Phil Mickelson won the 87th PGA Championship.
The 2001 PGA Championship was the 83rd PGA Championship , held August 16 -- 19 at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth , Georgia , a suburb northeast of Atlanta . The 2005 PGA Championship was the 87th PGA Championship , played August 11 -- 15 at the Baltusrol Golf Club Lower Course in Springfield , New Jersey , west of New York City . Phil Mickelson earned his second major title by flopping a chip out of deep rough to 2 feet ( 0.6 m ) for birdie on the final hole for a one-shot victory over runners-up Steve Elkington and Thomas Bjørn . Phil Mickelson . He has won 42 events on the PGA Tour , including five major championships : three Masters titles ( 2004 , 2006 , 2010 ) , a PGA Championship ( 2005 ) , and an Open Championship ( 2013 ) .