PGA Championship

The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States[2][3][4]) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major championships in professional golf.

PGA Championship
2022 championship logo
Tournament information
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Established1916
Course(s)Southern Hills Country Club
Par70
Length7,556 yards (6,909 m)
Organized byPGA of America
Tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
FormatStroke play (1958–present)
Match play (1916–1957)
Prize fundUS$15,000,000[1]
Month playedMay (formerly August)
Tournament record score
Aggregate264[lower-alpha 1] Brooks Koepka (2018)
To par−20[lower-alpha 1] Jason Day (2015)
Current champion
Justin Thomas
2022 PGA Championship
Location Map
Southern Hills CC
Location in the United States
Southern Hills CC
Location in Oklahoma

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 Tournament 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 (Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship) and The Players Championship for the next five years, and are eligible for the PGA Championship for life. They receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and on the European Tour for the following seven seasons. The PGA Championship is the only one of the four majors that is exclusively for professional players.

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

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 St. Andrew's Golf Club in New York. In addition, and at the same time as the amateur event, St. 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.

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;[5] consequently, golf historians have dubbed Wykagyl "The Cradle of the PGA."[6] The new organization's first president was Robert White, one of Wykagyl's best-known golf professionals.

The first PGA Championship was held in October 1916 at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York.[7] 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.[8][9]

Format

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,[10] 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.[11]

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.[12]

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.[13][14][15]

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.[16] 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[17] and the 104th was held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[18]

The state of New York has hosted thirteen times, followed by Ohio (11) and Pennsylvania (9).

Promotion

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."[19][20] For a time, the tournament used the slogan "This is Major" as a replacement.[21][22]

Trophy

The Wanamaker Trophy, named after businessman and golfer Rodman Wanamaker, stands nearly 2.5 feet (75 cm) tall and weighs 27 pounds (12 kg). 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.[23]

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.[24][25][26]

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 it invariably invites all of the top 100 (not just top 50) players who are not already qualified.

List of qualification criteria to date:

  • Every former PGA Champion.
  • 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.
  • 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 official money standings on the PGA Tour (starting one week before the previous year's PGA Championship and ending two weeks before the current year's PGA Championship).
  • Members of the most recent United States and European Ryder Cup Teams, provided they are in 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

