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PGA Championship

The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf

Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional golf tours in the United States. It is headquarters in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida....
. It is one of the four major championships

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, often referred to simply as "the majors", are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf....
in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August (customarily four weeks after the British Open

The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four men's major golf championships in men's golf. It is the only major held outside the USA and is administered by the R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico....
, but it was advanced a week in 2007

2007 PGA Championship

The 2007 PGA Championship was played from August 9 to August 12, 2007 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The tournament was won by Tiger Woods, who had previously had little success playing at Southern Hills....
and 2008

2008 PGA Championship

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The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship outside of North America) is an annual golf

Golf

PGA Tour

Men's major golf championships

The Open Championship

2007 PGA Championship

2008 PGA Championship

The 2008 PGA Championship was the 90th PGA Championship played from August 7 through August 10, 2008 at the South Course of Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with a purse of $7.5 million....
because of local scheduling conflicts). Due to its distinction as the season's final major, the PGA Championship is nicknamed "Glory's last shot". It is an official money event on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

PGA European Tour

The PGA European Tour is an organisation which operates the three leading men's professional golf professional golf tourss in Europe: the elite European Tour, the European Seniors Tour and the developmental Challenge Tour....
, and the Japan Golf Tour

Japan Golf Tour

The Japan Golf Tour is a prominent golf professional golf tours. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the third highest annual prize fund out of the regular men's professional tours after the PGA Tour and the European Tour....
, with a purse of $7.5 million in 2008.

In line with the other majors, winning "The PGA" gives a golfer several privileges which make his career much more secure, if he is not already one of the elite players of the sport. PGA champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (Masters, U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual Open Golf Tournaments of the United States. It is the second of the four men's major golf championships in golf and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the PGA European Tour....
, and British Open) for the next five years, and are exempt from qualifying for the PGA Championship for life. They also receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and invitations to The Players Championship

The Players Championship

The Players Championship is an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour.The inaugural event in 1974 was played at Atlanta Country Club in Marietta, Georgia before moving to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas in 1975 and Inverrary Country Club in Ft....
for five years.

The PGA Championship has been held at a large number of venues, some of the early ones now quite obscure, but currently it is usually staged by one of a small group of celebrated courses, each of which has also hosted several other leading events.

History

The first PGA Championship was held in 1916 at Siwanoy Country Club

Siwanoy Country Club

Siwanoy Country Club is a country club located in Bronxville, New York. The club hosted the first PGA Championship in 1916 PGA Championship, which was won by Jim Barnes....
in Eastchester, New York

New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
. The winner, Jim Barnes

Jim Barnes

James Martin Barnes was a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States.Barnes was born in Lelant, Cornwall, England....
, received $500. The 2008

2008 PGA Championship

Padraig Harrington

P?draig Harrington is an Irish people professional golfer. He has won three men's major golf championships; The Open Championship in 2007 Open Championship and 2008 Open Championship and the PGA Championship, also in 2008 PGA Championship....
, earned $1.35 million. The champion is also awarded the Wanamaker Trophy, which was donated by Rodman Wanamaker

Rodman Wanamaker

Lewis Rodman Wanamaker was the second son of Philadelphia department store founder John Wanamaker and Mary Brown. He was a Republican Party and was a Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania in 1916....
.

Initially a match play

Match play

Match play is a scoring system for golf in which a player or team earns points for each hole in which they have bested their opponents; this is as opposed to stroke play, in which the total number of strokes is counted....
event, the tournament changed to stroke play

Stroke play

Stroke play is a scoring system for golf . Another term for stroke play is medal play. Stroke play is the scoring system for the vast majority of professional golf tournaments....
in 1958. Network broadcasters, preferring a large group of well-known contenders on the final day, are sometimes accused of pressuring tournament organizers to make the format change.

In 1971, the PGA was played in February in Florida, as the first major of the calendar year. Prior to the 1960s, the tournament was often played in late July, the week following the British Open, making it difficult for player to compete in both majors.

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 which does not invite leading amateur

Amateur

An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without formal training or pay. Conversely, an expert is generally considered a person with extensive knowledge, Aptitude, and/or training in a particular area of study, while a professional is someone who also makes a living from it....
s to compete, and the only one which 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

PGA Professional National Championship

The PGA Professional National Championship is a golf tournament for golf club professionals and teachers who are members of the Professional Golfers' Association of America....
, which is held in June.

Since 1968, the PGA Tour

PGA Tour

Professional golf tours

Top level Professional golfer golf consists of a year round schedule of weekly tournaments played all around the world. Most of the tournaments are organized into series called tours....
, 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 Rankings

Official World Golf Rankings

The Official World Golf Rankings is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers. They were introduced in 1986 and are endorsed by the four Men's major golf championships and the six professional golf tours which make up the International Federation of PGA Tours, namely the PGA Tour, the European Tour, the Asian Tour...
, although it invariably invites all of the top 100 (not just top 50) players who are not already qualified.

List of qualification criteria:

All former PGA Champions.
Winners of the last five U.S. Opens.
Winners of the last five Masters.
Winners of the last five British Opens.
The last Senior PGA Champion
Senior PGA Championship

The Senior PGA Championship is one of the Senior major golf championships in men's senior golf. It is administered by the Professional Golfers' Association of America and is recognised as a major championship by both the Champions Tour and the European Seniors Tour....
.
The low 15 scorers and ties in the previous PGA Championship.
The 20 low scorers in the last PGA Professional National Championship
PGA Professional National Championship

The PGA Professional National Championship is a golf tournament for golf club professionals and teachers who are members of the Professional Golfers' Association of America....
.
The 70 leaders in official money standings (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 Ryder Cup
Ryder Cup

