73-71-71—287 |
| Dan Pohl | 71-71-74-71—287 |
| Hale Irwin | 76-70-73-68—287 |
| Craig Stadler | 67-74-73-74—288 |
| Calvin Peete | 72-73-69-74—288 |
| Ian Woosnam | 72-70-75-71—288 |
| Wayne Levi | 68-73-71-76—288 |
| Gene Sauers | 69-73-70-76—288 |
| Jeff Sluman | 70-71-76-71—288 |
| Brett Upper | 71-73-72-73—289 |
| Buddy Gardner | 72-73-71-73—289 |
| Isao Aoki | 73-69-74-73—289 |
| Fred Couples | 69-73-72-75—289 |
| Mark Lye | 72-71-70-76—289 |
| Jodie Mudd | 72-73-73-72—290 |
| Scott Simpson | 70-70-75-75—290 |
| Scott Hoch | 72-70-75-73—290 |
| Hubert Green | 75-70-74-71—290 |
| Mike Reid | 71-73-70-76—290 |
| Bobby Wadkins | 69-74-70-77—290 |
| Dave Barr | 71-73-73-74—291 |
| Roger Maltbie | 73-70-74-74—291 |
| Mike Donald | 74-69-73-75—291 |
| Tommy Nakajima | 71-73-71-76—291 |
| Davis Love III | 70-72-72-77—291 |
| Mark Wiebe | 75-67-72-77—291 |
| Mike Sullivan | 72-73-74-73—292 |
| Joey Sindelar | 74-72-73-73—292 |
| Bob Gilder | 69-75-73-75—292 |
| Dave Stockton | 70-75-74-73—292 |
| John Cook | 71-72-75-74—292 |
| Larry Mize | 69-76-75-72—292 |
| Clarence Rose | 73-71-72-76—292 |
| Andy Bean | 74-70-72-76—292 |
| Steve Pate | 76-69-71-76—292 |
| Jay Haas | 69-77-74-72—292 |
| Phil Blackmar | 67-73-79-73—292 |
| Mark McCumber | 71-74-68-79—292 |
| James Blair | 72-74-72-75—293 |
| Gary Koch | 68-77-74-75—294 |
| Lennie Clements | 71-75-72-77—295 |
| David Edwards | 72-69-76-79—296 |
| Bob Murphy | 73-73-74-77—297 |
| Ken Brown | 73-73-72-80—298 |
| Denis Watson | 71-74-77-77—299 |
| J.C. Snead | 70-76-75-79—300 |
