The month of May brings the second men’s professional major tournament of the year in the PGA Championship.
Since 1916, the PGA Championship has been home to some of golf’s brightest moments in the history of the sport, from Walter Hagen’s four straight wins from 1924-27 to more recently Justin Thomas’ comeback victory in 2022 and Phil Mickelson becoming the oldest golfer to win a major tournament in 2021.
Who won the 2024 PGA Championship
In 2024, Xander Schauffele secured his first major championship by making a 6-foot putt on the 72nd hole to defeat Bryson DeChambeau by one stroke at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky.
Schauffele, who posted a 9-under 62 in the first round, became the first player in major championship history to record multiple rounds of 62 after doing so during the 2023 U.S. Open.
Who won the PGA Championship 2023
In 2023, Brooks Koepka won the PGA Championship, shooting 9-under par, while defeating Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler by two strokes at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y.
That marked his third PGA Championship win, tying with Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead, and only trailing Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen for more PGA Championship victories.
What is the name of the PGA Championship trophy?
Like some tournaments both in golf and in other sports, trophies have their own name. The Lombardi Trophy. The Stanley Cup. The Commissioner’s Trophy. The Larry O’Brien Trophy.
In golf, the most notable name outside of the PGA Championship trophy is The Claret Jug for the winner of the Open Championship. The PGA Championship trophy also have a name, called the Wanamaker Trophy.
The PGA Championship trophy is named after Rodman Wanamaker, who founded the PGA of America. Wanamaker reached out to some of game’s greats at the time in Francis Ouimet and Walter Hagen about a national organization for professional golf. At the time in the 1910s and the early 20th century, professional golfers were only hired, and Wanamaker decided to change that, forming the PGA of America in 1916.
And since its inception tournament in 1916, the Wanamaker trophy has been hoisted by the winner of the PGA Championship.
The Wanamaker trophy is 28 inches high, 27 inches from handle to handle and weighs 27 pounds.
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What was the best score to win the PGA Championship?
In the stroke play era of the PGA Championship from 1958 to the present, the best score was 21-under par by Xander Schauffele at Valhalla in 2024.
In the match play era of the PGA Championship from 1916 to 1957, the largest margin of victory was 8 and 7 by Paul Runyan in 1938 at Shawnee Country Club.
PGA Championship Winners
From 1916 to 1957, the PGA Championship format was Match Play. Since 1958, the PGA Championship was decided through stroke play.
PGA Championship Winners 1958-Present: Stroke Play Era
| Year | Champion | Course | Score |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele | Valhalla Gofl Club | -21 |
| 2023 | Brooks Koepka | Oak Hill C.C. | -9 |
| 2022 | Justin Thomas | Southern Hills C.C. | -5* |
| 2021 | Phil Mickelson | Kiawah Island | -6 |
| 2020 | Collin Morikawa | TPC Harding Park | -13 |
| 2019 | Brooks Kopeka | Bethpage Black | -8 |
| 2018 | Brooks Kopeka | Bellerive C.C. | -16 |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | Quail Hollow C.C. | -8 |
