PGA Championship Winners

From 1916 to Now, the Best Golfers of This Major Tournament's History

Tiger Woods after winning the 2007 PGA Championship
Tiger Woods hoists the hefty Wanamaker Trophy in 2007, one of the four times he's won the PGA Championship. David Cannon/Getty Images
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Brent Kelley
Brent Kelley
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Updated on 05/19/19

The PGA Championship tournament was first played in 1916, making it the third-oldest of the professional men's majors. This is the only one of the four majors, though, to change its scoring format halfway through its history: In its early years, this major was match play, but in the 1950s, it switched to stroke play.

Before we get to the list of PGA Championship winners, let's run down those golfers who won this major most frequently.

Golfers With the Most PGA Championship Victories

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

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

And the 3-time champions are:

All of Nicklaus' and Woods' wins came in the stroke-play era; all the wins by Hagen, Sarazen and Snead were in the match-play era.

In addition, 14 others golfers have won the PGA Championship twice: Jim Barnes, Leo Diegel, Raymond Floyd, Ben Hogan, Rory McIlroy, Byron Nelson, Larry Nelson, Gary Player, Nick Price, Paul Runyan, Denny Shute, Vijay Singh, Dave Stockton and Lee Trevino.

The List of PGA Championship Winners

And now the list of winners. If the year of the tournament is linked, you can click on that link to view the final scores and read a tournament recap.

  • 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