The Ryder Cup is a golf trophy, donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from Europe and the United States of America....
Team.
Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the previous PGA Championship (does not include pro-am and team competitions).
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	Champion	Country	Venue	Location of venue	Winner's Score
2008 2008 PGA Championship The 2008 PGA Championship was the 90th PGA Championship played from August 7 through August 10, 2008 at the South Course of Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, with a purse of $7.5 million....	Pádraig Harrington Padraig Harrington P?draig Harrington is an Irish people professional golfer. He has won three men's major golf championships; The Open Championship in 2007 Open Championship and 2008 Open Championship and the PGA Championship, also in 2008 PGA Championship....		Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club, a private golf club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, Oakland County, Michigan, has hosted many prestigious professional golf tournaments throughout its history.... , South Course	Bloomfield Township, Michigan Bloomfield Township, Michigan Bloomfield Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan:Bloomfield Township, Huron County, MichiganBloomfield Township, Missaukee County, Michigan...	71-74-66-66-277 (−3)
2007 2007 PGA Championship The 2007 PGA Championship was played from August 9 to August 12, 2007 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The tournament was won by Tiger Woods, who had previously had little success playing at Southern Hills....	Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....		Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club is a prestigious private golf and country club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States. It was established in 1936 from land donated by multimillionaire oilman Waite Phillips....	Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population in the United States. With an estimated population of 384,037 in 2007, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 905,755 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012....	71-63-69-69-272 (−8)
2006 2006 PGA Championship The 2006 PGA Championship was the 88th PGA Championship, played from August 17 to August 20 2006 at Medinah Country Club Course No. 3. The PGA Championship returned to Medinah for the first time since 1999 when Tiger Woods captured his first PGA Championship....	Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....		Medinah Country Club Medinah Country Club Medinah Country Club is a private country club in Medinah, Illinois with nearly 600 members and containing three golf courses, Lake Khadijah binte Khuwaylid, swimming facilities and a Byzantine-style, mosque-evoking clubhouse with Oriental, Louis XIV and Italy architectural aspects.... , Course No. 3	Medinah, Illinois Medinah, Illinois Medinah is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois and is a suburb of Chicago. Medinah, largely located in DuPage County, Illinois, is situated between the villages of Roselle, Illinois, Itasca, Illinois, Bloomingdale, Illinois, and Addison, Illinois....	69-68-65-68-270 (−18)
2005 2005 PGA Championship The 2005 PGA Championship was the 87th PGA Championship, played from August 11 to August 15, 2005 at the Baltusrol Golf Club Lower Course in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey....	Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an United States professional golfer. He is one of the leading players of his generation, having won three Men's major golf championships and a total of 35 events on the PGA Tour....		Baltusrol Golf Club Baltusrol Golf Club The Baltusrol Golf Club is a 36-Golf course#Anatomy of a golf course country club located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, Union County, New Jersey, New Jersey.... , Lower Course	Springfield, New Jersey Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey Springfield Township is a Township in Union County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 14,429....	67-65-72-72-276 (−4)
2004 2004 PGA Championship The 2004 PGA Championship was the 86th PGA Championship, played from August 12 to August 15, 2004 at the Whistling Straits Straits Course in Kohler, Wisconsin....	Vijay Singh Vijay Singh Vijay Singh , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian Professional golfer golfer who was Chronological list of World Number One male golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005....		Whistling Straits Whistling Straits Whistling Straits is one of two golf resort associated with The American Club, a luxury resort located in nearby Kohler, Wisconsin, and owned by a subsidiary of the Kohler Company.... , Straits Course	Kohler, Wisconsin Kohler, Wisconsin Kohler is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States, along the Sheboygan River. The population was 1,926 at the 2000 census....	67-68-69-76-280 (−8)
2003 2003 PGA Championship The 2003 PGA Championship was the 85th PGA Championship held from August 14-August 17, 2003 at Oak Hill Country Club, East Course in Rochester, New York....	Shaun Micheel Shaun Micheel Shaun Carl Micheel is an United States of America golfer who is best known for his surprise victory in 2003 in one of golf's Men's major golf championships, the PGA Championship....		Oak Hill Country Club Oak Hill Country Club 0::See also Oak Hill Country Club Oak Hill Country Club, located in Pittsford , New York, a suburb of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, has a rich history of golf.... , East Course	Rochester, New York Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area....	69-68-69-70-276 (−4)
2002 2002 PGA Championship The 2002 PGA Championship was the 84th PGA Championship held from August 15-August 18, 2002 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota....	Rich Beem Rich Beem Richard Michael Beem is an United States professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.Beem was born in Phoenix, Arizona, grew up in El Paso, Texas, and played golf at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico....		Hazeltine National Golf Club Hazeltine National Golf Club Hazeltine National Golf Club is a country club located in Chaska, Minnesota. It is a private club and therefore closed to guests not accompanied by a member....	Chaska, Minnesota Chaska, Minnesota Chaska is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States. The population was 17,449 as of the United States Census 2000. It is the county seat of Carver County, Minnesota....	72-66-72-68-278 (−10)
2001 2001 PGA Championship The 2001 PGA Championship was the 83rd PGA Championship held from August 16-August 19, 2001 at the Atlanta Athletic Club, Highland Course in Duluth, Georgia....	David Toms David Toms David Wayne Toms is an United States professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has spent a considerable amount of time in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings and ranked as high as 5th in 2002 and 2003....		Atlanta Athletic Club Atlanta Athletic Club The Atlanta Athletic Club, , founded in 1898, is a world-renowned private athletic club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb 23 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia.... , Highlands Course	Duluth, Georgia Duluth, Georgia Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia located in the Metro Atlanta area. Unincorporated portions of Forsyth County, Georgia also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is outside city limits....	66-65-65-69-265 (−15)
2000 2000 PGA Championship The 2000 PGA Championship was the 82nd PGA Championship held from August 17-August 20, 2000 at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Tiger Woods won his second straight PGA Championship and fifth overall major in a three-hole playoff over Bob May ....	Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....		Valhalla Golf Club Valhalla Golf Club Valhalla Golf Club, located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, is a private golf club designed by professional golfer Jack Nicklaus. The course, which sits on a property on U.S....	Louisville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....	66-67-70-67-270 (−18)
1999 1999 PGA Championship The 1999 PGA Championship was the 81st PGA Championship held from August 12-August 15, 1999 at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois. Tiger Woods won his first PGA Championship and second overall major by one stroke over 19-year old Sergio Garc?a....	Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....		Medinah Country Club Medinah Country Club Medinah Country Club is a private country club in Medinah, Illinois with nearly 600 members and containing three golf courses, Lake Khadijah binte Khuwaylid, swimming facilities and a Byzantine-style, mosque-evoking clubhouse with Oriental, Louis XIV and Italy architectural aspects.... , Course No. 3	Medinah, Illinois Medinah, Illinois Medinah is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois and is a suburb of Chicago. Medinah, largely located in DuPage County, Illinois, is situated between the villages of Roselle, Illinois, Itasca, Illinois, Bloomingdale, Illinois, and Addison, Illinois....	70-67-68-72-277 (−11)
1998 1998 PGA Championship The 1998 PGA Championship was the 80th PGA Championship held from August 13-August 16, 1998 at the Sahalee Country Club in Redmond, Washington. Vijay Singh won his first major championship by two strokes over Steve Stricker....	Vijay Singh Vijay Singh Vijay Singh , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian Professional golfer golfer who was Chronological list of World Number One male golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005....		Sahalee Country Club Sahalee Country Club The Sahalee Country Club is a private 27-hole golf course and country club in Sammamish, Washington, Washington, a suburb east of Seattle, Washington....	Sammamish, Washington Sammamish, Washington Sammamish is an Eastside suburb of Seattle in King County, Washington, Washington, United States. It was incorporated in 1999. The population was 34,104 at the 2000 United States Census....	70-66-67-68-271 (−9)
1997 1997 PGA Championship The 1997 PGA Championship was the 79th PGA Championship held from August 14-August 17, 1997 at Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York. Davis Love III won his first major championship by five strokes over 1997 Open Championship winner, Justin Leonard....	Davis Love III Davis Love III Davis Milton Love III is an United States professional golfer.Love was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill before turning professional in 1985....		Winged Foot Golf Club Winged Foot Golf Club Winged Foot Golf Club is a 36-hole golf course located in Mamaroneck , New York. The course architect is A. W. Tillinghast, who also designed Baltusrol Golf Club , Bethpage State Park,Shackamaxon CC, San Francisco Golf Club, Cedar Crest Park, and nearby Quaker Ridge Golf Club and Wykagyl Country Club.... , West Course	Mamaroneck, New York Mamaroneck, New York Mamaroneck, New York may refer to two places in the United States:Mamaroneck , New York, a town in Westchester CountyMamaroneck , New York, a village partially within the town...	66-71-66-66-269 (−11)
1996 1996 PGA Championship The 1996 PGA Championship was the 78th PGA Championship held from August 8-August 11, 1996 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. Mark Brooks won his first major championship with a birdie in a sudden death playoff over Kenny Perry....	Mark Brooks Mark Brooks (golfer) Mark David Brooks is an United States professional golfer.Brooks was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin and turned professional in 1984....		Valhalla Golf Club Valhalla Golf Club Valhalla Golf Club, located in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, is a private golf club designed by professional golfer Jack Nicklaus. The course, which sits on a property on U.S....	Louisville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....	68-70-69-70-277 (−11)
1995 1995 PGA Championship The 1995 PGA Championship was the 77th PGA Championship held from August 10-August 13, 1995 at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California. Steve Elkington won his first major championship with a birdie in a sudden death playoff over Colin Montgomerie....	Steve Elkington Steve Elkington Stephen John Elkington is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He spent over 50 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings from 1995 to 1998....		Riviera Country Club Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California....	Pacific Palisades, California Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California Pacific Palisades is a district within the USA city of Los Angeles, California, located between Brentwood, Los Angeles, California to the east, Malibu, California to the west, Santa Monica, California to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north....	68-67-68-64-267 (−17)
1994 1994 PGA Championship The 1994 PGA Championship was the 76th PGA Championship held from August 11-August 14, 1994 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nick Price won his third major championship, second consecutive major, and second PGA Championship in three years by six strokes over Corey Pavin....	Nick Price Nick Price Nicholas Raymond Leige Price is a Zimbabwean professional golfer and inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-nineties, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings....		Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club is a prestigious private golf and country club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States. It was established in 1936 from land donated by multimillionaire oilman Waite Phillips....	Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population in the United States. With an estimated population of 384,037 in 2007, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 905,755 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012....	67-65-70-67-269 (−11)
