Activities Sports & Athletics PGA Championship Winners From 1916 to Now, the Best Golfers of This Major Tournament's History Share PINTEREST Email Print Tiger Woods hoists the hefty Wanamaker Trophy in 2007, one of the four times he's won the PGA Championship. David Cannon/Getty Images Sports & Athletics Golf Golf Tournaments Basics History Gear Golf Courses Famous Golfers Baseball Bicycling Billiards Bodybuilding Bowling Boxing Car Racing Cheerleading Extreme Sports Football Gymnastics Ice Hockey Martial Arts Professional Wrestling Skateboarding Skating Paintball Soccer Swimming & Diving Table Tennis Tennis Track & Field Volleyball Other Activities Learn More By Brent Kelley Brent Kelley Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. Learn about our Editorial Process 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: 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) And the 3-time champions are: Gene Sarazen (1922, 1923, 1933) Sam Snead (1942, 1949, 1951) 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 Hebert1956 - Jack Burke1955 - Doug Ford1954 - Chick Harbert1953 - Walter Burkemo1952 - Jim Turnesa1951 - Sam Snead1950 - Chandler Harper1949 - Sam Snead1948 - Ben Hogan1947 - Jim Ferrier1946 - Ben Hogan1945 - Byron Nelson1944 - Bob Hamilton1943 - Not played1942 - Sam Snead1941 - Vic Ghezzi1940 - Byron Nelson1939 - Henry Picard1938 - Paul Runyan1937 - Denny Shute1936 - Denny Shute1935 - Johnny Revolta1934 - Paul Runyan1933 - Gene Sarazen1932 - Olin Dutra1931 - Tom Creavy1930 - Tommy Armour1929 - Leo Diegel1928 - Leo Diegel1927 - Walter Hagen1926 - Walter Hagen1925 - Walter Hagen1924 - Walter Hagen1923 - Gene Sarazen1922 - Gene Sarazen1921 - Walter Hagen1920 - Jock Hutchison1919 - Jim Barnes1917-18 - Not played1916 - Jim Barnes