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The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. The PGA is one of the four men's major golf championships (the others being The Open, the Masters, and the U.S. Open) and is the only one of the four that is exclusively for professional players.
It was formerly played in mid-August on the third weekend before Labor Day weekend, serving as the fourth and final men's major of the golf season. Beginning in 2019, the tournament is played in May on the weekend before Memorial Day, as the season's second major following the Masters in April. It is an official money event on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and Japan Golf Tour, with a purse of $11 million for the 100th edition in 2018.
In line with the other majors, winning the PGA gains privileges that improve career security. PGA champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors and The Players Championship for the next five years, and are eligible for the PGA Championship for life. They also earn a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour and a seven-year membership on the DP World Tour.
The PGA Championship has been held at various venues. Some of the early sites are now quite obscure, but in recent years, the event has generally been played at a small group of celebrated courses.
History
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In 1894, with 41 golf courses operating in the United States, two unofficial national championships for amateur golfers were organized. One was held at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island, and the other at Saint Andrew's Golf Club in New York. In addition, and at the same time as the amateur event, Saint Andrew's conducted an Open championship for professional golfers. None of the championships was officially sanctioned by a governing body for American golf, causing considerable controversy among players and organizers. Later in 1894 this led to the formation of the United States Golf Association (USGA), which became the first formal golf organization in the country. After the formation of the USGA, golf quickly became a sport of national popularity and importance.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
In February 1916 the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) was established in New York City. One month earlier, the wealthy department store owner Rodman Wanamaker hosted a luncheon with the leading golf professionals of the day at the Wykagyl Country Club in nearby New Rochelle. The attendees prepared the agenda for the formal organization of the PGA;<ref>Wykagyl, 1898-1998; by Desmond Tollhurst and John Barban; pages 28-30</ref> consequently, golf historians have dubbed Wykagyl "The Cradle of the PGA."<ref>Wykagyl, 1898-1998 by Desmond Tollhurst and John Barban; pp. 1-2</ref> The new organization's first president was Robert White, one of Wykagyl's best-known golf professionals.<ref name=":0" />
The first PGA Championship was held in October 1916 at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The winner, Jim Barnes, received $500 and a diamond-studded gold medal donated by Rodman Wanamaker. The 2016 winner, Jimmy Walker, earned $1.8 million. The champion is also awarded a replica of the Wanamaker Trophy, which was also donated by Wanamaker, to keep for one year, and a smaller-sized keeper replica Wanamaker Trophy.<ref name=shooashcrk>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=ovrvwtb>Template:Cite news</ref>
The PGA Championship was originally a match play event in the early fall, but it varied from May to December. After World War II, the championship was usually in late May or late June, then moved to early July in 1953 and a few weeks later in 1954, with the finals played on Tuesday. As a match play event (with a stroke play qualifier), it was not uncommon for the finalists to play over 200 holes in seven days. The 1957 event lost money,<ref name=mpipgsl>Template:Cite news</ref> and at the PGA meetings in November it was changed to stroke play, starting in 1958, with the standard 72-hole format of 18 holes per day for four days, Thursday to Sunday. Network television broadcasters, preferring a large group of well-known contenders on the final day, pressured the PGA of America to make the format change.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
During the 1960s, the PGA Championship was played the week after The Open Championship five times, making it virtually impossible for players to compete in both majors. In 1965, the PGA was contested for the first time in August, and returned in 1969, save for a one-year move to late February in 1971, played in Florida. The 2016 event was moved to late July, two weeks after the Open Championship, to accommodate the 2016 Summer Olympics in August.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Before the 2017 edition, it was announced that the PGA Championship would be moved to May on the weekend before Memorial Day, beginning in 2019. The PGA Tour concurrently announced that it would move its Players Championship back to March the same year; it had been moved from March to May in 2007. The PGA of America cited the addition of golf to the Summer Olympics, as well as cooler weather enabling a wider array of options for host courses, as reasoning for the change. It was also believed that the PGA Tour wished to re-align its season so that the FedEx Cup Playoffs would not have to compete with the start of football season in late-August.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Location
The PGA Championship has normally been played in the eastern half of the United States except eleven times, most recently in 2020 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.<ref name=hp20gdgfsh>Template:Cite news</ref> It was the first for the Bay Area, returning to California after a quarter century. Prior to 2020, it was last played in the Pacific time zone in 1998, at Sahalee east of Seattle. (The Mountain time zone has hosted three editions, all in suburban Denver, in 1941, 1967, and 1985.) The 103rd PGA Championship was held at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort's Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and the 104th was held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.<ref name=sh2022>Template:Cite web</ref>
The state of New York has hosted the championship thirteen times, followed by Ohio (11) and Pennsylvania (9).
