PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is the last of the four major men's professional golf championships held each year. It is typically played the second weekend of August at rotating locations across the United States. The PGA Championship follows The Masters, the U.S. Open and the British Open. The winner receives the Wanamaker Trophy.

The 2010 PGC Championship was held between August 12 and August 15, 2010, at Whistling Straits in Haven, Wisconsin. 156 players participated in the event, with 72 making the cut. With a prize fin of $7.5 million, Martin Kaymer won the top prize of $1.35 million after defeating Bubba Watson in a three-hole playoff.http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2010/ Golfer Dustin Johnson also initially qualified to play in the playoff round, but was eliminated after a controversial play. Johnson allegedly grounded his club during a shot from a bunker, receiving a two-stroke penalty and falling to a tie for fifth place in the tournament.http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/pgachampionship10/news/story?id=5466021

Golfer Dustin Johnson was knocked out of the playoff at the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits after being penalized two strokes for grounding his club in a bunker. Grounding his club, or hitting the ground with the club in the process of a swing, is prohibited under PGC rules which state each player may not touch the ground with the club in a hazard or water hazard, including a sand trap.

The first ever PGA Championship was held in 1916 and was originally a match play event before changing to stroke play in 1958. Winning the PGA Championship comes with some heavy perks for non-established golfers. PGA Champions automatically receive invites to play in The Masters, U.S. Open and British Open for the following five years. The winners also do not have to qualify for the PGA Championship ever again and receive membership to the PGA Tour for five seasons.