2012 PGA Championship pin flag Kiawah Island Ocean Course Rory Mclroy ryder open

Description

The
2012 PGA Championship
was the 94th
PGA Championship
, played August 9–12 at the Ocean Course of the
Kiawah Island Golf Resort
in
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
, southwest of
Charleston
.
Rory McIlroy
shot a bogey-free 66 (−6) in the final round to win his second
major
title by eight strokes over runner-up
David Lynn
.
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The victory margin was a record for the PGA Championship, surpassing the seven-stroke win in
1980
by
Jack Nicklaus
for his fifth PGA and seventeenth major title. The winner of the
U.S. Open
in
2011
, also by eight strokes, McIlroy became the sixth-youngest winner of two majors at 23 years and 3 months.
[3]
[4]
[5]
Television
coverage was provided in the
United States
by
CBS
and
TNT
, and in the
United Kingdom
by
Sky Sports
.
It was the first major championship at Kiawah Island; the Ocean Course hosted the
Ryder Cup
in
1991
.