Stroke play era winners

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Winner's
share ($)
Venue Location
2022 Justin Thomas (2)275−5Playoff Will Zalatoris2,700,000Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma
2021 Phil Mickelson (2)282−62 strokes Brooks Koepka
Louis Oosthuizen
2,160,000Kiawah Island
(Ocean Course)
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
2020 Collin Morikawa267−132 strokes Paul Casey
Dustin Johnson
1,980,000TPC Harding ParkSan Francisco, California
2019 Brooks Koepka (2)272−82 strokes Dustin Johnson1,980,000Bethpage BlackFarmingdale, New York
2018 Brooks Koepka264−162 strokes Tiger Woods1,980,000BelleriveTown and Country, Missouri
2017 Justin Thomas276−82 strokes Francesco Molinari
Louis Oosthuizen
Patrick Reed
1,890,000Quail HollowCharlotte, North Carolina
2016 Jimmy Walker266−141 stroke Jason Day1,800,000Baltusrol
(Lower Course)
Springfield, New Jersey
2015 Jason Day268−203 strokes Jordan Spieth1,800,000Whistling Straits
(Straits Course)
Kohler, Wisconsin[lower-alpha 2]
2014 Rory McIlroy (2)268−161 stroke Phil Mickelson1,800,000ValhallaLouisville, Kentucky
2013 Jason Dufner270−102 strokes Jim Furyk1,445,000Oak Hill
(East Course)
Rochester, New York[lower-alpha 3]
2012 Rory McIlroy275−138 strokes David Lynn1,445,000Kiawah Island
(Ocean Course)
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
2011 Keegan Bradley272−8Playoff Jason Dufner1,445,000Atlanta
(Highlands Course)
Johns Creek, Georgia[lower-alpha 4]
2010 Martin Kaymer277−11Playoff Bubba Watson1,350,000Whistling Straits
(Straits Course)
Kohler, Wisconsin[lower-alpha 2]
2009 Yang Yong-eun280−83 strokes Tiger Woods1,350,000Hazeltine NationalChaska, Minnesota
2008 Pádraig Harrington277−32 strokes Ben Curtis
Sergio García
1,350,000Oakland Hills
(South Course)
Bloomfield, Michigan
2007 Tiger Woods (4)272−82 strokes Woody Austin1,260,000Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma
2006 Tiger Woods (3)270−185 strokes Shaun Micheel1,224,000Medinah
(Course No. 3)
Medinah, Illinois
2005 Phil Mickelson276−41 stroke Thomas Bjørn
Steve Elkington
1,170,000Baltusrol
(Lower Course)
Springfield, New Jersey
2004 Vijay Singh (2)280−8Playoff Chris DiMarco
Justin Leonard
1,125,000Whistling Straits
(Straits Course)
Kohler, Wisconsin[lower-alpha 2]
2003 Shaun Micheel276−42 strokes Chad Campbell1,080,000Oak Hill
(East Course)
Rochester, New York[lower-alpha 3]
2002 Rich Beem278−101 stroke Tiger Woods990,000Hazeltine NationalChaska, Minnesota
2001 David Toms265−151 stroke Phil Mickelson936,000Atlanta
(Highlands Course)
Duluth, Georgia[lower-alpha 4]
2000 Tiger Woods (2)270−18Playoff Bob May900,000ValhallaLouisville, Kentucky[lower-alpha 5]
1999 Tiger Woods277−111 stroke Sergio García630,000Medinah
(Course No. 3)
Medinah, Illinois
1998 Vijay Singh271−92 strokes Steve Stricker540,000SahaleeSammamish, Washington
1997 Davis Love III269−115 strokes Justin Leonard470,000Winged Foot
(West Course)
Mamaroneck, New York
1996 Mark Brooks277−11Playoff Kenny Perry430,000ValhallaLouisville, Kentucky[lower-alpha 5]
1995 Steve Elkington267−17Playoff Colin Montgomerie360,000RivieraPacific Palisades, California[lower-alpha 6]
1994 Nick Price (2)269−116 strokes Corey Pavin310,000Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma
1993 Paul Azinger272−12Playoff Greg Norman300,000Inverness ClubToledo, Ohio
1992 Nick Price278−63 strokes John Cook
Nick Faldo
Jim Gallagher Jr.
Gene Sauers
280,000BelleriveSt. Louis, Missouri[lower-alpha 7]
1991 John Daly276−123 strokes Bruce Lietzke230,000Crooked StickCarmel, Indiana
1990 Wayne Grady282−63 strokes Fred Couples225,000Shoal CreekBirmingham, Alabama
1989 Payne Stewart276−121 stroke Andy Bean
Mike Reid
Curtis Strange
200,000Kemper LakesKildeer, Illinois
1988 Jeff Sluman272−123 strokes Paul Azinger160,000Oak TreeEdmond, Oklahoma
1987 Larry Nelson (2)287−1Playoff Lanny Wadkins150,000PGA NationalPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1986 Bob Tway276−82 strokes Greg Norman145,000Inverness ClubToledo, Ohio
1985 Hubert Green278−62 strokes Lee Trevino125,000Cherry HillsCherry Hills Village, Colorado
1984 Lee Trevino (2)273−154 strokes Gary Player
Lanny Wadkins
125,000Shoal CreekBirmingham, Alabama
1983 Hal Sutton274−101 stroke Jack Nicklaus100,000RivieraPacific Palisades, California[lower-alpha 6]
1982 Raymond Floyd (2)272−83 strokes Lanny Wadkins65,000Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma
1981 Larry Nelson273−74 strokes Fuzzy Zoeller60,000Atlanta
(Highlands Course)
Duluth, Georgia[lower-alpha 4]
1980 Jack Nicklaus (5)274−67 strokes Andy Bean60,000Oak Hill
(East Course)
Rochester, New York[lower-alpha 3]
1979 David Graham272−8Playoff Ben Crenshaw60,000Oakland Hills
(South Course)
Bloomfield, Michigan
1978 John Mahaffey276−8Playoff Jerry Pate
Tom Watson
50,000OakmontPlum, Pennsylvania
1977 Lanny Wadkins282−6Playoff Gene Littler45,000Pebble BeachPebble Beach, California
1976 Dave Stockton (2)281+11 stroke Raymond Floyd
Don January
45,000Congressional
(Blue Course)
Bethesda, Maryland
1975 Jack Nicklaus (4)276−42 strokes Bruce Crampton45,000Firestone
(South Course)
Akron, Ohio
1974 Lee Trevino276−41 stroke Jack Nicklaus45,000Tanglewood Park
(Championship Course)
Clemmons, North Carolina
1973 Jack Nicklaus (3)277−74 strokes Bruce Crampton45,000CanterburyBeachwood, Ohio
1972 Gary Player (2)281+12 strokes Tommy Aaron
Jim Jamieson
45,000Oakland Hills
(South Course)
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
1971 Jack Nicklaus (2)281−72 strokes Billy Casper40,000PGA NationalPalm Beach Gardens, Florida
1970 Dave Stockton279−12 strokes Bob Murphy
Arnold Palmer
40,000Southern HillsTulsa, Oklahoma
1969 Raymond Floyd276−81 stroke Gary Player35,000NCR
(South Course)
Dayton, Ohio
1968 Julius Boros281+11 stroke Bob Charles
Arnold Palmer
25,000Pecan ValleySan Antonio, Texas
1967 Don January281−7Playoff Don Massengale25,000ColumbineColumbine Valley, Colorado
1966 Al Geiberger280E4 strokes Dudley Wysong25,000Firestone
(South Course)
Akron, Ohio
1965 Dave Marr280−42 strokes Billy Casper
Jack Nicklaus
25,000Laurel ValleyLigonier, Pennsylvania
1964 Bobby Nichols271−93 strokes Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer
18,000ColumbusColumbus, Ohio
1963 Jack Nicklaus279−52 strokes Dave Ragan13,000Dallas
(Blue Course)
Dallas, Texas
1962 Gary Player278−21 stroke Bob Goalby13,000AroniminkNewtown Square, Pennsylvania
1961 Jerry Barber277−3Playoff Don January11,000Olympia FieldsOlympia Fields, Illinois
1960 Jay Hebert281+11 stroke Jim Ferrier11,000Firestone
(South Course)
Akron, Ohio
1959 Bob Rosburg277−31 stroke Jerry Barber
Doug Sanders
8,250MinneapolisSt. Louis Park, Minnesota
1958 Dow Finsterwald276−42 strokes Billy Casper5,500LlanerchHavertown, Pennsylvania

