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40-643: In 1938, Shawnee hosted the PGA Championship and the Shawnee touring professional, Sam Snead , lost to Paul Runyan 8 and 7. According to legend, Tommy Armour hit 10 straight balls out of bounds and scored the first ever "Archaeopteryx" (15 or more over-par) when he made a 23 on a par-5, for 18-over-par at the 1927 Shawnee Open. Many sources still claim that this represents the highest score on one hole in PGA history. However, other research shows that he carded "only" an 11 on

80-654: A 4-foot putt at the final hole. The format of the event closely followed that of the News of the World Match Play tournament which had been organized by the British PGA since 1903, although it had not been played since 1913 because of World War I . The main difference was that the tournament was played over 5 days with all matches contested over 36 holes, whereas matches in the News of the World Match Play were over 18 holes except for

120-572: A ditch and later conceded the hole. In the Saturday final, Jim Barnes defeated Jock Hutchison by 1 hole to be the first holder of the Wanamaker trophy. He also won $ 500 and a diamond studded gold medal. Barnes and Hutchison had both qualified through the Southeast section where they had tied for the leading score. On that occasion Hutchison had beaten Barnes in a 9-hole playoff to decide the winner. Barnes

160-490: A high-profile tournament specifically for professional golfers at a time when they were generally not held in high esteem in a sport that was largely run by wealthy amateurs. This origin is still reflected in the entry system for the Championship. It is the only major that does not explicitly invite leading amateurs to compete (it is possible for amateurs to get into the field, although the only viable ways are by winning one of

200-463: A luncheon with the leading golf professionals of the day at the Wykagyl Country Club in nearby New Rochelle . The attendees prepared the agenda for the formal organization of the PGA; consequently, golf historians have dubbed Wykagyl "The Cradle of the PGA." The new organization's first president was Robert White, one of Wykagyl's best-known golf professionals. The first PGA Championship

240-423: A score of 147 to 165 over 36 holes. The qualifiers were: Two of the 32 qualifiers did not attend: Fred Clarkson from Kansas City and Mike Shearman from Sioux City. Their opponents received a bye to the second round. One of the surprises was the 6 and 5 victory of George McLean over Tom McNamara , runner-up in the 1915 U.S. Open . Wilfrid Reid lost by 1 hole to J. J. O'Brien , the only match that went to

280-534: Is an elite organization of tournament professionals , but the PGA Championship is still run by the PGA of America, which is mainly a body for club and teaching professionals. The PGA Championship is the only major that does not explicitly grant entry to the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking , although special exemptions are commonly given to players in the top 100 (not just top 50) of

320-497: Is televised in the United States by CBS and ESPN . Beginning 2020, ESPN holds rights to early-round and weekend morning coverage, and will air supplemental coverage through its digital subscription service ESPN+ prior to weekday coverage and during weekend broadcast windows. CBS holds rights to weekend-afternoon coverage. Both contracts run through 2030, with ESPN's contract replacing a prior agreement with TNT . CBS has televised

360-485: The PGA Tour , European Tour , and Japan Golf Tour , with a purse of $ 11 million for the 100th edition in 2018 . In line with the other majors, winning the PGA gains privileges that improve career security. PGA champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors ( Masters Tournament , U.S. Open , and The Open Championship ) and The Players Championship for the next five years, and are eligible for

400-418: The 10th, 11th and 13th and led by one hole after the first round. Hagen was still one up after 11 holes in the afternoon but played poorly at the 12th and 13th, Hutchison taking the lead in the match. Hagen made a birdie 3 at the 14th hole to level the match but lost the 16th after a bogey 5. At the 17th Hagen had a putt to level the match but missed it. Needing to win the final hole Hagen put his second shot into

440-422: The 13th and 15th and was only 1 hole down after the morning round. In the afternoon Barnes levelled the match with a par 3 at the 3rd hole and took the lead for the first time with a birdie 3 at the 7th hole. The 9th hole was halved with both players making birdie 3s but Barnes went two up with another birdie at the 10th hole. Hutchison won the 11th hole after Barnes missed a short putt, his first winning hole since

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480-593: The 17th hole in the third round. Philadelphia Section of PGA of America event PGA Tour pre-PGA Tour PGA Championship The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States ) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America . The PGA is one of the four men's major golf championships ,

520-438: The 8th of the morning round. Hutchison then won the 13th hole with a par 3 to level the match and went ahead again at the 15th after another bogey from Barnes. The 16th was halved but Hutchison found a bunker at the 17th, made a bogey 5, and the match was all square. Both players struggled on the par-5 18th and each was about four feet from the hole after four strokes. A measurement was needed to determine who putted first and Barnes

560-578: The PGA Championship for life. They receive membership on the PGA Tour and the European Tour for the following five seasons. The PGA Championship is the only one of the four majors that is exclusively for professional players. The PGA Championship has been held at various venues. Some of the early sites are now quite obscure, but in recent years, the event has generally been played at a small group of celebrated courses. In 1894, with 41 golf courses operating in

