2010 PGA Championship Winner and Results
Winner: Martin Kaymer, 277
Where it was played: Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin
Tournament dates: August 12-15, 2010
Leader after first round: Matt Kuchar, 67
Leader after second round: Matt Kuchar, 136
Leader after third round: Nick Watney, 203
Notable Notes: Martin Kaymer beat Bubba Watson in a 3-hole, aggregate-score playoff, but it's the guy who was missing from the playoff for whom this major is often remembered.
Watson posted 11-under first, then Kaymer tied him with a 15-foot par save on the last hole. Meanwhile, Johnson birdied the 16th and 17th holes to lead by one going to the last. He bogied, apparently falling into a tie, but upon leaving the hole was informed by rules officials of a penalty he incurred while played the 18th hole.
Johnson hit his drive into a sandy area and did not recognize that he was in a bunker. So when he grounded his club in that bunker, it was a 2-stroke penalty. Many believed the design of Whistling Straits, with tiny pockets of sand everywhere, was unfair to Johnson in this instance. But players had been clearly informed before the tournament started that sandy areas would be treated as bunkers.
Kaymer won the 3-hole playoff over Watson by one stroke.
Final Scores
| x-Martin Kaymer | 72-68-67-70—277 |
| Bubba Watson | 68-71-70-68—277 |
| Zach Johnson | 69-70-69-70—278 |
| Rory McIlroy | 71-68-67-72—278 |
| Jason Dufner | 73-66-69-71—279 |
| Steve Elkington | 71-70-67-71—279 |
| Dustin Johnson | 71-68-67-73—279 |
| Camilo Villegas | 71-71-70-68—280 |
| Wen-Chong Liang | 72-71-64-73—280 |
| Jason Day | 69-72-66-74—281 |
| Matt Kuchar | 67-69-73-72—281 |
| Simon Dyson | 71-71-68-72—282 |
| Paul Casey | 72-71-70-69—282 |
| Phil Mickelson | 73-69-73-67—282 |
| Bryce Molder | 72-67-70-73—282 |
| Robert Karlsson | 71-71-71-70—283 |
| D.A. Points | 70-72-70-71—283 |
| Stewart Cink | 77-68-66-73—284 |
| Ernie Els | 68-74-69-73—284 |
| Stephen Gallacher | 71-69-72-72—284 |
| Steve Stricker | 72-72-68-72—284 |
| Charl Schwartzel | 73-69-72-70—284 |
| Nick Watney | 69-68-66-81—284 |
| J.B. Holmes | 72-66-77-70—285 |
| Carl Pettersson | 71-70-71-73—285 |
| Simon Khan | 69-70-71-75—285 |
| Jim Furyk | 70-68-70-77—285 |
| David Horsey | 72-71-69-74—286 |
| Troy Matteson | 72-72-70-72—286 |
| Tiger Woods | 71-70-72-73—286 |
| Bo Van Pelt | 73-67-72-74—286 |
| Seung-yul Noh | 68-71-72-75—286 |
| Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | 70-73-73-71—287 |
| Ryan Palmer | 71-68-75-73—287 |
| Heath Slocum | 73-72-68-74—287 |
| Edoardo Molinari | 71-72-70-74—287 |
| David Toms | 74-71-67-75—287 |
| Francesco Molinari | 68-73-71-75—287 |
| Brian Davis | 71-72-69-76—288 |
| Adam Scott | 72-73-71-72—288 |
| Justin Leonard | 73-69-73-73—288 |
| K.J. Choi | 74-69-71-74—288 |
| Ben Crane | 73-68-73-74—288 |
| Tim Clark | 72-71-70-75—288 |
| Hunter Mahan | 74-71-68-75—288 |
| Vijay Singh | 73-66-73-76—288 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 75-70-67-76—288 |
| Kyung-Tae Kim | 70-72-71-76—289 |
| Darren Clarke | 74-70-72-73—289 |
| Martin Laird | 70-74-72-73—289 |
| Marc Leishman | 71-73-72-73—289 |
| Shaun Micheel | 73-69-76-71—289 |
| Charles Howell III | 69-74-72-74—289 |
| Brendon de Jonge | 74-66-74-75—289 |
| Tom Lehman | 74-70-73-73—290 |
| Davis Love III | 73-72-72-73—290 |
| Retief Goosen | 76-68-74-72—290 |
| Gregory Bourdy | 70-70-75-76—291 |
| Kevin Na | 74-71-71-75—291 |
| Rickie Fowler | 73-71-70-77—291 |
| Peter Hanson | 71-71-71-78—291 |
| Rhys Davies | 71-71-75-75—292 |
| Chad Campbell | 70-70-78-74—292 |
| Fredrik Andersson Hed | 74-71-74-73—292 |
| Ryan Moore | 69-76-72-76—293 |
| Brian Gay | 72-70-71-80—293 |
| D.J. Trahan | 72-73-74-75—294 |
| Stuart Appleby | 72-73-73-77—295 |
| Rob Labritz | 73-71-74-77—295 |
| Ross McGowan | 73-72-71-81—297 |
| Jeff Overton | 74-71-74-79—298 |