1993 1993 PGA Championship The 1993 PGA Championship was the 75th PGA Championship held from August 12-August 15, 1993 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Paul Azinger won his first major championship on the second hole of a sudden death playoff with Greg Norman....	Paul Azinger Paul Azinger Paul William Azinger is an United States professional golfer. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994....		Inverness Club Inverness Club Inverness Club is a country club in Toledo, Ohio that is famous for its golf course . The golf course is so well known since it has hosted four U.S....	Toledo, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....	69-66-69-68-272 (−12)
1992 1992 PGA Championship The 1992 PGA Championship was the 74th PGA Championship held from August 13-August 16, 1992 at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri. Nick Price won his first major championship by three strokes over John Cook , Nick Faldo, Jim Gallagher, Jr., and Gene Sauers....	Nick Price Nick Price Nicholas Raymond Leige Price is a Zimbabwean professional golfer and inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame. In the mid-nineties, Price reached number one in the Official World Golf Rankings....		Bellerive Country Club Bellerive Country Club Bellerive Country Club is a golf country club located in Town and Country, Missouri, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri....	St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri, located near the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River. St....	70-70-68-70-278 (−6)
1991 1991 PGA Championship The 1991 PGA Championship was the 73rd PGA Championship held from August 8-August 11, 1991 at Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana. John Daly won his first major championship by three strokes over Bruce Lietzke....	John Daly John Daly (golfer) John Patrick Daly is an United States professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Daly is known primarily for his "zero to hero" victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, his driving distance off the teeing ground , his non-country club appearance and attitude, and his rough-and-tumble personal life....		Crooked Stick Golf Club Crooked Stick Golf Club Crooked Stick Golf Club is located in Carmel, Indiana, Indiana, a northern suburb of Indianapolis. It was built in 1964 by the famous course architects Pete Dye and Alice Dye....	Carmel, Indiana Carmel, Indiana Carmel is a city in Hamilton County, Indiana, Indiana, United States. The population was 37,733 at the 2000 census but has been growing very rapidly....	69-67-69-71-276 (−12)
1990 1990 PGA Championship The 1990 PGA Championship was the 72nd PGA Championship held from August 9-August 12, 1990 at Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Alabama. Wayne Grady won his first major championship by three strokes over Fred Couples....	Wayne Grady Wayne Grady Wayne Desmond Grady is an Australian golfer.Grady was born in Brisbane. He turned professional in 1978. He is best known for winning the PGA Championship, one of golf's four Men's major golf championships, in 1990....		Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club Shoal Creek Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, located outside Birmingham, Alabama, USA, is an invitation-only private golf club which opened in 1977. The course was designed by professional golfer Jack Nicklaus and is rated as the top golf course in the state....	Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in the United States state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama. It also includes part of Shelby County, Alabama....	72-67-72-71-282 (−6)
1989 1989 PGA Championship The 1989 PGA Championship was the 71st PGA Championship held from August 10-August 13, 1989 at Kemper Lakes Golf Club in Long Grove, Illinois. Payne Stewart won his first major championship by one stroke over Andy Bean, Mike Reid , and 1989 U.S....	Payne Stewart Payne Stewart William Payne Stewart was an United States professional golfer who won three Men's major golf championships in his career, the last of which occurred only months before he died in an airplane accident at the age of 42....		Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club Kemper Lakes Golf Club is a private country club in Kildeer, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago.It was founded in 1979 as an upscale public course by James S....	Long Grove, Illinois Long Grove, Illinois Long Grove is an affluent village located in Lake County, Illinois, approximately northwest of Chicago. As of the 2005 census, the village had a total population of 7,633....	74-66-69-67-276 (−12)
1988 1988 PGA Championship The 1988 PGA Championship was the 70th PGA Championship held from August 11-August 14, 1988 at Oak Tree Golf Club in Edmond, Oklahoma. Jeff Sluman won his first major championship by three strokes over Paul Azinger....	Jeff Sluman Jeff Sluman Jeffrey George "Jeff" Sluman is an United States professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments including six PGA Tour victories....		Oak Tree Golf Club Oak Tree Golf Club The Oak Tree Golf Club is a golf and country club located in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma suburb of Edmond, Oklahoma, Oklahoma. The course was designed by Pete Dye, and it opened in 1976....	Edmond, Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma Edmond is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area in the central part of the state....	69-70-68-65-272 (−12)
1987 1987 PGA Championship The 1987 PGA Championship was the 69th PGA Championship held from August 6-August 9, 1987 at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida....	Larry Nelson Larry Nelson Larry Gene Nelson is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Larry Nelson was born in Fort Payne, Alabama and grew up in Acworth, Georgia, Georgia , northwest of Atlanta, Georgia....		PGA National Resort & Spa	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Palm Beach Gardens is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida in the U.S. state of Florida. The city is in the center of a rapidly-developing area north of West Palm Beach, Florida in the northern part of the county and the South Florida metropolitan area....	70-72-73-72-287 (−1)
1986 1986 PGA Championship The 1986 PGA Championship was the 68th PGA Championship held from August 7-August 10, 1986 at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Bob Tway won his first major championship by two strokes over Greg Norman....	Bob Tway Bob Tway Robert Raymond Tway IV is an United States professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including eight PGA Tour victories. He spent 25 weeks in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings in 1986-87....		Inverness Club Inverness Club Inverness Club is a country club in Toledo, Ohio that is famous for its golf course . The golf course is so well known since it has hosted four U.S....	Toledo, Ohio Toledo, Ohio Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....	72-70-64-70-276 (−8)
1985 1985 PGA Championship The 1985 PGA Championship was the 67th PGA Championship held from August 8-August 11, 1985 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado....	Hubert Green Hubert Green Hubert Myatt Green is an American professional golfer who has won numerous professional golf tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level....		Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club is a private country club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, Colorado. The club was founded in 1922 and designed by William Flynn....	Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Cherry Hills Village, Colorado The City of Cherry Hills Village is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States....	67-69-70-72-278 (−10)
1984 1984 PGA Championship The 1984 PGA Championship was the 66th PGA Championship held from August 16-August 19, 1984 at Shoal Creek in Birmingham, Alabama. Lee Trevino won his second PGA Championship and sixth major title by four strokes over Gary Player and Lanny Wadkins....	Lee Trevino Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex"....		Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club Shoal Creek Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, located outside Birmingham, Alabama, USA, is an invitation-only private golf club which opened in 1977. The course was designed by professional golfer Jack Nicklaus and is rated as the top golf course in the state....	Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham is the largest city in the United States state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama. It also includes part of Shelby County, Alabama....	69-68-67-69-273 (−15)
1983 1983 PGA Championship The 1983 PGA Championship was the 65th PGA Championship held from August 4-August 7, 1983 at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles, California....	Hal Sutton Hal Sutton Hal Evan Sutton is an United States professional golfer.Sutton was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. A promising golfer at the Centenary College of Louisiana, he was named Golf Magazines 1980 College Player of the Year....		Riviera Country Club Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California....	Pacific Palisades, California Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California Pacific Palisades is a district within the USA city of Los Angeles, California, located between Brentwood, Los Angeles, California to the east, Malibu, California to the west, Santa Monica, California to the southeast, the Santa Monica Bay to the southwest, and the Santa Monica Mountains to the north....	65-66-72-71-274 (−10)
1982 1982 PGA Championship The 1982 PGA Championship was the 64th PGA Championship held from August 5-August 8, 1982 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Raymond Floyd won his second PGA Championship and third major title by three strokes over Lanny Wadkins....	Raymond Floyd Raymond Floyd Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an United States professional golf who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.Floyd was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, North Carolina....		Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club is a prestigious private golf and country club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States. It was established in 1936 from land donated by multimillionaire oilman Waite Phillips....	Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population in the United States. With an estimated population of 384,037 in 2007, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 905,755 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012....	63-69-68-72-272 (−8)
1981 1981 PGA Championship The 1981 PGA Championship was the 63rd PGA Championship held from August 6-August 9, 1981 at Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course in Duluth, Georgia....	Larry Nelson Larry Nelson Larry Gene Nelson is an American professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level.Larry Nelson was born in Fort Payne, Alabama and grew up in Acworth, Georgia, Georgia , northwest of Atlanta, Georgia....		Atlanta Athletic Club Atlanta Athletic Club The Atlanta Athletic Club, , founded in 1898, is a world-renowned private athletic club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb 23 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia.... , Highlands Course	Duluth, Georgia Duluth, Georgia Duluth is a city in Gwinnett County, Georgia, and a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia located in the Metro Atlanta area. Unincorporated portions of Forsyth County, Georgia also have Duluth as a mailing address, though this area is outside city limits....	70-66-66-71-273 (−7)
1980 1980 PGA Championship The 1980 PGA Championship was the 62nd PGA Championship held from August 7-August 10, 1980 at Oak Hill Country Club, East Course in Rochester, New York....	Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , also known as "The Golden Bear", is one of the most successful professional golfers of all time. Nicklaus currently holds the record for the most victories in major championships....		Oak Hill Country Club Oak Hill Country Club 0::See also Oak Hill Country Club Oak Hill Country Club, located in Pittsford , New York, a suburb of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, has a rich history of golf.... , East Course	Rochester, New York Rochester, New York Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, New York State, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. The Rochester metropolitan area is the second largest economy in New York State, behind the New York City metropolitan area....	70-69-66-69-274 (−6)
1979	David Graham David Graham (golfer) Anthony David Graham is a former professional golfer from Australia.Born in Windsor, Australia, Graham turned professional in 1962 at age 16 and spent much of his career in the United States of America, playing on the PGA Tour....		Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club, a private golf club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, Oakland County, Michigan, has hosted many prestigious professional golf tournaments throughout its history.... , South Course	Bloomfield Township, Michigan Bloomfield Township, Michigan Bloomfield Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Michigan:Bloomfield Township, Huron County, MichiganBloomfield Township, Missaukee County, Michigan...	69-68-70-65-272 (−8)
1978	John Mahaffey John Mahaffey John Drayton Mahaffey, Jr. is an United States professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments including 10 PGA Tour events.Mahaffey was born in Kerrville, Texas....		Oakmont Country Club Oakmont Country Club Oakmont Country Club is a prestigious "top five" country club and the "oldest top-ranked golf course in the U.S.". It is located in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum, Pennsylvania and Oakmont, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States....	Oakmont, Pennsylvania Oakmont, Pennsylvania Oakmont is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a Pittsburgh suburb and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area....	75-67-68-66-276 (−8)
