Discover all the key information ahead of the PGA Championship. Dates, course details, prize money & more.
In 2026, Aaron Rai became the first Englishman to win the tournament for more than a century, when he registered a three-shot victory at Aronimink Golf Club.
Dates
The 2027 PGA Championship gets underway on Thursday 20th May and will finish on Sunday 23rd May.
Location
The 2027 PGA Championship will be held at PGA Frisco, Texas.
The venue will be hosting a major championship for the very first time.
Format
Originally hosted as a match play event for the first 40 years of play, the PGA Championship was previously a week-long event that regularly saw contestant play over 200 holes of golf.
The tournament was revamped as a stroke play format competition from 1958 and has remained in that format since.
Prize Money
The purse for the 2027 PGA Championship hasn't been confirmed, but the purse for the 2026 edition was is $20.5m with the winner, Rai, receiving $3.69m.
How to Qualify
There are a total of 15 ways to qualify for the US PGA Championship:
1. All past winners of the PGA Championship
2. Recent winners of the Masters Tournament (2022–2026)
3. Recent winners of the U.S. Open (2021–2025)
4. Recent winners of The Open Championship (2020–2026)
5. Recent winners of The Players Championship (2024–2026)
6. The top three on the Official World Golf Ranking's International Federation Ranking List as of a date to be confirmed
7. Current Senior PGA Champion
8. The leading 15 players, and those tying for 15th place, in the 2026 PGA Championship
9. The leading 20 players in the 2026 PGA Professional Championship
10. Top 70 players who are eligible and have earned the most PGA Championship Points from the 2025 AT&T Byron Nelson through the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
11. Playing members of the 2024 Presidents Cup teams, who are ranked within the top 100 on the Official World Golf Ranking as of 6th May 2026
12. Winners of official tournaments on the PGA TOUR from the 2026 PGA Championship until the start of the championship
13. Top 3 finishers on the DP World Tour Asian Swing event rankings
14. PGA of America invitees
15. If necessary, the field is completed by players in order of PGA Championship points earned
However, there are a number of players who qualify (for example by winning the PGA Championship or Senior PGA Championship) and decline the invitation.
Previous Winners
Year | Champion | Course | Score | To par |
1916 | Jim Barnes | Siwanoy Country Club | ||
1917 | N/A | |||
1918 | N/A | |||
1919 | Jim Barnes | Engineers Country Club | ||
1920 | Jock Hutchison | Flossmoor Country Club | ||
1921 | Walter Hagen | Inwood Country Club | ||
1922 | Gene Sarazen | Oakmont Country Club | ||
1923 | Gene Sarazen | Pelham Country Club | ||
1924 | Walter Hagen | French Lick Springs Resort | ||
1925 | Walter Hagen | Olympia Fields Country Club | ||
1926 | Walter Hagen | Salisbury Country Club | ||
1927 | Walter Hagen | Cedar Crest GC | ||
1928 | Leo Diegel | Baltimore Country Club | ||
1929 | Leo Diegel | Hillcrest Country Club | ||
1930 | Tommy Armour | Fresh Meadow Country Club | ||
1931 | Tom Creavy | Wannamoisett Country Club | ||
1932 | Olin Dutra | Keller Golf Course | ||
1933 | Gene Sarazen | Blue Mound Golf & Country Club | ||
1934 | Paul Runyan | The Park Country Club | ||
1935 | Johnny Revolta | Twin Hills Golf & Country Club | ||
1936 | Denny Shute | Pinehurst Resort | ||
1937 | Denny Shute | Pittsburgh Field Club | ||
1938 | Paul Runyan | The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort | ||
1939 | Henry Picard | Pomonok Country Club | ||
1940 | Byron Nelson | Hershey Country Club | ||
1941 | Vic Ghezzi | Cherry Hills Country Club | ||
1942 | Sam Snead | Seaview Country Club | ||
1943 | N/A | |||
1944 | Bob Hamilton | Manito Golf and Country Club | ||
1945 | Byron Nelson | Moraine Country Club | ||
1946 | Ben Hogan | Portland Golf Club | ||
1947 | Jim Ferrier | Plum Hollow Country Club | ||
1948 | Ben Hogan | Norwood Hills Country Club | ||
1949 | Sam Snead | Hermitage Country Club | ||
1950 | Chandler Harper | Scioto Country Club | ||
1951 | Sam Snead | Oakmont Country Club | ||
1952 | Jim Turnesa | Big Spring Country Club | ||
1953 | Walter Burkemo | Birmingham Country Club | ||
1954 | Chick Harbert | Keller Golf Course | ||
1955 | Doug Ford | Meadowbrook Country Club | ||