| 2016 | Jimmy Walker | Baltusrol G.C. (Lower) | -14 |
| 2015 | Jason Day | Whistling Straits (Straits) | -20 |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy | Valhalla G.C. | -16 |
| 2013 | Jason Dufner | Oak Hill C.C. | -10) |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy | Kiawah Island (Ocean) | -13 |
| 2011 | Keegan Bradley | Atlanta Athletic Club | -8* |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer | Whistling Straits | -11* |
| 2009 | Yang Yong-eun | Hazeltine National G.C. | -8 |
| 2008 | Padraig Harrington | Oakland Hills (South) | -3 |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods | Southern Hills C.C. | -8 |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | Medinah C.C. (#3) | -18 |
| 2005 | Phil Mickelson | Baltusrol G.C. (Lower) | -4 |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | Whistling Straits (Straits) | -8* |
| 2003 | Shaun Micheel | Oak Hill C.C. (East) | -4 |
| 2002 | Rich Beem | Hazeltine National G.C. | -10 |
| 2001 | David Toms | Atlanta Athletic Club | -15 |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | Valhalla C.C. | -18* |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | Medinah C.C. (#3) | -11 |
| 1998 | Vijay Singh | Sahalee C.C. | -9 |
| 1997 | Davis Love III | Winged Foot C.C. | -11 |
| 1996 | Mark Brooks | Valhalla G.C. | -11* |
| 1995 | Steve Elkington | Riviera C.C. | -17* |
| 1994 | Nick Price | Southern Hills C.C. | -11 |
| 1993 | Paul Azinger | Inverness Club | -12* |
| 1992 | Nick Price | Bellerive C.C. | -6 |
| 1991 | John Daly | Crooked Stick G.C. | -12 |
| 1990 | Wayne Grady | Shoal Creek G.C.C. | -6 |
| 1989 | Payne Stewart | Kemper Lakes G.C. | -12 |
| 1988 | Jeff Sluman | Oak Tree G.C. | -12 |
| 1987 | Larry Nelson | PGA National | -1* |
| 1986 | Bob Tway | Inverness Club | -8 |
| 1985 | Hubert Green | Cherry Hills C.C. | -6 |
| 1984 | Lee Trevino | Shoal Creek G.C.C. | -15 |
| 1983 | Hal Sutton | Riviera C.C. | -10 |
| 1982 | Raymond Floyd | Southern Hills C.C. | -8 |
| 1981 | Larry Nelson | Atlanta Athletic Club | -7 |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus | Oak Hills C.C. | -6 |
| 1979 | David Graham | Oakland Hills C.C. | -8* |
| 1978 | John Mahaffey | Oakmont C.C. | -8* |
| 1977 | Lanny Wadkins | Pebble Beach Golf Links | -6* |
| 1976 | Dave Stockton | Congressional C.C. | +1 |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus | Firestone C.C. | -4 |
| 1974 | Lee Trevino | Tanglewood Park | -4 |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus | Canterbury G.C. | -7 |
| 1972 | Gary Player | Oakland Hills C.C. | +1 |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus | PGA National | -7 |
| 1970 | Dave Stockton | Southern Hills C.C. | -1 |
| 1969 | Raymond Floyd | NCR C.C. | -8 |
| 1968 | Julius Boros | Pecan Valley G.C. | +1 |
| 1967 | Don January | Columbine C.C. | -7* |
| 1966 | Al Geiberger | Firestone C.C. | E |
| 1965 | Dave Marr | Laurel Valley G.C. | -4 |
| 1964 | Bobby Nichols | Columbus C.C. | -9 |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | Dallas Athletic Club | -5 |
| 1962 | Gary Player | Aronomink G.C. | -2 |
| 1961 | Jerry Barber | Olympia Fields C.C. | -3* |
| 1960 | Jay Hebert | Firestone C.C. | +1 |
| 1959 | Bob Rosburg | Minneapolis G.C. | -3 |
| 1958 | Dow Finsterwald | Llanerch C.C. | -4 |
PGA Championship Winners 1916-1957: Match Play Era