1977	Lanny Wadkins Lanny Wadkins Jerry Lanston "Lanny" Wadkins, Jr. is an United States of America professional golfer. He ranked in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings for 86 weeks from their debut in 1986 to 1988....		Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach Golf Links is a golf course located in Pebble Beach, California in the Western United States. Four of the courses in the coastal community of Pebble Beach, including Pebble Beach Golf Links, belong to the Pebble Beach Company, which also operates three hotels and a spa at the resort....	Pebble Beach, California Pebble Beach, California Pebble Beach is a small coastal unincorporated community in Monterey County, California, California. Best known as a resort destination, the area is home to the famous golf course, Pebble Beach Golf Links....	69-71-72-70-282 (−3)
1976	Dave Stockton Dave Stockton David Knapp Stockton is an United States professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Stockton was born in San Bernardino, California....		Congressional Country Club Congressional Country Club The Congressional Country Club is a country club and golf course located in Bethesda, Maryland. Congressional is now, once again, an annual stop on the PGA Tour.... , Blue Course	Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Presbyterian Church, built in 1820 and rebuilt in 1850, which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda....	70-72-69-70-281 (+1)
1975	Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , also known as "The Golden Bear", is one of the most successful professional golfers of all time. Nicklaus currently holds the record for the most victories in major championships....		Firestone Country Club Firestone Country Club The Firestone Country Club is a private country club located in Akron, Ohio, Ohio, United States.The Club comprises three courses—those of the North, South, and West—each of which hosted a television golf tournament, respectively the American Golf Classic, the CBS Golf Classic and the World Series of Golf , in 1973 in sports; no... , South Course	Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....	70-68-67-71-276 (−4)
1974	Lee Trevino Lee Trevino Lee Buck Trevino is an American professional golfer. He is an icon for Mexican Americans, and is often referred to as "The Merry Mex" and "Supermex"....		Tanglewood Park Tanglewood Park Tanglewood Park is a golf course and park in Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States, located on the Yadkin River between Clemmons, NC and Bermuda Run, NC.... , Championship Course	Clemmons, North Carolina Clemmons, North Carolina Clemmons is a village in Forsyth County, North Carolina, North Carolina and a suburb of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The population was 13,827 at the 2000 census....	73-66-68-69-276 (−4)
1973	Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , also known as "The Golden Bear", is one of the most successful professional golfers of all time. Nicklaus currently holds the record for the most victories in major championships....		Canterbury Golf Club Canterbury Golf Club Canterbury Golf Club Inc. was organized more than half century ago when a group of prominent Cleveland men interested in playing golf on a championship course gathered for that purpose at the University Club....	Beachwood, Ohio Beachwood, Ohio Beachwood is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is an affluent suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. The population was 12,186 at the United States Census 2000....	72-68-68-69-277 (−7)
1972	Gary Player Gary Player Gary Player is a South African professional golfer generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the game's history.Player was born in Johannesburg, South Africa....		Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club Oakland Hills Country Club, a private golf club in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, Oakland County, Michigan, has hosted many prestigious professional golf tournaments throughout its history.... , South Course	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Bloomfield Hills is an affluent city in Oakland County, Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan, northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 3,940....	71-71-67-72-281 (+1)
1971	Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , also known as "The Golden Bear", is one of the most successful professional golfers of all time. Nicklaus currently holds the record for the most victories in major championships....		PGA National Golf Club PGA National Golf Club PGA National Golf Club, the home of the Professional Golfers' Association of America, is located at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida....	Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Palm Beach Gardens is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida in the U.S. state of Florida. The city is in the center of a rapidly-developing area north of West Palm Beach, Florida in the northern part of the county and the South Florida metropolitan area....	69-69-70-73-281 (−7)
1970	Dave Stockton Dave Stockton David Knapp Stockton is an United States professional golfer who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour.Stockton was born in San Bernardino, California....		Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club Southern Hills Country Club is a prestigious private golf and country club in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the United States. It was established in 1936 from land donated by multimillionaire oilman Waite Phillips....	Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Tulsa is the second-largest city in the state of Oklahoma and List of United States cities by population in the United States. With an estimated population of 384,037 in 2007, it is the principal municipality of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 905,755 residents projected to reach one million between 2010 and 2012....	70-70-66-73-279 (−1)
1969	Raymond Floyd Raymond Floyd Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an United States professional golf who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.Floyd was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, North Carolina....		NCR Country Club NCR Country Club NCR Country Club is a country club located in Dayton, Ohio. There are two golf course's at the club, the North course and the South course. The 1969 PGA Championship was played on the South course, Raymond Floyd won the competition.... , South Course	Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 166,179 at the United States Census, 2000....	69-66-67-74-276 (−8)
1968	Julius Boros Julius Boros Julius Nicholas Boros was an United States professional golfer.Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He won 18 PGA Tour events, including three Men's major golf championships: the 1952 and 1963 U.S....		Pecan Valley Golf Club Pecan Valley Golf Club Pecan Valley Golf Club is a golf club located in San Antonio, Texas. The club was established in 1963, the golf course was designed by J. Press Maxwell....	San Antonio, Texas	71-71-70-69-281 (+1)
1967	Don January		Columbine Country Club Columbine Country Club Columbine Country Club is a country club located in Columbine Valley, Colorado. The club was established in 1955, and has an 18 hole Championship course which was designed by Henry Hughes, and a 9 hole course....	Columbine Valley, Colorado Columbine Valley, Colorado The Town of Columbine Valley is a Colorado municipalities#Statutory_Town located in western Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States. The population was 1,134 at the United States Census, 2000....	71-72-70-68-281 (−7)
1966	Al Geiberger Al Geiberger Allen Lee "Al" Geiberger, Sr. is an United States professional golfer who has won numerous golf tournaments.Geiberger was born in Red Bluff, California....		Firestone Country Club Firestone Country Club The Firestone Country Club is a private country club located in Akron, Ohio, Ohio, United States.The Club comprises three courses—those of the North, South, and West—each of which hosted a television golf tournament, respectively the American Golf Classic, the CBS Golf Classic and the World Series of Golf , in 1973 in sports; no... , South Course	Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....	68-72-68-72-280 (E)
1965	Dave Marr Dave Marr David Francis "Dave" Marr, Jr. was an United States professional golfer and sportscaster, best known for winning the 1965 PGA Championship....		Laurel Valley Golf Club Laurel Valley Golf Club Laurel Valley Golf Club is a golf club located in Ligonier, Pennsylvania. Designed by Dick Wilson and renovated by Arnold Palmer, the Laurel Valley golf course opened in 1959....	Ligonier, Pennsylvania Ligonier, Pennsylvania Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2000 census. Ligonier was settled in the 1760s....	70-69-70-71-280 (−4)
1964	Bobby Nichols Bobby Nichols Robert Herman "Bobby" Nichols is an United States professional golfer, best known for winning the 1964 PGA Championship.Nichols was born in Louisville, Kentucky....		Columbus Country Club Columbus Country Club Columbus Country Club is a country club located in Columbus, Ohio. The golf course at the club hosted the PGA Championship in 1964 PGA Championship, which Bobby Nichols won....	Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the Capital , the largest, and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located near the Geographic centers of the United States, Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County, Ohio, although parts of the city also extend into Delaware County, Ohio and Fairfield County, Ohio counties....	64-71-69-67-271 (−9)
1963	Jack Nicklaus Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus , also known as "The Golden Bear", is one of the most successful professional golfers of all time. Nicklaus currently holds the record for the most victories in major championships....		Dallas Athletic Club Dallas Athletic Club Dallas Athletic Club is an athletic club located in Dallas, Texas. There are two golf course's at the club, the Blue course and the Gold course.... , Blue Course	Dallas, Texas	69-73-69-68-279 (−5)
1962	Gary Player Gary Player Gary Player is a South African professional golfer generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the game's history.Player was born in Johannesburg, South Africa....		Aronimink Golf Club Aronimink Golf Club Aronimink Golf Club is a private country club located in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania. Its championship golf course is consistently rated among the top 100 Golf Courses in the United States....	Newtown Square, Pennsylvania	72-67-69-70-278 (−2)
1961	Jerry Barber Jerry Barber Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber was an United States professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Barber was born in Woodson, Illinois and was raised in Jacksonville, Illinois....		Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club is a golf club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago about twenty five miles south of Chicago Loop....	Olympia Fields, Illinois Olympia Fields, Illinois Olympia Fields is a village in Cook County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,732 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, and is also noteworthy as one of the wealthiest American cities with a majority black population communities in the United States....	69-67-71-70-277 (−3)
1960	Jay Hebert Jay Hebert Junius Joseph "Jay" Hebert was an United States golfer. He won seven times on the PGA Tour including the 1960 PGA Championship. His younger brother, Lionel Hebert, also won the PGA Championship, in 1957....		Firestone Country Club Firestone Country Club The Firestone Country Club is a private country club located in Akron, Ohio, Ohio, United States.The Club comprises three courses—those of the North, South, and West—each of which hosted a television golf tournament, respectively the American Golf Classic, the CBS Golf Classic and the World Series of Golf , in 1973 in sports; no... , South Course	Akron, Ohio Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County, Ohio. In 2007, its population was estimated to be 207,934. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland, Ohio to the north and Canton, Ohio to the south, approximately 60 miles west of the Pennsylvania border....	72-67-72-70-281 (+1)
1959	Bob Rosburg Bob Rosburg Robert Reginald "Rossie" Rosburg is an United States professional golfer who later became a sports Sportscaster for ABC television.Rosburg was born in San Francisco, California....		Minneapolis Golf Club Minneapolis Golf Club Minneapolis Golf Club is a golf club located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Designed by Willie Park, Jnr. and Donald Ross, the Minneapolis golf course opened in 1917....	Minneapolis, Minnesota	71-72-68-66-277 (−3)
1958	Dow Finsterwald Dow Finsterwald Dow Henry Finsterwald, Sr. is an United States professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship.Finsterwald was born and raised in Athens, Ohio....		Llanerch Country Club Llanerch country club The Llanerch Country Club is a private club in Havertown, Pennsylvania. In addition to an 18-hole regulation length golf course, the club grounds also house seven outdoor tennis courts, a swimming pool, and a clubhouse with dining facilities....	Havertown, Pennsylvania Havertown, Pennsylvania Havertown is a residential suburban unincorporated area in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States, approximately 9 miles from the center of Philadelphia....	67-72-70-67-276 (−14)

