The PGA Championship is among the 4 main tournaments on the PGA Tour (Masters, U.S. Open, and British Open Championship). The event has been held yearly since 1916, except World Struggle I and World Struggle II. The PGA Championship was determined in a match play format till 1958 when it transitioned to stroke play. The winner will obtain the coveted Wanamaker Trophy.
Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980) and Walter Hagen (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927) are every tied for probably the most profession PGA Championship titles with 5. Aaron Rye received the 2026 PGA Championship, incomes him the primary main victory of his profession.
Right here we introduce the previous winners of the PGA Championship.
match play period
1957: Lionel Hebert
1956: Jack Burke Jr.
1955: Doug Ford
1954: Chick Herbert
1953: Walter Barkemo
1952: Jim Turnsey
1951: Sam Sneed
1950: Chandler Harper
1949: Sam Sneed
1948: Ben Hogan
1947: Jim Ferrier
1946: Ben Hogan
(1945: Byron Nelson
1944: Bob Hamilton
1943: Canceled attributable to World Struggle II
1942: Sam Sneed
1941: Vic Ghezzi
1940: Byron Nelson
1939: Henry Picard
1938: Paul Runyan
1937: Denny Shute
1936: Denny Shute
1935: Johnny’s Insurrection
1934: Paul Runyan
1933: Gene Sarazen
1932: Orin Dutra
1931: Tom Creevey
1930: Tommy Armor
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: Canceled attributable to World Struggle I
1917: Canceled attributable to World Struggle I
1916: Jim Barnes
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