Claim: Phil Mickelson won the 87th PGA Championship.

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 -LRB- 0.6 m -RRB- for birdie on the final hole for a one-shot victory over runners-up Steve Elkington and Thomas Bjørn . The purse was $ 6.5 million with a winner 's share of $ 1.17 million .   It was the first PGA Championship held at Baltusrol , which had hosted the U.S. Open seven times , and was the first major championship at Baltusrol since the 1993 U.S. Open , won by Lee Janzen .