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Match play era winners

Year	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Margin	Venue	Location of venue
1957	Lionel Hebert Lionel Hebert Lionel P. Hebert was an American golfer. He won five times on the PGA Tour including the 1957 PGA Championship, the last to be held at match play....		Dow Finsterwald Dow Finsterwald Dow Henry Finsterwald, Sr. is an United States professional golfer who is best known for winning the 1958 PGA Championship.Finsterwald was born and raised in Athens, Ohio....	2 & 1	Miami Valley Golf Club Miami Valley Golf Club Miami Valley Golf Club is a golf club located in Dayton, Ohio. The golf course was designed by Donald Ross,and the club was established in 1919....	Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 166,179 at the United States Census, 2000....
1956	Jack Burke, Jr.		Ted Kroll Ted Kroll Ted J. Kroll was a professional golfer. He was born in New Hartford, New York, New York.Kroll served in the United States Army during World War II and earned three Purple Hearts after being wounded four times....	3 & 2	Blue Hill Country Club Blue Hill Country Club Blue Hill Country Club is a private country club located in Canton, Massachusetts established in 1925. It has hosted professional tournaments on both the PGA Tour and LPGA Tour, including the PGA Championship, a Men's major golf championships on the PGA Tour....	Canton, Massachusetts Canton, Massachusetts Canton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,775 at the 2000 census. Canton is part of Greater Boston, about 15 miles southwest of downtown Boston....
1955	Doug Ford Doug Ford (golfer) Douglas Michael Ford, Sr. born Fortunato is an United States professional golfer and two-time Men's major golf championships.Ford was born in West Haven, Connecticut....		Cary Middlecoff Cary Middlecoff Emmett Cary Middlecoff was a dentist who gave up his practice to become a professional golfer on what is now the PGA Tour in the 1940s. At the time, a career as a dentist would quite likely have been more lucrative....	4 & 3	Meadowbrook Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club Meadowbrook Country Club is a country club in Northville, Michigan. The idea for Meadowbrook Country Club, a private golf and social club, came about in 1916 when twenty-three Northville businessmen purchased 125 acres of the Fred C....	Detroit, Michigan
1954	Chick Harbert Chick Harbert Melvin R. "Chick" Harbert was an American golfer. He won seven times on the PGA Tour including one Men's major golf championships, the 1954 PGA Championship....		Walter Burkemo Walter Burkemo Walter Burkemo was an United States professional golfer, best known for winning the 1953 PGA Championship.Burkemo was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of 13 children of Norwegian immigrants who settled there....	4 & 3	Keller Golf Club Keller Golf Club Keller Golf Club is a golf club located in Maplewood, Minnesota. The course was designed by Paul Coates and opened in 1929. The course played host to the PGA Championship in 1932 PGA Championship, which was won by Olin Dutra....	Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the state capital and second most populated city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the north bank of the Mississippi River, downstream of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, Minnesota, the state's List of cities in Minnesota....
1953	Walter Burkemo Walter Burkemo Walter Burkemo was an United States professional golfer, best known for winning the 1953 PGA Championship.Burkemo was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of 13 children of Norwegian immigrants who settled there....		Felice Torza Felice Torza Felice Joseph Torza was an United States professional golfer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.Torza was born in Hartford, Connecticut....	2 & 1	Birmingham Country Club Birmingham Country Club Birmingham Country Club is a country club located in Birmingham, Michigan. The club was founded in 1916 as Birmingham Golf Club. The golf course at the club hosted the PGA Championship in 1953 PGA Championship, which Walter Burkemo won....	Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham, Michigan Birmingham is a city in Oakland County, Michigan of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the United States Census, 2000, the total population was 19,291....
1952	Jim Turnesa Jim Turnesa James R. Turnesa was one of seven famous golfing brothers; Phil , Frank , Joe Turnesa , Mike Turnesa , Doug , Jim , and Willie Turnesa . All but Willie turned professional and Jim was the only one to win a Men's major golf championships, the 1952 PGA Championship, beating Chick Harbert 1-up in the match-play final....		Chick Harbert Chick Harbert Melvin R. "Chick" Harbert was an American golfer. He won seven times on the PGA Tour including one Men's major golf championships, the 1954 PGA Championship....	1 up	Big Spring Country Club Big Spring Country Club Big Spring Country Club is a country club located in Louisville, Kentucky. The club borders borders the Middle Fork of Beargrass Creek and the site of Floyd?s Station, a fort built by John Floyd in 1779....	Louisville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is Kentucky's largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky. The city's estimated population as of 2006 is listed as 557,789, with a population of 1,233,733 in the Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area....
1951	Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of 4 decades. He and two others of the greatest golfers of all time, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, were born within six months of each other in 1912....		Walter Burkemo Walter Burkemo Walter Burkemo was an United States professional golfer, best known for winning the 1953 PGA Championship.Burkemo was born in Detroit, Michigan, the youngest of 13 children of Norwegian immigrants who settled there....	7 & 6	Oakmont Country Club Oakmont Country Club Oakmont Country Club is a prestigious "top five" country club and the "oldest top-ranked golf course in the U.S.". It is located in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum, Pennsylvania and Oakmont, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States....	Oakmont, Pennsylvania Oakmont, Pennsylvania Oakmont is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a Pittsburgh suburb and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area....
1950	Chandler Harper Chandler Harper John Chandler Harper was an United States professional golfer best known for winning the 1950 PGA Championship. He won seven times on the PGA Tour and played on the 1955 Ryder Cup team....		Henry Williams, Jr. Henry Williams, Jr. Henry E. Williams, Jr. was an United States professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1950s and 1960s.Williams was born in Reading, Pennsylvania....	4 & 3	Scioto Country Club Scioto Country Club Scioto Country Club, is a Privacy country club and golf course in Columbus, Ohio. The course, designed by Donald Ross , opened in 1916 and since then has hosted five Professional Golfers' Association of America tournaments throughout its history, including two majors....	Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the Capital , the largest, and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. Located near the Geographic centers of the United States, Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County, Ohio, although parts of the city also extend into Delaware County, Ohio and Fairfield County, Ohio counties....
1949	Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of 4 decades. He and two others of the greatest golfers of all time, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, were born within six months of each other in 1912....		Johnny Palmer Johnny Palmer John C. Palmer was an American professional golfer.Palmer was born in Eldorado, North Carolina. A seven time winner on the PGA Tour in the 1940s and 1950s, he represented the United States on the 1949 Ryder Cup team....	3 & 2	Hermitage Country Club Hermitage Country Club Hermitage Country Club is a country club located in Richmond, Virginia. The club was founded in 1900 by Berkely Williams, who took the initiative to gather a group of Richmond businessmen to consider forming a golf club....	Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the Capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county....
1948	Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an United States professional golfer, and is generally considered one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game....		Mike Turnesa Mike Turnesa Michael C. Turnesa was one of seven famous golfing brothers: Phil , Frank , Joe Turnesa , Mike , Doug , Jim Turnesa , and Willie Turnesa . All but Willie turned professional....	7 & 6	Norwood Hills Country Club Norwood Hills Country Club Norwood Hills Country Club is a country club located in St. Louis, Missouri. Norwood Hills Country Club has a rich tradition and history dating back to the 1920?s, when Norwood found its beginning as North Hills Country Club....	St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri, located near the confluence of the Mississippi River and the Missouri River. St....
1947	Jim Ferrier Jim Ferrier James B. Ferrier was an Australian professional golfer from Manly, New South Wales.Ferrier was born in Sydney, Australia. He was a runner up in the 1931 Australian Open at the age of sixteen and won the Australian Amateur title in 1935, 1936, 1938 and 1939....		Chick Harbert Chick Harbert Melvin R. "Chick" Harbert was an American golfer. He won seven times on the PGA Tour including one Men's major golf championships, the 1954 PGA Championship....	2 & 1	Plum Hollow Country Club Plum Hollow Country Club Plum Hollow Country Club is a country club located in Southfield, Michigan. The club is privately owned and was established in 1921. The PGA Championship was held at the golf course at the club in 1947 PGA Championship, which Jim Ferrier won....	Detroit, Michigan
1946	Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an United States professional golfer, and is generally considered one of the greatest golfers in the history of the game....		Ed Oliver Ed Oliver Edward Stewart "Porky" Oliver, Jr. was an United States golfer. He was born in Wilmington, Delaware. He earned his nickname because he stood 5 foot 9 inches but weighed 240 pounds....	6 & 4	Portland Golf Club Portland Golf Club Portland Golf Club is a golf club located in Portland, Oregon. Portland Golf Club began in the winter of 1913 when a group of nine businessmen assembled to form a new club....	Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States United States, near the confluence of the Willamette River and Columbia River rivers in the state of Oregon....
1945	Byron Nelson Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.He and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within 6 months of each other in 1912....		Sam Byrd	4 & 3	Moraine Country Club Moraine Country Club Moraine Country Club is a country club located in Dayton, Ohio. The development of the Moraine Country Club started at a meeting in 1927, when Colonel Deeds, Charles Kettering, Frederick Rike, Governor James Cox, Robert Patterson, John Haswell & William Keyes decided to turn a portion of "Moraine Farm" into a golf course....	Dayton, Ohio Dayton, Ohio Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 166,179 at the United States Census, 2000....
