PGA Championship

This article is about the Championship held in the United States. For the European Tour Championship held at Wentworth Club, United Kingdom, see BMW PGA Championship.
PGA Championship
Tournament information
Location Springfield, New Jersey
in 2016
Established 1916, 100 years ago
Course(s) Baltusrol Golf Club
Lower Course in 2016
Par 72 in 2016
Length 7,400 yd (6,770 m) in 2016
Organized by PGA of America
Tour(s) PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Format Stroke play (1958–present)
Match play  (19161957)
Prize fund $10.0 million in 2015
Month played August   (July in 2016)
Tournament record score
Aggregate 265* David Toms (2001)
*record for all majors
To par −20* Jason Day (2015)
*record for all majors
Current champion
Australia Jason Day
2016 PGA Championship

The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship or U.S. PGA outside of the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers Association of America. It is one of the four major championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, played in mid-August on the third weekend prior to Labor Day weekend. (It was rescheduled for 2016 to late July to accommodate golf's return to the Olympics). It is an official money event on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and Japan Golf Tour, with a purse of $10 million for the 97th edition in 2015.

In line with the other majors, winning "the PGA" gains privileges which improve career security. PGA champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship) for the next five years, and are exempt from qualifying for the PGA Championship for life. They receive membership on the PGA and European Tours for the following five seasons and invitations to The Players Championship 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, including the U.S. Open and Ryder Cup.

History

In 1894, with 41 golf courses operating in the United States, two unofficial national championships for amateur golfers were organized. One was held at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island, and the other at St. Andrew's Golf Club in New York. In addition, and at the same time as the amateur event, St. Andrew's conducted an Open championship for professional golfers. None of the championships was officially sanctioned by a governing body for American golf, causing considerable controversy among players and organizers. Later in 1894 this led to the formation of the United States Golf Association (USGA), which became the first formal golf organization in the country. After the formation of the USGA, golf quickly became a sport of national popularity and importance.

In February 1916 the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) was established in New York City. One month earlier, the wealthy department store owner Rodman Wanamaker hosted a luncheon with the leading golf professionals of the day at the Wykagyl Country Club in nearby New Rochelle. The attendees prepared the agenda for the formal organization of the PGA;[1] consequently, golf historians have dubbed Wykagyl "The Cradle of the PGA."[2] The new organization's first president was Robert White, one of Wykagyl's best-known golf professionals.

The first PGA Championship was held in October 1916 at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York.[3] The winner, Jim Barnes, received $500 and a diamond-studded gold medal donated by Rodman Wanamaker. The 2015 winner, Jason Day, earned $1.8 million. The champion is also awarded a replica of the Wanamaker Trophy, which was also donated by Wanamaker, to keep for one year, and a smaller-sized keeper replica Wanamaker Trophy.[4][5]

Format

Initially a match play event, the PGA Championship was originally played in early fall but varied from May to December. Following World War II, the championship was mostly played in late May or late June, then moved to early July in 1953 and a few weeks later in 1954, with the finals played on Tuesday. As a match play event (with a stroke play qualifier), it was not uncommon for the finalists to play over 200 holes in seven days. The 1957 event lost money,[6] and at the PGA meetings in November it was changed to stroke play, starting in 1958, with the standard 72-hole format of 18 holes per day for four days, Thursday to Sunday. Network television broadcasters, preferring a large group of well-known contenders on the final day, pressured the PGA of America to make the format change.[7]

During the 1960s, the PGA Championship was played the week following The Open Championship five times, making it virtually impossible for players to compete in both majors. In 1965, the PGA was contested for the first time in August, and returned in 1969, save for a one-year move to late February in 1971, played in Florida. The 2016 event was moved to late July, two weeks after the Open Championship, to accommodate the Olympics in August.

Location

The PGA Championship is primarily played in the eastern half of the United States, only ten times has it ventured west. It was last played in the Pacific time zone 18 years ago in 1998, at Sahalee east of Seattle, and California's most recent was in 1995 at Riviera. (The Mountain time zone has hosted three, all in suburban Denver, in 1941, 1967, and 1985.) The 102nd edition in 2020 is scheduled for TPC Harding Park in San Francisco,[8][9] the first for the Bay Area and a return to California after a quarter century.

