PGA Championship 2015: Leaderboard Results and Takeaways from Whistling Straits

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Published: August 17, 2015

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Jason Day put on an epic performance in the face of pressure from all angles over four days at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin, before winning a thrilling iteration of the 2015 PGA Championship.

The Australian star had to deal with a tricky course, a second round ruined by Mother Nature and shoved into Saturday and extreme pushes by some of golf's best, chief among them one Jordan Spieth.

Yet the Australian star held firm and posted an eye-popping scorecard by the end of Sunday's final round, a riveting performance befitting of the season's final major.

Here's a look at the results and some of the top takeaways.

 



Full list of results available at PGA.com. 

 

Top Takeaways 

Dustin Johnson Still Has Consistency Issues to Iron Out



Dustin Johnson is consistent in the worst possible way at majors this year—he collapses as soon as the weekend hits despite top-flight performances in the days prior at the same course.

Case in point, this week in Wisconsin. Johnson came out blazing with a 66 in the first round, then fell flat in Round 2 with a 73. Granted, a weather delay sliced up the round, but in reality, it probably helped more than hurt because it got him off the course while he was struggling.

To be fair, Johnson somewhat recovered with a 68 and 69 finish to his weekend, avoiding a complete collapse. But just look at his final-round scorecard provided by ESPN.com's Jason Sobel:



It's a sobering tale of Johnson's struggles. He lost the U.S. Open on the final hole and shot consecutive 75s after leading the first two rounds of the British Open.

Instead of turning things around and securing his first major championship, Johnson will head to the offseason searching for answers. He's going to be one of the most dangerous players in majors next season once again, but he has a ...
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