The PGA Championship – Tournament records

<div class="article">The PGA Championship - Tournament records <img src="https://golftoday.co.uk/content/uploads/2018/01/pga_logo-66.jpg" width="66" height="66" border="0" align="left">In the early 1910s, American golfers such as Francis Ouimet, Walter Hagen and John McDermott were enjoying increasing success against the Scots and the English in the US Open, which spurred enormous growth of golf in America.In Britain, the Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) had been founded in 1901, and some 15 years later was already running a successful, commercially sponsored (by the News of the World newspaper) 36 hole matchplay Championship for professionals. On January 17, 1916, Rodman Wanamaker, a department store magnate who foresaw the commercial potential for golf and admired the British PGA's initiatives, invited a group of 35 professional golfers (including Hagen), well-known amateurs, course architects and representatives from the golf industry to a lunch in New York.The result was the founding of the PGA of America and the PGA Championship, sponsored by Wanamaker, who provided the trophy, a purse of $2,580 and a first prize of $500, ironically won by an English caddie and club-maker from Cornwall, Jim Barnes - although Barnes had moved to the US in 1906 and turned pro, taking US citizenship shortly after.From 1916 to 1957 the format of the Championship remained the original 36 holes of matchplay, although the field was first whittled down to 32 or 64 qualifiers by 36 holes of strokeplay. Since 1958, it has been decided by 72 holes of strokeplay.Automatic qualification for the PGA Championship is granted to: • the winners of the last five U.S. Opens • the winners of the last five Masters • the winners of the last five Open Championships • the last Senior PGA Champion • the low 15 scorers and ties in the previous PGA Championship • the 20 low scorers in the last PGA Professional National Championship (club pros and teachers) • the 70 leaders in official money standings (starting one week prior to the previous year's PGA Championship and ending two weeks prior to the current year's PGA Championship) • members of the most recent United States Ryder Cup Team • winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the previous PGA Championship (does not include pro-am and team competitions) TOURNAMENT RECORDS Multiple winners: 5 wins: Walter Hagen: 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 Jack Nicklaus: 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980 4 wins: Tiger Woods: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 3 wins: Gene Sarazen: 1922, 1923, 1933 Sam Snead: 1942, 1949, 1951 2 wins: Jim Barnes: 1916, 1919 Leo Diegel: 1928, 1929 Raymond Floyd: 1969, 1982 Ben Hogan: 1946, 1948 Byron Nelson: 1940, 1945 Larry Nelson: 1981, 1987 Gary Player:1962, 1972 Nick Price: 1992, 1994 Paul Runyan: 1934, 1938 Denny Shute: 1936, 1937 Vijay Singh: 1998, 2004 Dave Stockton: 1970, 1976 Lee Trevino: 1974, 1984 Most consecutive wins:4 times: Walter Hagen: 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927Twice: Jim Barnes: 1916, 1919 Gene Sarazen: 1922, 1923 Leo Diegel: 1928, 1929 Denny Shute: 1936, 1937 Tiger Woods: 1999, 2000 and again 2006, 2007 Youngest winner:Gene Sarazen at 20 years, 5 months and 20 days, in 1922 Tom Creavy at 20 years, 7 months and 17 days in 1931 Oldest winner:Julius Boros at 48 years, 4 months and 18 days, in 1968 (this is also the record for the oldest winner of any Major Championship) Jerry Barber at 45 years, 3 months and 6 days, in 1961 Lee Trevino at 44 years, 8 months and 18 days, in 1984 Most times runner-up:4, by Jack