Through 2015, the state of New York has hosted twelve times, followed by Ohio (11), and Pennsylvania (9).

Promotion

In the mid-1990s, with the prestige of the tournament lacking, the PGA of America designed a marketing campaign around the fact that the PGA Championship was the final chance to become a major champion for the year. This campaign included the slogan "Glory's last shot" being applied to the championship, used in all promotional material and even in CBS's telecast opens. This made the PGA the only one of the major championships, or any professional golf tournament, to have a full-time marketing slogan. Other tournaments, most notably The Open Championship, have had numerous short-lived promotional taglines but they have never been used outside of commercials, and certainly not on the telecast of the tournament itself. The slogan drew scorn from golf writers due to the perceived cheesiness of having a slogan for a tournament, and the fact that the Championship's prestige had only slipped more since the slogan was instituted. Nonetheless, the slogan continued to be used through the 2013 PGA Championship.

After the 2013 event, the PGA of America made a deal with the PGA Tour. If the Tour would arrange its schedule to give players more rest before the PGA of America's Ryder Cup, then the PGA of America would stop using "Glory's last shot" to refer to the PGA Championship, so that the stature of the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup would be bolstered.

The deal went into effect in 2014, but although many of the same golf writers that had criticized "Glory's last shot" were now satisfied that the PGA Championship would drop its tagline, the PGA of America announced that it would instead be replaced by a new tagline: "This is major". The new tagline has drawn even more scorn due to the fact that it appears to be a desperate attempt to remind the viewing public that the PGA is indeed a major championship.

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 explicitly invite leading amateurs to compete (it is possible for amateurs to get into the field, although the only viable way is by winning one of the other major championships), 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, which is held in June.

Since December 1968, the PGA Tour has been independent of the PGA of America.[10][11][12]

The PGA Tour is an elite organization of tournament professionals, but the PGA Championship is still run by the PGA of America, which is mainly a body for club and teaching professionals. The PGA Championship is the only major that does not explicitly grant entry to the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, although it invariably invites all of the top 100 (not just top 50) players who are not already qualified.

List of qualification criteria as of 2010:

