The 72 hole stroke play PGA Championship back with 98th edition of the tournament which going to start July 28 and run till 31st July. It is four day Golf championship which has been played under PGA Tour. The versatile competition insisted 156 Golfer to take part of the event. The tournament often called on US PGA Championship which organized by America. A huge amount of prize fund dedicated for the competitors who could able their place on top ten. The first place holder has been awarded by $1,890,000 and the overall compensation of the competition featured of $10,500,000 USD. Nowadays it refers a popular sporting event to American public and also in Europe. Sky Sports will be televised the live event throughout the world. Watch the live streaming on online here. The event detail conferred here.
PGA Championship 2016 live streaming …
- This tournament will be coverage online by Golf channel
Championship Detail:
| Tournament | PGA Championship |
| Tour | PGA Tour |
| Edition | 98th |
| Date | 28th t0 31st July, 2016 |
| Tournament Duration | 4 days |
| Competitor | 156 Golfer |
| Winner’s share | $1,890,000 US |
| Total fund | $10,500,000 US |
| Game format | Stroke Play |
| Defending Champion | Jason Day (Aus) |
| Live TV | Sky Network |
Game Schedule: Though the game schedule confirmed from 28th July, the practice session will start from 25 July and continue 27th July. The First and second round will continue at 7 am to 7.30 pm. And the third and fourth round will held 7 am to 8 pm. Here the full match schedule as follows.
| Round | Date | Time |
| Practice round | 25th to 27th July (Mon-Wed) | 7.00 am to 7.30 pm |
| First round | Thu, 28th July | 6.30 am to 8.00 pm |
| Second round | Fri, 29th July | 6.30 am to 8.00 pm |
| Third round | Sat, 30th July | 7.00 am to 8.00 pm |
| Fourth round | Sun, 31st July | 7.00 am to 8.00 pm |
Venue Detail: The hosted venue Considered at Baltusrol Golf Club which refers one of the best architect of A.W. Tillinghast. The design and facilities conferred totally different from any other Courses of United States. The Courses was designated by a National Historical Landmark in the year 2014. The length of yards consisted 7,462 m with 72 long and short hole.
| Courses name | Baltusrol Golf Club |
| Location | 201 Shunpike Rd, Springfield Township, NJ 07081, United States |
| Length | 7,462 yards |
| Hole | 72 |
Play off leader-board standing (2015):
| Players | Country | Place | Prize |
| Jason Day | Australia | 1st | $1,800,000 |
| Jordan Spieth | US | 2nd | $1,080,000 |
| Branden Grace | South Africa | 3rd | $680,000 |
| Justin Rose | England | 4th | $480,000 |
| Brooks Koepka | US | 5th | $367,500 |
| Anirban Lahiri | India | 5th | $367,500 |
| George Coetzee | South Africa | 7th | $293,000 |
| Dustin Johnson | US | 7th | $293,000 |
| Matt Kuchar | US | 7th | $293,000 |
| Tony Finau | US | 10th | $243,000 |
| Robert Streb | US | 10th | $243,000 |
Australian professional golfer Jason Day became the defending champion of PGA Championship with 201 score. Not only that he is also world ranking #1 golfer. In 2014 he grabbed the WGC Championship and this time he is very confident to make the same sort. The US professional Jordan Spieth also very tough contender of Golf field. The American became the two time Major champion of FedEx Cup. Last season he was led first place in round 1 but unfortunately unable to remain his place on the race. Justin Rose, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson are also very talented contestant of PGA Tour. This season a huge panel of top golfer going to take part on the competition and it gonna be very challenging and also enjoyable event of the year.
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