The PGA Championship is one of the four major golf tournaments that are held annually, along with the Masters, U.S. Open, and Open Championship. The PGA of America organizes it, which is acknowledged by the European and Japanese Golf Tours, too. Apart from the World Wars, the tournament has been a consistent annual event since its inception in 1916.
It was first held in the match-play format, which changed to stroke play in 1958. Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen are two players with the most wins; however, the difference is that Nicklaus won during the stroke-play format and Hagen during match-play.
PGA Championship Winners
| Year | Winner | Course | Score | Total |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele | Valhalla GC | 62-68-68-65-263 | 21 under |
| 2023 | Brooks Koepka | Oak Hill CC | 72-66-66-67-271 | 9 under |
| 2022 | Justin Thomas | Southern Hills CC | 67-67-74-67-275 | 5 under |
| 2021 | Phil Mickelson | The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island | 70-69-70-73-282 | 6 under |
| 2020 | Collin Morikawa | TPC Harding Park | 69-69-65-64-267 | 13 under |
| 2019 | Brooks Koepka | Bethpage Black | 63-65-70-74-272 | 8 under |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka | Bellerive Country Club | 69-63-66-66-264 | 16 under |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | Quail Hollow Club | 73-66-69-68-276 | 8 under |
| 2016 | Jimmy Walker | Baltusrol Golf Club | 65-66-68-67-266 | 14 under |
| 2015 | Jason Day | Whistling Straits | 68-67-66-67-268 | 20 under |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy | Valhalla GC | 66-67-67-68-268 | 16 under |
| 2013 | Jason Dufner | Oak Hill CC | 68-63-71-68-270 | 10 under |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy | The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island | 67-75-67-66-275 | 13 under |
| 2011 | Keegan Bradley | Atlanta Athletic Club | 71-64-69-68-272 | 8 under |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer | Whistling Straits | 72-68-67-70-277 | 11 under |
| 2009 | Y.E. Yang | Hazeltine National GC | 73-70-67-70-280 | 8 under |
| 2008 | Padraig Harrington | Oakland Hills CC | 71-74-66-66-277 | 3 under |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods | Southern Hills CC | 71-63-69-69-272 | 8 under |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | Medinah CC | 69-68-65-68-270 | 18 under |
| 2005 | Phil Mickelson | Baltusrol GC | 67-65-72-72-276 | 4 under |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | Whistling Straits | 67-68-69-76-280 | 8 under |
| 2003 | Shaun Micheel | Oak Hill CC | 69-68-69-70-276 | 4 under |
| 2002 | Rich Beem | Hazeltine National GC | 72-66-72-68-278 | 10 under |
| 2001 | David Toms | Atlanta Athletic Club | 66-65-65-69-265 | 15 under |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | Valhalla GC | 66-67-70-67-270 | 18 under |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | Medinah CC | 70-67-68-72-277 | 11 under |
| 1998 | Vijay Singh | Sahalee GC | 70-66-67-68-271 | 9 under |
| 1997 | Davis Love III | Winged Foot | 66-71-66-66-269 | 11 under |
| 1996 | Mark Brooks | Valhalla GC | 68-70-69-70-277 | 11 under |
| 1995 | Steve Elkington | Riviera CC | 68-67-68-64-267 | 17 under |
| 1994 | Nick Price | Southern Hills CC | 67-65-70-67-269 | 11 under |
| 1993 | Paul Azinger | Inverness Club | 69-66-69-68-272 | 12 under |
| 1992 | Nick Price | Bellerive CC | 70-70-68-70-278 | 6 under |
| 1991 | John Daly | Crooked Stick GC | 69-67-69-71-276 | 12 under |
| 1990 | Wayne Grady | Shoal Creek CC | 72-67-72-71-282 | 6 under |
| 1989 | Payne Stewart | Kemper Lakes GC | 74-66-69-67-276 | 12 under |
| 1988 | Jeff Sluman | Oak Tree GC | 69-70-68-65-272 | 12 under |
| 1987 | Larry Nelson | PGA National | 70-72-73-72-287 | 1 under |
| 1986 | Bob Tway | Inverness Club | 72-70-64-70-276 | 8 under |
| 1985 | Hubert Green | Cherry Hills CC | 67-69-70-72-278 | 10 under |
| 1984 | Lee Trevino | Shoal Creek CC | 69-68-67-69-273 | 15 under |
| 1983 | Hal Sutton | Riviera CC | 65-66-72-71-274 | 10 under |
