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 |