PGA Championship - Wikipedia PGA Championship This article is about the Championship held in the United States. For the European Tour Championship held at Wentworth Club, United Kingdom, see BMW PGA Championship. This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2013 ) PGA Championship Tournament information Location United States, varies Town and Country, Missouri in 2018 Established 1916 ; 102 years ago ( 1916 ) Course ( s ) Bellerive Country Club in 2018 Par 71 in 2018 Length 7,547 yd ( 6,901 m ) in 2018 Organized by PGA of America Tour ( s ) PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour Format Stroke play ( 1958 -- present ) Match play ( 1916 -- 1957 ) Prize fund $ 10.5 million Month played August Tournament record score Aggregate 265 David Toms ( 2001 ) To par − 20 * Jason Day ( 2015 ) * equals record for all majors Current champion Justin Thomas 2018 PGA Championship The PGA Championship ( often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship or U.S. PGA outside the United States ) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers ' Association of America. It is one of the four major championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season 's final major, played in mid-August on the third weekend prior to Labor Day weekend. ( It was rescheduled for 2016 to late July to accommodate golf 's return to the Olympics. ) It is an official money event on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and Japan Golf Tour, with a purse of $ 10 million since the 97th edition in 2015. 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 has been held at a large number of 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, each of which has also hosted several other leading events, including the U.S. Open and Ryder Cup. Contents 1 History 1.1 Format 1.2 Location 1.3 Promotion 2 Qualification 3 Winners 3.1 Stroke play era winners 3.2 Match play era winners 4 Match play era details 5 Summary by course, state and region 6 Records 7 Broadcasting 8 Future sites 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External links History This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2015 ) 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 ; consequently, golf historians have dubbed Wykagyl `` The Cradle of the PGA. '' 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. 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. Format Initially a match play event, the PGA Championship was originally played in early fall but varied from May to December. Following World War II, the championship was mostly played 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, 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. During the 1960s, the PGA Championship was played the week following 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. Prior to the 2017 edition, it was announced that the PGA Championship would be moved to May on the weekend prior to 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 to end sooner, so that the FedEx Cup Playoffs would not have to compete with the start of football season in late - August and September. Location The PGA Championship is primarily played in the eastern half of the United States ; only ten times has it ventured west. It was last played in the Pacific time zone 20 years ago in 1998, at Sahalee east of Seattle. The last time that the championship was played in California was in 1995, at Riviera. The 102nd edition in 2020 is scheduled for TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, the first for the Bay Area and a return to California after a quarter century. ( The Mountain time zone has hosted three playings, all in suburban Denver ; these tournaments occurred in 1941, 1967, and 1985. ) Through 2018, the state of New York has hosted twelve 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 had been dropped in favor of `` The Season 's Final Major '', as suggested by PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem whilst discussing the allowance of a one - week break in its schedule prior to 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 do n'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. '' For a time, the tournament used the slogan `` This is Major '' as a replacement. 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 a large number of places, 20 of 156, for club professionals. These slots are determined by the top finishers in the club pro championship, which is held in June. Since December 1968, the PGA Tour has been independent of the PGA of America. 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 as of 2010 : All 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. 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 National Championship. The 70 leaders in official money standings on the PGA Tour ( starting one week prior to the previous year 's PGA Championship and ending two weeks prior to 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. Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the previous PGA Championship ( does not include pro-am and team competitions, but does include alternate events ). 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 Main article : List of PGA Championship champions Stroke play era winners Year Champion Country Venue Location of venue Score Winning margin Runner ( s ) - up Winner 's share ( $ ) 2018 Bellerive Country Club Town and Country, Missouri 1,890,000 2017 Justin Thomas United States Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, North Carolina 276 ( − 8 ) 2 strokes Francesco Molinari Louis Oosthuizen Patrick Reed 1,890,000 2016 Jimmy Walker United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey 266 ( − 14 ) 1 stroke Jason Day 1,800,000 2015 Jason Day Australia Whistling Straits, Straits Course Kohler, Wisconsin 268 ( − 20 ) 3 strokes Jordan Spieth 1,800,000 2014 Rory McIlroy ( 2 ) Northern Ireland Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky 268 ( − 16 ) 1 stroke Phil Mickelson 1,800,000 2013 Jason Dufner United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Rochester, New York 270 ( − 10 ) 2 strokes Jim Furyk 1,445,000 2012 Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course Kiawah Island, South Carolina 275 ( − 13 ) 8 strokes David Lynn 1,445,000 2011 Keegan Bradley United States Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course Johns Creek, Georgia 272 ( − 8 ) Playoff Jason Dufner 1,445,000 Martin Kaymer Germany Whistling Straits, Straits Course Kohler, Wisconsin 277 ( − 11 ) Playoff Bubba Watson 1,350,000 2009 Yang Yong - eun South Korea Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 280 ( − 8 ) 3 strokes Tiger Woods 1,350,000 2008 Pádraig Harrington Ireland Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield, Michigan 277 ( − 3 ) 2 strokes Ben Curtis Sergio García 1,350,000 2007 Tiger Woods ( 4 ) United States Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 272 ( − 8 ) 2 strokes Woody Austin 1,260,000 2006 Tiger Woods ( 3 ) United States Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Medinah, Illinois 270 ( − 18 ) 5 strokes Shaun Micheel 1,224,000 2005 Phil Mickelson United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey 276 ( − 4 ) 1 stroke Thomas Bjørn Steve Elkington 1,170,000 Vijay Singh ( 2 ) Fiji Whistling Straits, Straits Course Kohler, Wisconsin 280 ( − 8 ) Playoff Chris DiMarco Justin Leonard 1,125,000 2003 Shaun Micheel United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Rochester, New York 276 ( − 4 ) 2 strokes Chad Campbell 1,080,000 2002 Rich Beem United States Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 278 ( − 10 ) 1 stroke Tiger Woods 990,000 2001 David Toms United States Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course Duluth, Georgia 265 ( − 15 ) 1 stroke Phil Mickelson 936,000 2000 Tiger Woods ( 2 ) United States Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky 270 ( − 18 ) Playoff Bob May 900,000 1999 Tiger Woods United States Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Medinah, Illinois 277 ( − 11 ) 1 stroke Sergio García 630,000 1998 Vijay Singh Fiji Sahalee Country Club Sammamish, Washington 271 ( − 9 ) 2 strokes Steve Stricker 540,000 1997 Davis Love III United States Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course Mamaroneck, New York 269 ( − 11 ) 5 strokes Justin Leonard 470,000 Mark Brooks United States Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky 277 ( − 11 ) Playoff Kenny Perry 430,000 1995 Steve Elkington Australia Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, California 267 ( − 17 ) Playoff Colin Montgomerie 360,000 1994 Nick Price ( 2 ) Zimbabwe Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 269 ( − 11 ) 6 strokes Corey Pavin 310,000 1993 Paul Azinger United States Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 272 ( − 12 ) Playoff Greg Norman 300,000 1992 Nick Price Zimbabwe Bellerive Country Club St. Louis, Missouri 278 ( − 6 ) 3 strokes John Cook Nick Faldo Jim Gallagher, Jr. Gene Sauers 280,000 1991 John Daly United States Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Indiana 276 ( − 12 ) 3 strokes Bruce Lietzke 230,000 1990 Wayne Grady Australia Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club Birmingham, Alabama 282 ( − 6 ) 3 strokes Fred Couples 225,000 1989 Payne Stewart United States Kemper Lakes Golf Club Long Grove, Illinois 276 ( − 12 ) 1 stroke Andy Bean Mike Reid Curtis Strange 200,000 1988 Jeff Sluman United States Oak Tree Golf Club Edmond, Oklahoma 272 ( − 12 ) 3 strokes Paul Azinger 160,000 Larry Nelson ( 2 ) United States PGA National Resort & Spa Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 287 ( − 1 ) Playoff Lanny