# PGA Championship

The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) 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.
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 receive membership on the PGA Tour and the European Tour for the following five 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 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.
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

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, 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 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.
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.

### 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. 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, and the 104th was held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The state of New York has hosted the championship 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." For a time, the tournament used the slogan "This is Major" as a replacement.

## 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.

## 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.
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.
As of 2023, the qualification criteria are as follows:
* 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).
* 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
### Stroke play era winners

| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Winner's share ($) | Venue | Location |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele | 263 | −21 | 1 stroke | Bryson DeChambeau | 3,330,000 | Valhalla Golf Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2023 | Brooks Koepka (3) | 271 | −9 | 2 strokes | Viktor Hovland Scottie Scheffler | 3,150,000 | Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) | Rochester, New York |
| 2022 | Justin Thomas (2) | 275 | −5 | Playoff | Will Zalatoris | 2,700,000 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2021 | Phil Mickelson (2) | 282 | −6 | 2 strokes | Brooks Koepka Louis Oosthuizen | 2,160,000 | Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course) | Kiawah Island, South Carolina |
| 2020 | Collin Morikawa | 267 | −13 | 2 strokes | Paul Casey Dustin Johnson | 1,980,000 | TPC Harding Park | San Francisco, California |
| 2019 | Brooks Koepka (2) | 272 | −8 | 2 strokes | Dustin Johnson | 1,980,000 | Bethpage State Park Black Course | Farmingdale, New York |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka | 264 | −16 | 2 strokes | Tiger Woods | 1,980,000 | Bellerive Country Club | Town and Country, Missouri |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | 276 | −8 | 2 strokes | Francesco Molinari Louis Oosthuizen Patrick Reed | 1,890,000 | Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2016 | Jimmy Walker | 266 | −14 | 1 stroke | Jason Day | 1,800,000 | Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 2015 | Jason Day | 268 | −20 | 3 strokes | Jordan Spieth | 1,800,000 | Whistling Straits (Straits Course) | Kohler, Wisconsin |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy (2) | 268 | −16 | 1 stroke | Phil Mickelson | 1,800,000 | Valhalla Golf Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2013 | Jason Dufner | 270 | −10 | 2 strokes | Jim Furyk | 1,445,000 | Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) | Rochester, New York |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy | 275 | −13 | 8 strokes | David Lynn | 1,445,000 | Kiawah Island Golf Resort (Ocean Course) | Kiawah Island, South Carolina |
| 2011 | Keegan Bradley | 272 | −8 | Playoff | Jason Dufner | 1,445,000 | Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) | Johns Creek, Georgia |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer | 277 | −11 | Playoff | Bubba Watson | 1,350,000 | Whistling Straits (Straits Course) | Kohler, Wisconsin |
| 2009 | Yang Yong-eun | 280 | −8 | 3 strokes | Tiger Woods | 1,350,000 | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska, Minnesota |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington | 277 | −3 | 2 strokes | Ben Curtis Sergio García | 1,350,000 | Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) | Bloomfield, Michigan |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods (4) | 272 | −8 | 2 strokes | Woody Austin | 1,260,000 | Southern Hills Country Clubs | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods (3) | 270 | −18 | 5 strokes | Shaun Micheel | 1,224,000 | Medinah Country Club (Course No. 3) | Medinah, Illinois |
| 2005 | Phil Mickelson | 276 | −4 | 1 stroke | Thomas Bjørn Steve Elkington | 1,170,000 | Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh (2) | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Chris DiMarco Justin Leonard | 1,125,000 | Whistling Straits (Straits Course) | Kohler, Wisconsin |
| 2003 | Shaun Micheel | 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | Chad Campbell | 1,080,000 | Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) | Rochester, New York |
| 2002 | Rich Beem | 278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Tiger Woods | 990,000 | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska, Minnesota |
| 2001 | David Toms | 265 | −15 | 1 stroke | Phil Mickelson | 936,000 | Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) | Duluth, Georgia |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods (2) | 270 | −18 | Playoff | Bob May | 900,000 | Valhalla Golf Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | 277 | −11 | 1 stroke | Sergio García | 630,000 | Medinah Country Club (Course No. 3) | Medinah, Illinois |
| 1998 | Vijay Singh | 271 | −9 | 2 strokes | Steve Stricker | 540,000 | Sahalee Country Club | Sammamish, Washington |
