Alongside The Open, The Masters and the US Open, the PGA Championship remains one of four major pillars in the professional golfing calendar.
Since 1916, the event has been held at a myriad of courses right across America, with a champion crowned after four days of sterling golf.
Yet, since 1958, the winner has been found via stroke play rather than match play.
From the litany of local champions to those from further afield, here is the full list of PGA Championship winners since the beginning of the stroke play era.
Year | Golfer | Nationality | Course | 72-hole score | Margin of victory |
1958 | Dow Finsterwald | American | Llanerch, PA | 276 (-4) | 2 strokes |
1959 | Bob Rosburg | American | Minneapolis, MN | 277 (-3) | 1 stroke |
1960 | Jay Hebert | American | Firestone, OH | 281 (+1) | 1 stroke |
1961 | Jerry Barber | American | Olympia Fields, IL | 277 (-3) | Playoff |
1962 | Gary Player | South African | Aronimink, PA | 278 (-2) | 1 stroke |
1963 | Jack Nicklaus | American | Dallas, TX | 279 (-5) | 2 strokes |
1964 | Bobby Nichols | American | Columbus, OH | 271 (-9) | 3 strokes |
1965 | Dave Marr | American | Laurel Valley, PA | 280 (-4) | 2 strokes |
1966 | Al Geiberger | American | Firestone, OH | 280 (E) | 4 strokes |
1967 | Don January | American | Columbine, CO | 281 (-7) | Playoff |
1968 | Julius Boros | American | Pecan Valley, TX | 281 (+1) | 1 stroke |
1969 | Raymond Floyd | American | NCR, OH | 276 (-8) | 1 stroke |
1970 | Dave Stockton | American | Southern Hills, OK | 279 (-1) | 2 strokes |
1971 | Jack Nicklaus | American | PGA National. FL | 281 (-7) | 2 strokes |
1972 | Gary Player | South African | Oakland Hills, MI | 281 (+1) | 2 strokes |
1973 | Jack Nicklaus | American | Canterbury, OH | 277 (-7) | 4 strokes |
1974 | Lee Trevino | American | Tanglewood Park, NC | 276 (-4) | 1 stroke |
1975 | Jack Nicklaus | American | Firestone, OH | 276 (-4) | 2 strokes |
1976 | Dave Stockton | American | Congressional, MD | 281 (+1) | 1 stroke |
1977 | Lanny Wadkins | American | Pebble Beach, CA | 282 (-6) | Playoff |
1978 | John Mahaffey | American | Oakmont, PA | 276 (-8) | Playoff |
1979 | David Graham | Australian | Oakland Hills, MI | 272 (-8) | Playoff |
1980 | Jack Nicklaus | American | Oak Hill, NY | 274 (-6) | 7 strokes |
1981 | Larry Nelson | American | Atlanta, GA | 273 (-7) | 4 strokes |
1982 | Raymond Floyd | American | Southern Hills, OK | 272 (-8) | 3 strokes |
1983 | Hal Sutton | American | Riviera, CA | 274 (-10) | 1 stroke |
1984 | Lee Trevino | American | Shoal Creek, AL | 273 (-15) | 4 strokes |
1985 | Hubert Green | American | Cherry Hills, CO | 278 (-6) | 2 strokes |
1986 | Bob Tway | American | Inverness Club, OH | 276 (-8) | 2 strokes |
1987 | Larry Nelson | American | PGA National, FL | 287 (-1) | Playoff |
1988 | Jeff Sluman | American | Oak Tree, OK | 272 (-12) | 3 strokes |
1989 | Payne Stewart | American | Kemper Lakes, IL | 276 (-12) | 1 stroke |
1990 | Wayne Grady | Australian | Shoal Creek, AL | 282 (-6) | 3 strokes |
1991 | John Daly | American | Crooked Stick, IN | 276 (-12) | 3 strokes |
1992 | Nick Price | Zimbabwean | Bellerive, MO | 278 (-6) | 3 strokes |
1993 | Paul Azinger | American | Inverness Club, OH | 272 (-12) | Playoff |
1994 | Nick Price | Zimbabwean | Southern Hills, OK | 269 (-11) | 6 strokes |
1995 | Steve Elkington | Australian | Riviera, CA | 267 (-17) | Playoff |
1996 | Mark Brooks | American | Valhalla, KY | 277 (-11) | Playoff |
1997 | Davis Love II | American | Winged Foot, NY | 269 (-11) | 5 strokes |
1998 | Vijay Singh | Fijian | Sahalee, WA | 271 (-9) | 2 strokes |
1999 | Tiger Woods | American | Medinah, IL | 277 (-11) | 1 stroke |
2000 | Tiger Woods | American | Valhalla, KY | 270 (-18) | Playoff |
2001 | David Toms | American | Atlanta, GA | 265 (-15) | 1 stroke |
2002 | Rich Beem | American | Hazeltine National, MN | 278 (-10) | 1 stroke |
2003 | Shaun Micheel | American | Oak Hill, NY | 276 (-4) | 2 strokes |
2004 | Vijay Singh | Fijian | Whistling Straits, WI | 280 (-8) | Playoff |
2005 | Phil Mickelson | American | Baltusrol, NJ | 276 (-4) | 1 stroke |
2006 | Tiger Woods | American | Medinah, IL | 270 (-18) | 5 strokes |
2007 | Tiger Woods | American | Southern Hills, OK | 272 (-8) | 2 strokes |
2008 | Pรกdraig Harrington | Irish | Oakland Hills, MI | 277 (-3) | 2 strokes |
2009 | Yang Yong-eun | South Korean | Hazeltine National, MN | 280 (-8) | 3 strokes |
2010 | Martin Kaymer | German | Whistling Straits, WI | 277 (-11) | Playoff |
2011 | Keegan Bradley | American | Atlanta, GA | 272 (-8) | Playoff |
2012 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Irish | Kiawah Island, SC | 275 (-13) | 8 strokes |
2013 | Jason Dufner | American | Oak Hill, NY | 270 (-10) | 2 strokes |
2014 | Rory McIlroy | Northern Irish | Valhalla, KY | 268 (-16) | 1 stroke |
2015 | Jason Day | Australian | Whistling Straits, WI | 268 (-20) | 3 strokes |
2016 | Jimmy Walker | American | Baltusrol, NJ | 266 (-14) | 1 stroke |
2017 | Justin Thomas | American | Quail Hollow, NC | 276 (-8) | 2 strokes |
2018 | Brooks Koepka | American | Bellerive, MO | 264 (-16) | 2 strokes |
2019 | Brooks Koepka | American | Bethpage Black, NY | 272 (-8) | 2 strokes |
2020 | Collin Morikawa | American | TPC Harding Park, CA | 267 (-13) | 2 strokes |
2021 | Phil Mickelson | American | Kiawah Island, SC | 282 (-6) | 2 strokes |
2022 | Justin Thomas | American | Southern Hills, OK | 275 (-5) | Playoff |
2023 | Brooks Koepka | American | Oak Hill, NY | 271 (-9) | 2 strokes |