Wadkins 150,000 1986 Bob Tway United States Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 276 ( − 8 ) 2 strokes Greg Norman 145,000 1985 Hubert Green United States Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 278 ( − 6 ) 2 strokes Lee Trevino 125,000 1984 Lee Trevino ( 2 ) United States Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club Birmingham, Alabama 273 ( − 15 ) 4 strokes Gary Player Lanny Wadkins 125,000 Hal Sutton United States Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, California 274 ( − 10 ) 1 stroke Jack Nicklaus 100,000 1982 Raymond Floyd ( 2 ) United States Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 272 ( − 8 ) 3 strokes Lanny Wadkins 65,000 1981 Larry Nelson United States Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course Duluth, Georgia 273 ( − 7 ) 4 strokes Fuzzy Zoeller 60,000 1980 Jack Nicklaus ( 5 ) United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Rochester, New York 274 ( − 6 ) 7 strokes Andy Bean 60,000 1979 David Graham Australia Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield, Michigan 272 ( − 8 ) Playoff Ben Crenshaw 60,000 1978 John Mahaffey United States Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 276 ( − 8 ) Playoff Jerry Pate Tom Watson 50,000 1977 Lanny Wadkins United States Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 282 ( − 6 ) Playoff Gene Littler 45,000 1976 Dave Stockton ( 2 ) United States Congressional Country Club, Blue Course Bethesda, Maryland 281 ( + 1 ) 1 stroke Raymond Floyd Don January 45,000 Jack Nicklaus ( 4 ) United States Firestone Country Club, South Course Akron, Ohio 276 ( − 4 ) 2 strokes Bruce Crampton 45,000 Lee Trevino United States Tanglewood Park, Championship Course Clemmons, North Carolina 276 ( − 4 ) 1 stroke Jack Nicklaus 45,000 1973 Jack Nicklaus ( 3 ) United States Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, Ohio 277 ( − 7 ) 4 strokes Bruce Crampton 45,000 1972 Gary Player ( 2 ) South Africa Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 281 ( + 1 ) 2 strokes Tommy Aaron Jim Jamieson 45,000 1971 Jack Nicklaus ( 2 ) United States PGA National Golf Club Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 281 ( − 7 ) 2 strokes Billy Casper 40,000 1970 Dave Stockton United States Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 279 ( − 1 ) 2 strokes Bob Murphy Arnold Palmer 40,000 1969 Raymond Floyd United States NCR Country Club, South Course Dayton, Ohio 276 ( − 8 ) 1 stroke Gary Player 35,000 1968 Julius Boros United States Pecan Valley Golf Club San Antonio, Texas 281 ( + 1 ) 1 stroke Bob Charles Arnold Palmer 25,000 1967 Don January United States Columbine Country Club Columbine Valley, Colorado 281 ( − 7 ) Playoff Don Massengale 25,000 1966 Al Geiberger United States Firestone Country Club, South Course Akron, Ohio 280 ( E ) 4 strokes Dudley Wysong 25,000 1965 Dave Marr United States Laurel Valley Golf Club Ligonier, Pennsylvania 280 ( − 4 ) 2 strokes Billy Casper Jack Nicklaus 25,000 1964 Bobby Nichols United States Columbus Country Club Columbus, Ohio 271 ( − 9 ) 3 strokes Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer 18,000 1963 Jack Nicklaus United States Dallas Athletic Club, Blue Course Dallas, Texas 279 ( − 5 ) 2 strokes Dave Ragan 13,000 1962 Gary Player South Africa Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 278 ( − 2 ) 1 stroke Bob Goalby 13,000 1961 Jerry Barber United States Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, Illinois 277 ( − 3 ) Playoff Don January 11,000 1960 Jay Hebert United States Firestone Country Club, South Course Akron, Ohio 281 ( + 1 ) 1 stroke Jim Ferrier 11,000 1959 Bob Rosburg United States Minneapolis Golf Club St. Louis Park, Minnesota 277 ( − 3 ) 1 stroke Jerry Barber Doug Sanders 8,250 1958 Dow Finsterwald United States Llanerch Country Club Havertown, Pennsylvania 276 ( − 4 ) 2 strokes Billy Casper 5,500 Match play era winners Year Champion Country Runner - up Margin Venue Location of venue Winners share ( $ ) 1957 Lionel Hebert United States Dow Finsterwald 2 & 1 Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton, Ohio 8,000 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. United States Ted Kroll 3 & 2 Blue Hill Country Club Canton, Massachusetts 5,000 1955 Doug Ford United States Cary Middlecoff 4 & 3 Meadowbrook Country Club Detroit, Michigan 5,000 1954 Chick Harbert United States Walter Burkemo 4 & 3 Keller Golf Course Maplewood, Minnesota 5,000 1953 Walter Burkemo United States Felice Torza 2 & 1 Birmingham Country Club Birmingham, Michigan 5,000 1952 Jim Turnesa United States Chick Harbert 1 up Big Spring Country Club Louisville, Kentucky 3,500 1951 Sam Snead ( 3 ) United States Walter Burkemo 7 & 6 Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 3,500 1950 Chandler Harper United States Henry Williams, Jr. 4 & 3 Scioto Country