The PGA Championship stands as one in every of golf’s 4 main tournaments and has topped a few of the sport’s most iconic names since its inception in 1916. Created by the Skilled Golfers’ Affiliation of America, the event has developed over the decades-from its origins as a match-play competitors to its fashionable stroke-play format, which started in 1958. Champions of this occasion not solely obtain the distinguished Wanamaker Trophy but additionally cement their place in golf historical past.
The event was suspended throughout World Conflict I (1917-1918) and as soon as throughout World Conflict II (1943), but it surely has in any other case been performed yearly. From early legends like Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen to modern stars reminiscent of Brooks Koepka and Justin Thomas, the PGA Championship presents a wealthy timeline of the sport’s biggest rivals.
Every venue provides its personal layer of character, with programs starting from the demanding Bethpage Black in New York to the scenic and strategic Kiawah Island in South Carolina. The event challenges gamers to show each psychological toughness and technical brilliance, particularly with the season’s last main usually bringing immense stress.
PGA Championship listing of champions
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2024: Xander Schauffele
2023: Brooks Koepka
2022: Justin Thomas
2021: Phil Mickelson
2020: Collin Morikawa
2019: Brooks Koepka
2018: Brooks Koepka
2017: Justin Thomas
2016: Jimmy Walker
2015: Jason Day
2014: Rory McIlroy
2013: Jason Dufner
2012: Rory McIlroy
2011: Keegan Bradley
2010: Martin Kaymer
2009: Y.E. Yang
2008: Pdraig Harrington
2007: Tiger Woods
2006: Tiger Woods
2005: Phil Mickelson
2004: Vijay Singh
2003: Shaun Micheel
2002: Wealthy Beem
2001: David Toms
2000: Tiger Woods
1999: Tiger Woods
1998: Vijay Singh
1997: Davis Love III
1996: Mark Brooks
1995: Steve Elkington
1994: Nick Value
1993: Paul Azinger
1992: Nick Value
1991: John Daly
1990: Wayne Grady
1989: Payne Stewart
1988: Jeff Sluman
1987: Larry Nelson
1986: Bob Tway
1985: Hubert Inexperienced
1984: Lee Trevino
1983: Hal Sutton
1982: Raymond Floyd
1981: Larry Nelson
1980: Jack Nicklaus
1979: David Graham
1978: John Mahaffey
1977: Lanny Wadkins
1976: Dave Stockton
1975: Jack Nicklaus
1974: Lee Trevino
1973: Jack Nicklaus
1972: Gary Participant
1971: Jack Nicklaus
1970: Dave Stockton
1969: Raymond Floyd
1968: Julius Boros
1967: Don January
1966: Al Geiberger
1965: Dave Marr
1964: Bobby Nichols
1963: Jack Nicklaus
1962: Gary Participant
1961: Jerry Barber
1960: Jay Hebert
1959: Bob Rosburg
1958: Dow Finsterwald
1957: Lionel Hebert
1956: Jack Burke Jr.
1955: Doug Ford
1954: Chick Harbert
1953: Walter Burkemo
1952: Jim Turnesa
1951: Sam Snead
1950: Chandler Harper
1949: Sam Snead
1948: Ben Hogan
1947: Jim Ferrier
1946: Ben Hogan
1945: Byron Nelson
1944: Bob Hamilton
1943: No Event
1942: Sam Snead
1941: Vic Ghezzi
1940: Byron Nelson
1939: Henry Picard
1938: Paul Runyan
1937: Denny Shute
1936: Denny Shute
1935: Johnny Revolta
1934: Paul Runyan
1933: Gene Sarazen
1932: Olin Dutra
1931: Tom Creavy
1930: Tommy Armour
1929: Leo Diegel
1928: Leo Diegel
1927: Walter Hagen
1926: Walter Hagen
1925: Walter Hagen
1924: Walter Hagen
1923: Gene Sarazen
1922: Gene Sarazen
1921: Walter Hagen
1920: Jock Hutchison
1919: Jim Barnes
1918: No Event
1917: No Event
1916: Jim Barnes