600-487: The PGA Championship since 1991, when it replaced ABC . The ESPN telecasts are co-produced with CBS Sports , mirroring the broadcast arrangements used by ESPN for the Masters Tournament . ESPN BET also holds the title of "Official Sports Betting Sponsor" of the PGA Championship. With this partnership, they also feature an alternate betting telecast "ESPN BET at the PGA Championship", which runs two hours daily during

640-460: The PGA Championship, so let's not stick with it. Let's think what else is out there." For a time, the tournament used the slogan "This is Major" as a replacement. The Wanamaker Trophy, named after businessman and golfer Rodman Wanamaker , stands nearly 2.5 feet (75 cm) tall and weighs 27 pounds (12 kg). The trophy was lost, briefly, for a few years until it showed up in 1930 in the cellar of L.A. Young and Company. Ironically, this cellar

680-564: The PGA meetings in November it was changed to stroke play , starting in 1958 , with the standard 72-hole format of 18 holes per day for four days, Thursday to Sunday. Network television broadcasters, preferring a large group of well-known contenders on the final day, pressured the PGA of America to make the format change. During the 1960s, the PGA Championship was played the week after The Open Championship five times, making it virtually impossible for players to compete in both majors. In 1965 ,

720-687: The PGA was contested for the first time in August, and returned in 1969 , save for a one-year move to late February in 1971 , played in Florida . The 2016 event was moved to late July, two weeks after the Open Championship , to accommodate the 2016 Summer Olympics in August. Before the 2017 edition, it was announced that the PGA Championship would be moved to May on the weekend before Memorial Day , beginning in 2019. The PGA Tour concurrently announced that it would move its Players Championship back to March

760-625: The United States, two unofficial national championships for amateur golfers were organized. One was held at Newport Country Club in Rhode Island , and the other at Saint Andrew's Golf Club in New York . In addition, and at the same time as the amateur event, Saint Andrew's conducted an Open championship for professional golfers. None of the championships was officially sanctioned by a governing body for American golf, causing considerable controversy among players and organizers. Later in 1894 this led to

800-548: The allowance of a one-week break in its schedule before the Ryder Cup . Finchem had argued that the slogan was not appropriate as it weakened the stature of events that occur after it, such as the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs. PGA of America CEO Pete Bevacqua explained that they had also had discussions with CBS, adding that "it was three entities that all quickly came to the same conclusion that, you know what, there's just not much in that tag line and we don't feel it's doing much for

840-514: The completion of qualifying one of the two qualifiers from the North and Southwest section withdrew. An extra place was allocated to the Metropolitan section. A playoff was arranged on October 4 at Englewood Golf Club between Jack Dowling , Clarence Hackney and Macdonald Smith who had tied for 13th place in the qualifying event on September 29. Smith arrived too late to play and Dowling beat Hackney by

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880-629: The eastern half of the United States except eleven times, most recently in 2020 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco . It was the first for the Bay Area , returning to California after a quarter century . Prior to 2020, it was last played in the Pacific time zone in  1998 , at  Sahalee east of  Seattle . (The Mountain time zone has hosted three editions, all in suburban Denver , in 1941 , 1967 , and  1985 .) The 103rd PGA Championship

920-406: The final hole. The biggest surprise of the round was the defeat of Mike Brady by Willie Macfarlane . Macfarlane led by one hole after the first round but the match was level after 27 holes. Brady took the lead at the 10th hole but Macfarlane then had five threes in the next six holes and won the match 3 and 2. In the lower half of the draw, Bob MacDonald led Walter Hagen by two holes after

960-496: The final, the event being completed in 3 days. The field of 32 golfers qualified through sectional tournaments. They competed in 36-hole match play rounds from October 10 to 14 in a single-elimination tournament , the draw being made on October 6. Extra holes were played in the event of a tied match. Entry was restricted to members of the PGA of America . Qualification was by a series of 36-hole stroke-play competitions; one for each of

1000-432: The first semi-final. Barnes took an early lead and was 3 up after 5 holes. Macfarlane won the next two holes but Barnes extended the lead to 4 holes at the end of the morning round. Barnes then won the first two holes in the afternoon, to lead by 6 holes and he eventually won the match 6 and 5. Jock Hutchison and Walter Hagen met in the other semi-final. Hutchison took an early lead, being two up after 9 holes. Hagen won

1040-664: The formation of the United States Golf Association (USGA), which became the first formal golf organization in the country. After the formation of the USGA, golf quickly became a sport of national popularity and importance. In February 1916 the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) was established in New York City . One month earlier, the wealthy department store owner Rodman Wanamaker hosted

