The PGA Championship, one of the four major golf tournaments conducted annually, has its roots in 1894 but was founded in 1916. Originally held in match play, the event was the fourth of the four majors. Stroke play was added to the format in 1958, and it was made the second major in 2019. Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen are tied for the most victories at the PGA Championship with five each. With four, Niklaus also owns the record for the most runner-up places. The most often repeated course is Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which has hosted five events, the most recent of which was in 2022.
PGA Championship Location 2025- Quail Hollow Club
Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, is the venue for the PGA Championship 2025. The club has hosted the PGA Championship twice, most recently in 2017. Additionally, it hosted the Champions Tour PaineWebber World Seniors Invitational in the 1980s and the Kemper Open (1969–1979).
It was established in 1959 and is a private member club. In 1961, the golf course was inaugurated. From 1969 to 1979, Quail Hollow hosted the Kemper Open, and since 2003, it has hosted the PGA Tour's Wells Fargo Championship. Additionally, the Presidents Cup in 2022 and the PGA Championship in 2017 were held there.
PGA Championship Future Locations
| Year | Venue | Location |
| 2026 | Aronimink Golf Club | Newtown Square, PA |
| 2027 | PGA Frisco | Frisco, Texas |
| 2028 | The Olympic Club, Lake Course | San Francisco, California |
| 2029 | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 2030 | Congressional Country Club | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 2031 | The Ocean Course | Kiawah Island, South Carolina |
| 2034 | PGA Frisco | Frisco, Texas |
PGA Championship Locations Year by Year
The courses of the PGA Championships change every year, though the courses often repeat, but not in a consecutive manner. The future events are also scheduled until 2030. New York has hosted thirteen times, with Ohio coming in second with eleven and Pennsylvania third with nine.
The most frequent venue is the Southern Hills Country Club, which hosted five championships in 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007, and 2022. Oak Hill Country Club comes in second with four championships, the latter club has tied with the 2024 venue, Valhalla Golf Club.
The PGA Championship has traditionally been held on the eastern side of the United States, with the 2020 PGA Championship held at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco; the event returned to California after 25 years. Before 2020, it was last played in Sahalee, east of Seattle, in the Pacific time zone, in 1998.
| Year | Golf Course | Location |
| 2025 | The Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2024 | Valhalla Golf Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2023 | Oak Hill Country Club | Rochester, New York |
| 2022 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2021 | Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course | Kiawah Island, South Carolina |
| 2020 | TPC Harding Park | San Francisco, California |
| 2019 | Bethpage State Park, Black Course | Farmingdale, New York |
| 2018 | Bellerive Country Club | Town and Country, Missouri |
| 2017 | Quail Hollow Club | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 2016 | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 2015 | Whistling Straits, Straits Course | Kohler, Wisconsin |
| 2014 | Valhalla Golf Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2013 | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course | Pittsford, New York |
| 2012 | Kiawah Island Golf Resort, The Ocean Course | Kiawah Island, South Carolina |
| 2011 | Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course | Johns Creek, Georgia |
| 2010 | Whistling Straits, Straits Course | Kohler, Wisconsin |
| 2009 | Hazeltine National Golf Club | Chaska, Minnesota |
| 2008 | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Bloomfield Township, Michigan |
| 2007 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 2006 | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 | Medinah, Illinois |
| 2005 | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | Springfield, New Jersey |
| 2004 | Whistling Straits, Straits Course | Kohler, Wisconsin |
| 2003 | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course | Rochester, New York |
| 2002 | Rochester, New York | Chaska, Minnesota |
| 2001 | Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course | Duluth, Georgia |
| 2000 | Valhalla Golf Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1999 | Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 | Medinah, Illinois |
| 1998 | Sahalee Country Club | Sammamish, Washington |
| 1997 | Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course | Mamaroneck, New York |
| 1996 | Valhalla Golf Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1995 | Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades, California |
| 1994 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1993 | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1992 | Bellerive Country Club | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1991 | Crooked Stick Golf Club | Carmel, Indiana |
