PGA Championship winners: Year-by-year look at every champion

April 19, 2024

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The PGA Championship is the second men’s major of the year. It began in 1916 (click here for more on its history) as a match-play event and switched to stroke play in 1958.

Here’s a look at all of the PGA champions and where they prevailed:

Stroke-play era:

YEAR	WINNER	COURSE
2023	Brooks Koepka	Oak Hill C.C.
2022	Justin Thomas	Southern Hills C.C.
2021	Phil Mickelson	Kiawah Island
2020	Collin Morikawa	TPC Harding Park
2019	Brooks Koepka	Bethpage Black
2018	Brooks Koepka	Bellerive C.C.
2017	Justin Thomas	Quail Hollow C.C.
2016	Jimmy Walker	Baltusrol G.C. (Lower)
2015	Jason Day	Whistling Straits (Straits)
2014	Rory McIlroy	Valhalla G.C.
2013	Jason Duffner	Oak Hill C.C.
2012	Rory McIlroy	Kiawah Island (Ocean)
2011	Keegan Bradley	Atlanta Athletic Club
2010	Martin Kaymer	Whistling Straits
2009	Yang Yong-eun	Hazeltine National G.C.
2008	Pádraig Harrington	Oakland Hills (South)
2007	Tiger Woods	Southern Hills C.C.
2006	Tiger Woods	Medinah C.C. (#3)
2005	Phil Mickelson	Baltusrol G.C. (Lower)
2004	Vijay Singh	Whistling Straits (Straits)
2003	Shaun Micheel	Oak Hill C.C. (East)
2002	Rich Beem	Hazeltine National G.C.
2001	David Toms	Atlanta Athletic Club
2000	Tiger Woods	Valhalla C.C.
1999	Tiger Woods	Medinah C.C. (#3)
1998	Vijay Singh	Sahalee C.C.
1997	Davis Love III	Winged Foot C.C.
1996	Mark Brooks	Valhalla G.C.
1995	Steve Elkington	Riviera C.C.
1994	Nick Price	Southern Hills C.C.
1993	Paul Azinger	Inverness Club
1992	Nick Price	Bellerive C.C.
1991	John Daly	Crooked Stick G.C.
1990	Wayne Grady	Shoal Creek G.C.C.
1989	Payne Stewart	Kemper Lakes G.C.
1988	Jeff Sluman	Oak Tree G.C.
1987	Larry Nelson	PGA National
1986	Bob Tway	Inverness Club
1985	Hubert Green	Cherry Hills C.C.
1984	Lee Trevino	Shoal Creek G.C.C.
1983	Hal Sutton	Riviera C.C.
1982	Raymond Floyd	Southern Hills C.C.
1981	Larry Nelson	Atlanta Athletic Club
1980	Jack Nicklaus	Oak Hill C.C.
1979	David Graham	Oakland Hills C.C.
1978	John Mahaffey	Oakmont C.C.
1977	Lanny Wadkins	Pebble Beach Golf Links
1976	Dave Stockton	Congressional C.C.
1975	Jack Nicklaus	Firestone C.C.
1974	Lee Trevino	Tanglewood Park
1973	Jack Nicklaus	Canterbury G.C.
1972	Gary Player	Oakland Hills C.C.
1971	Jack Nicklaus	PGA National
1970	Dave Stockton	Southern Hills C.C.
1969	Raymond Floyd	NCR C.C.
1968	Julius Boros	Pecan Valley G.C.
1967	Don January	Columbine C.C.
1966	Al Geiberger	Firestone C.C.
1965	Dave Marr	Laurel Valley G.C.
1964	Bobby Nichols	Columbus C.C.
1963	Jack Nicklaus	Dallas Athletic Club
1962	Gary Player	Aronomink G.C.
1961	Jerry Barber	Olympia Fields C.C.
1960	Jay Hebert	Firestone C.C.
1959	Bob Rosburg	Minneapolis G.C.
1958	Dow Finsterwald	Llanerch C.C.

Match-play era:

YEAR	WINNER	COURSE
1957	Lionel Hebert	Miami Valley G.C.
1956	Jack Burke Jr.	Blue Hill C.C.
1955	Doug Ford	Meadowbrook C.C.
1954	Chick Harbert	Keller G.C.
1953	Walter Burkemo	Birmingham C.C.
1952	Jim Turnsea	Big Spring C.C.
1951	Sam Snead	Oakmont C.C.
1950	Chandler Harper	Scioto C.C.
1949	Sam Snead	Belmont Golf Course
1948	Ben Hogan	Norwood Hills C.C.
1947	Jim Ferrier	Plum Hollow C.C.
1946	Ben Hogan	Portland G.C.
1945	Byron Nelson	Moraine C.C.
1944	Bob Hamilton	Manito G.C.C.
1943	No Tournament (World War II)
1942	Sam Snead	Seaview C.C.
1941	Vic Ghezzi	Cherry Hills C.C.
1940	Byron Nelson	Hershey C.C.
1939	Henry Picard	Pomonok C.C.
1938	Paul Runyan	Shawnee C.C.
1937	Denny Shute	Pittsburgh Field Club
1936	Denny Shute	Pinehurst Resort #2
1935	Johnny Revolta	Twin Hills G.C.C.
1934	Paul Runyan	The Park C.C.
1933	Gene Sarazen	Blue Mound C.C.
1932	Olin Dutra	Keller G.C.
1931	Tom Creavy	Wannamoisett C.C.
1930	Tommy Armour	Fresh Meadow C.C.
1929	Leo Diegel	Hillcrest C.C.
1928	Leo Diegel	Baltimore C.C.
1927	Walter Hagen	Cedar Crest C.C.
1926	Walter Hagen	Salisbury C.C.
1925	Walter Hagen	Olympia Fields C.C.
1924	Walter Hagen	French Lick Springs G.C.
1923	Gene Sarazen	Pelham C.C.
1922	Gene Sarazen	Oakmont C.C.
1921	Walter Hagen	Inwood C.C.
1920	Jock Hutchison	Flossmoor C.C.
1919	Jim Barnes	Engineers C.C.
1918	No Tournament (World War I)
1917	No Tournament (World War I)
1916	Jim Barnes	Siwanoy C.C.