The PGA Championship is an annual golf competition formerly held in mid-August until 2019, when it moved to mid-May. It was established in 1916 and is one of the four major championships played each year which include the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the Open Championship (British Open). In addition, this championship is conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA). Due to World War I and II, the competition was not held from 1917 to 1918 and in 1943, respectively.

The reigning champion of the competition is automatically invited to play in the other three majors for the next five years, and is exempt from qualifying for the PGA Championship for life. The champion also receives membership on the PGA Tour for the following five years and invitations to The Players Championship for five years. The prize of the tournament is the Wanamaker Trophy, which the champion keeps until the following year's competition. The PGA Championship was originally a match play event; however, in 1958 it was changed to a stroke play event.

Walter Hagen (match play) and Jack Nicklaus (stroke play) hold the record for the most victories; both men have won the competition five times. Hagen holds the record for most consecutive wins in match play with four (1924–27), and Tiger Woods holds the record for most consecutive wins in stroke play with two, which he did twice (1999–2000, 2006–07). Phil Mickelson is the oldest winner of the PGA Championship; he was 50 years, 11 months old when he won in 2021. The youngest winner of the PGA Championship is Gene Sarazen, who was 20 years, 174 days old when he won in 1922. David Toms holds the record for the lowest score over 72 holes, which is 265.

Jason Day holds the record for most strokes under par for 72 holes, 20, when he won the 2015 PGA Championship. This is the record under par score in all major championships. The PGA Championship has had three wire-to-wire champions: Bobby Nichols in 1964, Raymond Floyd in 1982, and Hal Sutton in 1983. Four others have led wire-to-wire if ties after a round are counted: Floyd in 1969, Nick Price in 1994, Woods in 2000 and Mickelson in 2005.

Champions

Match play

+PGA Championship champions in match play format Year Country Champion Margin Runner-up Course Location19161 upSiwanoy Country ClubBronxville, New York1917NoneNone1918NoneNone19196 & 5Engineers Country ClubRoslyn Harbor, New York19201 upFlossmoor Country ClubFlossmoor, Illinois19213 & 2Inwood Country ClubInwood, New York19224 & 3Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania192338 holesPelham Country ClubPelham Manor, New York19242 upFrench Lick Springs ResortFrench Lick, Indiana19256 & 5Olympia Fields Country ClubOlympia Fields, Illinois19265 & 3Salisbury Country ClubEast Meadow, New York19271 upCedar Crest GCDallas, Texas19286 & 5Baltimore Country ClubBaltimore, Maryland19296 & 4Hillcrest Country ClubLos Angeles, California19301 upFresh Meadow Country ClubGreat Neck, New York19312 & 1Wannamoisett Country ClubRumford, Rhode Island19324 & 3Keller Golf CourseMaplewood, Minnesota19335 & 4Blue Mound Golf & Country ClubWauwatosa, Wisconsin193438 holesThe Park Country ClubWilliamsville, New York19355 & 4Twin Hills Golf & Country ClubOklahoma City, Oklahoma19363 & 2Pinehurst ResortPinehurst, North Carolina193737 holesPittsburgh Field ClubFox Chapel, Pennsylvania19388 & 7The Shawnee Inn & Golf ResortSmithfield Township, Pennsylvania193937 holesPomonok Country ClubFlushing, New York19401 upHershey Country ClubHershey, Pennsylvania194138 holesCherry Hills Country ClubCherry Hills Village, Colorado19422 & 1Seaview Country ClubAtlantic City, New Jersey1943NoneNone19441 upManito Golf and Country ClubSpokane, Washington19451 upMoraine Country ClubDayton, Ohio19466 & 4Portland Golf ClubPortland, Oregon19472 & 1Plum Hollow Country ClubSouthfield, Michigan19487 & 6Norwood Hills Country ClubSt. Louis, Missouri19493 & 2Hermitage Country ClubRichmond, Virginia19504 & 3Scioto Country ClubColumbus, Ohio19517 & 6Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania19521 upBig Spring Country ClubLouisville, Kentucky19532 & 1Birmingham Country ClubBirmingham, Michigan19544 & 3Keller Golf CourseMaplewood, Minnesota19554 & 3Meadowbrook Country ClubDetroit, Michigan19563 & 2Blue Hill Country ClubCanton, Massachusetts19571 upMiami Valley Golf ClubDayton, Ohio