The tournament was previously promoted with the slogan "Glory's Last Shot". In 2013, the tagline was dropped in favor of "The Season's Final Major", as suggested by PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem while discussing the allowance of a one-week break in its schedule before the Ryder Cup. Finchem had argued that the slogan was not appropriate as it weakened the stature of events that occur after it, such as the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs. PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua explained that they had also had discussions with CBS, adding that "it was three entities that all quickly came to the same conclusion that, you know what, there's just not much in that tag line and we don't feel it's doing much for the PGA Championship, so let's not stick with it. Let's think what else is out there."<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> For a time, the tournament used the slogan "This is Major" as a replacement.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Trophy
The Wanamaker Trophy, named after businessman and golfer Rodman Wanamaker, stands nearly Template:Convert tall and weighs Template:Convert. The trophy was lost, briefly, for a few years until it showed up in 1930 in the cellar of L.A. Young and Company. Ironically, this cellar was in the factory which made the clubs for the man responsible for losing it, Walter Hagen. Hagen claimed to have trusted a taxi driver with the precious cargo, but it never returned to his hotel. There is a smaller replica trophy that the champion gets to keep permanently, but the original must be returned for the following years tournament.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Qualification
The PGA Championship was established for the purpose of providing a high-profile tournament specifically for professional golfers at a time when they were generally not held in high esteem in a sport that was largely run by wealthy amateurs. This origin is still reflected in the entry system for the Championship. It is the only major that does not explicitly invite leading amateurs to compete (it is possible for amateurs to get into the field, although the only viable ways are by winning one of the other major championships, or winning a PGA Tour event while playing on a sponsor's exemption), and the only one that reserves so many places, 20 of 156, for club professionals. These slots are determined by the top finishers in the PGA Professional Championship, which is held in late April.
Since December 1968, the PGA Tour has been independent of the PGA of America.<ref name=spoktpd>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=mjtpd>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead link</ref><ref name=dispus>Template:Cite news</ref>
The PGA Tour is an elite organization of tournament professionals, but the PGA Championship is still run by the PGA of America, which is mainly a body for club and teaching professionals. The PGA Championship is the only major that does not explicitly grant entry to the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, although special exemptions are commonly given to players in the top 100 (not just top 50) of the ranking who are not already qualified.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Template:As of, the qualification criteria are as follows:<ref name=2023criteria>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Former PGA Champions.
- Winners of the last five U.S. Opens.
- Winners of the last five Masters.
- Winners of the last five Open Championships.
- Winners of the last three The Players Championships.
- Top 3 on the Official World Golf Ranking International Federation Ranking List (criterion added in 2023).<ref name=2023criteria/>
- The current Senior PGA Champion.
- The low 15 scorers and ties in the previous PGA Championship.
- The 20 low scorers in the last PGA Professional Championship.
- The 70 leaders in PGA Championship points list (based on official money earned on the PGA Tour since the previous PGA Championship).
- Members of the most recent United States and European Ryder Cup Teams who are ranked the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking as of one week before the start of the tournament.
- Any tournament winner co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the previous PGA Championship .
- The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above.
- The total field is a maximum of 156 players. Vacancies are filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standings).