| 1997 | Davis Love III | 269 | −11 | 5 strokes | Justin Leonard | 470,000 | Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course) | Mamaroneck, New York |
| 1996 | Mark Brooks | 277 | −11 | Playoff | Kenny Perry | 430,000 | Valhalla Golf Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1995 | Steve Elkington | 267 | −17 | Playoff | Colin Montgomerie | 360,000 | Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades, California |
| 1994 | Nick Price (2) | 269 | −11 | 6 strokes | Corey Pavin | 310,000 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1993 | Paul Azinger | 272 | −12 | Playoff | Greg Norman | 300,000 | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1992 | Nick Price | 278 | −6 | 3 strokes | John Cook Nick Faldo Jim Gallagher Jr. Gene Sauers | 280,000 | Bellerive Country Club | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1991 | John Daly | 276 | −12 | 3 strokes | Bruce Lietzke | 230,000 | Crooked Stick Golf Club | Carmel, Indiana |
| 1990 | Wayne Grady | 282 | −6 | 3 strokes | Fred Couples | 225,000 | Shoal Creek Golf & Country Club | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1989 | Payne Stewart | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Andy Bean Mike Reid Curtis Strange | 200,000 | Kemper Lakes Golf Club | Kildeer, Illinois |
| 1988 | Jeff Sluman | 272 | −12 | 3 strokes | Paul Azinger | 160,000 | Oak Tree Golf Club | Edmond, Oklahoma |
| 1987 | Larry Nelson (2) | 287 | −1 | Playoff | Lanny Wadkins | 150,000 | PGA National Resort & Spa | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| 1986 | Bob Tway | 276 | −8 | 2 strokes | Greg Norman | 145,000 | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1985 | Hubert Green | 278 | −6 | 2 strokes | Lee Trevino | 125,000 | Cherry Hills Country Club | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| 1984 | Lee Trevino (2) | 273 | −15 | 4 strokes | Gary Player Lanny Wadkins | 125,000 | Shoal Creek Golf & Country Club | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1983 | Hal Sutton | 274 | −10 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus | 100,000 | Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades, California |
| 1982 | Raymond Floyd (2) | 272 | −8 | 3 strokes | Lanny Wadkins | 65,000 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1981 | Larry Nelson | 273 | −7 | 4 strokes | Fuzzy Zoeller | 60,000 | Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) | Duluth, Georgia |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus (5) | 274 | −6 | 7 strokes | Andy Bean | 60,000 | Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) | Rochester, New York |
| 1979 | David Graham | 272 | −8 | Playoff | Ben Crenshaw | 60,000 | Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) | Bloomfield, Michigan |
| 1978 | John Mahaffey | 276 | −8 | Playoff | Jerry Pate Tom Watson | 50,000 | Oakmont Country Club | Plum, Pennsylvania |
| 1977 | Lanny Wadkins | 282 | −6 | Playoff | Gene Littler | 45,000 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California |
| 1976 | Dave Stockton (2) | 281 | +1 | 1 stroke | Raymond Floyd Don January | 45,000 | Congressional Country Club (Blue Course) | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus (4) | 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | Bruce Crampton | 45,000 | Firestone Country Club (South Course) | Akron, Ohio |
| 1974 | Lee Trevino | 276 | −4 | 1 stroke | Jack Nicklaus | 45,000 | Tanglewood Park (Championship Course) | Clemmons, North Carolina |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus (3) | 277 | −7 | 4 strokes | Bruce Crampton | 45,000 | Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio |
| 1972 | Gary Player (2) | 281 | +1 | 2 strokes | Tommy Aaron Jim Jamieson | 45,000 | Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course) | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | 281 | −7 | 2 strokes | Billy Casper | 40,000 | PGA National Golf Club | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| 1970 | Dave Stockton | 279 | −1 | 2 strokes | Bob Murphy Arnold Palmer | 40,000 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1969 | Raymond Floyd | 276 | −8 | 1 stroke | Gary Player | 35,000 | NCR Country Club (South Course) | Dayton, Ohio |
| 1968 | Julius Boros | 281 | +1 | 1 stroke | Bob Charles Arnold Palmer | 25,000 | Pecan Valley Golf Club | San Antonio, Texas |
| 1967 | Don January | 281 | −7 | Playoff | Don Massengale | 25,000 | Columbine Country Club | Columbine Valley, Colorado |
| 1966 | Al Geiberger | 280 | E | 4 strokes | Dudley Wysong | 25,000 | Firestone Country Club (South Course) | Akron, Ohio |
| 1965 | Dave Marr | 280 | −4 | 2 strokes | Billy Casper Jack Nicklaus | 25,000 | Laurel Valley Golf Club | Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
| 1964 | Bobby Nichols | 271 | −9 | 3 strokes | Jack Nicklaus Arnold Palmer | 18,000 | Columbus Country Club | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | 279 | −5 | 2 strokes | Dave Ragan | 13,000 | Dallas Athletic Club (Blue Course) | Dallas, Texas |
| 1962 | Gary Player | 278 | −2 | 1 stroke | Bob Goalby | 13,000 | Aronimink Golf Club | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania |
| 1961 | Jerry Barber | 277 | −3 | Playoff | Don January | 11,000 | Olympia Fields Country Club | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
| 1960 | Jay Hebert | 281 | +1 | 1 stroke | Jim Ferrier | 11,000 | Firestone Country Club (South Course) | Akron, Ohio |
| 1959 | Bob Rosburg | 277 | −3 | 1 stroke | Jerry Barber Doug Sanders | 8,250 | Minneapolis Golf Club | St. Louis Park, Minnesota |
| 1958 | Dow Finsterwald | 276 | −4 | 2 strokes | Billy Casper | 5,500 | Llanerch Country Club | Havertown, Pennsylvania |

