The PGA Championship
| Tournament Info for: 1977 PGA Championship | ||
| Date: | August 11 - 14, 1977 |
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| Site: | Pebble beach Golf Links | |
| Champion: | Lanny Wadkins | |
| Purse: | $250,750.00 | |
| Field: | 138 | |
| Cut at: | 80 | |
| Par: | 36 - 36 - 72 (6,804 yards) |
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| Players Advanced: | 151 | |
For the first time, a major championship was decided in a sudden-death playoff, as Lanny Wadkins made a six-foot par putt on the third extra hole to beat Gene Littler, who led from the first round. Wadkins began the final round six shots behind Littler and was still five behind with nine holes to play, despite two front-nine eagles. Littler bogeyed five of the first six holes on the back nine, allowing Jack Nicklaus to tie him at the 15th hole, with 27-year-old Wadkins just one shot back. Nicklaus bogeyed the par-3 17th and Wadkins pulled into a tie with Littler with his only birdie of the day at the 18th.
| Results | |||||||
| Course Average | Under Par | At Par | Over Par | Low Rounds | Round Leader | Lanny Wadkins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1: | 76.08 | 20 | 8 | 110 | 67 Gene Littler | 67 Gene Littler | 69 |
| Round 2: | 75.67 | 20 | 8 | 107 | 68 Gil Morgan, Miller Barber | 136 Gene Littler | 140 |
| Round 3: | 73.37 | 25 | 6 | 40 | 67 Danny Edwards, Lyn Lott | 206 Gene Littler | 212 |
| Round 4: | 75.34 | 6 | 8 | 57 | 70 Bill Kratzert, Johnny Miller, Lanny Wadkins | 282 Gene Littler, Lanny Wadkins | 282 |
| Totals: | 75.35 | 71 | 30 | 314 | |||