Match play era winners

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upWinners
share ($)
VenueLocation
1957 Lionel Hebert2 and 1 Dow Finsterwald8,000Miami ValleyDayton, Ohio
1956 Jack Burke Jr.3 and 2 Ted Kroll5,000Blue HillCanton, Massachusetts
1955 Doug Ford4 and 3 Cary Middlecoff5,000MeadowbrookDetroit, Michigan
1954 Chick Harbert4 and 3 Walter Burkemo5,000KellerMaplewood, Minnesota
1953 Walter Burkemo2 and 1 Felice Torza5,000BirminghamBirmingham, Michigan
1952 Jim Turnesa1 up Chick Harbert3,500Big SpringLouisville, Kentucky
1951 Sam Snead (3)7 and 6 Walter Burkemo3,500OakmontPlum, Pennsylvania
1950 Chandler Harper4 and 3 Henry Williams Jr.3,500SciotoColumbus, Ohio
1949 Sam Snead (2)3 and 2 Johnny Palmer3,500HermitageRichmond, Virginia
1948 Ben Hogan (2)7 and 6 Mike Turnesa3,500Norwood HillsSt. Louis, Missouri
1947 Jim Ferrier2 and 1 Chick Harbert3,500Plum HollowDetroit, Michigan
1946 Ben Hogan6 and 4 Ed Oliver3,500PortlandPortland, Oregon
1945 Byron Nelson (2)4 and 3 Sam Byrd3,750MoraineDayton, Ohio
1944 Bob Hamilton1 up Byron Nelson3,500ManitoSpokane, Washington
1943: No tournament due to World War II
1942 Sam Snead2 and 1 Jim Turnesa1,000SeaviewAtlantic City, New Jersey
1941 Vic Ghezzi38 holes Byron Nelson1,100Cherry HillsCherry Hills Village, Colorado
1940 Byron Nelson1 up Sam Snead1,100Hershey
(West Course)
Hershey, Pennsylvania
1939 Henry Picard37 holes Byron Nelson1,100PomonokFlushing, New York
1938 Paul Runyan (2)8 and 7 Sam Snead1,100The ShawneeSmithfield Township, Pennsylvania
1937 Denny Shute (2)37 holes Harold McSpaden1,000PittsburghO'Hara Township, Pennsylvania
1936 Denny Shute3 and 2 Jimmy Thomson1,000Pinehurst Resort
(No. 2 Course)
Pinehurst, North Carolina
1935 Johnny Revolta5 and 4 Tommy Armour1,000Twin HillsOklahoma City, Oklahoma
1934 Paul Runyan38 holes Craig Wood1,000The ParkWilliamsville, New York
1933 Gene Sarazen (3)5 and 4 Willie Goggin1,000Blue MoundWauwatosa, Wisconsin
1932 Olin Dutra4 and 3 Frank Walsh1,000KellerMaplewood, Minnesota
1931 Tom Creavy2 and 1 Denny Shute1,000WannamoisettRumford, Rhode Island
1930 Tommy Armour[lower-alpha 8]1 up Gene SarazenFresh MeadowQueens, New York
1929 Leo Diegel (2)6 and 4 Johnny FarrellHillcrestLos Angeles, California
1928 Leo Diegel6 and 5 Al EspinosaBaltimore
(East Course)
Timonium, Maryland
1927 Walter Hagen (5)1 up Joe TurnesaCedar CrestDallas, Texas
1926 Walter Hagen (4)5 and 3 Leo DiegelSalisbury
(Red Course)
East Meadow, New York
1925 Walter Hagen (3)6 and 5 Bill MehlhornOlympia FieldsOlympia Fields, Illinois
1924 Walter Hagen (2)2 up Jim BarnesFrench Lick Springs
(Hill Course)
French Lick, Indiana
1923 Gene Sarazen (2)38 holes Walter HagenPelhamPelham Manor, New York
1922 Gene Sarazen4 and 3 Emmet French500OakmontPlum, Pennsylvania
1921 Walter Hagen3 and 2 Jim Barnes500InwoodInwood, New York
1920 Jock Hutchison[lower-alpha 8]1 up J. Douglas Edgar500FlossmoorFlossmoor, Illinois
1919 Jim Barnes (2)6 and 5 Fred McLeod500EngineersRoslyn Harbor, New York
1917–18: No tournament due to World War I
1916 Jim Barnes1 up Jock Hutchison500SiwanoyBronxville, New York

