PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is organized by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour and is one of the four major golf tournaments. They were first fought in 1916 at the Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York. Jim Barnes, an Englishman living in America, won it. Traditionally, the tournament takes place in August at different courses in the USA. The tournament was held as a match game until 1958 and since then as a stroke game over 4 rounds.

Other major golf tournaments include the US Masters, US Open and The Open Championship.

Most frequent winners:

• Walter Hagen (5 wins between 1921 and 1927)
• Jack Nicklaus (5 wins between 1963 and 1980)
• Gene Sarazen (3 wins between 1922 and 1933)
• Sam Snead (3 wins between 1942 and 1951)
• Tiger Woods (3 wins between 1999 and 2006)

The winners since 1990:

• 2006 Tiger Woods
• 2005 Phil Mickelson
• 2004 Vijay Singh
• 2003 Shaun Michael
• 2002 Rich Beem
• 2001 David Toms
• 2000 Tiger Woods
• 1999 Tiger Woods
• 1998 Vijay Singh
• 1997 Davis Love III
• 1996 Mark Brooks
• 1995 Steve Elkington
• 1994 Nick Price
• 1993 Paul Azinger
• 1992 Nick Price
• 1991 John Daly
• 1990 Wayne Grady