USPGA 2015: Last Ten Winners

We look at last ten winners of the USPGA Championship ahead of the 2015 contest at Whistling Straits

2005 – Phil Mickelson celebrates his chip on to the 18^th to set up a two-foot birdie chance at Baltusrol in Springfield, New Jersey. He made the putt to secure his second Major title by one shot from Steve Elkington and Thomas Bjorn.

2006 – Tiger Woods won his 12^th Major with a commanding five-shot victory at Medinah. Woods started the final day tied for the lead with England’s Luke Donald but a four-under-par round of 68 was more than enough to secure his third USPGA title.

2007 – Woods made it back-to-back USPGA wins with victory at Southern Hills in Oklahoma holding off challenges from Ernie Els and Woody Austin. England’s Simon Dyson shot a final-day 64 to take a share of sixth place at level par.

2008 – Padraig Harrington won his second straight Major with a two-shot triumph at Oakland Hills, California. He became the first European to win the title since Scotland’s Tommy Armour in 1930.

2009 – Y.E. Yang became the first male Asian-born Major champion with a three-shot victory over Woods at Hazeltine. It was the first time Woods had been defeated when he led going into the final round of a Major.

2010 – The last time the tournament was held at Whistling Straits saw Martin Kaymer clinch his first Major with a play-off win over Bubba Watson. The tournament will be remembered for Dustin Johnson being docked two shots on the 18^th for grounding his club in sand. He bogeyed the hole and ended two shots behind the leaders.

2011 – Keegan Bradley triumphed at Atlanta Athletic Club with a play-off win over Jason Dufner, who had held a five-shot lead with four to play. Bradley became only the second player since 1913 to win on his first Major appearance – the other was Ben Curtis at the 2003 Open.

2012 – Rory McIlroy celebrates his second Major win with his father at Kiawah Island. He became the youngest winner of the title since it adopted strokeplay in 1958. His eight-shot victory was also a USPGA Championship record.

2013 – Dufner overcame the disappointment of 2011 to win his first Major at Oak Hill. He equalled the lowest score in Major history on the Friday with a 63 and finished two shots ahead of Jim Furyk to clinch the title.

2014 – McIlroy became the first UK player to clinch back-to-back Majors with a one-shot victory at Valhalla. Four different players held the lead on the final back nine but the Northern Irishman held his nerve to win in near darkness.