Winners
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Stroke play era winners
| Year
|
Winner
|
Score
|
To par
|
Margin of
victory
|
Runner(s)-up
|
Winner's
share ($)
|
Venue
|
Location
|
| 2025 |
Template:Flagicon Scottie Scheffler |
273 |
−11 |
5 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Bryson DeChambeau
Template:Flagicon Harris English
Template:Flagicon Davis Riley |
3,420,000 |
Quail Hollow Club |
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
| 2024 |
Template:Flagicon Xander Schauffele |
263 |
−21 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Bryson DeChambeau |
3,330,000 |
Valhalla Golf Club |
Louisville, Kentucky
|
| 2023 |
Template:Flagicon Brooks Koepka (3) |
271 |
−9 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Viktor Hovland
Template:Flagicon Scottie Scheffler |
3,150,000 |
Oak Hill Country Club
(East Course) |
Rochester, New YorkTemplate:Efn
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| 2022 |
Template:Flagicon Justin Thomas (2) |
275 |
−5 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Will Zalatoris |
2,700,000 |
Southern Hills Country Club |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
| 2021 |
Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson (2) |
282 |
−6 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Brooks Koepka
Template:Flagicon Louis Oosthuizen |
2,160,000 |
Kiawah Island Golf Resort
(Ocean Course) |
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
|
| 2020 |
Template:Flagicon Collin Morikawa |
267 |
−13 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Paul Casey
Template:Flagicon Dustin Johnson |
1,980,000 |
TPC Harding Park |
San Francisco, California
|
| 2019 |
Template:Flagicon Brooks Koepka (2) |
272 |
−8 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Dustin Johnson |
1,980,000 |
Bethpage State Park Black Course |
Farmingdale, New York
|
| 2018 |
Template:Flagicon Brooks Koepka |
264 |
−16 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods |
1,980,000 |
Bellerive Country Club |
Town and Country, Missouri
|
| 2017 |
Template:Flagicon Justin Thomas |
276 |
−8 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Francesco Molinari
Template:Flagicon Louis Oosthuizen
Template:Flagicon Patrick Reed |
1,890,000 |
Quail Hollow Club |
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
| 2016 |
Template:Flagicon Jimmy Walker |
266 |
−14 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Jason Day |
1,800,000 |
Baltusrol Golf Club
(Lower Course) |
Springfield, New Jersey
|
| 2015 |
Template:Flagicon Jason Day |
268 |
−20 |
3 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Jordan Spieth |
1,800,000 |
Whistling Straits
(Straits Course) |
Kohler, WisconsinTemplate:Efn
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| 2014 |
Template:Flagicon Rory McIlroy (2) |
268 |
−16 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson |
1,800,000 |
Valhalla Golf Club |
Louisville, Kentucky
|
| 2013 |
Template:Flagicon Jason Dufner |
270 |
−10 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Jim Furyk |
1,445,000 |
Oak Hill Country Club
(East Course) |
Rochester, New YorkTemplate:Efn
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| 2012 |
Template:Flagicon Rory McIlroy |
275 |
−13 |
8 strokes |
Template:Flagicon David Lynn |
1,445,000 |
Kiawah Island Golf Resort
(Ocean Course) |
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
|
| 2011 |
Template:Flagicon Keegan Bradley |
272 |
−8 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Jason Dufner |
1,445,000 |
Atlanta Athletic Club
(Highlands Course) |
Johns Creek, GeorgiaTemplate:Efn
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| 2010 |
Template:Flagicon Martin Kaymer |
277 |
−11 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Bubba Watson |
1,350,000 |
Whistling Straits
(Straits Course) |
Kohler, WisconsinTemplate:Efn
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| 2009 |
Template:Flagicon Yang Yong-eun |
280 |
−8 |
3 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods |
1,350,000 |
Hazeltine National Golf Club |
Chaska, Minnesota
|
| 2008 |
Template:Flagicon Pádraig Harrington |
277 |
−3 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Ben Curtis
Template:Flagicon Sergio García |
1,350,000 |
Oakland Hills Country Club