Club Columbus, Ohio 3,500 1949 Sam Snead ( 2 ) United States Johnny Palmer 3 & 2 Hermitage Country Club Richmond, Virginia 3,500 1948 Ben Hogan ( 2 ) United States Mike Turnesa 7 & 6 Norwood Hills Country Club St. Louis, Missouri 3,500 1947 Jim Ferrier Australia Chick Harbert 2 & 1 Plum Hollow Country Club Detroit, Michigan 3,500 1946 Ben Hogan United States Ed Oliver 6 & 4 Portland Golf Club Portland, Oregon 3,500 1945 Byron Nelson ( 2 ) United States Sam Byrd 4 & 3 Moraine Country Club Dayton, Ohio 3,750 1944 Bob Hamilton United States Byron Nelson 1 up Manito Golf and Country Club Spokane, Washington 3,500 1943 Not held due to World War II 1942 Sam Snead United States Jim Turnesa 2 & 1 Seaview Country Club Atlantic City, New Jersey 1,000 1941 Vic Ghezzi United States Byron Nelson 38 holes Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 1,100 1940 Byron Nelson United States Sam Snead 1 up Hershey Country Club, West Course Hershey, Pennsylvania 1,100 1939 Henry Picard United States Byron Nelson 37 holes Pomonok Country Club Flushing, New York 1,100 1938 Paul Runyan ( 2 ) United States Sam Snead 8 & 7 The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania 1,100 1937 Denny Shute ( 2 ) United States Harold McSpaden 37 holes Pittsburgh Field Club O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania 1,000 1936 Denny Shute United States Jimmy Thomson 3 & 2 Pinehurst Resort, No. 2 Course Pinehurst, North Carolina 1,000 1935 Johnny Revolta United States Tommy Armour 5 & 4 Twin Hills Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1,000 1934 Paul Runyan United States Craig Wood 38 holes The Park Country Club Williamsville, New York 1,000 1933 Gene Sarazen ( 3 ) United States Willie Goggin 5 & 4 Blue Mound Golf & Country Club Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 1,000 1932 Olin Dutra United States Frank Walsh 4 & 3 Keller Golf Course Maplewood, Minnesota 1,000 1931 Tom Creavy United States Denny Shute 2 & 1 Wannamoisett Country Club Rumford, Rhode Island 1,000 1930 Tommy Armour Scotland United States ^ Gene Sarazen 1 up Fresh Meadow Country Club Queens, New York 1929 Leo Diegel ( 2 ) United States Johnny Farrell 6 & 4 Hillcrest Country Club Los Angeles, California 1928 Leo Diegel United States Al Espinosa 6 & 5 Baltimore Country Club, East Course Timonium, Maryland 1927 Walter Hagen ( 5 ) United States Joe Turnesa 1 up Cedar Crest Country Club Dallas, Texas 1926 Walter Hagen ( 4 ) United States Leo Diegel 5 & 3 Salisbury Golf Club, Red Course East Meadow, New York 1925 Walter Hagen ( 3 ) United States Bill Mehlhorn 6 & 5 Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, Illinois 1924 Walter Hagen ( 2 ) United States Jim Barnes 2 up French Lick Springs Resort, Hill Course French Lick, Indiana 1923 Gene Sarazen ( 2 ) United States Walter Hagen 38 holes Pelham Country Club Pelham Manor, New York 1922 Gene Sarazen United States Emmet French 4 & 3 Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 500 1921 Walter Hagen United States Jim Barnes 3 & 2 Inwood Country Club Inwood, New York 500 1920 Jock Hutchison Scotland United States ^ J. Douglas Edgar 1 up Flossmoor Country Club Flossmoor, Illinois 500 1919 Jim Barnes ( 2 ) England Fred McLeod 6 & 5 Engineers Country Club Roslyn Harbor, New York 500 1918 Not held due to World War I 1917 1916 Jim Barnes England Jock Hutchison 1 up Siwanoy Country Club Eastchester, New York 500 ^ 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 at that time. Jock Hutchison - Born in Scotland. He became a U.S. citizen in 1920. 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. 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 Summary by course, state and region Course / State / Region Number State No. Region No. Blue Hill Country Club Total Massachusetts Wannamoisett Country Club Total Rhode Island Total New England Baltusrol Golf Club Seaview Country Club Total New Jersey Engineers Country Club Fresh Meadow Country Club Inwood Country Club Oak Hill Country Club Pelham Country Club Pomonok Country Club Salisbury Golf Club Siwanoy Country Club The Park Country Club Winged Foot Golf Club Total New York 12 Aronimink Golf Club Hershey Country Club Laurel Valley Golf Club Llanerch Country Club Oakmont Country Club Pittsburgh Field Club The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort Total Pennsylvania 9 Total Mid-Atlantic 23 PGA National Golf Club PGA National Resort & Spa Total Florida Atlanta Athletic Club Total Georgia Baltimore Country Club Congressional Country Club Total Maryland Pinehurst Resort Quail Hollow Tanglewood Park Total North Carolina Kiawah Island Golf Resort Total South Carolina Hermitage Country Club Total Virginia Total South Atlantic 12 Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club Total Alabama Big Spring Country Club Valhalla Golf Club Total Kentucky Total East South