The 83rd PGA Championship was held at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia, from August 16–19, 2001. David Toms won his first and only major championship, finishing at 15-under-par 265, one stroke ahead of Phil Mickelson. Toms memorably made a hole-in-one during the third round and laid up on the 72nd hole to secure a one-stroke victory.
The first round of the 83rd PGA Championship was played at the Atlanta Athletic Club. Grant Waite and Shingo Katayama shared the early lead after opening rounds of 65, finishing at 5-under-par. David Toms opened with a 67, two strokes off the pace.
David Toms shot a second-round 65 to take the 36-hole lead at 10-under-par, one stroke ahead of Shingo Katayama. Phil Mickelson was also in contention, three strokes back. The cut fell at 1-over-par, with notable players including Tiger Woods making the cut.
David Toms shot a 5-under-par 65 in the third round, highlighted by a hole-in-one on the 243-yard par-3 15th hole using a 5-wood. This gave him a two-stroke lead over Phil Mickelson heading into the final round at 12-under-par. The ace was one of the most memorable moments in PGA Championship history.
The 2001 PGA Championship was the last major golf championship played before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, which occurred less than a month later. The tournament was held at the Highlands Course of the Atlanta Athletic Club in Duluth, Georgia, marking the third time the club hosted the PGA Championship.
David Toms shot a final-round 69 to win the PGA Championship at 15-under-par 265, one stroke ahead of Phil Mickelson. On the par-4 18th hole, Toms famously laid up with his second shot rather than going for the green, then got up and down for par to secure the victory. This was Toms' first and only major championship title.
David Toms' winning total of 265 (15-under-par) set the record for the lowest 72-hole score in PGA Championship history, breaking the previous mark of 267 set by Steve Elkington in 1995. This record stood until 2018 when Brooks Koepka tied it at Bellerive.
Phil Mickelson finished runner-up at 14-under-par, continuing his streak of major championship near-misses. He shot a final-round 68 but could not overtake Toms, who held the lead throughout the final round. This was Mickelson's second runner-up finish at a PGA Championship.
Tiger Woods, the defending champion who had won the 2000 PGA Championship, finished tied for 29th at 1-under-par. This ended his streak of four consecutive major championship victories, which had spanned from the 2000 U.S. Open through the 2001 Masters.