Source:[27]

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.[28]

YearsField sizeQualification18 hole rounds
1916–2132sectional*
192264sectional1st two rounds
192364sectional
1924–343236 hole qualifier
1935–416436 hole qualifier1st two rounds
1942–453236 hole qualifier
1946–556436 hole qualifier1st two rounds
1956128sectional1st four rounds
1957128sectional1st 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

Summary by course, state and region
Course/State/Region Number State No. Region No.
Blue Hill Country Club 1
Total Massachusetts 1
Wannamoisett Country Club 1
Total Rhode Island 1
Total New England 2
Baltusrol Golf Club 2
Seaview Country Club 1
Total New Jersey 3
Bethpage Black Course 1
Engineers Country Club 1
Fresh Meadow Country Club 1
Inwood Country Club 1
Oak Hill Country Club 3
Pelham Country Club 1
Pomonok Country Club 1
Salisbury Golf Club 1
Siwanoy Country Club 1
The Park Country Club 1
Winged Foot Golf Club 1
Total New York 13
Aronimink Golf Club 1
Hershey Country Club 1
Laurel Valley Golf Club 1
Llanerch Country Club 1
Oakmont Country Club 3
Pittsburgh Field Club 1
The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort 1
Total Pennsylvania 9
Total Mid-Atlantic 24
PGA National Golf Club 1
Total Florida 1
Atlanta Athletic Club 3
Total Georgia 3
Baltimore Country Club 1
Congressional Country Club 1
Total Maryland 2
Pinehurst Resort 1
Quail Hollow 1
Tanglewood Park 1
Total North Carolina 3
Kiawah Island Golf Resort 2
Total South Carolina 2
Hermitage Country Club 1
Total Virginia 1
Total South Atlantic 13
Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club 2
Total Alabama 2
Big Spring Country Club 1
Valhalla Golf Club 3
Total Kentucky 4
Total East South Central 6
Oak Tree Golf Club 1
Southern Hills Country Club 5
Twin Hills Golf & Country Club 1
Total Oklahoma 7
Cedar Crest Country Club 1
Dallas Athletic Club 1
Pecan Valley Golf Club 1
Total Texas 3
Total West South Central 10
Flossmoor Country Club 1
Kemper Lakes Golf Club 1
Medinah Country Club 2
Olympia Fields Country Club 2
Total Illinois 6
Crooked Stick Golf Club 1
French Lick Springs Resort 1
Total Indiana 2
Birmingham Country Club 1
Meadowbrook Country Club 1
Oakland Hills Country Club 3
Plum Hollow Country Club 1
Total Michigan 6
Canterbury Golf Club 1
Columbus Country Club 1
Firestone Country Club 3
Inverness Club 2
Miami Valley Golf Club 1
Moraine Country Club 1
NCR Country Club 1
Scioto Country Club 1
Total Ohio 11
Blue Mound Golf & Country Club 1
Whistling Straits 3
Total Wisconsin 4
Total East North Central 29
Hazeltine National Golf Club 2
Keller Golf Course 2
Minneapolis Golf Club 1
Total Minnesota 5
Bellerive Country Club 2
Norwood Hills Country Club 1
Total Missouri 3
Total West North Central 8
Cherry Hills Country Club 2
Columbine Country Club 1
Total Colorado 3
Total Mountain 3
Hillcrest Country Club 1
Pebble Beach Golf Links 1
Riviera Country Club 2
TPC Harding Park 1
Total California 5
Portland Golf Club 1
Total Oregon 1
Manito Golf and Country Club 1
Sahalee Country Club 1
Total Washington 2
Total Pacific 8

