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PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA. It is one of the four men's major golf championships.

  • Established: 1916
  • Match play: 1916-57
  • Stroke play: 1958-present

Most wins

Walter Hagen
5
Jack Nicklaus
5
Tiger Woods
4

Number of multiple winners

22

Most runner-up finishes

Jack Nicklaus, 4

Oldest winner

Phil Mickelson

50 years, 11 months, 2021

Youngest winner

Gene Sarazen

20 years, 174 days, 1922

Greatest winning margin in the stroke play era

Rory McIlroy, 8 strokes

2012, Ocean Course, Kiawah Island Golf Resort

Lowest absolute 72-hole score

Brooks Koepka, 264

2018, Bellerive Golf Course

Lowest 72-hole score in relation to par

Xander Schauffele, -21

2024, Valhalla Golf Club

Most played courses

Southern Hills Country Club
5

1970, 1982, 1994, 2007, 2022

Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
4

1980, 2003, 2013, 2023

Back-to-back winners

Tiger Woods
1999-2000
Tiger Woods
2006-07
Brooks Koepka
2018-19

Wire-to-wire winners

Bobby Nichols
1964
Jack Nicklaus
1971
Raymond Floyd
1982
Hal Sutton
1983
Brooks Koepka
2019

Most appearances

Sam Snead, 38