2010 PGA Championship
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| Dates | August 12–15, 2010 |
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| Location | Haven, Wisconsin |
| Course(s) |
Whistling Straits Straits Course |
| Organized by | PGA of America |
| Tour(s) |
PGA Tour PGA European Tour Japan Golf Tour |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,514 yards (6,871 m) |
| Field | 156 players, 72 after cut |
| Cut | 145 (+1) |
| Prize fund |
$7,500,000 €5,639,314 |
| Winner's share | $1,350,000 €1,028,877 |
 Martin Kaymer
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| 277 (−11), playoff | |
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The 2010 PGA Championship was the 92nd PGA Championship, played August 12–15 at the Straits Course of the Whistling Straits complex in Haven, Wisconsin (postal address Kohler).
Martin Kaymer won his first major championship in a three-hole playoff over Bubba Watson. It was the second PGA Championship in six years at Whistling Straits, the first in 2004 was won by Vijay Singh, also in a playoff.
This championship was originally slated for Sahalee Country Club, east of Seattle, which hosted in 1998 and was selected in 1999 to host the championship again in 2010. That decision was reversed by the PGA of America in January 2005, when it was abruptly moved to Whistling Straits, which had recently hosted the very profitable 2004 edition and set new attendance records.
The PGA of America stated that it was concerned about the possibility of reduced financial support in the Pacific Northwest, as it was scheduled to be held less than six months after the conclusion of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. As of 2015, the PGA of America has yet to commit to return to Sahalee, with future venues selected through 2022. Whistling Straits hosted the PGA Championship again in 2015.
The following qualification criteria were used to select the field. Each player is listed according to the first category by which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses.
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