(South Course) |
Bloomfield, Michigan
|
| 2007 |
Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (4) |
272 |
−8 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Woody Austin |
1,260,000 |
Southern Hills Country Clubs |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
| 2006 |
Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (3) |
270 |
−18 |
5 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Shaun Micheel |
1,224,000 |
Medinah Country Club
(Course No. 3) |
Medinah, Illinois
|
| 2005 |
Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson |
276 |
−4 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Thomas Bjørn
Template:Flagicon Steve Elkington |
1,170,000 |
Baltusrol Golf Club
(Lower Course) |
Springfield, New Jersey
|
| 2004 |
Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh (2) |
280 |
−8 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Chris DiMarco
Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard |
1,125,000 |
Whistling Straits
(Straits Course) |
Kohler, WisconsinTemplate:Efn
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| 2003 |
Template:Flagicon Shaun Micheel |
276 |
−4 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Chad Campbell |
1,080,000 |
Oak Hill Country Club
(East Course) |
Rochester, New YorkTemplate:Efn
|
| 2002 |
Template:Flagicon Rich Beem |
278 |
−10 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods |
990,000 |
Hazeltine National Golf Club |
Chaska, Minnesota
|
| 2001 |
Template:Flagicon David Toms |
265 |
−15 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Phil Mickelson |
936,000 |
Atlanta Athletic Club
(Highlands Course) |
Duluth, GeorgiaTemplate:Efn
|
| 2000 |
Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods (2) |
270 |
−18 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Bob May |
900,000 |
Valhalla Golf Club |
Louisville, KentuckyTemplate:Efn
|
| 1999 |
Template:Flagicon Tiger Woods |
277 |
−11 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Sergio García |
630,000 |
Medinah Country Club
(Course No. 3) |
Medinah, Illinois
|
| 1998 |
Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh |
271 |
−9 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Steve Stricker |
540,000 |
Sahalee Country Club |
Sammamish, Washington
|
| 1997 |
Template:Flagicon Davis Love III |
269 |
−11 |
5 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Justin Leonard |
470,000 |
Winged Foot Golf Club
(West Course) |
Mamaroneck, New York
|
| 1996 |
Template:Flagicon Mark Brooks |
277 |
−11 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Kenny Perry |
430,000 |
Valhalla Golf Club |
Louisville, KentuckyTemplate:Efn
|
| 1995 |
Template:Flagicon Steve Elkington |
267 |
−17 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Colin Montgomerie |
360,000 |
Riviera Country Club |
Pacific Palisades, CaliforniaTemplate:Efn
|
| 1994 |
Template:Flagicon Nick Price (2) |
269 |
−11 |
6 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Corey Pavin |
310,000 |
Southern Hills Country Club |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
| 1993 |
Template:Flagicon Paul Azinger |
272 |
−12 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Greg Norman |
300,000 |
Inverness Club |
Toledo, Ohio
|
| 1992 |
Template:Flagicon Nick Price |
278 |
−6 |
3 strokes |
Template:Flagicon John Cook
Template:Flagicon Nick Faldo
Template:Flagicon Jim Gallagher Jr.
Template:Flagicon Gene Sauers |
280,000 |
Bellerive Country Club |
St. Louis, MissouriTemplate:Efn
|
| 1991 |
Template:Flagicon John Daly |
276 |
−12 |
3 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Bruce Lietzke |
230,000 |
Crooked Stick Golf Club |
Carmel, Indiana
|
| 1990 |
Template:Flagicon Wayne Grady |
282 |
−6 |
3 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Fred Couples |
225,000 |
Shoal Creek Golf & Country Club |
Birmingham, Alabama
|
| 1989 |
Template:Flagicon Payne Stewart |
276 |
−12 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Andy Bean
Template:Flagicon Mike Reid
Template:Flagicon Curtis Strange |
200,000 |
Kemper Lakes Golf Club |
Kildeer, Illinois
|
| 1988 |
Template:Flagicon Jeff Sluman |
272 |
−12 |
3 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Paul Azinger |
160,000 |
Oak Tree Golf Club |
Edmond, Oklahoma
|
| 1987 |
Template:Flagicon Larry Nelson (2) |
287 |