Records

  • Most wins: 5, Jack Nicklaus, Walter Hagen
  • Most runner-up finishes: 4, Jack Nicklaus
  • Oldest winner: Phil Mickelson in 2021 (50 years, 11 months)
  • Youngest winner: Gene Sarazen in 1922 (20 years, 174 days)
  • Greatest winning margin in the match play era: Paul Runyan beat Sam Snead 8 & 7 in 1938
  • Greatest winning margin in the stroke play era: 8 strokes, Rory McIlroy in 2012
  • Lowest absolute 72-hole score: 264, Brooks Koepka (69-63-66-66), 2018
  • Lowest 72-hole score in relation to par: −20, Jason Day (68-67-66-67=268) in 2015
    • 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: 63 Bruce Crampton, 2nd round, 1975; Raymond Floyd, 1st, 1982; Gary Player, 2nd, 1984; Vijay Singh, 2nd, 1993; Michael Bradley, 1st, 1995; Brad Faxon, 4th, 1995; José María Olazábal, 3rd, 2000; Mark O'Meara, 2nd, 2001; Thomas Bjørn, 3rd, 2005; Tiger Woods, 2nd, 2007; Steve Stricker, 1st, 2011; Jason Dufner, 2nd, 2013; Hiroshi Iwata, 2nd, 2015; Robert Streb, 2nd, 2016; Brooks Koepka, 2nd, 2018; Charl Schwartzel, 2nd, 2018; Brooks Koepka, 1st, 2019; Bubba Watson, 2nd, 2022.
  • Most frequent venues:
    • 5 PGA Championships: Southern Hills Country Club – 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007, 2022.
    • 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: Oak Hill Country Club, East Course – 1980, 2003, 2013, (2023 planned).
    • 3 PGA Championships: Valhalla Golf Club – 1996, 2000, 2014, (2024 planned).
    • 3 PGA Championships: Whistling Straits, Straits Course – 2004, 2010, 2015.

Broadcasting

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.[29][30][31] The ESPN telecasts are co-produced with CBS Sports, mirroring the broadcast arrangements used by ESPN for the Masters Tournament.[32]

Future sites

YearEditionCourseLocationDatesHosted
2023105thOak Hill Country ClubRochester, New YorkMay 18–211980, 2003, 2013
2024106thValhalla Golf ClubLouisville, KentuckyMay 16–191996, 2000, 2014
2025107thQuail Hollow Club[33]Charlotte, North CarolinaMay 15–182017
2026108thAronimink Golf Club[34][35]Newtown Square, PennsylvaniaMay 14–171962
2027109thPGA Frisco[35]Frisco, TexasMay 20–23Never
2028110thOlympic Club[36]San Francisco, CaliforniaMay 18–21Never
2029111thBaltusrol Golf ClubSpringfield, New JerseyMay 17–202005, 2016
2030112thCongressional Country Club[37]Bethesda, MarylandTBD1976
2034116thPGA FriscoFrisco, TexasTBD2027

Source:[38]

See also

  • Golf in the United States

Notes

  1. Equals record for all major championships.
  2. The course has a Kohler postal address, but is located in the unincorporated community of Haven.
  3. The club has a Rochester postal address, but is located in the adjacent town of Pittsford.
  4. The club is in a portion of the postal area of Duluth that became part of the newly incorporated city of Johns Creek in 2006. Although the club continues to be served by the Duluth post office, it now states its postal address as Johns Creek.
  5. At that time, the club had a Louisville postal address, but was located in unincorporated Jefferson County. In 2003, the governments of Louisville and Jefferson County merged, putting the club within the political boundaries of Louisville.
  6. Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in Los Angeles with its own postal identity.
  7. The club has a St. Louis postal address, but is located in the suburb of Town and Country.
  8. These players were British born, but they were based in the United States when they won the PGA Championship, and they became U.S. citizens: Tommy Armour – Born in Scotland but moved to the U.S. in the early 1920s and became a U.S. citizen in 1942. Jock Hutchison – Born in Scotland. He became a U.S. citizen in 1920.

    References

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