Winners

Stroke play era winners

Year Champion Country Venue Location of venue Score Winning
margin
Runner(s)-up Winner's[13]
share ($)
2016 Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey
2015 Jason Day  Australia Whistling Straits, Straits Course Kohler, Wisconsin[N 1] 268 (−20) 3 strokes United States Jordan Spieth 1,800,000
2014 Rory McIlroy (2)  Northern Ireland Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky 268 (−16) 1 stroke United States Phil Mickelson 1,800,000
2013 Jason Dufner  United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Rochester, New York[N 2] 270 (−10) 2 strokes United States Jim Furyk 1,445,000
2012 Rory McIlroy  Northern Ireland Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course Kiawah Island, South Carolina 275 (−13) 8 strokes England David Lynn 1,445,000
2011 Keegan Bradley  United StatesAtlanta Athletic Club, Highlands CourseJohns Creek, Georgia[N 3]272 (−8) Playoff United States Jason Dufner 1,445,000
2010 Martin Kaymer  Germany Whistling Straits, Straits CourseKohler, Wisconsin[N 1] 277 (−11) Playoff United States Bubba Watson 1,350,000
2009Yang Yong-eun South KoreaHazeltine National Golf ClubChaska, Minnesota280 (−8) 3 strokes United States Tiger Woods 1,350,000
2008Pádraig Harrington IrelandOakland Hills Country Club, South CourseBloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan277 (−3) 2 strokes United States Ben Curtis
Spain Sergio García
1,350,000
2007Tiger Woods (4) United StatesSouthern Hills Country ClubTulsa, Oklahoma272 (−8) 2 strokes United States Woody Austin 1,260,000
2006Tiger Woods (3) United StatesMedinah Country Club, Course No. 3Medinah, Illinois270 (−18) 5 strokes United States Shaun Micheel 1,224,000
2005Phil Mickelson United StatesBaltusrol Golf Club, Lower CourseSpringfield, New Jersey276 (−4) 1 stroke Denmark Thomas Bjørn
Australia Steve Elkington
1,170,000
2004Vijay Singh (2) FijiWhistling Straits, Straits CourseKohler, Wisconsin[N 1]280 (−8) Playoff United States Chris DiMarco
United States Justin Leonard
1,125,000
2003Shaun Micheel United StatesOak Hill Country Club, East CourseRochester, New York[N 2] 276 (−4) 2 strokes United States Chad Campbell 1,080,000
2002Rich Beem United StatesHazeltine National Golf ClubChaska, Minnesota278 (−10) 1 stroke United States Tiger Woods 990,000
2001David Toms United StatesAtlanta Athletic Club, Highlands CourseDuluth, Georgia[N 3] 265 (−15) 1 stroke United States Phil Mickelson 936,000
2000 Tiger Woods (2)  United States Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky[N 4] 270 (−18) Playoff United States Bob May 900,000
1999Tiger Woods United StatesMedinah Country Club, Course No. 3Medinah, Illinois277 (−11) 1 stroke Spain Sergio García 630,000
1998Vijay Singh FijiSahalee Country ClubSammamish, Washington271 (−9) 2 strokes United States Steve Stricker 540,000
1997Davis Love III United StatesWinged Foot Golf Club, West CourseMamaroneck, New York269 (−11) 5 strokes United States Justin Leonard 470,000
1996 Mark Brooks  United States Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky[N 4] 277 (−11) Playoff United States Kenny Perry 430,000
1995Steve Elkington AustraliaRiviera Country ClubPacific Palisades, California[N 5]267 (−17) Playoff Scotland Colin Montgomerie 360,000
1994Nick Price (2) ZimbabweSouthern Hills Country ClubTulsa, Oklahoma269 (−11) 6 strokes United States Corey Pavin 310,000
1993Paul Azinger United StatesInverness ClubToledo, Ohio272 (−12) Playoff Australia Greg Norman 300,000
1992Nick Price ZimbabweBellerive Country ClubSt. Louis, Missouri[N 6]278 (−6) 3 strokes United States John Cook
England Nick Faldo
United States Jim Gallagher, Jr.
United States Gene Sauers
280,000
1991John Daly United StatesCrooked Stick Golf ClubCarmel, Indiana276 (−12) 3 strokes United States Bruce Lietzke 230,000
1990Wayne Grady AustraliaShoal Creek Golf and Country ClubBirmingham, Alabama282 (−6) 3 strokes United States Fred Couples 225,000
1989Payne Stewart United StatesKemper Lakes Golf ClubLong Grove, Illinois276 (−12) 1 stroke United States Andy Bean
United States Mike Reid
United States Curtis Strange
200,000
1988Jeff Sluman United StatesOak Tree Golf ClubEdmond, Oklahoma272 (−12) 3 strokes United States Paul Azinger 160,000