−1 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins |
150,000 |
PGA National Resort & Spa |
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
|
| 1986 |
Template:Flagicon Bob Tway |
276 |
−8 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Greg Norman |
145,000 |
Inverness Club |
Toledo, Ohio
|
| 1985 |
Template:Flagicon Hubert Green |
278 |
−6 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino |
125,000 |
Cherry Hills Country Club |
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
|
| 1984 |
Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino (2) |
273 |
−15 |
4 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Gary Player
Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins |
125,000 |
Shoal Creek Golf & Country Club |
Birmingham, Alabama
|
| 1983 |
Template:Flagicon Hal Sutton |
274 |
−10 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus |
100,000 |
Riviera Country Club |
Pacific Palisades, CaliforniaTemplate:Efn
|
| 1982 |
Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd (2) |
272 |
−8 |
3 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins |
65,000 |
Southern Hills Country Club |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
| 1981 |
Template:Flagicon Larry Nelson |
273 |
−7 |
4 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Fuzzy Zoeller |
60,000 |
Atlanta Athletic Club
(Highlands Course) |
Duluth, GeorgiaTemplate:Efn
|
| 1980 |
Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus (5) |
274 |
−6 |
7 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Andy Bean |
60,000 |
Oak Hill Country Club
(East Course) |
Rochester, New YorkTemplate:Efn
|
| 1979 |
Template:Flagicon David Graham |
272 |
−8 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Ben Crenshaw |
60,000 |
Oakland Hills Country Club
(South Course) |
Bloomfield, Michigan
|
| 1978 |
Template:Flagicon John Mahaffey |
276 |
−8 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Jerry Pate
Template:Flagicon Tom Watson |
50,000 |
Oakmont Country Club |
Plum, Pennsylvania
|
| 1977 |
Template:Flagicon Lanny Wadkins |
282 |
−6 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Gene Littler |
45,000 |
Pebble Beach Golf Links |
Pebble Beach, California
|
| 1976 |
Template:Flagicon Dave Stockton (2) |
281 |
+1 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd
Template:Flagicon Don January |
45,000 |
Congressional Country Club
(Blue Course) |
Bethesda, Maryland
|
| 1975 |
Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus (4) |
276 |
−4 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton |
45,000 |
Firestone Country Club
(South Course) |
Akron, Ohio
|
| 1974 |
Template:Flagicon Lee Trevino |
276 |
−4 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus |
45,000 |
Tanglewood Park
(Championship Course) |
Clemmons, North Carolina
|
| 1973 |
Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus (3) |
277 |
−7 |
4 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton |
45,000 |
Canterbury Golf Club |
Beachwood, Ohio
|
| 1972 |
Template:Flagicon Gary Player (2) |
281 |
+1 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Tommy Aaron
Template:Flagicon Jim Jamieson |
45,000 |
Oakland Hills Country Club
(South Course) |
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
|
| 1971 |
Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus (2) |
281 |
−7 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Billy Casper |
40,000 |
PGA National Golf Club |
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
|
| 1970 |
Template:Flagicon Dave Stockton |
279 |
−1 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy
Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer |
40,000 |
Southern Hills Country Club |
Tulsa, Oklahoma
|
| 1969 |
Template:Flagicon Raymond Floyd |
276 |
−8 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Gary Player |
35,000 |
NCR Country Club
(South Course) |
Dayton, Ohio
|
| 1968 |
Template:Flagicon Julius Boros |
281 |
+1 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Bob Charles
Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer |
25,000 |
Pecan Valley Golf Club |
San Antonio, Texas
|
| 1967 |
Template:Flagicon Don January |
281 |
−7 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Don Massengale |
25,000 |
Columbine Country Club |
Columbine Valley, Colorado
