PGA Championship: winners since 1916

A list of PGA Championship winners since the tournament's inauguration as a matchplay event at Siwanoy Country Club in 1916

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The 94th edition of the PGA Championship starts on Thursday at Kiawah Island's Ocean Course. Below is a list of the 93 previous winners, along with some records (the tournament changed from matchplay to strokeplay in 1958):

Stokeplay

2011 - Keegan Bradley, Atlanta Athletic Club - Highlands Course 2010 - Martin Kaymer, Whistling Straits - Straits Course 2009 - Yang Yong-eun, Hazeltine National 2008 - Padraig Harrington, Oakland Hills - South Course 2007 - Tiger Woods, Southern Hills 2006 - Tiger Woods, Medinah Country Club - Course No. 3 2005 - Phil Mickelson, Baltusrol Golf Club - Lower Course 2004 - Vijay Singh, Whistling Straits - Straits Course 2003 - Shaun Micheel, Oak Hill - East Course 2002 - Rich Beem, Hazeltine National 2001 - David Toms, Atlanta Athletic Club - Highlands Course (Best 72 hole score - 265) 2000 - Tiger Woods, Valhalla Golf Club 1999 - Tiger Woods, Medinah Country Club - Course No. 3 1998 - Vijay Singh, Sahalee Country Club 1997 - Davis Love III, Winged Foot - West Course 1996 - Mark Brooks, Valhalla Golf Club 1995 - Steve Elkington, Riviera County Club 1994 - Nick Price, Southern Hills 1993 - Paul Azinger, Inverness Club 1992 - Nick Price, Bellerive Country Club 1991 - John Daly, Crooked Stick 1990 - Wayne Grady, Shoal Creek 1989 - Payne Stewart, Kemper Lakes 1988 - Jeff Sluman, Oak Tree 1987 - Larry Nelson, PGA National 1986 - Bob Tway, Inverness Club 1985 - Hubert Green, Cherry Hill 1984 - Lee Trevino, Shoal Creek 1983 - Hal Sutton, Riviera Country Club 1982 - Raymond Floyd, Southern Hills 1981- Larry Nelson, Atlanta Athletic Club - Highlands Course 1980 - Jack Nicklaus, Oak Hill - East Course (largest victory margin - 7 shots) 1979 - David Graham, Oakland Hills - South Course 1978 - John Mahaffey, Oakmont Country Club 1977 - Lanny Wadkins, Pebble Beach 1976 - Dave Stockton, Congressional Country Club - Blue Course 1975 - Jack Nicklaus, Firestone Country Club - South Course 1974 - Lee Trevino, Tanglewood Park - Championship Course 1973 - Jack Nicklaus, Canterbury Golf Club 1972 - Gary Player, Oakland Hills - South Course 1971 - Jack Nicklaus, PGA National 1970 - Dave Stockton, Southern Hills 1969 - Raymond Floyd, NCR Country Club - South Course 1968 - Julius Boros, Pecan Valley Golf Club (oldest winner - 48y, 4m, 18d) 1967 - Don January, Columbine Country Club 1966 - Al Geiberger, Firestone Country Club - South Course 1965 - Dave Marr, Laurel Valley Golf Club 1964 - Bobby Nichols, Columbus Country Club 1963 - Jack Nicklaus, Dallas Athletic Club - Blue Course 1962 - Gary Player, Aronimink Golf Club 1961 - Jerry Barber, Olympia Fields 1960 - Jay Hebert, Firestone Country Club 1959 - Bob Rosburg, Minneapolis Golf Club 1958 - Dow Finsterwald, Llanerch Country Club

Matchplay

1957 - Lionel Hebert, Miami Valley Golf Club 1956 - Jack Burke Jr, Blue Hill Country Club 1955 - Doug Ford, Meadowbrook Country Club 1954 - Chick Harbert, Keller Golf Course 1953 - Walter Burkemo, Birmingham Country Club 1952 - Jim Turnesa, Big Spring Country Club 1951 - Sam Snead, Oakmont Country Club 1950 - Chandler Harper, Scioto Country Club 1949 - Sam Snead, Hermitage Country Club 1948 - Ben Hogan, Norwood Hills Country Club 1947 - Jim Ferrier, Plum Hollow Country Club 1946 - Ben Hogan, Portland Golf Club 1945 - Byron Nelson, Moraine Country Club 1944 - Bob Hamilton, Manito Golf & Country Club 1943 - Tournament was not played due to World War II 1942 - Sam Snead, Seaview Country Club 1941 - Vic Ghezzi, Cherry Hills Country Club 1940 - Byron Nelson, Hershey Country Club 1939 - Henry Picard, Pomonok Country Club 1938 - Paul Runyan, The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort 1937 - Denny Shute, Pittsburgh Field Club 1936 - Denny Shute, Pinehurst Resort 1935 - Johnny Revolta, Twin Hills Golf & Country Club 1934 - Paul Runyan, The Park Country Club 1933 - Gene Sarazen, Blue Mound Golf & Country Club 1932 - Olin Dutra, Keller Golf Course 1931 - Tom Creavy, Wannamoisett Country Club 1930 - Tommy Armour, Fresh Meadow Country Club 1929 - Leo Diegel, Hillcrest Country Club 1928 - Leo Diegel, Al Espinosa 1927 - Walter Hagen, Cedar Country Club 1926 - Walter Hagen, Salisbury Country Club 1925 - Walter Hagen, Olympia Fields Country Club 1924 - Walter Hagen, French Lick Springs Resort 1923 - Gene Sarazen, Pelham Country Club 1922 - Gene Sarazen, Oakmont Country Club (youngest winner - 20y, 5m, 22d) 1921 - Walter Hagen, Inwood Country Club 1920 - Jack Hutchison, Flossmoor Country Club 1919 - Jim Barnes, Engineers Country Club 1917-18 - Tournament was not played due to World War I 1916 - Jim Barnes, Siwanoy Country Club

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