1987Larry Nelson (2) United StatesPGA National Resort & SpaPalm Beach Gardens, Florida287 (−1) Playoff United States Lanny Wadkins 150,000
1986Bob Tway United StatesInverness ClubToledo, Ohio276 (−8) 2 strokes Australia Greg Norman 145,000
1985Hubert Green United StatesCherry Hills Country ClubCherry Hills Village, Colorado278 (−6) 2 strokes United States Lee Trevino 125,000
1984Lee Trevino (2) United StatesShoal Creek Golf and Country ClubBirmingham, Alabama273 (−15) 4 strokes South Africa Gary Player
United States Lanny Wadkins
125,000
1983Hal Sutton United StatesRiviera Country ClubPacific Palisades, California[N 5]274 (−10) 1 stroke United States Jack Nicklaus 100,000
1982Raymond Floyd (2) United StatesSouthern Hills Country ClubTulsa, Oklahoma272 (−8) 3 strokes United States Lanny Wadkins 65,000
1981Larry Nelson United StatesAtlanta Athletic Club, Highlands CourseDuluth, Georgia[N 3] 273 (−7) 4 strokes United States Fuzzy Zoeller 60,000
1980Jack Nicklaus (5) United StatesOak Hill Country Club, East CourseRochester, New York[N 2]274 (−6) 7 strokes United States Andy Bean 60,000
1979David Graham AustraliaOakland Hills Country Club, South CourseBloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan272 (−8) Playoff United States Ben Crenshaw 60,000
1978John Mahaffey United StatesOakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania276 (−8) Playoff United States Jerry Pate
United States Tom Watson
50,000
1977Lanny Wadkins United StatesPebble Beach Golf LinksPebble Beach, California282 (−6) Playoff United States Gene Littler 45,000
1976Dave Stockton (2) United StatesCongressional Country Club, Blue CourseBethesda, Maryland281 (+1) 1 stroke United States Raymond Floyd
United States Don January
45,000
1975Jack Nicklaus (4) United StatesFirestone Country Club, South CourseAkron, Ohio276 (−4) 2 strokes Australia Bruce Crampton 45,000
1974Lee Trevino United StatesTanglewood Park, Championship CourseClemmons, North Carolina276 (−4) 1 stroke United States Jack Nicklaus 45,000
1973Jack Nicklaus (3) United StatesCanterbury Golf ClubBeachwood, Ohio277 (−7) 4 strokes Australia Bruce Crampton 45,000
1972Gary Player (2) South AfricaOakland Hills Country Club, South CourseBloomfield Hills, Michigan281 (+1) 2 strokes United States Tommy Aaron
United States Jim Jamieson
45,000
1971Jack Nicklaus (2) United States PGA National Golf Club Palm Beach Gardens, Florida281 (−7) 2 strokes United States Billy Casper 40,000
1970Dave Stockton United StatesSouthern Hills Country ClubTulsa, Oklahoma279 (−1) 2 strokes United States Bob Murphy
United States Arnold Palmer
40,000
1969Raymond Floyd United StatesNCR Country Club, South CourseDayton, Ohio276 (−8) 1 stroke South Africa Gary Player 35,000
1968Julius Boros United StatesPecan Valley Golf ClubSan Antonio, Texas281 (+1) 1 stroke New Zealand Bob Charles
United States Arnold Palmer
25,000
1967Don January United StatesColumbine Country ClubColumbine Valley, Colorado281 (−7) Playoff United States Don Massengale 25,000
1966Al Geiberger United StatesFirestone Country Club, South CourseAkron, Ohio280 (E) 4 strokes United States Dudley Wysong 25,000
1965Dave Marr United StatesLaurel Valley Golf ClubLigonier, Pennsylvania280 (−4) 2 strokes United States Billy Casper
United States Jack Nicklaus
25,000
1964Bobby Nichols United StatesColumbus Country ClubColumbus, Ohio271 (−9) 3 strokes United States Jack Nicklaus
United States Arnold Palmer
18,000
1963Jack Nicklaus United StatesDallas Athletic Club, Blue CourseDallas, Texas279 (−5) 2 strokes United States Dave Ragan 13,000
1962Gary Player South AfricaAronimink Golf ClubNewtown Square, Pennsylvania278 (−2) 1 stroke United States Bob Goalby 13,000
1961Jerry Barber United StatesOlympia Fields Country ClubOlympia Fields, Illinois277 (−3) Playoff United States Don January 11,000
1960Jay Hebert United StatesFirestone Country Club, South CourseAkron, Ohio281 (+1) 1 stroke Australia Jim Ferrier 11,000
1959Bob Rosburg United StatesMinneapolis Golf ClubSt. Louis Park, Minnesota277 (−3) 1 stroke United States Jerry Barber
United States Doug Sanders
8,250
1958Dow Finsterwald United StatesLlanerch Country ClubHavertown, Pennsylvania276 (−4) 2 strokes United States Billy Casper 5,500