|
| 1966 |
Template:Flagicon Al Geiberger |
280 |
E |
4 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Dudley Wysong |
25,000 |
Firestone Country Club
(South Course) |
Akron, Ohio
|
| 1965 |
Template:Flagicon Dave Marr |
280 |
−4 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Billy Casper
Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus |
25,000 |
Laurel Valley Golf Club |
Ligonier, Pennsylvania
|
| 1964 |
Template:Flagicon Bobby Nichols |
271 |
−9 |
3 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus
Template:Flagicon Arnold Palmer |
18,000 |
Columbus Country Club |
Columbus, Ohio
|
| 1963 |
Template:Flagicon Jack Nicklaus |
279 |
−5 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Dave Ragan |
13,000 |
Dallas Athletic Club
(Blue Course) |
Dallas, Texas
|
| 1962 |
Template:Flagicon Gary Player |
278 |
−2 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Bob Goalby |
13,000 |
Aronimink Golf Club |
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
|
| 1961 |
Template:Flagicon Jerry Barber |
277 |
−3 |
Playoff |
Template:Flagicon Don January |
11,000 |
Olympia Fields Country Club |
Olympia Fields, Illinois
|
| 1960 |
Template:Flagicon Jay Hebert |
281 |
+1 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Jim Ferrier |
11,000 |
Firestone Country Club
(South Course) |
Akron, Ohio
|
| 1959 |
Template:Flagicon Bob Rosburg |
277 |
−3 |
1 stroke |
Template:Flagicon Jerry Barber
Template:Flagicon Doug Sanders |
8,250 |
Minneapolis Golf Club |
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
|
| 1958 |
Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald |
276 |
−4 |
2 strokes |
Template:Flagicon Billy Casper |
5,500 |
Llanerch Country Club |
Havertown, Pennsylvania
|
Match play era winners
| Year |
Winner |
Score |
Runner-up |
Winners
share ($) |
Venue |
Location
|
| 1957 |
Template:Flagicon Lionel Hebert |
2 and 1 |
Template:Flagicon Dow Finsterwald |
8,000 |
Miami Valley Country Club |
Dayton, Ohio
|
| 1956 |
Template:Flagicon Jack Burke Jr. |
3 and 2 |
Template:Flagicon Ted Kroll |
5,000 |
Blue Hill Country Club |
Canton, Massachusetts
|
| 1955 |
Template:Flagicon Doug Ford |
4 and 3 |
Template:Flagicon Cary Middlecoff |
5,000 |
Meadowbrook Country Club |
Northville, Michigan
|
| 1954 |
Template:Flagicon Chick Harbert |
4 and 3 |
Template:Flagicon Walter Burkemo |
5,000 |
Keller Golf Course |
Maplewood, Minnesota
|
| 1953 |
Template:Flagicon Walter Burkemo |
2 and 1 |
Template:Flagicon Felice Torza |
5,000 |
Birmingham Country Club |
Birmingham, Michigan
|
| 1952 |
Template:Flagicon Jim Turnesa |
1 up |
Template:Flagicon Chick Harbert |
3,500 |
Big Spring Country Club |
Louisville, Kentucky
|
| 1951 |
Template:Flagicon Sam Snead (3) |
7 and 6 |
Template:Flagicon Walter Burkemo |
3,500 |
Oakmont Country Club |
Plum, Pennsylvania
|
| 1950 |
Template:Flagicon Chandler Harper |
4 and 3 |
Template:Flagicon Henry Williams Jr. |
3,500 |
Scioto Country Club |
Columbus, Ohio
|
| 1949 |
Template:Flagicon Sam Snead (2) |
3 and 2 |
Template:Flagicon Johnny Palmer |
3,500 |
Hermitage Country Club |
Richmond, Virginia
|
| 1948 |
Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan (2) |
7 and 6 |
Template:Flagicon Mike Turnesa |
3,500 |
Norwood Hills Country Club |
St. Louis, Missouri
|
| 1947 |
Template:Flagicon Jim Ferrier |
2 and 1 |
Template:Flagicon Chick Harbert |
3,500 |
Plum Hollow Country Club |
Southfield, Michigan
|
| 1946 |
Template:Flagicon Ben Hogan |
6 and 4 |
Template:Flagicon Ed Oliver |
3,500 |
Portland Golf Club |
Portland, Oregon
|
| 1945 |
Template:Flagicon Byron Nelson (2) |
4 and 3 |
Template:Flagicon Sam Byrd |
3,750 |
Moraine Country Club |
Kettering, Ohio
|
| 1944 |
Template:Flagicon Bob Hamilton |
1 up |
Template:Flagicon Byron Nelson |
3,500 |
Manito Golf & Country Club |
Spokane, Washington
|
| 1943: No tournament due to World War II
|
| 1942 |
Template:Flagicon Sam Snead |
2 and 1 |
Template:Flagicon Jim Turnesa |
1,000 |
Seaview Country Club |
Atlantic City, New Jersey
|
| 1941 |
Template:Flagicon Vic Ghezzi |
38 holes |
Template:Flagicon Byron Nelson |
1,100 |
Cherry Hills Country Club |
Cherry Hills Village, Colorado
|
| 1940 |
Template:Flagicon Byron Nelson |
1 up |
Template:Flagicon Sam Snead |
1,100 |
Hershey Country Club
(West Course) |
Hershey, Pennsylvania
|