| 1990 | Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1989 | Kemper Lakes Golf Club | Long Grove, Illinois |
| 1988 | Oak Tree Golf Club | Edmond, Oklahoma |
| 1987 | PGA National Resort & Spa | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| 1986 | Inverness Club | Toledo, Ohio |
| 1985 | Cherry Hills Country Club | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| 1984 | Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 1983 | Riviera Country Club | Pacific Palisades, California |
| 1982 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1981 | Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course | Atlanta Athletic Club, Georgia |
| 1980 | Oak Hill Country Club, East Course | Rochester, New York |
| 1979 | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan |
| 1978 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1977 | Pebble Beach Golf Links | Pebble Beach, California |
| 1976 | Congressional Country Club, Blue Course | Bethesda, Maryland |
| 1975 | Firestone Country Club, South Course | Akron, Ohio |
| 1974 | Tanglewood Park, Championship Course | Clemmons, North Carolina |
| 1973 | Canterbury Golf Club | Beachwood, Ohio |
| 1972 | Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan |
| 1971 | PGA National Golf Club | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida |
| 1970 | Southern Hills Country Club | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| 1969 | NCR Country Club, South Course | Dayton, Ohio |
| 1968 | Pecan Valley Golf Club | San Antonio, Texas |
| 1967 | Columbine Country Club | Columbine Valley, Colorado |
| 1966 | Firestone Country Club, South Course | Akron, Ohio |
| 1965 | Laurel Valley Golf Club | Ligonier, Pennsylvania |
| 1964 | Columbus Country Club | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1963 | Dallas Athletic Club, Blue Course | Dallas, Texas |
| 1962 | Aronimink Golf Club | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania |
| 1961 | Olympia Fields Country Club | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
| 1960 | Firestone Country Club, South Course | Akron, Ohio |
| 1959 | Minneapolis Golf Club | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 1958 | Llanerch Country Club | Havertown, Pennsylvania |
| 1957 | Miami Valley Golf Club | Dayton, Ohio |
| 1956 | Blue Hill Country Club | Canton, Massachusetts |
| 1955 | Meadowbrook Country Club | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1954 | Keller Golf Club | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 1953 | Birmingham Country Club | Birmingham, Michigan |
| 1952 | Big Spring Country Club | Louisville, Kentucky |
| 1951 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1950 | Scioto Country Club | Columbus, Ohio |
| 1949 | Hermitage Country Club | Richmond, Virginia |
| 1948 | Norwood Hills Country Club | St. Louis, Missouri |
| 1947 | Plum Hollow Country Club | Detroit, Michigan |
| 1946 | Portland Golf Club | Portland, Oregon |
| 1945 | Moraine Country Club | Dayton, Ohio |
| 1944 | Manito Golf and Country Club | Spokane, Washington |
| 1943 | No Championship | - |
| 1942 | Seaview Country Club | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
| 1941 | Cherry Hills Country Club | Cherry Hills Village, Colorado |
| 1940 | Hershey Country Club, West Course | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| 1939 | Pomonok Country Club | Flushing, New York |
| 1938 | The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort | Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania |
| 1937 | Pittsburgh Field Club | O’Hara Township, Pennsylvania |
| 1936 | Pinehurst Resort | Pinehurst, North Carolina |
| 1935 | Twin Hills Golf & Country Club | Twin Hills Golf & Country Club, Oklahoma |
| 1934 | The Park Country Club | Williamsville, New York |
| 1933 | Blue Mound Golf & Country Club | Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
| 1932 | Keller Golf Club | Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| 1931 | Wannamoisett Country Club | Rumford, Rhode Island |
| 1930 | Fresh Meadow Country Club | Great Neck, New York |
| 1929 | Hillcrest Country Club | Los Angeles, California |
| 1928 | Baltimore Country Club, East Course | Timonium, Maryland |
| 1927 | Cedar Crest Country Club | Dallas, Texas |
| 1926 | Salisbury Golf Club, Red Course | East Meadow, New York |
| 1925 | Olympia Fields Country Club | Olympia Fields, Illinois |
| 1924 | French Lick Springs Resort, Hill Course | French Lick, Indiana |
| 1923 | Pelham Country Club | Pelham Manor, New York |
| 1922 | Oakmont Country Club | Oakmont, Pennsylvania |
| 1921 | Inwood Country Club | Inwood, New York |
| 1920 | Flossmoor Country Club | Flossmoor, Illinois |
| 1919 | Engineers Country Club | Roslyn Harbor, New York |
| 1918 | No Championship | - |
| 1917 | No Championship | - |
| 1916 | Siwanoy Country Club | Eastchester, New York |
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FAQs on PGA Championship Location
A. The PGA Championship 2025 is scheduled to take place from May 12 to May 18 at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A. The PGA Championship 2025 will be available to watch on ESPN and CBS.
A. The inaugural PGA Championship was won by Jim "James" Barnes in 1916.
A. Jack Nicklaus has won the most PGA Championships, with five each.