Match play era winners

YearChampionCountryRunner-upMarginVenueLocation of venueWinners
share ($)
1957Lionel Hebert United StatesUnited States Dow Finsterwald2 & 1Miami Valley Golf ClubDayton, Ohio8,000
1956Jack Burke, Jr. United StatesUnited States Ted Kroll 3 & 2Blue Hill Country ClubCanton, Massachusetts5,000
1955Doug Ford United StatesUnited States Cary Middlecoff4 & 3Meadowbrook Country ClubDetroit, Michigan5,000
1954Chick Harbert United StatesUnited States Walter Burkemo4 & 3Keller Golf CourseMaplewood, Minnesota5,000
1953Walter Burkemo United StatesUnited States Felice Torza2 & 1Birmingham Country ClubBirmingham, Michigan5,000
1952Jim Turnesa United StatesUnited States Chick Harbert1 upBig Spring Country ClubLouisville, Kentucky3,500
1951Sam Snead (3) United StatesUnited States Walter Burkemo7 & 6Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania3,500
1950Chandler Harper United StatesUnited States Henry Williams, Jr.4 & 3Scioto Country ClubColumbus, Ohio3,500
1949Sam Snead (2) United StatesUnited States Johnny Palmer3 & 2Hermitage Country ClubRichmond, Virginia3,500
1948Ben Hogan (2) United StatesUnited States Mike Turnesa7 & 6Norwood Hills Country ClubSt. Louis, Missouri3,500
1947Jim Ferrier AustraliaUnited States Chick Harbert2 & 1Plum Hollow Country ClubDetroit, Michigan3,500
1946Ben Hogan United StatesUnited States Ed Oliver6 & 4Portland Golf ClubPortland, Oregon3,500
1945Byron Nelson (2) United StatesUnited States Sam Byrd4 & 3Moraine Country ClubDayton, Ohio3,750
1944Bob Hamilton United StatesUnited States Byron Nelson1 upManito Golf and Country ClubSpokane, Washington3,500
1943 Not held due to World War II
1942Sam Snead United StatesUnited States Jim Turnesa2 & 1Seaview Country ClubAtlantic City, New Jersey1,000
1941Vic Ghezzi United StatesUnited States Byron Nelson38 holesCherry Hills Country ClubCherry Hills Village, Colorado1,100
1940Byron Nelson United StatesUnited States Sam Snead1 upHershey Country Club, West CourseHershey, Pennsylvania1,100
1939Henry Picard United StatesUnited States Byron Nelson37 holesPomonok Country ClubFlushing, New York1,100
1938Paul Runyan (2) United StatesUnited States Sam Snead8 & 7The Shawnee Inn & Golf ResortSmithfield Township, Monroe County, Pennsylvania1,100
1937Denny Shute (2) United StatesUnited States Harold McSpaden37 holesPittsburgh Field ClubO'Hara Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania1,000
1936Denny Shute United StatesUnited States Jimmy Thomson3 & 2Pinehurst Resort, No. 2 CoursePinehurst, North Carolina1,000
1935Johnny Revolta United StatesScotlandUnited States Tommy Armour5 & 4Twin Hills Golf & Country ClubOklahoma City, Oklahoma1,000
1934Paul Runyan United StatesUnited States Craig Wood38 holesThe Park Country ClubWilliamsville, New York1,000
1933Gene Sarazen (3) United StatesUnited States Willie Goggin5 & 4Blue Mound Golf & Country ClubWauwatosa, Wisconsin1,000
1932Olin Dutra United StatesUnited States Frank Walsh4 & 3Keller Golf CourseMaplewood, Minnesota1,000
1931Tom Creavy United StatesUnited States Denny Shute2 & 1Wannamoisett Country ClubRumford, Rhode Island1,000
1930Tommy Armour Scotland
 United States^
United States Gene Sarazen1 upFresh Meadow Country ClubQueens, New York
1929Leo Diegel (2) United StatesUnited States Johnny Farrell6 & 4Hillcrest Country ClubLos Angeles, California
1928Leo Diegel United StatesUnited States Al Espinosa6 & 5Baltimore Country Club, East CourseTimonium, Maryland
1927Walter Hagen (5) United StatesUnited States Joe Turnesa1 upCedar Crest Country ClubDallas, Texas
1926Walter Hagen (4) United StatesUnited States Leo Diegel5 & 3Salisbury Golf Club, Red CourseEast Meadow, New York
1925Walter Hagen (3) United StatesUnited States Bill Mehlhorn6 & 5Olympia Fields Country ClubOlympia Fields, Illinois
1924Walter Hagen (2) United StatesEngland Jim Barnes2 upFrench Lick Springs Resort, Hill CourseFrench Lick, Indiana
1923Gene Sarazen (2) United StatesUnited States Walter Hagen38 holesPelham Country ClubPelham Manor, New York
1922Gene Sarazen United StatesUnited States Emmet French4 & 3Oakmont Country ClubOakmont, Pennsylvania500
1921Walter Hagen United StatesEngland Jim Barnes3 & 2Inwood Country ClubInwood, New York500
1920Jock Hutchison Scotland
 United States^
England J. Douglas Edgar1 upFlossmoor Country ClubFlossmoor, Illinois500
1919Jim Barnes (2) EnglandScotlandUnited States Fred McLeod6 & 5Engineers Country ClubRoslyn Harbor, New York500
1918 Not held due to World War I
1917
1916Jim Barnes EnglandScotlandUnited States Jock Hutchison1 upSiwanoy Country ClubEastchester, New York500