Nicklaus in 1964, 1965, 1974, 1983Most times in the top 3:12, by Jack NicklausMost times in the top 10:15, by Jack NicklausLowest aggregate:265 (-15) by David Toms at Atlanta in 2001 (NB: this is also the lowest aggregate in any Major Championship)Lowest under par:20 under, by Jason Day at Whistling Straits in 2015 (also an all-time major socring record to par) 18 under, by Tiger Woods at Valhalla in 2000 and again at Medinah in 2006, and Bob May, who tied Tiger Woods at Valhalla in 2000 Biggest winning margin:8 shots, by Rory McIlroy at Kiawah Island in 2012 7 shots, by Jack Nicklaus at Baltusrol in 1980Lowest round:63 (-7), by Bruce Crampton at Firestone in 1975 63 (-7), by Ray Floyd at Southern Hills in 1982 63 (-9), by Gary Player at Shoal Creek in 1984 63 (-8), by Vijay Singh at Inverness in 1993 63 (-8), by Michael Bradley at Riviera in 1995 63 (-8), by Brad Faxon at Riviera in 1995 63 (-9), by Jose Maria Olazabal at Valhalla in 2000 63 (-7), by Mark O'Meara at Atlanta in 2001 63 (-7), by Thomas Bjorn at Baltusrol in 2005 63 (-7), by Tiger Woods at Southern Hills in 2007 63 (-7), by Steve Stricker at Atlanta in 2011Lowest 9 holes:28, by Brad Faxon at Riviera in 1995Lowest 36 holes:131 (-11), by Hal Sutton at Riviera in 1983 131 (-11), by Vijay Singh at Inverness in 1993 131 (-11), by Ernie Els at Riviera in 1995 131 (-11), by Mark O'Meara at Riviera in 1995 131 (-9), by David Toms at Atlanta in 2001 131 (-9), by Shingo Katayama at Atlanta in 2001Lowest 54 holes:196 (-14), by David Toms at Atlanta in 2001Lowest last 36 holes:131 (-9), by Mark Calcavecchia at Atlanta in 2001Lowest last 54 holes:198 (-18), by Bob May at Valhalla in 2000Biggest 18-hole lead:3 shots, by Bobby Nichols at Columbus in 1964, and by Raymond Floyd at Southern Hills in 1982Biggest 36-hole lead:5 shots, by Nick Price atSouthern Hills in 1994Biggest 54-hole lead:5 shots, by Raymond Floyd at Dayton in 1969, by Tom Watson at Oakmont in 1978, and by Raymond Floyd again at Southern Hills in 1982Best last-day comeback to win:7 shots, by John Mahaffey at Oakmont, 1978Most appearances:37, by Arnold Palmer and Jack NicklausMost sub-par rounds:53, by Jack NicklausMost rounds in 60s:41, by Jack NicklausMost cuts made:27, by Raymond Floyd and Jack NicklausWire-to-wire winners:Bobby Nichols in 1964 Raymond Floyd in 1969 Raymond Floyd in 1982 Hal Sutton in 1983 Tiger Woods in 2000Lowest cut:141 (+1) at Atlanta in 2001Highest cut:154 (+14) at Llanerch in 1958Debut winners:Jim Barnes at Siwanoy, 1916 Tom Creavy at Wannamoisett, 1931 Bob Hamilton at Manito, 1944 Doug Ford at Meadowbrook, 1955 Bob Tway at Inverness, 1986 John Daly at Crooked Stick, 1991 Shaun Micheel at Oak Hill, 2003 Keegan Bradley at Atlanta, 2011Winners' nationalities (out of 93 playings):US - 80 times Australia - 4 times Fiji, South Africa & Zimbabwe twice each Ireland - once South Korea - once Germany - once In 2008, Padraig Harrington became the first European (citizenship at the time of playing) to win the PGA, although a number of British born pros who had taken US citizenship won in the early years.Winning brothers:Jay Hebert in 1960 (strokeplay) and Lionel Hebert in 1957 (the last year of matchplay). They are one of only five sets of brothers to have won major championships. Major record: In winning the 1973 PGA Championship, Jack Nicklaus took his 12th professional major, overhauling Walter Hagen's record of 11. It was also his 14th professional or amateur major (he won the US Amateur twice), overhauling Bobby Jones' record of 13, thus making Nicklaus "officially" the greatest golfer of all time - a record he still holds with his final tally of 18 professional and 2 amateur majors.  </div>