| 1939 |
Template:Flagicon Henry Picard |
37 holes |
Template:Flagicon Byron Nelson |
1,100 |
Pomonok Country Club |
Flushing, New York
|
| 1938 |
Template:Flagicon Paul Runyan (2) |
8 and 7 |
Template:Flagicon Sam Snead |
1,100 |
The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort |
Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania
|
| 1937 |
Template:Flagicon Denny Shute (2) |
37 holes |
Template:Flagicon Harold McSpaden |
1,000 |
Pittsburgh Field Club |
O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania
|
| 1936 |
Template:Flagicon Denny Shute |
3 and 2 |
Template:Flagicon Jimmy Thomson |
1,000 |
Pinehurst Resort
(No. 2 Course) |
Pinehurst, North Carolina
|
| 1935 |
Template:Flagicon Johnny Revolta |
5 and 4 |
Template:Flagicon Tommy Armour |
1,000 |
Twin Hills Golf & Country Club |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
|
| 1934 |
Template:Flagicon Paul Runyan |
38 holes |
Template:Flagicon Craig Wood |
1,000 |
The Park Country Club |
Williamsville, New York
|
| 1933 |
Template:Flagicon Gene Sarazen (3) |
5 and 4 |
Template:Flagicon Willie Goggin |
1,000 |
Blue Mound Golf & Country Club |
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
|
| 1932 |
Template:Flagicon Olin Dutra |
4 and 3 |
Template:Flagicon Frank Walsh |
1,000 |
Keller Golf Course |
Maplewood, Minnesota
|
| 1931 |
Template:Flagicon Tom Creavy |
2 and 1 |
Template:Flagicon Denny Shute |
1,000 |
Wannamoisett Country Club |
Rumford, Rhode Island
|
| 1930 |
Template:Flagicon Tommy ArmourTemplate:Efn |
1 up |
Template:Flagicon Gene Sarazen |
|
Fresh Meadow Country Club |
Queens, New York
|
| 1929 |
Template:Flagicon Leo Diegel (2) |
6 and 4 |
Template:Flagicon Johnny Farrell |
Hillcrest Country Club |
Los Angeles, California
|
| 1928 |
Template:Flagicon Leo Diegel |
6 and 5 |
Template:Flagicon Al Espinosa |
Baltimore Country Club
(East Course) |
Timonium, Maryland
|
| 1927 |
Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen (5) |
1 up |
Template:Flagicon Joe Turnesa |
Cedar Crest |
Dallas, Texas
|
| 1926 |
Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen (4) |
5 and 3 |
Template:Flagicon Leo Diegel |
Salisbury
(Red Course) |
East Meadow, New York
|
| 1925 |
Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen (3) |
6 and 5 |
Template:Flagicon Bill Mehlhorn |
Olympia Fields Country Club |
Olympia Fields, Illinois
|
| 1924 |
Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen (2) |
2 up |
Template:Flagicon Jim Barnes |
French Lick Springs
(Hill Course) |
French Lick, Indiana
|
| 1923 |
Template:Flagicon Gene Sarazen (2) |
38 holes |
Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen |
Pelham Country Club |
Pelham Manor, New York
|
| 1922 |
Template:Flagicon Gene Sarazen |
4 and 3 |
Template:Flagicon Emmet French |
500 |
Oakmont Country Club |
Plum, Pennsylvania
|
| 1921 |
Template:Flagicon Walter Hagen |
3 and 2 |
Template:Flagicon Jim Barnes |
500 |
Inwood Country Club |
Inwood, New York
|
| 1920 |
Template:Flagicon Jock HutchisonTemplate:Efn |
1 up |
Template:Flagicon J. Douglas Edgar |
500 |
Flossmoor Country Club |
Flossmoor, Illinois
|
| 1919 |
Template:Flagicon Jim Barnes (2) |
6 and 5 |
Template:Flagicon Fred McLeod |
500 |
Engineers Country Club |
Roslyn Harbor, New York
|
| 1917–18: No tournament due to World War I
|
| 1916 |
Template:Flagicon Jim Barnes |
1 up |
Template:Flagicon Jock Hutchison |
500 |
Siwanoy Country Club |
Bronxville, New York
|
Source:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Match play era details
The table below lists the field sizes and qualification methods for the match play era. All rounds were played over 36 holes except as noted in the table.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
| Years |
Field size |
Qualification |
18 hole rounds
|
| 1916–21 |
32 |
sectional* |
|
| 1922 |
64 |
sectional |
1st two rounds
|
| 1923 |
64 |
sectional |
|
| 1924–34 |
32 |
36 hole qualifier |
|
| 1935–41 |
64 |
36 hole qualifier |
1st two rounds
|
| 1942–45 |
32 |
36 hole qualifier |
|
| 1946–55 |
64 |
36 hole qualifier |
1st two rounds
|
| 1956 |
128 |
sectional |
1st four rounds
|
| 1957 |
128 |
sectional |
1st four rounds, consolation matches (3rd-8th place)
|
* In 1921, the field consisted of the defending champion and the top 31 qualifiers from the 1921 U.S. Open.