1944	Bob Hamilton Bob Hamilton Robert T. "Bob" Hamilton was an United States professional golfer golfer. He was born and died in Evansville, Indiana.Hamilton won the 1944 PGA Championship at Manito Golf and Country Club in Spokane, Washington defeating Byron Nelson 1 up in match play....		Byron Nelson Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.He and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within 6 months of each other in 1912....	1 up	Manito Golf and Country Club Manito Golf and Country Club Manito Golf and Country Club is a country club located in Spokane, Washington. The golf course hosted the PGA Championship in 1944 PGA Championship, which Bob Hamilton won....	Spokane, Washington Spokane, Washington Spokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. Spokane is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, as well as the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region....
1943	Not held due to World War II World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
1942	Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of 4 decades. He and two others of the greatest golfers of all time, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, were born within six months of each other in 1912....		Jim Turnesa Jim Turnesa James R. Turnesa was one of seven famous golfing brothers; Phil , Frank , Joe Turnesa , Mike Turnesa , Doug , Jim , and Willie Turnesa . All but Willie turned professional and Jim was the only one to win a Men's major golf championships, the 1952 PGA Championship, beating Chick Harbert 1-up in the match-play final....	2 & 1	Seaview Country Club	Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City is a City in Atlantic County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. Famous for its boardwalk, casino, sandy beaches, shopping centers, spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean, and as the inspiration for the board game Monopoly , Atlantic City is a resort community located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean....
1941	Vic Ghezzi Vic Ghezzi Victor J. Ghezzi was an United States golfer. He won 11 times on the PGA Tour including one Men's major golf championships, the 1941 PGA Championship....		Byron Nelson Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.He and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within 6 months of each other in 1912....	38 holes	Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Country Club is a private country club in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, a suburb of Denver, Colorado. The club was founded in 1922 and designed by William Flynn....	Cherry Hills Village, Colorado Cherry Hills Village, Colorado The City of Cherry Hills Village is a Colorado municipalities#Home_Rule_Municipality located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, Colorado, United States....
1940	Byron Nelson Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.He and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within 6 months of each other in 1912....		Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of 4 decades. He and two others of the greatest golfers of all time, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, were born within six months of each other in 1912....	1 up	Hershey Country Club Hershey Country Club Hershey Country Club is a country club located in Hershey, Pennsylvania, which was founded in 1930 by Milton S. Hershey.The golf course in the club hosted the PGA Championship in 1940 PGA Championship, which Byron Nelson won and the Hershey Open from 1933 to 1941.... , West Course	Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey, Pennsylvania Hershey is a census-designated place in Derry Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The community is located 14 miles east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle, Pennsylvania Harrisburg metropolitan area....
1939	Henry Picard Henry Picard Henry Gilford Picard was an American professional golfer.Picard was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and learned to play while caddying at the Plymouth Country Club....		Byron Nelson Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.He and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within 6 months of each other in 1912....	37 holes	Pomonok Country Club Pomonok Country Club Pomonok Country Club was a country club located between Kissena Boulevard and 164th Street in the Pomonok neighborhood of Flushing, Queens in the New York City borough of Queens....	Flushing, New York Flushing, Queens Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York City borough of Queens , ten miles east of Manhattan....
1938	Paul Runyan Paul Runyan Paul Scott Runyan . Fellow golfers nicknamed him "Little Poison,", primarily because he didn't drive the ball very far but also had a terrific short game....		Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of 4 decades. He and two others of the greatest golfers of all time, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, were born within six months of each other in 1912....	8 & 7	The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort is a resort located in Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania. The golf course hosted the PGA Championship in 1938 PGA Championship, which Paul Runyan won....	Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania Smithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania Smithfield Township is a township in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,672 at the 2000 census....
1937	Denny Shute Denny Shute Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute was an American professional golfer who won three Men's major golf championships in the 1930s.Shute was born in Cleveland, Ohio....		Harold McSpaden	37 holes	Pittsburgh Field Club Pittsburgh Field Club Pittsburgh Field Club is a private country club, established in 1882, located six miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the suburb of Fox Chapel, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania....	O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania O'Hara Township is a township in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States six miles northeast of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania....
1936	Denny Shute Denny Shute Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute was an American professional golfer who won three Men's major golf championships in the 1930s.Shute was born in Cleveland, Ohio....		Jimmy Thomson Jimmy Thomson (golfer) James Wilfred Stevenson "Jimmy" Thomson was an Scottish-American professional golfer, who is notable for losing the 1936 PGA Championship to Denny Shute, 3&2....	3 & 2	Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst Resort Pinehurst Resort is a historic upmarket golf resort at Pinehurst, North Carolina, North Carolina, USA. It has hosted a number of prestigious golf tournaments.... , No. 2 Course	Pinehurst, North Carolina Pinehurst, North Carolina Pinehurst is a village in Moore County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States. The population was 9,706 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the Pinehurst Resort, venue of the 1999, 2005,& 2014 U.S....
1935	Johnny Revolta Johnny Revolta John F. Revolta was an United States professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1930s, 1940s and early 1950s.Revolta was born in St....		Tommy Armour Tommy Armour Thomas Dickson Armour was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot.Armour was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at Fettes College and Edinburgh University....	5 & 4	Twin Hills Golf & Country Club Twin Hills Golf & Country Club Twin Hills Golf & Country Club is a country club located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The golf course hosted the PGA Championship in 1935 PGA Championship, which Johnny Revolta won....	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Oklahoma city Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area...
1934	Paul Runyan Paul Runyan Paul Scott Runyan . Fellow golfers nicknamed him "Little Poison,", primarily because he didn't drive the ball very far but also had a terrific short game....		Craig Wood Craig Wood (golfer) Craig Ralph Wood was an American professional golfer in the 1930s and 1940s, the winner of 21 PGA Tour titles including two Men's major golf championships and a member of three Ryder Cup teams ....	38 holes	The Park Country Club The Park Country Club The Park Country Club of Buffalo, Inc. is a country club located in Williamsville, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, New York, USA. The club was founded in 1903 in the City of Buffalo in what is now known as Delaware Park, but which was known simply as The Park at the time....	Williamsville, New York Williamsville, New York Williamsville is a village in Erie County, New York in the United States. The population was 5,573 at the 2000 census. The village is named after Jonas Williams, an early settler....
1933	Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen is one of only five golfers to win all the men's major golf championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam :U.S. Open in 1922, 1932,...		Willie Goggin Willie Goggin Willie Goggin was an American golfer, who is notable for losing the 1933 PGA Championship to Gene Sarazen....	5 & 4	Blue Mound Golf & Country Club Blue Mound Golf & Country Club Blue Mound Golf & Country Club is a country club located in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. The golf course host the PGa Championship in 1933 PGA Championship, which Gene Sarazen won....	Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Wauwatosa is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States, and was incorporated on May 27, 1897. As of the 2006 census estimate, the city's population was 44,798....
1932	Olin Dutra Olin Dutra Olin Dutra was a professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s.Dutra was born in Monterey, California. In 1924, he resigned from a job at a hardware store and joined the PGA Tour, where he would win 19 tournaments....		Frank Walsh Frank Walsh (golfer) Frank Walsh was an American professional golfer, who is notable for losing the 1932 PGA Championship to Olin Dutra.Walsh was born in Chicago, Illinois....	4 & 3	Keller Golf Club Keller Golf Club Keller Golf Club is a golf club located in Maplewood, Minnesota. The course was designed by Paul Coates and opened in 1929. The course played host to the PGA Championship in 1932 PGA Championship, which was won by Olin Dutra....	Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota Saint Paul is the state capital and second most populated city in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies on the north bank of the Mississippi River, downstream of the river's confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, Minnesota, the state's List of cities in Minnesota....