| 1982 | Raymond Floyd | Southern Hills CC | 63-69-68-72-272 | 8 under |
| 1981 | Larry Nelson | Atlanta Athletic Club | 70-66-66-71-273 | 7 under |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus | Oak Hill CC | 70-69-66-69-274 | 6 under |
| 1979 | David Graham | Oakland Hills GC | 69-68-70-65-272 | 8 under |
| 1978 | John Mahaffey | Oakmont CC | 75-67-68-66-276 | 8 under |
| 1977 | Lanny Wadkins | Pebble Beach Golf Links | 69-71-72-70-282 | 3 under |
| 1976 | Dave Stockton | Congressional CC | 70-72-69-70-281 | 1 over |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus | Firestone CC | 70-68-67-71-276 | 4 under |
| 1974 | Lee Trevino | Tanglewood GC | 73-66-68-69-276 | 4 under |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus | Canterbury GC | 72-68-68-69-277 | 7 under |
| 1972 | Gary Player | Oakland Hills CC | 71-71-67-72-281 | 1 over |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus | PGA National GC | 69-69-70-73-281 | 7 under |
| 1970 | Dave Stockton | Southern Hills CC | 70-70-66-73-279 | 1 under |
| 1969 | Raymond Floyd | NCR CC | 69-66-67-74-276 | 8 under |
| 1968 | Julius Boros | Pecan Valley CC | 71-71-70-69-281 | 1 over |
| 1967 | Don January | Columbine CC | 71-72-70-68-281 | 7 under |
| 1966 | Al Geiberger | Firestone CC | 68-72-68-72-280 | Even |
| 1965 | Dave Marr | Laurel Valley CC | 70-69-70-71-280 | 4 under |
| 1964 | Bobby Nichols | Columbus CC | 64-71-69-67-271 | 9 under |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | Dallas Athletic Club | 69-73-69-68-279 | 5 under |
| 1962 | Gary Player | Aronimink GC | 72-67-69-70-278 | 2 under |
| 1961 | Jerry Barber | Olympia Fields CC | 69-67-71-70-277 | 3 under |
| 1960 | Jay Hebert | Firestone CC | 72-67-72-70-281 | 1 over |
| 1959 | Bob Rosburg | Minneapolis GC | 71-72-68-66-277 | 3 under |
| 1958 | Dow Finsterwald | Llanerch CC | 67-72-70-67-276 | 14 under |
| Stroke-Play Format | ||||
| 1957 | Lionel Hebert | Miami Valley CC | d. Dow Finsterwald | 2 and 1 |
| 1956 | Jack Burke Jr. | Blue Hill CC | d. Ted Kroll | 3 and 2 |
| 1955 | Doug Ford | Meadowbrook CC | d. Cary Middlecoff | 4 and 3 |
| 1954 | Chick Harbert | Keller GC | d. Walter Burkemo | 4 and 3 |
| 1953 | Walter Burkemo | Birmingham CC | d. Felice Torza | 2 and 1 |
| 1952 | Jim Turnesa | Big Spring CC | d. Chick Harbert | 1 up |
| 1951 | Sam Snead | Oakmont CC | d. Walter Burkemo | 7 and 6 |
| 1950 | Chandler Harper | Scioto CC | d. Henry Williams Jr. | 4 and 3 |
| 1949 | Sam Snead | Hermitage CC | d. Johnny Palmer | 3 and 2 |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | Norwood Hills CC | d. Mike Turnesa | 2 and 1 |
| 1947 | Jim Ferrier | Plum Hollow GC | d. Chick Harbert | 2 and 1 |
| 1946 | Ben Hogan | Portland GC | d. Ed Oliver | 6 and 4 |
| 1945 | Byron Nelson | Moraine CC | d. Sam Byrd | 4 and 3 |
| 1944 | Bob Hamilton | Manito G. & CC | d. Byron Nelson | 1 up |
| 1943 | No championship | Due to WWII | - | - |
| 1942 | Sam Snead | Seaview CC | Jim Turnesa | 2 and 1 |
| 1941 | Vic Ghezzi | Cherry Hills CC | d. Byron Nelson | 38 holes |
| 1940 | Byron Nelson | Hershey CC | d. Sam Snead | 1 up |
| 1939 | Henry Picard | Pomonok CC | d. Byron Nelson | 37 holes |
| 1938 | Paul Runyan | Shawnee CC | d. Sam Snead | 8 and 7 |
| 1937 | Denny Shute | Pittsburgh F.C. | d. Harold McSpaden | 37 holes |
| 1936 | Denny Shute | Pinehurst CC | d. Jimmy Thomson | 3 and 2 |
| 1935 | Johnny Revolta | Twin Hills CC | d. Tommy Armour | 5 and 4 |
| 1934 | Paul Runyan | Park CC | d. Craig Wood | 38 holes |
| 1933 | Gene Sarazen | Blue Mound CC | d. Willie Goggin | 5 and 4 |
| 1932 | Olin Dutra | Keller GC | d. Frank Walsh | 4 and 3 |
| 1931 | Tom Creavy | Wannamoisett CC | d. Denny Shute | 2 and 1 |
| 1930 | Tommy Armour | Fresh Meadows CC | d. Gene Sarazen | 1 up |
| 1929 | Leo Diegel | Hillcrest CC | d. Johnny Farrell | 6 and 4 |
| 1928 | Leo Diegel | Five Farms CC | d. Al Espinosa | 6 and 5 |
| 1927 | Walter Hagen | Cedar Crest CC | d. Joe Turnesa | 1 up |
| 1926 | Walter Hagen | Salisbury G. L. | d. Leo Diegel | 5 and 3 |
