PGA Championship 2024

The Professional Golfers' Association of America holds the PGA Championship every year, also known as the US PGA Championship or US PGA outside of the United States. It is one of the four professional golf major championships for men. The 106th PGA Championship will take place in 2024 at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky and will host the 72-hole stroke play competition from May 13 to 19.

It was once the fourth and last men's major of the golf season, taking place in mid-August on the third weekend before Labor Day. However, after 2019, the event became the second major of the year, with the Open Championship taking place last.

Winning the PGA awards privileges that increase career security, just like the other majors. The Players Championship for the following five years, the U.S. Open, and the Open Championship, as well as the PGA Championship, are all automatically open to PGA champions. They are also eligible for the PGA Championship for the rest of their lives.

They are given memberships to the PGA Tour and the European Tour, respectively, for the subsequent five and seven seasons. Only one of the four major championships, the PGA Championship, is open only to professionals.

In the 2023 season, Brooks Koepka won the PGA Championship for the third time, earning $3.15 million, while the other two were consecutive in 2018 and 2019. He defeated Viktor Hovland and Scottie Scheffler with a score of 271, under 9 and a margin of two strokes, at the Oak Hill Country Club's east course in Rochester, New York.

The PGA Championship History

The PGA Championship's history dates back to the late 19th century, in 1894, when two unofficial national championships for golfers were organized. The Newport Country Club in Rhode Island hosted one, while St. Andrew's Golf Club in New York hosted the other. Simultaneously, St. Andrew's hosted the Open Championship for professional golfers.

These events gained prestige and allure due to the fact that they were planned concurrently and golf fans had a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see both amateur and professional golfers compete at the same time. The events were not approved by the then-governing body due to some dispute between golfers and organizers, which ultimately resulted in the founding of the United States Golf Association (USGA) in 1894.

The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) was founded in New York City in February 1916. A month earlier, a luncheon with the then-top golfers was hosted by wealthy department store owner Rodman Wanamaker at the nearby Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle. Golf historians refer to Wykagyl as "The Cradle of the PGA" because the attendees set the agenda for the PGA's official formation.

In 1916, the inaugural PGA Championship took place at the Bronxville, New York, Siwanoy Country Club. Rodman Wanamaker donated a gold medal with diamonds and $500 to the winner, Jim Barnes. Furthermore, the initial PGA Championship events were in the match-play format till 1957, and after the PGA meeting of November that year, the event's format was changed to stroke-play in 1958.

After 100 years since its inception, in 2016, a small replica of the Wanamaker Trophy began to be given to the winner to keep for the year. In 2016, Jimmy Walker was the first recipient, with the winner's share of $1.8 million.

The PGA Championship 2024 Schedule

According to the official website of the PGA Championship, the 2024 schedule is as follows:

The PGA Championship 2024 Course

The 2024 PGA Championship will be held at the Valhalla Golf Club, located in Louisville, Kentucky, a private golf club. This will be the club's fourth time hosting the PGA Championship, as it did in 1996, 2000 and 2014. The club also hosted the 2008 Ryder Cup and the 2004 and 2011 Senior PGA Championships.

Located on Shelbyville Road in Louisville's eastern region, just off the Gene Snyder Freeway, the 486-acre course was planned by local business magnate Dwight Gahm and his three sons, who developed it in 1981. The course is extended at 7,458 yards with a slope rating of 148 and a course rating of 78.4. It was designed by the legendary Jack Niklaus and opened to the public in 1986.

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The PGA Championship 2024 Field

Since the PGA Championship allows only professional golfers, instead of amateurs like the other majors, it is thought to have the strongest field of the year. However, the complete field list for the event will be updated closer to the event.

Players who have qualified for the 2024 PGA Championship

The list of players who have qualified for the 2024 PGA Championship as of May 2024 is as follows:

• Scottie Scheffler

• Jon Rahm

• Rory McIlroy

• Ludvig Aberg

• Brooks Koepka

• Xander Schauffele

• Viktor Hovland

• Patrick Cantlay

• Wyndham Clark

• Cameron Smith

• Joaquin Niemann

• Collin Morikawa

• Sam Burns

• Max Homa

• Matt Fitzpatrick

• Tom Kim

• Jordan Spieth

• Bryson DeChambeau

• Tony Finau

• Dustin Johnson

• Justin Thomas

• Hideki Matsuyama

• Jason Day

• Cameron Young

• Tommy Fleetwood

• Rickie Fowler

• Min Woo Lee

• Sungjae Im

• Shane Lowry

• Tyrrell Hatton

• Brian Harman

• Corey Conners

• Patrick Reed

• Justin Rose

• Russell Henley

• Sahith Theegala

• Keegan Bradley

• Adam Scott

• Talor Gooch

• Gary Woodland

• Kurt Kitayama

• Daniel Berger

• Louis Oosthuizen

• Tiger Woods

• Si Woo Kim

• Keith Mitchell

• Thomas Pieters

• Abraham Ancer

• J.T. Poston

• Sepp Straka

• Mito Pereira

• Harris English

• Phil Mickelson

• Ryan Fox

• Adam Hadwin

• Sergio Garcia

• Seamus Power

• Denny McCarthy

• Robert MacIntyre

• Christiaan Bezuidenhout

• Davis Riley

• Aaron Wise

• Marc Leishman

• Billy Horschel

• Harold Varner III

• Jason Kokrak

• Mackenzie Hughes

• Francisco Molinari

• Joel Dahmen

The PGA Championship Winners List

The list below includes each PGA Championship champion since the tournament's inception. Both Match Play and Stroke Play are used to categorize them.