1080-565: The match at the 7th. Hagen then won 9 of the next 11 holes to be 9 up after the morning round. In the last match Jock Hutchison beat Cyril Walker 4 and 3. Hutchison was 2 up after the first round and was dormie 5 after 13 holes of the afternoon. Walker won the 14th but a half at the 15th gave the match of Hutchison. The semi-finals saw the defeat of the last two remaining qualifiers from the Metropolitican section, Willie Macfarlane and Walter Hagen . Jim Barnes met Willie Macfarlane in

1120-413: The match with a birdie 3 at the 17th hole. Willie Macfarlane beat Jack Dowling 2 and 1. Macfarlane led by 3 holes in the morning but Dowling had levelled the match by the 10th hole of the afternoon round. Macfarlane won the 13th with a birdie 2 and the 16th with a 3, winning the match by halving the 17th. Walter Hagen beat J. J. O'Brien 10 and 9. Hagen took an early 2 hole lead but O'Brien levelled

1160-408: The morning round but Hagen played better in the afternoon and won 3 and 2. Jock Hutchison had a comfortable 11 and 9 win against William Brown . Jim Barnes beat Tom Kerrigan , the local professional, 3 and 1. The match was level at lunchtime but Barnes then won the 2nd and 5th and was 2 up after 9 holes in the afternoon. Kerrigan won the 11th but Barnes won the next to lead by 2 again. Barnes won

1200-471: The other major championships, or winning a PGA Tour event while playing on a sponsor's exemption), and the only one that reserves so many places, 20 of 156, for club professionals. These slots are determined by the top finishers in the PGA Professional Championship , which is held in late April. Since December 1968, the PGA Tour has been independent of the PGA of America . The PGA Tour

1240-554: The others being The Open , the Masters and the U.S. Open . It was formerly played in mid-August on the third weekend before Labor Day weekend, serving as the fourth and final men's major of the golf season. Beginning in 2019, the tournament is played in May on the weekend before Memorial Day , as the season's second major following the Masters Tournament in April. It is an official money event on

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1280-406: The ranking who are not already qualified. As of 2023 , the qualification criteria are as follows: Source: The table below lists the field sizes and qualification methods for the match play era. All rounds were played over 36 holes except as noted in the table. * In 1921, the field consisted of the defending champion and the top 31 qualifiers from the 1921 U.S. Open . The PGA Championship

1320-588: The same year; it had been moved from March to May in 2007. The PGA of America cited the addition of golf to the Summer Olympics, as well as cooler weather enabling a wider array of options for host courses, as reasoning for the change. It was also believed that the PGA Tour wished to re-align its season so that the FedEx Cup Playoffs would not have to compete with the start of football season in late-August. The PGA Championship has normally been played in

1360-624: The seven PGA sections. The number of qualifiers in each event was proportional to the number of members of that section. The Metropolitan section had 12 qualifiers, the Middle West section 7, the Southeast section 5, the New England section 3, the Central section 2, the North and Southwest section 2, and the Pacific section 1. In the event of a tie for places there was a playoff. Qualifying events: Following

1400-523: The tournament. Source: 1916 PGA Championship The 1916 PGA Championship was the first PGA Championship , which is now considered one of golf 's major championships . It was held October 10–14 at Siwanoy Country Club in Eastchester, New York , just north of New York City in Westchester County . Jim Barnes defeated Jock Hutchison by 1 hole in the 36-hole final, holing

1440-676: Was held at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort's Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, and the 104th was held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The state of New York has hosted the championship thirteen times, followed by Ohio (11) and Pennsylvania (9). The tournament was previously promoted with the slogan "Glory's Last Shot". In 2013, the tagline was dropped in favor of "The Season's Final Major", as suggested by PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem while discussing

1480-605: Was held in October 1916 at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York . The winner, Jim Barnes , received $ 500 and a diamond-studded gold medal donated by Rodman Wanamaker . The 2016 winner, Jimmy Walker , earned $ 1.8 million. The champion is also awarded a replica of the Wanamaker Trophy, which was also donated by Wanamaker, to keep for one year, and a smaller-sized keeper replica Wanamaker Trophy. The PGA Championship

1520-416: Was in the factory which made the clubs for the man responsible for losing it, Walter Hagen . Hagen claimed to have trusted a taxi driver with the precious cargo, but it never returned to his hotel. There is a smaller replica trophy that the champion gets to keep permanently, but the original must be returned for the following years tournament. The PGA Championship was established for the purpose of providing

1560-437: Was originally a match play event in the early fall, but it varied from May to December. After World War II , the championship was usually in late May or late June, then moved to early July in 1953 and a few weeks later in 1954 , with the finals played on Tuesday. As a match play event (with a stroke play qualifier), it was not uncommon for the finalists to play over 200 holes in seven days. The 1957 event lost money, and at

1600-406: Was the professional at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club, north of Philadelphia while Hutchison represented Allegheny Country Club, northwest of Pittsburgh . Hutchison made a good start to the final, being 4 up after 8 holes. He had won the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 8th holes and taken just 31 strokes for the first eight holes. Hutchison then went over the green at the 9th, losing to a par 4. Barnes also won

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