^ 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:

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.[14]

Years Field size Qualification 18 hole rounds
1916–21 32 sectional*
1922 64 sectional 1st two rounds
1923 64 sectional
1924–34 32 36 hole qualifier
1935–41 64 36 hole qualifier 1st two rounds
1942–45 32 36 hole qualifier
1946–55 64 36 hole qualifier 1st two rounds
1956 128 sectional 1st four rounds
1957 128 sectional 1st four rounds, consolation matches (3rd-8th place)

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

Summary by course, state and region

Summary by course, state and region
Course/State/Region Number State No. Region No.
Blue Hill Country Club 1
Total Massachusetts 1
Wannamoisett Country Club 1
Total Rhode Island 1
Total New England 2
Baltusrol Golf Club 1
Seaview Country Club 1
Total New Jersey 2
Engineers Country Club 1
Fresh Meadow Country Club 1
Inwood Country Club 1
Oak Hill Country Club 3
Pelham Country Club 1
Pomonok Country Club 1
Salisbury Golf Club 1
Siwanoy Country Club 1
The Park Country Club 1
Winged Foot Golf Club 1
Total New York 12
Aronimink Golf Club 1
Hershey Country Club 1
Laurel Valley Golf Club 1
Llanerch Country Club 1
Oakmont Country Club 3
Pittsburgh Field Club 1
The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort 1
Total Pennsylvania 9
Total Mid-Atlantic 23
PGA National Golf Club 1
PGA National Resort & Spa 1
Total Florida 2
Atlanta Athletic Club 3
Total Georgia 3
Baltimore Country Club 1
Congressional Country Club 1
Total Maryland 2
Pinehurst Resort 1
Tanglewood Park 1
Total North Carolina 2
Kiawah Island Golf Resort 1
Total South Carolina 1
Hermitage Country Club 1
Total Virginia 1
Total South Atlantic 11
Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club 2
Total Alabama 2
Big Spring Country Club 1
Valhalla Golf Club 2
Total Kentucky 3
Total East South Central 5
Oak Tree Golf Club 1
Southern Hills Country Club 4
Twin Hills Golf & Country Club 1
Total Oklahoma 6
Cedar Crest Country Club 1
Dallas Athletic Club 1
Pecan Valley Golf Club 1
Total Texas 3
Total West South Central 9
Flossmoor Country Club 1
Kemper Lakes Golf Club 1
Medinah Country Club 2
Olympia Fields Country Club 2
Total Illinois 6
Crooked Stick Golf Club 1
French Lick Springs Resort 1
Total Indiana 2
Birmingham Country Club 1
Meadowbrook Country Club 1
Oakland Hills Country Club 3
Plum Hollow Country Club 1
Total Michigan 6
Canterbury Golf Club 1
Columbus Country Club 1
Firestone Country Club 3
Inverness Club 2
Miami Valley Golf Club 1
Moraine Country Club 1
NCR Country Club 1
Scioto Country Club 1
Total Ohio 11
Blue Mound Golf & Country Club 1
Whistling Straits 3
Total Wisconsin 4
Total East North Central 29
Hazeltine National Golf Club 2
Keller Golf Course 2
Minneapolis Golf Club 1
Total Minnesota 5
Bellerive Country Club 1
Norwood Hills Country Club 1
Total Missouri 2
Total West North Central 7
Cherry Hills Country Club 2
Columbine Country Club 1
Total Colorado 3
Total Mountain 3
Hillcrest Country Club 1
Pebble Beach Golf Links 1
Riviera Country Club 2
Total California 4
Portland Golf Club 1
Total Oregon 1
Manito Golf and Country Club 1
Sahalee Country Club 1
Total Washington 2
Total Pacific 7