### Match play era winners

| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Winners share ($) | Venue | Location |
| 1957 | Lionel Hebert | 2 and 1 | Dow Finsterwald | 8,000 | Miami Valley Country Club | Dayton, Ohio |
| 1956 | Jack Burke Jr. | 3 and 2 | Ted Kroll | 5,000 | Blue Hill Country Club | Canton, Massachusetts |
| 1955 | Doug Ford | 4 and 3 | Cary Middlecoff | 5,000 | Meadowbrook Country Club | Northville, Michigan |
| 1954 | Chick Harbert | 4 and 3 | Walter Burkemo | 5,000 | Keller Golf Course | Maplewood, Minnesota |
| 1953 | Walter Burkemo | 2 and 1 | Felice Torza | 5,000 | Birmingham Country Club | Birmingham, Michigan |
| 1952 | Jim Turnesa | 1 up | Chick Harbert | 3,500 | Big Spring Country Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1951 | Sam Snead (3) | 7 and 6 | Walter Burkemo | 3,500 | Oakmont Country Club | Plum, Pennsylvania |
| 1950 | Chandler Harper | 4 and 3 | Henry Williams Jr. | 3,500 | Scioto Country Club | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1949 | Sam Snead (2) | 3 and 2 | Johnny Palmer | 3,500 | Hermitage Country Club | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan (2) | 7 and 6 | Mike Turnesa | 3,500 | Norwood Hills Country Club | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1947 | Jim Ferrier | 2 and 1 | Chick Harbert | 3,500 | Plum Hollow Country Club | Southfield, Michigan |
| 1946 | Ben Hogan | 6 and 4 | Ed Oliver | 3,500 | Portland Golf Club | Portland, Oregon |
| 1945 | Byron Nelson (2) | 4 and 3 | Sam Byrd | 3,750 | Moraine Country Club | Kettering, Ohio |
| 1944 | Bob Hamilton | 1 up | Byron Nelson | 3,500 | Manito Golf & Country Club | Spokane, Washington |
| 1943: No tournament due to World War II |||||||
| 1942 | Sam Snead | 2 and 1 | Jim Turnesa | 1,000 | Seaview Country Club | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 1941 | Vic Ghezzi | 38 holes | Byron Nelson | 1,100 | Cherry Hills Country Club | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| 1940 | Byron Nelson | 1 up | Sam Snead | 1,100 | Hershey Country Club (West Course) | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| 1939 | Henry Picard | 37 holes | Byron Nelson | 1,100 | Pomonok Country Club | Flushing, New York |
| 1938 | Paul Runyan (2) | 8 and 7 | Sam Snead | 1,100 | The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort | Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania |
| 1937 | Denny Shute (2) | 37 holes | Harold McSpaden | 1,000 | Pittsburgh Field Club | O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania |
| 1936 | Denny Shute | 3 and 2 | Jimmy Thomson | 1,000 | Pinehurst Resort (No. 2 Course) | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| 1935 | Johnny Revolta | 5 and 4 | Tommy Armour | 1,000 | Twin Hills Golf & Country Club | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| 1934 | Paul Runyan | 38 holes | Craig Wood | 1,000 | The Park Country Club | Williamsville, New York |
| 1933 | Gene Sarazen (3) | 5 and 4 | Willie Goggin | 1,000 | Blue Mound Golf & Country Club | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
| 1932 | Olin Dutra | 4 and 3 | Frank Walsh | 1,000 | Keller Golf Course | Maplewood, Minnesota |
| 1931 | Tom Creavy | 2 and 1 | Denny Shute | 1,000 | Wannamoisett Country Club | Rumford, Rhode Island |
