THE 97TH US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
• His second European Tour International Schedule victory in his 39th European Tour event.
• Moves to third in the Official World Golf Ranking from fifth.
• His first European Tour victory since the 2014 WGC - Cadillac Match Play Championship.
• The first time he has won in consecutive European Tour seasons.
• This victory beats his previous best 2015 European Tour performance of tied fourth in The 144th Open Championship.
• His first Major Championship victory in his 21st Major Championship appearance.
• This victory beats his previous best Major Championship finishes of second in the 2011 U.S. Open Championship and tied second in the 2011 Masters Tournament and 2013 U.S. Open Championship.
• Victory comes in his sixth appearance in the US PGA Championship.
• Victory beats his previous beat finish in the US PGA Championship of tied eighth in 2013. (Was also tied tenth in 2010 and tied 15th in 2014).
• Extends his excellent record in Major Championships. This is his tenth top ten finish from just 21 Major appearances. (Of these ten top tens’ seven have now been inside the top four).
• Becomes the first Australian to win the US PGA Championship since Steve Elkington beat Colin Montgomerie in a play-off in 1995.
• Follows Jim Ferrier (1947), David Graham (1979), Wayne Grady (1990) and Steve Elkington (1995), as Australian winners of the US PGA Championship.
• Becomes the first Australian to win a Major Championship since Adam Scott (2013 Masters Tournament).
OTHER FACTS
• Becomes the first winner since Jason Dufner (2013) to make the US PGA Championship their first Major triumph.
• Becomes the 11th different Australian to win a Major Championship. They are: Ian Baker-Finch (1991 Open Championship), Jason Day (2015 US PGA Championship), Steve Elkington (1995 US PGA Championship), Jim Ferrier (1947 US PGA Championship), Wayne Grady (1990 US PGA Championship), David Graham (1979 US PGA Championship and 1981 U.S. Open Championship), Kel Nagle (1960 Open Championship), Greg Norman (1986 and 1993 Open Championship), Geoff Ogilvy (2006 U.S. Open Championship), Adam Scott (2013 Masters Tournament) and Peter Thomson (1954, 1995, 1956, 1958 and 1965 Open Championship).
• Becomes the 16th different player to win a Major Championship and World Golf Championship.
• The second player in 2015 to win their first Major Championship, following Jordan Spieth (Masters Tournament).
• In the last 15 years follows David Toms (2001), Rich Beem (2002), Shaun Micheel (2003), Y E Yang (2009), Martin Kaymer (2010), Keegan Bradley (2011) and Jason Dufner (2013), as players making the US PGA Championship their first Major Championship title.
• His winning total of 268 (-20) is the lowest winning total in relation to par in the history of the US PGA Championship, beating the 270 (-18) of Tiger Woods and Bob May in 2000 and Woods again in 2006.
• His winning total of 268 (-20) is the lowest winning total in relation to par in Major Championship history. This beats the previous best of Tiger Woods, who was 19 under par in winning the Open Championship at St Andrews in 2000.
• Won after leading going into the final round. This was the third successive Major Championship he had led going into the final round.
• Becomes the 20th victory by a non-American player in US PGA Championship history.
• Becomes the 15th different non-American player to win the US PGA Championship.
• Becomes the sixth non-American victory in the last eight years in the US PGA Championship. They are: Padraig Harrington (2008), Y E Yang (2009), Martin Kaymer (2010), Rory McIlroy (2012 and 2014) and Jason Day (2015).
• The third winner of a Major Championship at Whistling Straits. They are: Vijay Singh (2004 US PGA Championship), Martin Kaymer (2010 US PGA Championship) and Jason Day (2015 US PGA Championship).
• Gains a lifetime exemption into the US PGA Championship.
• Gains a five year exemption into the Masters Tournament, U.S. Open Championship and Open Championship.
• Gains an exemption into the 2015 PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
• The second Australian victory of the 2015 European Tour season. They are: Andrew Dodt (True Thailand Classic presented by Black Mountain) and Jason Day (US PGA Championship).
• Becomes the 119th Australian win in European Tour history.
• Becomes the 25th different Australian to record multiple European Tour victories.
• His second victory in 2015, following the Farmers Insurance Open on the US PGA Tour.
• Gains his seventh victory as a professional.