Stroke play

+KeyTournament won in a playoff +PGA Championship champions in stroke play format Year Country Champion Course Location Total score To par1958Llanerch Country ClubHavertown, Pennsylvania2761959Minneapolis Golf ClubMinneapolis, Minnesota2771960Firestone Country ClubAkron, Ohio2811961 Olympia FieldsOlympia Fields, Illinois2771962Aronimink Golf ClubNewtown Square, Pennsylvania2781963Dallas Athletic Club, Blue CourseDallas, Texas2791964Columbus Country ClubColumbus, Ohio2711965Laurel Valley Golf ClubLigonier, Pennsylvania2801966Firestone Country Club, South CourseAkron, Ohio2801967 Columbine Country ClubColumbine Valley, Colorado2811968Pecan Valley Golf ClubSan Antonio, Texas2811969NCR Country Club, South CourseDayton, Ohio2761970Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma2791971PGA NationalPalm Beach Gardens, Florida2811972Oakland Hills, South CourseBloomfield Hills, Michigan2811973Canterbury Golf ClubBeachwood, Ohio2771974Tanglewood Park, Championship CourseClemmons, North Carolina2761975Firestone Country Club, South CourseAkron, Ohio2761976Congressional Country Club, Blue CourseBethesda, Maryland2811977 Pebble BeachPebble Beach, California2821978 Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania2761979 Oakland Hills, South CourseBloomfield Hills, Michigan2721980Oak Hill, East CourseRochester, New York2741981Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands CourseDuluth, Georgia2731982Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma2721983Riviera Country ClubPacific Palisades, California2741984Shoal CreekBirmingham, Alabama2731985Cherry HillCherry Hills Village, Colorado2781986Inverness ClubToledo, Ohio2761987 PGA NationalPalm Beach Gardens, Florida2871988Oak TreeEdmond, Oklahoma2721989Kemper LakesLong Grove, Illinois2761990Shoal CreekBirmingham, Alabama2821991Crooked StickCarmel, Indiana2761992Bellerive Country ClubSt. Louis, Missouri2781993 Inverness ClubToledo, Ohio2721994Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma2691995 Riviera Country ClubPacific Palisades, California2671996 Valhalla Golf ClubLouisville, Kentucky2771997Winged Foot, West CourseMamaroneck, New York2691998Sahalee Country ClubSammamish, Washington2711999Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3Medinah, Illinois2772000 Valhalla Golf ClubLouisville, Kentucky2702001Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands CourseDuluth, Georgia2652002Hazeltine NationalChaska, Minnesota2782003Oak Hill, East CourseRochester, New York2762004 Whistling Straits, Straits CourseKohler, Wisconsin2802005Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower CourseSpringfield, New Jersey2762006Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3Medinah, Illinois2702007Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma2722008Oakland Hills, South CourseBloomfield Hills, Michigan2772009Hazeltine NationalChaska, Minnesota2802010 Whistling Straits, Straits CourseKohler, Wisconsin2772011 Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands CourseDuluth, Georgia2722012Kiawah Island Golf Resort, The Ocean CourseKiawah Island, South Carolina2752013Oak Hill, East CourseRochester, New York2702014Valhalla Golf ClubLouisville, Kentucky2682015Whistling Straits, Straits CourseKohler, Wisconsin2682016Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower CourseSpringfield, New Jersey2662017Quail Hollow ClubCharlotte, North Carolina2762018Bellerive Country ClubTown and Country, Missouri2642019Bethpage Black CourseFarmingdale, New York2722020TPC Harding ParkSan Francisco, California2672021Kiawah Island Golf Resort, The Ocean CourseKiawah Island, South Carolina2822022 Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma2752023Oak Hill, East CourseRochester, New York2712024Valhalla Golf ClubLouisville, Kentucky2632025Quail Hollow ClubCharlotte, North Carolina2732026Aronimink Golf ClubNewtown Square, Pennsylvania271

Multiple champions

+Multiple PGA Championship champions Golfer Total Years51921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 192751963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 198041999, 2000, 2006, 200731922, 1923, 193331942, 1949, 195132018, 2019, 202321916, 191921928, 192921936, 193721934, 193821940, 194521946, 194821962, 197221970, 197621969, 198221974, 198421981, 198721992, 199421998, 200422005, 202122012, 201422017, 2022

By nationality +PGA Championship champions by nationality Nationality Wins Winners 89 61 5 5 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Notes

The PGA Championship was not held from 1917 to 1918 because of World War I. The 1943 PGA Championship was not held because of World War II. Par is a predetermined number of strokes that a golfer should require to complete a hole, a round (the sum of the total pars of the played holes), or a tournament (the sum of the total pars of each round). E stands for even, which means the tournament was completed in the predetermined number of strokes. Jerry Barber won in a playoff against Don January. Don January won in a playoff against Don Massengale. Lanny Wadkins won in a playoff against Gene Littler. John Mahaffey won in a playoff against Tom Watson and Jerry Pate. David Graham won in a playoff against Ben Crenshaw. Larry Nelson won in a playoff against Lanny Wadkins. Paul Azinger won in a playoff against Greg Norman. Steve Elkington won in a playoff against Colin Montgomerie. Mark Brooks won in a playoff against Kenny Perry. Tiger Woods won in a playoff against Bob May. Vijay Singh won in a playoff against Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard. Martin Kaymer won in a playoff against Bubba Watson. Keegan Bradley won in a playoff against Jason Dufner. Justin Thomas won in a playoff against Will Zalatoris.

References General

Specific

External links PGA Media Guide PGA Championship History Exhibit