Match Play

• 1958 Dow Finsterwald (-4)

• 1959 Bob Rosburg (-3)

• 1960 Jay Herbert (+1)

• 1961 Jerry Barber (-3)

• 1962 Gary Player (-2)

• 1963 Jack Nicklaus (-5)

• 1964 Bobby Nichols (-9)

• 1965 Dave Marr (-4)

• 1966 Al Geiberger (E)

• 1967 Don January (-7)

• 1968 Julius Boros (+1)

• 1969 Raymond Floyd (-8)

• 1970 Dave Stockton (-1)

• 1971 Jack Nicklaus (-7)

• 1972 Gary Player (+1)

• 1973 Jack Nicklaus (-7)

• 1974 Lee Trevino (-4)

• 1975 Jack Nicklaus (-4)

• 1976 Dave Stockton (+1)

• 1977 Lanny Wadkins (-6)

• 1978 John Mahaffey (-8)

• 1979 David Graham (-8)

• 1980 Jack Nicklaus (-6)

• 1981 Larry Nelson (-7)

• 1982 Raymond Floyd (-8)

• 1983 Hal Sutton (-10)

• 1984 Lee Trevino (-15)

• 1985 Hubert Green (-10)

• 1986 Bob Tway (-8)

• 1987 Larry Nelson (-1)

• 1988 Jeff Sluman (-12)

• 1989 Payne Stewart (-12)

• 1990 Wayne Grady (-6)

• 1991 John Daly (-12)

• 1992 Nick Price (-6)

• 1993 Paul Azinger (-12)

• 1994 Nick Price (-11)

• 1995 Steve Elkington (-17)

• 1996 Mark Brooks (-11)

• 1997 Davis Love III (-11)

• 1998 Vijay Singh (-9)

• 1999 Tiger Woods (-11)

• 2000 Tiger Woods (-18)

• 2001 David Toms (-15)

• 2002 Rich Beem (-10)

• 2003 Shaun Micheel (-4)

• 2004 Vijay Singh (-8)

• 2005 Phil Mickelson (-4)

• 2006 Tiger Woods (-18)

• 2007 Tiger Woods (-8)

• 2008 Padraig Harrington (-3)

• 2009 Y.E. Yang (-8)

• 2010 Martin Kaymer (-11)

• 2011 Keegan Bradley (-8)

• 2012 Rory McIlroy (-13)

• 2013 Jason Dufner (-10)

• 2014 Rory McIlroy (-16)

• 2015 Jason Day (-20)

• 2016 Jimmy Walker (-14)

• 2017 Justin Thomas (-8)

• 2018 Brooks Koepka (-16)

• 2019 Brooks Koepka (-8)

• 2020 Collin Morikawa (-13)

• 2021 Phil Mickelson (-6)

• 2022 Justin Thomas (-5)

• 2023 Brooks Koepka (-9)

Stroke Play

• 1916 James M. Barnes

• 1919 James M. Barnes

• 1920 Jock Hutchison

• 1921 Walter Hagen

• 1922 Gene Sarazen

• 1923 Gene Sarazen

• 1924 Walter Hagen

• 1925 Walter Hagen

• 1926 Walter Hagen

• 1927 Walter Hagen

• 1928 Leo Diegel

• 1929 Leo Diegel

• 1930 Tommy Armour

• 1931 Tom Creavy

• 1932 Olin Dutra

• 1933 Gene Sarazen

• 1934 Paul Runyan

• 1935 Johnny Revolta

• 1936 Denny Shute

• 1937 Denny Shute

• 1938 Paul Runyan

• 1939 Henry Picard

• 1940 Byron Nelson

• 1941 Vic Ghezzi

• 1942 Sam Snead

• 1944 Bob Hamilton

• 1945 Byron Nelson

• 1946 Ben Hogan

• 1947 Jim Ferrier

• 1948 Ben Hogan

• 1949 Sam Snead

• 1950 Chandler Harper

• 1951 Sam Snead

• 1952 Jim Turnesa

• 1953 Walter Burkemo

• 1954 Chick Harbert

• 1955 Doug Ford

• 1956 Jack Burke Jr.

• 1957 Lionel Hebert

The PGA Championship 2023 Broadcasting Details

According to the official website of the PGA Championship, ESPN and CBS will broadcast live coverage of the 2024 PGA Championship. The event will be available to live stream on networks like ESPN+, Hulu + Live TV (CBS and ESPN streaming), and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME (CBS streaming).

Online and Television Coverage

According to the official website of the PGA Championship, the entire coverage schedule is as follows: