The PGA Championship is without doubt one of the 4 main tournaments on the PGA Tour (The Masters, U.S. Open and The Open Championship). The match has been performed yearly since 1916, besides throughout World Battle I and World Battle II. The PGA Championship was determined by a match-play format till it transitioned to stroke play in 1958. The winner will get the coveted Wanamaker Trophy.
Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980) and Walter Hagen (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927) are tied with probably the most profession PGA Championship titles, with 5 apiece. Scottie Scheffler emerged victorious on the 2025 PGA Championship, incomes the third main win of his profession.
Here’s a have a look at the all-time PGA Championship winners.
Match-play period
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1957: Lionel Hebert
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1956: Jack Burke Jr.
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1955: Doug Ford
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1954: Chick Harbert
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1953: Walter Burkemo
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1952: Jim Turnsea
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1951: Sam Snead
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1950: Chandler Harper
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1949: Sam Snead
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1948: Ben Hogan
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1947: Jim Ferrier
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1946: Ben Hogan
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1945: Byron Nelson
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1944: Bob Hamilton
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1943: Canceled because of World Battle II
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1942: Sam Snead
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1941: Vic Ghezzi
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1940: Byron Nelson
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1939: Henry Picard
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1938: Paul Runyan
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1937: Denny Shute
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1936: Denny Shute
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1935: Johnny Revolta
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1934: Paul Runyan
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1933: Gene Sarazen
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1932: Olin Dutra
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1931: Tom Creavy
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1930: Tommy Armour
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1929: Leo Diegel
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1928: Leo Diegel
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1927: Walter Hagen
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1926: Walter Hagen
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1925: Walter Hagen
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1924: Walter Hagen
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1923: Gene Sarazen
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1922: Gene Sarazen
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1921: Walter Hagen
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1920: Jock Hutchison
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1919: Jim Barnes
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1918: Canceled because of World Battle I
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1917: Canceled because of World Battle I
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1916: Jim Barnes
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