1931	Tom Creavy Tom Creavy Thomas Daniel "Tom" Creavy was an United States professional golfer golfer.Creavy was born in Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York.He won the 1931 PGA Championship at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, Rhode Island defeating Denny Shute 2 & 1 in match play....		Denny Shute Denny Shute Herman Densmore "Denny" Shute was an American professional golfer who won three Men's major golf championships in the 1930s.Shute was born in Cleveland, Ohio....	2 & 1	Wannamoisett Country Club Wannamoisett Country Club The Wannamoisett Country Club is a private golf course locate in Rumford, Rhode Island. The course was designed by Donald Ross in 1914 and played host to the 1931 PGA Championship and hosts the prestigious Northeast Amateur every year....	Rumford, Rhode Island Rumford, Rhode Island Rumford, Rhode Island, is a subdivision of the city of East Providence, Rhode Island that touches Naragansett Bay.Roger Williams originally settled at the intersection of Roger Williams and Wilson Avenues....
1930	Tommy Armour Tommy Armour Thomas Dickson Armour was a Scottish-American professional golfer. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot.Armour was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and educated at Fettes College and Edinburgh University....		Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen is one of only five golfers to win all the men's major golf championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam :U.S. Open in 1922, 1932,...	1 up	Fresh Meadow Country Club Fresh Meadow Country Club Fresh Meadow Country Club is a golf course located in New York. The course hosted the U.S. Open in 1932 U.S. Open Golf Championship. The course was designed by legendary English architect Harry Shapland Colt....	Great Neck, New York Great Neck, New York Great Neck is a village in Nassau County, New York, New York, in the United States, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the village population was 9,538....
1929	Leo Diegel Leo Diegel Leo Harvey Diegel was a prominent American professional golfer of the 1920s and early 1930s.Diegel was born in Detroit, Michigan. He won 30 Professional Golfers Association circuit events, and was a four-time winner of the Canadian Open ....		Johnny Farrell Johnny Farrell John Joseph Farrell was an United States professional golfer golfer best known for winning the 1928 U.S. Open Farrell was born in White Plains, New York....	6 & 4	Hillcrest Country Club Hillcrest Country Club Hillcrest Country Club is a country club in Boise, Idaho, Idaho, in the bench area of southwest Boise, just northwest of the Boise Airport....	Los Angeles, California Los Ángeles Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
1928	Leo Diegel Leo Diegel Leo Harvey Diegel was a prominent American professional golfer of the 1920s and early 1930s.Diegel was born in Detroit, Michigan. He won 30 Professional Golfers Association circuit events, and was a four-time winner of the Canadian Open ....		Al Espinosa Al Espinosa Abel Ruben "Al" Espinosa was an United States golfer.Espinosa won nine times on the PGA Tour in the 1920s and 1930s. He was on the 1927, 1929, and 1931 Ryder Cup teams although he did not play in 1927....	6 & 5	Baltimore Country Club Baltimore Country Club The Baltimore Country Club is a private club with two club facilities, one located in the Roland Park, Baltimore neighborhood of Baltimore, the other located in Lutherville, Maryland, Maryland.... , East Course	Timonium, Maryland
1927	Walter Hagen Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven Men's major golf championships is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods ....		Joe Turnesa Joe Turnesa Joseph R. Turnesa was one of seven famous golfing brothers; Phil , Frank , Joe , Mike Turnesa , Doug , Jim Turnesa , and Willie Turnesa . All but Willie turned professional and Joe won the most times on the PGA Tour....	1 up	Cedar Crest Country Club Cedar Crest Park Cedar Crest Park, formerly Cedar Crest Country Club, is a public golf course in Dallas, Texas, USA.The course was designed by A. W. Tillinghast and was the site of the 1927 PGA Championship won by Sir Walter Hagan....	Dallas, Texas
1926	Walter Hagen Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven Men's major golf championships is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods ....		Leo Diegel Leo Diegel Leo Harvey Diegel was a prominent American professional golfer of the 1920s and early 1930s.Diegel was born in Detroit, Michigan. He won 30 Professional Golfers Association circuit events, and was a four-time winner of the Canadian Open ....	5 & 3	Salisbury Golf Club Eisenhower Park Eisenhower Park is centrally located in East Meadow, New York bordered by Hempstead Turnpike on the south and Old Country Road on the north. At , it is larger than Central Park, with much of the area devoted to three 18-hole golf courses, including the Red Course, host to the annual Commerce Bank Championship .The park is home to the Septembe... , Red Course	East Meadow, New York East Meadow, New York East Meadow is a hamlet in Nassau County, New York , New York, United States. Its name is derived from being the meadow of Hempstead Plains east of the Meadow Brook ....
1925	Walter Hagen Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven Men's major golf championships is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods ....		Bill Mehlhorn Bill Mehlhorn William Earl Mehlhorn was an United States golfer who played on the PGA Tour in its early days, and was at his best in the 1920s.He was from Texas....	6 & 5	Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields Country Club is a golf club in Olympia Fields, Illinois, which is a suburb of Chicago about twenty five miles south of Chicago Loop....	Olympia Fields, Illinois Olympia Fields, Illinois Olympia Fields is a village in Cook County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,732 at the 2000 census. It is the location of the prestigious Olympia Fields Country Club, and is also noteworthy as one of the wealthiest American cities with a majority black population communities in the United States....
1924	Walter Hagen Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven Men's major golf championships is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods ....		Jim Barnes Jim Barnes James Martin Barnes was a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States.Barnes was born in Lelant, Cornwall, England....	2 up	French Lick Springs Resort French Lick Resort Casino French Lick Resort Casino is a resort and casino complex located in the towns of West Baden, Indiana and French Lick, Indiana. The complex includes two historic resort spa hotels, a casino and three golf courses.... , Hill Course	French Lick, Indiana French Lick, Indiana French Lick is a town in French Lick Township, Orange County, Indiana, Orange County, Indiana, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,941 at the 2000 census....
1923	Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen is one of only five golfers to win all the men's major golf championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam :U.S. Open in 1922, 1932,...		Walter Hagen Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven Men's major golf championships is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods ....	38 holes	Pelham Country Club Pelham Country Club Pelham Country Club is a country club located in Pelham Manor, New York. The club hosted the PGA Championship in 1923 PGA Championship, which Gene Sarazen won....	Pelham Manor, New York Pelham Manor, New York Pelham Manor is a Political subdivisions of New York State#Village located in Westchester County, New York, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 5,466....
1922	Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen is one of only five golfers to win all the men's major golf championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam :U.S. Open in 1922, 1932,...		Emmet French Emmet French Emmet French was an American golfer, who is notable for losing to Gene Sarazen in the 1922 PGA Championship....	4 & 3	Oakmont Country Club Oakmont Country Club Oakmont Country Club is a prestigious "top five" country club and the "oldest top-ranked golf course in the U.S.". It is located in the Pittsburgh suburbs of Plum, Pennsylvania and Oakmont, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States....	Oakmont, Pennsylvania Oakmont, Pennsylvania Oakmont is a borough located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a Pittsburgh suburb and part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area....
1921	Walter Hagen Walter Hagen Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven Men's major golf championships is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods ....		Jim Barnes Jim Barnes James Martin Barnes was a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States.Barnes was born in Lelant, Cornwall, England....	3 & 2	Inwood Country Club Inwood Country Club Private country club in Inwood, New York. It is one of the oldest golf courses on Long Island. It was the site of the 1921 PGA Championship, which was won by Walter Hagen as well as the 1923 U.S....	Inwood, New York Inwood, New York Inwood is a Administrative divisions of New York#Hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 9,325 at the 2000 census....
1920	Jock Hutchison Jock Hutchison Jack Fowler "Jock" Hutchison, Jr. was a Scotland-United States professional golfer.Hutchisonwas born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S....		J. Douglas Edgar	1 up	Flossmoor Country Club Flossmoor Country Club Flossmoor Country Club is a country club located in Flossmoor, Illinois. Founded in 1899, the club hosted the PGA Championship in 1920 PGA Championship, which Jock Hutchison won....	Flossmoor, Illinois Flossmoor, Illinois Flossmoor is a village in south suburban Cook County, Illinois, Illinois, United States. The population was 9,301 at the 2000 census.The village is renowned for the quality and architectural variety of its housing stock....
1919	Jim Barnes Jim Barnes James Martin Barnes was a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States.Barnes was born in Lelant, Cornwall, England....		Fred McLeod Fred McLeod Frederick Robertson McLeod was a Scottish-American golfer who had a distinguished career in the United States, which included victory in the 1908 U.S....	6 & 5	Engineers Country Club Engineers Country Club Engineers Country Club is a country club located in Roslyn Harbor, New York. The club has an 18 hole championship course which hosted the PGA Championship in 1919 PGA Championship and the United States Amateur Championship in 1920....	Roslyn Harbor, New York Roslyn Harbor, New York Roslyn Harbor is a village in Nassau County, New York, New York, United States. The population was 1,023 at the 2000 census. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Roslyn, New York....
1917-1918: Not held due to World War I World War I World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
1916	Jim Barnes Jim Barnes James Martin Barnes was a leading figure in the early years of professional golf in the United States.Barnes was born in Lelant, Cornwall, England....		Jock Hutchison Jock Hutchison Jack Fowler "Jock" Hutchison, Jr. was a Scotland-United States professional golfer.Hutchisonwas born in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland but later moved to the United States and became a U.S....	1 up	Siwanoy Country Club Siwanoy Country Club Siwanoy Country Club is a country club located in Bronxville, New York. The club hosted the first PGA Championship in 1916 PGA Championship, which was won by Jim Barnes....	Eastchester, New York