Records

Future sites

YearEditionCourseLocationDatesHosted
2016 98th Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey July 28–31* 2005
2017 99th Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, North Carolina August TBA Never
2018 100th Bellerive Country Club Town and Country, Missouri August TBA 1992
2019 101st Bethpage State Park, Black Course Farmingdale, New York[N 7] August TBA Never
2020 102nd TPC Harding Park[15] San Francisco, California TBD Never
2021 103rd Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course Kiawah Island, South Carolina August TBA 2012
2022 104th Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, New Jersey TBD Never
2023 105th Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York TBD 1980, 2003, 2013

Source:[9]
* The 2016 championship is scheduled earlier than usual to avoid conflict with the Olympic golf tournament in Brazil. Similarly, the 2020 event will adjust for the Olympics.

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The course has a Kohler postal address, but is located in the unincorporated community of Haven.
  2. 1 2 3 The club has a Rochester postal address, but is located in the adjacent town of Pittsford.
  3. 1 2 3 The club is in a portion of the postal area of Duluth that became part of the newly incorporated city of Johns Creek in 2006. Although the club continues to be served by the Duluth post office, it now states its postal address as Johns Creek.
  4. 1 2 At that time, the club had a Louisville postal address, but was located in unincorporated Jefferson County. In 2003, the governments of Louisville and Jefferson County merged, putting the club within the political boundaries of Louisville.
  5. 1 2 Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in Los Angeles with its own postal identity.
  6. The club has a St. Louis postal address, but is located in the suburb of Town and Country.
  7. Most of the course lies within the hamlet of Old Bethpage, however Bethpage State Park has a Farmingdale postal address.

References

  1. Wykagyl, 1898-1998; by Desmond Tollhurst and John Barban; pages 28-30
  2. Wykagyl, 1898-1998 by Desmond Tollhurst and John Barban; pp. 1-2
  3. "History of the PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  4. "Shootout at Shoal Creek". Times Daily (Florence, Alabama). August 16, 1984. p. 14A.
  5. "An overview of the event". Toledo Blade (Ohio). 75th PGA Championship (insert). August 8, 1993. p. 8.
  6. "Medal play in pro golf slated". Time-News (Hendersonville, North Carolina). United Press. November 15, 1957. p. 8.
  7. Barkow, Al (1974). Golf's Golden Grind: A History of the PGA Tour. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 978-0151908851.
  8. Shackelford, Geoff (June 26, 2014). "San Francisco's Harding Park to host 2020 PGA Championship". Golf Digest. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Future sites of the PGA Championship". PGA of America. August 31, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  10. "Tour golfers, PGA settle fuss over tourney control". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 14, 1968. p. 15.
  11. "Pro golf struggle is settled; PGA forms tourney group". Milwaukee Journal. December 14, 1968. p. 18.
  12. "Dispute in U.S. settled". Glasgow Herald. December 16, 1968. p. 5.
  13. "PGA of America - PGA Championships - history - total purses and first prize money". Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  14. PGA Media Guide
  15. "TPC Harding Park to host three big events". PGA Tour. July 2, 2014.

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