1956 | Jack Burke Jr. | Blue Hill Country Club | ||
1957 | Lionel Hebert | Miami Valley Golf Club | ||
1958 | Dow Finsterwald | Llanerch Country Club | 276 | −4 |
1959 | Bob Rosburg | Minneapolis Golf Club | 277 | −3 |
1960 | Jay Hebert | Firestone Country Club | 281 | +1 |
1961 | Jerry Barber | Olympia Fields | 277 | −3 |
1962 | Gary Player | Aronimink Golf Club | 278 | −2 |
1963 | Jack Nicklaus | Dallas Athletic Club, Blue Course | 279 | −5 |
1964 | Bobby Nichols | Columbus Country Club | 271 | −9 |
1965 | Dave Marr | Laurel Valley Golf Club | 280 | −4 |
1966 | Al Geiberger | Firestone Country Club, South Course | 280 | E |
1967 | Don January | Columbine Country Club | 281 | −7 |
1968 | Julius Boros | Pecan Valley Golf Club | 281 | +1 |
1969 | Raymond Floyd | NCR Country Club, South Course | 276 | −8 |
1970 | Dave Stockton | Southern Hills | 279 | −1 |
1971 | Jack Nicklaus | PGA National | 281 | −7 |
1972 | Gary Player | Oakland Hills, South Course | 281 | +1 |
1973 | Jack Nicklaus | Canterbury Golf Club | 277 | −7 |
1974 | Lee Trevino | Tanglewood Park, Championship | 276 | −4 |
1975 | Jack Nicklaus | Firestone Country Club, South | 276 | −4 |
1976 | Dave Stockton | Congressional Country Club, | 281 | +1 |
1977 | Lanny Wadkins | Pebble Beach | 282 | −6 |
1978 | John Mahaffey | Oakmont Country Club | 276 | −8 |
1979 | David Graham | Oakland Hills, South Course | 272 | −8 |
1980 | Jack Nicklaus | Oak Hill, East Course | 274 | −6 |
1981 | Larry Nelson | Atlanta Athletic Club, | 273 | −7 |
1982 | Raymond Floyd | Southern Hills | 272 | −8 |
1983 | Hal Sutton | Riviera Country Club | 274 | −10 |
1984 | Lee Trevino | Shoal Creek | 273 | −15 |
1985 | Hubert Green | Cherry Hill | 278 | −6 |
1986 | Bob Tway | Inverness Club | 276 | −8 |
1987 | Larry Nelson | PGA National | 287 | −1 |
1988 | Jeff Sluman | Oak Tree | 272 | −12 |
1989 | Payne Stewart | Kemper Lakes | 276 | −12 |
1990 | Wayne Grady | Shoal Creek | 282 | −6 |
1991 | John Daly | Crooked Stick | 276 | −12 |
1992 | Nick Price | Bellerive Country Club | 278 | −6 |
1993 | Paul Azinger | Inverness Club | 272 | −12 |
1994 | Nick Price | Southern Hills | 269 | −11 |
1995 | Steve Elkington | Riviera Country Club | 267 | −17 |
1996 | Mark Brooks | Valhalla Golf Club | 277 | −11 |
1997 | Davis Love III | Winged Foot, West Course | 269 | −11 |
1998 | Vijay Singh | Sahalee Country Club | 271 | −9 |
1999 | Tiger Woods | Medinah Country Club, | 277 | −11 |
2000 | Tiger Woods | Valhalla Golf Club | 270 | −18 |
2001 | David Toms | Atlanta Athletic Club, | 265 | −15 |
2002 | Rich Beem | Hazeltine National | 278 | −10 |
2003 | Shaun Micheel | Oak Hill, East Course | 276 | −4 |
2004 | Vijay Singh | Whistling Straits, Straits Course | 280 | −8 |
2005 | Phil Mickelson | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | 276 | −4 |
2006 | Tiger Woods | Medinah Country Club, | 270 | −18 |
2007 | Tiger Woods | Southern Hills | 272 | −8 |
2008 | Pádraig Harrington | Oakland Hills, South Course | 277 | −3 |
2009 | Yang Yong-eun | Hazeltine National | 280 | −8 |
2010 | Martin Kaymer | Whistling Straits, Straits Course | 277 | −11 |
2011 | Keegan Bradley | Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course | 272 | −8 |
2012 | Rory McIlroy | Kiawah Island Golf Resort, | 275 | −13 |
2013 | Jason Dufner | Oak Hill, East Course | 270 | −10 |
2014 | Rory McIlroy | Valhalla Golf Club | 268 | −16 |
2015 | Jason Day | Whistling Straits, Straits Course | 268 | −20 |
2016 | Jimmy Walker | Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course | 266 | −14 |
2017 | Justin Thomas | Quail Hollow Club | 276 | −8 |
2018 | Brooks Koepka | Bellerive Country Club | 264 | −16 |
2019 | Brooks Koepka | Bethpage Black Course | 272 | −8 |
2020 | Collin Morikawa | TPC Harding Park | 267 | −13 |
2021 | Phil Mickelson | Kiawah Island Golf Resort, | 282 | −6 |
2022 | Justin Thomas | Southern Hills | 275 | −5 |
2023 | Brooks Koepka | Oak Hill, East Course | 271 | −9 |
2024 | Xander Schauffele | Valhalla Golf Club | 263 | -21 |
2025 | Scottie Scheffler | Quail Hollow Club | 273 | -11 |
2026 | Aaron Rai | Aronimink Gold Club | 271 | -9 |
There were no tournaments in 1917, 1918 and 1943 due to World War One and World War Two.
Prior to 1958, the PGA Championship was contested via match play, before moving to stroke play.
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