| 1925 | Walter Hagen | Olympia Fields CC | d. William Mehlhorn | 6 and 5 |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | French Lick | d. James Barnes | 2 up |
| 1923 | Gene Sarazen | Pelham CC | d. Walter Hagen | 38 holes |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen | Oakmont CC | d. Emmet French | 4 and 3 |
| 1921 | Walter Hagen | Inwood CC | d. James M. Barnes | 3 and 2 |
| 1920 | Jock Hutchison | Flossmoor CC | d. J. Douglas Edgar | 1 up |
| 1919 | James M. Barnes | Engineers CC | d. Fred McLeod | 6 and 5 |
| 1918 | No championship | Due to WWI | - | - |
| 1917 | No championship | Due to WWI | - | - |
| 1916 | James M. Barnes | Siwanoy CC | d. Jock Hutchison | 1 up |
Multiple Winners of the PGA Championship
Twenty-two players have won the PGA Championship more than once, with Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen holding the top spots, each with five wins. The most recent three-time winner is Brooks Koepka with 2018, 2019, and 2023, while the recent two-time winner is Justin Thomas with 2017 and 2022 wins.
| Player Name | Total | Years |
| Walter Hagen | 5 | 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 5 | 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980 |
| Tiger Woods | 4 | 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 |
| Gene Sarazen | 3 | 1922, 1923, 1933 |
| Sam Snead | 3 | 1942, 1949, 1951 |
| Brooks Koepka | 3 | 2018, 2019, 2023 |
| Jim Barnes | 2 | 1916, 1919 |
| Leo Diegel | 2 | 1928, 1929 |
| Denny Shute | 2 | 1936, 1937 |
| Paul Runyan | 2 | 1934, 1938 |
| Byron Nelson | 2 | 1940, 1945 |
| Ben Hogan | 2 | 1946, 1948 |
| Gary Player | 2 | 1962, 1972 |
| Dave Stockton | 2 | 1970, 1976 |
| Raymond Floyd | 2 | 1969, 1982 |
| Lee Trevino | 2 | 1974, 1984 |
| Larry Nelson | 2 | 1981, 1987 |
| Nick Price | 2 | 1992, 1994 |
| Vijay Singh | 2 | 1998, 2004 |
| Phil Mickelson | 2 | 2005, 2021 |
| Rory McIlroy | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
| Justin Thomas | 2 | 2017, 2022 |
PGA Championship Winners by Nationality
In terms of nationality, the USA leads the PGA Championship with 88 victories and 60 winners; therefore, the majority of the champions who have won multiple times are also Americans. The second country with the most wins is Australia.
| Nationality | Wins | Winners |
| United States | 88 | 60 |
| Australia | 5 | 5 |
| England | 2 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 |
| Fiji | 2 | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1 |
| Germany | 1 | 1 |
Who won the PGA Championship in 2024?
Xander Schauffele secured his first major victory at the 2024 PGA Championship with a final score of 263, under-21. He defeated Bryson DeChambeau by a single stroke. He had previously placed runner-up at the Masters and the Open Championship, and in 2019, he finished tied for third at the U.S. Open.
Schauffele was tied with DeChambeau for the lead going into the last hole. He needed to make a birdie on the 18th hole to evade the playoffs, which he did and set a record low for a major championship. Viktor Hovland finished solo third, while Thomas Detry and Collin Morikawa finished tied for fourth place.
Who won the PGA Championship in 2023?
Brooks Koepka won the 2023 PGA Championship. He achieved three consecutive birdies at the beginning of the final round; however, he faced a tough challenge from Viktor Hovland, who narrowed the gap in the middle of the round. Nevertheless, Koepka managed to regain his lead by birdieing the 16th hole, while Hovland got stuck with a double bogey.
Ultimately, Koepka won with a two-shot victory over Scottie Scheffler, while Hovland closed with a birdie on the final hole, also finished tied for second place. After this victory, Koepka becomes the 20th player in golf history to win at least five major championships.
FAQs on PGA Championship Winners
A. The PGA Championship 2024 was won by Xander Schauffele for a score of 263, under 21, winning $3.3 million from the purse of $18.5 million.
A. Gene Sarazan is the youngest PGA Championship golfer, who won at the age of 20 in 1922.