^ 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 1917.
Jim Barnes - Born in England. Moved to the United States in 1906 and may have become a U.S. citizen as early as 1907, but this is unconfirmed.

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 round
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 five rounds
1957	128	sectional	1st five rounds, consolation matches (3rd-8th place)

* In 1921, the field consisted of the defending champion and the top 31 finishers at the U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

Records

Oldest winner: Julius Boros
Julius Boros

Julius Nicholas Boros was an United States professional golfer.Boros was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He won 18 PGA Tour events, including three Men's major golf championships: the 1952 and 1963 U.S....
in 1968 (48 years, 142 days)
Youngest winner: Gene Sarazen
Gene Sarazen

Gene Sarazen is one of only five golfers to win all the men's major golf championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam :U.S. Open in 1922, 1932,...
in 1922 (20 years, 174 days)
Greatest winning margin in the match play era: Paul Runyan
Paul Runyan

Paul Scott Runyan . Fellow golfers nicknamed him "Little Poison,", primarily because he didn't drive the ball very far but also had a terrific short game....
beat Sam Snead
Sam Snead

Samuel Jackson Snead was an American golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of 4 decades. He and two others of the greatest golfers of all time, Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson, were born within six months of each other in 1912....
8 & 7 in 1938
Greatest winning margin in the stroke play era: 7 strokes, Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus

Jack William Nicklaus , also known as "The Golden Bear", is one of the most successful professional golfers of all time. Nicklaus currently holds the record for the most victories in major championships....
in 1980
Lowest absolute 72-hole score: 265, David Toms
David Toms

David Wayne Toms is an United States professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has spent a considerable amount of time in the top 10 of the Official World Golf Rankings and ranked as high as 5th in 2002 and 2003....
(66-65-65-69), 2001

This is the lowest 72-hole score ever recorded in any major championship.

Lowest 72-hole score in relation to par: −18, Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....
(66-67-70-67, 270) and Bob May (72-66-66-66, 270), 2000; Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....
(69-68-65-68, 270), 2006

Toms' 2001 score was −15. The 2001 site, the Highlands Course at Atlanta Athletic Club, plays to par 70, while the 2000 site, Valhalla Golf Club, and the 2006 site, Medinah Country Club, both play to par 72.

Lowest 18-hole score: 63 – Bruce Crampton
Bruce Crampton

Bruce Crampton is an Australian professional golfer.Crampton was born in Sydney, New South Wales, and attended Kogarah High School from 1948-1950....
, 2nd round, 1975; Raymond Floyd
Raymond Floyd

Raymond Loran "Ray" Floyd is an United States professional golf who has won numerous tournaments on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour.Floyd was born at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, North Carolina....
, 1st, 1982; Gary Player
Gary Player

Gary Player is a South African professional golfer generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the game's history.Player was born in Johannesburg, South Africa....
, 2nd, 1984; Vijay Singh
Vijay Singh

Vijay Singh , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian Professional golfer golfer who was Chronological list of World Number One male golfers in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005....
, 2nd, 1993; Michael Bradley
Michael Bradley (golfer)

Michael John Bradley is an United States professional golfer. He was born in Largo, Florida. Bradley attended Oklahoma State University. He has had two PGA Tour victories....
, 1st, 1995; Brad Faxon
Brad Faxon

Bradford John Faxon, Jr. is an United States golfer.Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey. He attended Furman University and turned professional in 1983....
, 4th, 1995; José María Olazábal
José María Olazábal

Jos? Mar?a Olaz?bal is a Spain professional golfer who has enjoyed success on both the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and has won two Men's major golf championships....
, 3rd, 2000; Mark O'Meara
Mark O'Meara

Mark Francis O'Meara is an United States professional golfer who was a prolific tournament winner on the PGA Tour and around the world from the mid 1980s to the late 1990s....
, 2nd , 2001; Thomas Bjørn
Thomas Bjørn

Thomas Bj?rn is a Denmark golfer who plays on the European Tour.Bj?rn played on the Challenge Tour from 1993 to 1995. He then made an immediate impact on the European Tour in his first season, finishing tenth on the 1996 Order of Merit....
, 3rd, 2005; Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time....
, 2nd, 2007

Future tournament sites

2009 – Hazeltine National Golf Club
Hazeltine National Golf Club

Hazeltine National Golf Club is a country club located in Chaska, Minnesota. It is a private club and therefore closed to guests not accompanied by a member....
(Chaska, Minnesota
Chaska, Minnesota

Chaska is a city in Carver County, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States. The population was 17,449 as of the United States Census 2000. It is the county seat of Carver County, Minnesota....
)
2010 – Whistling Straits
Whistling Straits

Whistling Straits is one of two golf resort associated with The American Club, a luxury resort located in nearby Kohler, Wisconsin, and owned by a subsidiary of the Kohler Company....
, Straits Course (Haven, Wisconsin
Haven, Wisconsin

Haven is an unincorporated area in the town of Mosel, Wisconsin in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States....
)
2011 – Atlanta Athletic Club
Atlanta Athletic Club

The Atlanta Athletic Club, , founded in 1898, is a world-renowned private athletic club in Johns Creek, Georgia, a suburb 23 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia....
, Highlands Course (Johns Creek, Georgia
Johns Creek, Georgia

Johns Creek is a city in Fulton County, Georgia which was incorporated on December 1, 2006. It is named for a Johns Creek that runs through the area....
)
2012 – Kiawah Island Golf Resort
Kiawah Island Golf Resort

The Kiawah Island Golf Resort is a resort located in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States, near the city of Charleston, South Carolina....
, The Ocean Course (Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Kiawah Island, South Carolina

Kiawah Island is a town and island near Charleston County, South Carolina, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the town population was 1,163....
)
2013 – Oak Hill Country Club
Oak Hill Country Club

0::See also Oak Hill Country Club Oak Hill Country Club, located in Pittsford , New York, a suburb of Rochester, Monroe County, New York, has a rich history of golf....
, East Course (Pittsford, New York
Pittsford (town), New York

Pittsford is a town in Monroe County, New York, New York, United States and is an affluent suburb of Rochester, New York. The population was 27,219 at the 2000 census....
)
2014 – TBA
2015 – Whistling Straits
Whistling Straits

Whistling Straits is one of two golf resort associated with The American Club, a luxury resort located in nearby Kohler, Wisconsin, and owned by a subsidiary of the Kohler Company....
, Straits Course (Haven, Wisconsin
Haven, Wisconsin

Haven is an unincorporated area in the town of Mosel, Wisconsin in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, United States....
)
2016 – Baltusrol Golf Club
Baltusrol Golf Club

The Baltusrol Golf Club is a 36-Golf course#Anatomy of a golf course country club located in Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey, Union County, New Jersey, New Jersey....
, Lower Course (Springfield, New Jersey
Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey

Springfield Township is a Township in Union County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 14,429....
)

PGA Championship

History

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Winners

Stroke play era winners

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Match play era details

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