Summary by course, state and region
Records
- Most wins: 5, Jack Nicklaus, Walter Hagen<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Most runner-up finishes: 4, Jack Nicklaus<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Oldest winner: Phil Mickelson in 2021 (50 years, 11 months)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Youngest winner: Gene Sarazen in 1922 (20 years, 174 days)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Greatest winning margin in the match play era: Paul Runyan beat Sam Snead 8 & 7 in 1938<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Greatest winning margin in the stroke play era: 8 strokes, Rory McIlroy in 2012<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Lowest absolute 72-hole score: 264, Brooks Koepka (69-63-66-66), 2018<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
- Lowest 72-hole score in relation to par: −20, Jason Day (68-67-66-67=268) in 2015<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- This is the lowest score in relation to par at any major championship.
- Koepka's 2018 score was −16. The 2018 site, Bellerive Country Club, played to par 70, while the 2015 site, the Straits Course at Whistling Straits, played to par 72. (Bellerive played to par 71 when it hosted in 1992, and the Straits Course also played to par 72 when it hosted in 2004 and 2010.)
- Lowest 18-hole score: 62 – Xander Schauffele, 1st round, 2024<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Most frequent venues:
- 5 PGA Championships: Southern Hills Country Club – 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007, 2022
- 4 PGA Championships: Oak Hill Country Club, East Course – 1980, 2003, 2013, 2023
- 4 PGA Championships: Valhalla Golf Club – 1996, 2000, 2014, 2024
- 3 PGA Championships: Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course – 1981, 2001, 2011
- 3 PGA Championships: Firestone Country Club, South Course – 1960, 1966, 1975
- 3 PGA Championships: Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course – 1972, 1979, 2008
- 3 PGA Championships: Oakmont Country Club – 1922, 1951, 1978
- 3 PGA Championships: Whistling Straits, Straits Course – 2004, 2010, 2015
Broadcasting
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The PGA Championship is televised in the United States by CBS and ESPN. Beginning 2020, ESPN holds rights to early-round and weekend morning coverage, and will air supplemental coverage through its digital subscription service ESPN+ prior to weekday coverage and during weekend broadcast windows. CBS holds rights to weekend-afternoon coverage. Both contracts run through 2030, with ESPN's contract replacing a prior agreement with TNT. CBS has televised the PGA Championship since 1991, when it replaced ABC.<ref name="sbc-reup">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The ESPN telecasts are co-produced with CBS Sports, mirroring the broadcast arrangements used by ESPN for the Masters Tournament.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> ESPN BET also holds the title of "Official Sports Betting Sponsor" of the PGA Championship.
Future sites
| Year |
Edition |
Course |
Location |
Dates |
Hosted
|
| 2026 |
108th |
Aronimink Golf Club<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="texaspga">Template:Cite web</ref> |
Newtown Square, Pennsylvania |
May 14–17 |
1962
|
| 2027 |
109th |
PGA Frisco<ref name="texaspga" /> |
Frisco, Texas |
May 20–23 |
Never
|
| 2028 |
110th |
Olympic Club<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> |
San Francisco, California |
May 18–21 |
Never
|
| 2029 |
111th |
Baltusrol Golf Club |
Springfield, New Jersey |
May 17–20 |
2005, 2016
|
| 2030 |
112th |
Congressional Country Club<ref name=ccc>Template:Cite news</ref> |
Bethesda, Maryland |
TBD |
1976
|
| 2031 |
113th |
Kiawah Island Golf Resort<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Kiawah Island, South Carolina |
TBD |
2012, 2021
|
| 2032 |
114th |
Southern Hills Country Club<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
TBD |
1970, 1982, 1994, 2007, 2022
|
| 2033 |
115th |
Bethpage State Park Black Course<ref name=bethpage>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Farmingdale, New York |
TBD |
2019
|
| 2034 |
116th |
PGA Frisco |
Frisco, Texas |
TBD |
2027
|
| 2035 |
117th |
Oak Hill Country Club<ref name=bethpage/> |
Pittsford, New York |
TBD |
1980, 2003, 2013, 2023
|
Source:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
See also
Notes
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References
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