Central 5 Oak Tree Golf Club Southern Hills Country Club Twin Hills Golf & Country Club Total Oklahoma 6 Cedar Crest Country Club Dallas Athletic Club Pecan Valley Golf Club Total Texas Total West South Central 9 Flossmoor Country Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Medinah Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club Total Illinois 6 Crooked Stick Golf Club French Lick Springs Resort Total Indiana Birmingham Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club Plum Hollow Country Club Total Michigan 6 Canterbury Golf Club Columbus Country Club Firestone Country Club Inverness Club Miami Valley Golf Club Moraine Country Club NCR Country Club Scioto Country Club Total Ohio 11 Blue Mound Golf & Country Club Whistling Straits Total Wisconsin Total East North Central 29 Hazeltine National Golf Club Keller Golf Course Minneapolis Golf Club Total Minnesota 5 Bellerive Country Club Norwood Hills Country Club Total Missouri Total West North Central 7 Cherry Hills Country Club Columbine Country Club Total Colorado Total Mountain Hillcrest Country Club Pebble Beach Golf Links Riviera Country Club Total California Portland Golf Club Total Oregon Manito Golf and Country Club Sahalee Country Club Total Washington Total Pacific 7 Records Most wins : 5, Jack Nicklaus, Walter Hagen Most runner - up finishes : 4, Jack Nicklaus Oldest winner : Julius Boros in 1968 ( 48 years, 142 days ) 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 : 265, David Toms ( 66 - 65 - 65 - 69 ), 2001 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. Toms ' 2001 score was − 15. The 2001 site, the Highlands Course at Atlanta Athletic Club, played to par 70, while the 2015 site, the Straits Course at Whistling Straits, played to par 72. ( The Highlands Course also played to par 70 when it hosted in 1981 and 2011, 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. Most frequent venues : 4 PGA Championships : Southern Hills Country Club -- 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007. 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. 3 PGA Championships : Valhalla Golf Club -- 1996, 2000, 2014. 3 PGA Championships : Whistling Straits, Straits Course -- 2004, 2010, 2015. Broadcasting Further information : List of PGA Championship broadcasters Under current contracts running through 2019, the PGA Championship is televised in the United States by CBS -- which holds rights to afternoon coverage of the weekend rounds, and TNT -- which holds rights to broadcast early - round and weekend morning coverage. ABC had historically broadcast the tournament until 1991, when it moved to its current home of CBS. Future sites Year Edition Course Location Dates Hosted 2018 100th Bellerive Country Club Town and Country, Missouri August 9 -- 12 1992 2019 101st Bethpage State Park, Black Course Farmingdale, New York May 16 -- 19 Never 2020 102nd TPC Harding Park San Francisco, California May TBA Never 2021 103rd Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course Kiawah Island, South Carolina May TBA 2012 2022 104th Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, New Jersey TBD Never 2023 105th Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York TBD 1980, 2003, 2013 2024 106th Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky TBD 1996, 2000, 2014 2027 109th Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pennsylvania TBD 1962 2028 110th Olympic Club San Francisco, California TBD Never TBD TBD Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma TBD 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007 Source : See also Book : Men 's major professional golf championships Golf portal Golf in the United States Notes ^ Jump up to : The course has a Kohler postal address, but is located in the unincorporated community of Haven. ^ Jump up to : The club has a Rochester postal address, but is located in the adjacent town of Pittsford. ^ Jump up to : 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. ^ Jump up to : 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. ^ Jump up to : Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in Los Angeles with its own postal identity. Jump up ^ The club has a St. Louis postal address, but is located in the suburb of Town and Country. Jump up ^ Most of the course lies within the hamlet of Old Bethpage, however Bethpage State Park has a Farmingdale postal address. References Jump up ^ Wykagyl, 1898 - 1998 ; by Desmond Tollhurst and John Barban ; pages 28 - 30 Jump up ^ Wykagyl, 1898 - 1998 by Desmond Tollhurst and John Barban ; pp. 1 - 2 Jump up ^ `` History of the PGA Championship ''. PGA of America. Retrieved May 1, 2014. 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Question: which player won the pga championship by the most shots
Answer: Greatest winning margin in the match play era: Paul Runyan; Rory McIlroy