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1916-01-17 - 1st PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Siwanoy CC Bronxville NY
1919-09-20 - 2nd PGA Championship: Jim Barnes at Engineers CC Roslyn NY
1920-08-21 - 3rd PGA Championship: Jock Hutchison at Flossmoor CC Flossmoor Ill
1921-09-28 - 4th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Inwood CC Far Rockaway NY
1922-06-14 - 5th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa
1923-09-29 - 6th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Pelham CC Pelham NY
1924-05-12 - 7th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at French Lick CC Ind
1925-09-26 - 8th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Olympia Fields CC Matteson Ill
1926-09-25 - 9th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Salisbury GC Westbury NY
1927-11-05 - 10th PGA Championship: Water Hagen at Cedar Crest CC Dallas
1928-10-06 - 11th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Five Farms CC Baltimore
1929-10-06 - 12th PGA Championship: Leo Diegel at Hillcrest CC Los Angeles
1930-12-07 - 13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing
1931-09-19 - 14th PGA Championship: Tom Creavy at Wannamoisett CC Rumford RI
1932-09-04 - 15th PGA Championship: Olin Dutra at Keller GC St Paul Minn
1933-08-13 - 16th PGA Championship: Gene Sarazen at Blue Mound CC Milwaukee
1934-07-29 - 17th PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Park CC Williamsville NY
1935-10-22 - 18th PGA Championship: Johnny Revolta at Twin Hills CC Oklahoma City
1936-11-22 - 19th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pinehurst CC Pinehurst NC
1937-05-30 - 20th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pittsburgh FC Aspinwall PA
1938-07-16 - 21st PGA Championship: Paul Runyan at Shawnee CC Shawnee-on-Del Pa
1939-07-17 - 22nd PGA Championship: Henry Picard at Pomonok CC Flushing NY
1940-09-02 - 23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa
1941-07-13 - 24th PGA Championship: Vic Ghezzi at Cherry Hills CC Denver
1942-05-31 - 25th PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Seaview CC Atlantic City NJ
1944-08-20 - 26th PGA Championship: Bob Hamilton at Manito G & CC Spokane Wash
1945-07-15 - 27th PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Morraine CC Dayton Ohio
1946-08-25 - 28th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Portland GC Portland Ore
1947-06-24 - 29th PGA Championship: Jim Ferrier at Plum Hollow CC Detroit
1948-05-25 - 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills CC St Louis
1949-05-31 - 31st PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Hermitage CC Richmond VA
1950-06-27 - 32nd PGA Championship: Chandler Harper at Scioto CC Columbus Ohio
1951-07-03 - 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa
1952-06-25 - 34th PGA Championship: Jim Turnesa at Big Spring CC Louisville
1953-07-07 - 35th PGA Championship: Walter Burkemo at Birmingham CC Mich
1954-07-27 - 36th PGA Championship: Chick Herbert at Keller GC St Paul Minn
1955-07-26 - 37th PGA Championship: Doug Ford at Meadowbrook CC Detroit
1956-07-25 - 38th PGA Championship: Jack Burke at Blue Hill CC Boston
1957-07-21 - 39th PGA Championship: Lionel Hebert at Miami Valley GC Dayton Ohio
1958-07-20 - 40th PGA Championship: Dow Finsterwald shoots a 276 at Llanerch CC PA
1959-08-02 - 41st PGA Championship: Bob Rosburg shoots a 277 at Minneapolis GC
1960-07-24 - 42nd PGA Championship: Jay Hebert shoots a 281 at Firestone CC Akron
1961-07-30 - 43rd PGA Championship: Jerry Barber shoots a 277 at Olympia Fields IL
1962-07-22 - 44th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 278 at Aronimink GC PA
1963-07-21 - 45th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 279 at Dallas AC Dallas
1964-07-19 - 46th PGA Championship: Bobby Nichols shoots a 271 at Columbus CC Ohio
1965-08-15 - 47th PGA Championship: Dave Marr shoots a 280 at Laurel Valley GC PA
1966-07-24 - 48th PGA Championship: Al Geiberger shoots a 280 at Firestone CC Akron
1967-07-24 - 49th PGA Championship: Don January shoots a 281 at Columbine CC Colo
1968-07-21 - 50th PGA Championship: Julius Boros shoots a 281 at Pecan Valley TX
1969-08-17 - 51st PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 276 at NCR GC Dayton Ohio
1970-08-16 - 52nd PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots 279 at Southern Hills OK
1971-02-28 - 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA Natl FL Jack Nicklaus wins his 2nd golf grand slam
1972-08-16 - 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills Mich
1973-08-12 - 55th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 277 at Canterbury Cleve
1974-08-11 - 56th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 276 at Tanglewood NC
1975-08-10 - 57th PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 276 at Firestone Akron
1976-08-16 - 58th PGA Championship: Dave Stockton shoots a 281 at Congressional MD
1977-08-14 - 59th PGA Championship: Lanny Wadkins shoots a 282 at Pebble Beach Cal
1978-08-06 - 60th PGA Championship: John Mahaffey shoots a 276 at Oakmont CC PA
1979-08-06 - 61st PGA Championship: David Graham shoots a 272 at Oakland Hills Mich
1980-08-10 - 62nd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 274 at Oak Hill NY
1981-08-09 - 63rd PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots a 273 at Atlanta AC Ga
1982-08-08 - 64th PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 272 at Southern Hills Tulsa
1983-08-07 - 65th PGA Championship: Hal Sutton shoots a 274 at Riviera CC LA
1984-08-19 - 66th PGA Championship: Lee Trevino shoots a 273 at Shoal Creek Ala
1985-08-11 - 67th PGA Championship: Hubert Green shoots 278 at Cherry Hills Denver
1986-08-11 - 68th PGA Championship: Bob Tway shoots a 276 at Inverness Club Toledo
1987-08-09 - 69th PGA Championship: Larry Nelson shoots 287 at PGA Natl Palm Beach
1988-08-14 - 70th PGA Championship: Jeff Sluman shoots a 272 at Oak Tree GC Edmond
1989-08-13 - 71st PGA Championship: Payne Stewart shoots 276 at Kemper Lakes GC Ill
1990-08-12 - 72nd PGA Championship: Wayne Grady shoots a 282 at Shoal Creek Ala
1991-08-11 - 73rd PGA Championship: John Daly shoots a 276 at Crooked Stick Ind
1992-08-16 - 74th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 278 at Bellerive St Louis
1993-08-15 - 75th PGA Championship: Paul Azinger shoots a 272 at Inverness Club Oh
1994-08-14 - 76th PGA Championship: Nick Price shoots a 269 at Southern Hills Tulsa
1995-08-13 - 77th PGA Championship: Steve Elkington shoots a 267 at Riviera Calif
1996-08-11 - 78th PGA Championship: Mark Brooks shoots a 277 at Vallhalla GC KY
1997-08-17 - 79th PGA Championship: Davis Love III shoots a 269 at Winged Foot GC
1998-08-16 - 80th PGA Championship at Sahalee CC, Seattle WA
2000-08-21 - Tiger Woods wins golf's PGA Championship to become the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3 majors in a calendar year. He ties the to-par record for the PGA (-18) with Bob May, and wins in a playoff

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