| Year | Champion | Course | Score |
| 1957 | Lionel Hebert | Miami Valley G.C. | 2 and 1 |
| 1956 | Jack Burke Jr. | Blue Hill C.C | 3 and 2 |
| 1955 | Doug Ford | Meadowbrook C.C | 4 and 3 |
| 1954 | Chick Harbert | Keller G.C. | 4 and 3 |
| 1953 | Walter Burkemo | Birmingham C.C. | 2 and 1 |
| 1952 | Jim Turnsea | Big Spring C.C. | 1 up |
| 1951 | Sam Snead | Oakmont C.C. | 7 and 6 |
| 1950 | Chandler Harper | Scioto C.C. | 4 and 3 |
| 1949 | Sam Snead | Belmont Golf Course | 3 and 2 |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | Norwood Hills C.C. | 7 and 6 |
| 1947 | Jim Ferrier | Plum Hollow C.C. | 2 and 1 |
| 1946 | Ben Hogan | Portland G.C. | 6 and 4 |
| 1945 | Byron Nelson | Moraine C.C. | 4 and 3 |
| 1944 | Bob Hamilton | Manito G.C.C. | 1 up |
| No tournament in 1943 due to WWII | |||
| 1942 | Sam Snead | Seaview C.C. | 2 and 1 |
| 1941 | Vic Ghezzi | Cherry Hills C.C. | 38 holes* |
| 1940 | Byron Nelson | Hershey C.C. | 1 up |
| 1939 | Henry Picard | Pomonok C.C. | 37 holes* |
| 1938 | Paul Runyan | Shawnee C.C. | 8 and 7 |
| 1937 | Denny Shute | Pittsburgh Field Club | 37 holes* |
| 1936 | Denny Shute | Pinehurst Resort #2 | 3 and 2 |
| 1935 | Johnny Revolta | Twin Hills G.C.C. | 5 and 4 |
| 1934 | Paul Runyan | The Park C.C. | 38 holes* |
| 1933 | Gene Sarazen | Blue Mound C.C. | 5 and 4 |
| 1932 | Olin Dutra | Keller G.C. | 4 and 3 |
| 1931 | Tom Creavy | Wannamoisett C.C. | 2 and 1 |
| 1930 | Tommy Armour | Fresh Meadow C.C. | 1 up |
| 1929 | Leo Diegel | Hillcrest C.C. | 6 and 4 |
| 1928 | Leo Diegel | Baltimore C.C. | 6 and 5 |
| 1927 | Walter Hagen | Cedar Crest C.C. | 1 up |
| 1926 | Walter Hagen | Salisbury C.C. | 5 and 3 |
| 1925 | Walter Hagen | Olympia Fields C.C. | 6 and 5 |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | French Lick Springs G.C. | 2 up |
| 1923 | Gene Sarazen | Pelham C.C. | 38 holes* |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen | Oakmont C.C. | 4 and 3 |
| 1921 | Walter Hagen | Inwood C.C. | 3 and 2 |
| 1920 | Jock Hutchinson | Flossmoor C.C. | 1 up |
| 1919 | Jim Barnes | Engineers C.C. | 6 and 5 |
| No tournament in 1917-18 due to WWI | |||
| 1916 | Jim Barnes | Siwanoy C.C. | 1 up |
Also read: Players on the all-time major tournament wins list
Who has won the most PGA Championships?
Hagen would go on to win the PGA Championship a record five times, that would eventually be tied with Jack Nicklaus later in the century.
Here is the list of the winners of the PGA Championship who have hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy multiple times.
| Player | PGA Championship Wins | Years won |
| Walter Hagen | 5 | 1921, 1924-27 |
| Jack Nicklaus | 5 | 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980 |
| Tiger Woods | 4 | 1999-00, 2006-07 |
| Gene Sarazen | 3 | 1922-23, 1933 |
| Sam Snead | 3 | 1942, 1949, 1951 |
| Brooks Koepka | 3 | 2018-19, 2023 |
| Ben Hogan | 2 | 1946, 1948 |
| Gary Player | 2 | 1962, 1972 |
| Lee Trevino | 2 | 1974, 1984 |
| Phil Mickelson | 2 | 2005, 2021 |
| Byron Nelson | 2 | 1940, 1945 |
| Jim Barnes | 2 | 1916, 1919 |
| Raymond Floyd | 2 | 1969, 1982 |
| Rory McIlroy | 2 | 2012, 2014 |
| Denny Shute | 2 | 1936-37 |
| Larry Nelson | 2 | 1981, 1987 |
| Nick Price | 2 | 1992, 1994 |
| Vijay Singh | 2 | 1998, 2004 |
| Leo Diegel | 2 | 1928-29 |
| Paul Runyan | 2 | 1934, 1938 |
| Dave Stockton | 2 | 1970, 1976 |
| Justin Thomas | 2 | 2017, 2022 |