| 1930 | Tommy Armour | 1 up | Gene Sarazen | | Fresh Meadow Country Club | Queens, New York |
| 1929 | Leo Diegel (2) | 6 and 4 | Johnny Farrell | | Hillcrest Country Club | Los Angeles, California |
| 1928 | Leo Diegel | 6 and 5 | Al Espinosa | | Baltimore Country Club (East Course) | Timonium, Maryland |
| 1927 | Walter Hagen (5) | 1 up | Joe Turnesa | | Cedar Crest | Dallas, Texas |
| 1926 | Walter Hagen (4) | 5 and 3 | Leo Diegel | | Salisbury (Red Course) | East Meadow, New York |
| 1925 | Walter Hagen (3) | 6 and 5 | Bill Mehlhorn | | Olympia Fields Country Club | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen (2) | 2 up | Jim Barnes | | French Lick Springs (Hill Course) | French Lick, Indiana |
| 1923 | Gene Sarazen (2) | 38 holes | Walter Hagen | | Pelham Country Club | Pelham Manor, New York |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen | 4 and 3 | Emmet French | 500 | Oakmont Country Club | Plum, Pennsylvania |
| 1921 | Walter Hagen | 3 and 2 | Jim Barnes | 500 | Inwood Country Club | Inwood, New York |
| 1920 | Jock Hutchison | 1 up | J. Douglas Edgar | 500 | Flossmoor Country Club | Flossmoor, Illinois |
| 1919 | Jim Barnes (2) | 6 and 5 | Fred McLeod | 500 | Engineers Country Club | Roslyn Harbor, New York |
| 1917–18: No tournament due to World War I |||||||
| 1916 | Jim Barnes | 1 up | Jock Hutchison | 500 | Siwanoy Country Club | Bronxville, New York |
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## 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 | 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 | 4 | | |
| 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 | | 14 | |
| 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 | | | 25 |
| 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 | 4 | | |
| Total Kentucky | | 4 | |
| Total East South Central | | | 7 |
| 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: 62 – Xander Schauffele, 1st round, 2024
* 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

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. The ESPN telecasts are co-produced with CBS Sports, mirroring the broadcast arrangements used by ESPN for the Masters Tournament. ESPN BET also holds the title of "Official Sports Betting Sponsor" of the PGA Championship. With this partnership, they also feature an alternate betting telecast "ESPN BET at the PGA Championship", which runs two hours daily during the tournament.

## Future sites

| Year | Edition | Course | Location | Dates | Hosted |
| 2025 | 107th | Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte, North Carolina | May 15–18 | 2017 |
| 2026 | 108th | Aronimink Golf Club | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania | May 14–17 | 1962 |
| 2027 | 109th | PGA Frisco | Frisco, Texas | May 20–23 | Never |
| 2028 | 110th | Olympic Club | 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 | Bethesda, Maryland | TBD | 1976 |
| 2031 | 113th | Kiawah Island Golf Resort | Kiawah Island, South Carolina | TBD | 2012, 2021 |
| 2032 | 114th | Not yet awarded | | | |
| 2033 | 115th | Not yet awarded | | | |
| 2034 | 116th | PGA Frisco | Frisco, Texas | TBD | 2027 |
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