Full List of PGA Championship Winners, Past Champions by year, History

PGA Championship winners by year: Complete list of champions, history since 1916..






The Inaugural US PGA Championship Golf tournament was in 1916 and the first winner of US PGA is Jim Barnes (ENG), making it the third-oldest of the professional men's majors.

This is the only one of the four majors, include the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the Open Championship (British Open).

In its early years, this major was match play, but in the 1950s, it switched to stroke play.

The Wanamaker has been presented since the PGA Championship began in 1916, although the original did disappear for a few years after five-time champion Walter Hagen said he paid his taxi driver to take the 28-inch, 27-pound trophy back to his hotel. It never arrived.




Schauffele won the 2024 championship in Kentucky and will defend his title at Quail Hollow, located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Schauffele shot a 65 after he birdied on the last hole of the final round, just one shot ahead of Bryson DeChambeau to win his first major title. Schauffele’s 21-under-par performance broke a major championship scoring record.
 





PGA Championship Winners, US PGA Champions, past results, history since 1916-2018.




Most PGA Championship Titles wins, Who has held the Wanamaker most?



The record for most wins in the US PGA Championship is five, shared by two golfers:

Sharing the record for most PGA Championship victories are Hagen, who was victorious five times in the 1920s when the tournament was match play, and Jack Nicklaus, who won five between 1963 and 1980.



Fifteen-time major winner Tiger Woods, who will not compete as he recovers from ankle surgery, has won four times. Woods had back-to-back victories in 1999 and 2000 and again in 2006 and 2007.



Walter Hagen (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1927)
Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980)

There is (so far) one four-time winner:

Tiger Woods (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007)




Youngest golfer to win the PGA Championship
was Gene Sarazen, in 1922 at 20 years and five months old.

Oldest to holds the Wanamaker Trophy? Phil Mickelson, who won in 2021 at age 50.





See Also:

The Masters Winners List, All-time Champions.

US Open Golf Championship winners List, All-time Champions.

The Open Championship Winners List: All-time British Open champions.




PGA Championship Winners by year, Complete list of champions, 1916-2025.



2025 - TBD

2024 -  Xander Schauffele, Valhalla G.C. 

2023 - Brooks Koepka, 271.

2022 -  Justin Thomas, 275.

2021 -  Phil Mickelson, 282.

2020 -   Collin Morikawa,   267.

2019 -  Brooks Koepka,   272.

2018 - Brooks Koepka, 264

2017 - Justin Thomas, 276

2016 - Jimmy Walker, 266

2015 - Jason Day, 268

2014 - Rory McIlroy, 268

2013 - Jason Dufner, 270

2012 - Rory McIlroy, 275

2011 - Keegan Bradley, 272

2010 - Martin Kaymer, 277

2009 - Y.E. Yang, 280

2008 - Padraig Harrington, 277

2007 - Tiger Woods, 272

2006 - Tiger Woods, 270

2005 - Phil Mickelson, 276

2004 - Vijay Singh, 280

2003 - Shaun Micheel, 276

2002 - Rich Beem, 278

2001 - David Toms, 265

2000 - Tiger Woods, 270

1999 - Tiger Woods, 277

1998 - Vijay Singh, 271

1997 - Davis Love III, 269

1996 - Mark Brooks, 277

1995 - Steve Elkington, 267

1994 - Nick Price, 269

1993 - Paul Azinger, 272

1992 - Nick Price, 278

1991 - John Daly, 276

1990 - Wayne Grady, 282

1989 - Payne Stewart, 276

1988 - Jeff Sluman, 272

1987 - Larry Nelson, 287

1986 - Bob Tway, 276

1985 - Hubert Green, 278

1984 - Lee Trevino, 273

1983 - Hal Sutton, 274

1982 - Raymond Floyd, 272

1981 - Larry Nelson, 273

1980 - Jack Nicklaus, 274

1979 - David Graham, 272

1978 - John Mahaffey, 276

1977 - Lanny Wadkins, 282

1976 - Dave Stockton, 281

1975 - Jack Nicklaus, 276

1974 - Lee Trevino, 276

1973 - Jack Nicklaus, 277

1972 - Gary Player, 281

1971 - Jack Nicklaus, 281

1970 - Dave Stockton, 279

1969 - Raymond Floyd, 276

1968 - Julius Boros, 281

1967 - Don January, 281

1966 - Al Geiberger, 280

1965 - Dave Marr, 280

1964 - Bobby Nichols, 271

1963 - Jack Nicklaus, 279

1962 - Gary Player, 278

1961 - Jerry Barber, 277

1960 - Jay Hebert, 281

1959 - Bob Rosburg, 277

1958 - Dow Finsterwald, 276


Prior to 1958, all PGA Championship tournaments were contested at match play, their winners since the tournament's inception in 1916 are as follows:



1957 - Lionel Hebert

1956 - Jack Burke

1955 - Doug Ford

1954 - Chick Harbert

1953 - Walter Burkemo

1952 - Jim Turnesa

1951 - Sam Snead

1950 - Chandler Harper

1949 - Sam Snead

1948 - Ben Hogan

1947 - Jim Ferrier

1946 - Ben Hogan

1945 - Byron Nelson

1944 - Bob Hamilton

1943 - Not played

1942 - Sam Snead

1941 - Vic Ghezzi

1940 - Byron Nelson

1939 - Henry Picard

1938 - Paul Runyan

1937 - Denny Shute

1936 - Denny Shute

1935 - Johnny Revolta

1934 - Paul Runyan

1933 - Gene Sarazen

1932 - Olin Dutra

1931 - Tom Creavy

1930 - Tommy Armour

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

1917-18 - Not played

1916 - Jim Barnes



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