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Assault weapons legislation in the United States refers to bills and laws (active, expired, proposed or failed) that define and restrict or make illegal the manufacture, transfer, and possession of assault weapons. How these firearms are defined and regulated varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
The Federal Assault Weapons Ban enacted in 1994 expired in 2004. Attempts to renew this ban have failed, as have attempts to pass a new ban, such as the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 (AWB 2013). Seven U.S. states have assault weapons bans: three were enacted before the 1994 federal ban and four more passed before the federal ban expired. The majority of states, forty-three, have no assault weapons ban, although two, Minnesota and Virginia, have training and background check requirements for purchasers of assault weapons that are more stringent than those for ordinary firearms. While there are no statewide assault weapon bans in Colorado and Illinois, local bans exist in certain cities or counties in each of these states.
The 1994 federal and 1989 state ban in California were prompted by the 1989 Cleveland Elementary School shooting in Stockton, California. Existing and proposed weapon bans come under renewed interest in the wake of mass shootings, most recently after the December 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. In addition to state bans, Washington, D.C. and some U.S. counties and municipalities have assault weapons laws.
Contents
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1 Federal assault weapons bans
1.1 Expired Assault Weapons Ban of 1994
2 Proposed federal assault weapons bans
2.1 Proposed Assault Weapons Ban of 2015
3 State assault weapon bans
3.1 California
3.1.1 1989
3.1.2 1999
3.2 Connecticut
3.3 Hawaii
3.4 Maryland
3.5 Massachusetts
3.6 New Jersey
3.7 New York
4 Local assault weapons bans
4.1 District of Columbia
4.2 Illinois
4.3 Indiana
4.4 Massachusetts
5 Public opinion
6 References
Federal assault weapons bans[edit]
Expired Assault Weapons Ban of 1994[edit]
Main article: Federal Assault Weapons Ban
In January 1989, 34 children and a teacher were shot in Stockton, California, using a semi-automatic replica of an AK-47 assault rifle. Five children died.[1][2][3]:10 President George H.W. Bush banned the import of semiautomatic rifles in March 1989,[4] and made the ban permanent in July.[5] The assault weapons ban tried to address public concern about mass shootings while limiting the impact on recreational firearms use.[6]:1–2
In November 1993, the ban passed the United States Senate, although its author, Dianne Feinstein, D-CA, and other advocates said that it was a weakened version of the original proposal.[7] In January 1994, Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center, said handguns and assault weapons should be banned.[8] In May of that year, former presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan, wrote to the United States House of Representatives in support of banning "semi-automatic assault guns." They cited a 1993 CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll that found 77 percent of Americans supported a ban on the manufacture, sale, and possession of such weapons.[9] Rep. Jack Brooks, D-TX, then chair of the House Judiciary Committee, tried to remove the ban from the crime bill but failed.[10]
The Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act, commonly called the federal Assault Weapons Ban (AWB and AWB 1994), was enacted in September 1994. The ban, including a ban on high-capacity magazines, became defunct (expired) in September 2004 per a 10-year sunset provision.
Proposed federal assault weapons bans[edit]
Proposed Assault Weapons Ban of 2015[edit]
The proposed bill H.R.4269, the Assault Weapons Ban of 2015,[11] was introduced on December 16 of 2015 to the 114th United States Congress, sponsored by Representative David N. Cicilline[12] of Rhode Island along with 123 original co-sponsors,[13] it currently has 149 co-sponsors,[13] This legislation states that its purpose is "To regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and bear arms is not unlimited, and for other purposes."[14]
The proposed legislation targets various firearm accessories, including the barrel shroud (a safety covering for the barrel of the firearm to prevent the operator from burning his or her hands as the barrel becomes heated after the firing of multiple rounds), pistol grip, and certain types of firearm stocks such as telescoping or collapsing stocks.[14] Also included are lists of various classes and models of firearms, including semi-automatic firearms, modern sporting rifles, assault weapons, semi-automatic pistols, semi-automatic shotguns, and others, some of which have already been banned or restricted under existing legislation including grenade launchers.[14] The legislation also proscribes high-capacity magazines.[14]
State assault weapon bans[edit]
U.S. assault weapons bans by jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
Status
- By make/
model
Semiauto
rifles
Semiauto
pistols
Shotguns
Features
test
Magazine
capacity
California[15]
In force N N N N N N
Connecticut[16]
In force N N N N N N
District of Columbia[17]
In force N N N N N N
Hawaii[18]
In force N N N
Maryland[19]
In force N N N N N N
Massachusetts[20]
In force N N N N N N
New Jersey[21]
In force N N N N N N
New York[22]
In force N N N N N N
See also: Gun laws in the United States by state
Three U.S. states passed assault weapons bans before Congress passed the federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994: California in 1989, New Jersey in 1990, and Connecticut in 1993. Four others passed assault weapons bans before AWB 1994 expired in 2004: Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts and New York.[23]
California[edit]
See also: Gun laws in California
1989[edit]
Main article: Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989
In May 1989, California became the first state in the U.S. to pass an assault weapons ban, after the January 1989 Cleveland Elementary School shooting in Stockton.[24] The Roberti-Roos Assault Weapons Control Act of 1989, or AWCA, banned semi-automatic firearms that it classified as assault weapons: over 50 specific brands and models of rifles, pistols, and shotguns. It also banned magazines that it classified as large capacity (those able to hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition). Guns and magazines legally owned at the time the law was passed were grandfathered in if registered with the California Department of Justice.[25][26]
1999[edit]
In March 1999, State Senator Don Perata introduced Senate Bill 23 (SB 23). The bill had three provisions: to make illegal the manufacture, importation, sale or offer, or to give or lend any large-capacity magazine as defined as having the capacity to accept more than ten rounds; the addition of a "generic" definition list to the existing Roberti-Roos legislation; and the exemption to allow on and off duty and retired peace officers the use of assault weapons.[27] They are defined in Penal Code §12276.1 and §30515.[28] The bill was passed and went into effect on January 1, 2000.[29]
Connecticut[edit]
See also: Gun laws in Connecticut
In June 1993, Connecticut became the third U.S. state, after California and New Jersey, to pass an assault weapons ban.[30] In April 2013, four months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Connecticut General Assembly passed new restrictions to the state's existing assault weapons ban.[31] The law was challenged, but a federal judge upheld it and ruled it constitutional. Gun owners said they would appeal.[32]
Connecticut prohibits any person from possessing an assault weapon unless the weapon was possessed prior to July 1, 1994, and the possessor:
Was eligible to apply for a certificate of possession for the assault weapon by July 1, 1994;
Lawfully possessed the assault weapon prior to October 1, 1993; and
Is not in violation of Connecticut General Statutes §§ 53-202a to 53-202k (assault weapon regulations), and Connecticut General Statutes § 53-202o (affirmative defense in prosecution for possession of specified assault weapon). It also prohibits any person from distributing, transporting, importing into the state, keeping, offering or exposing for sale, or giving an assault weapon to any person.[16]
Connecticut defines an "assault weapon" as:
Any "selective-fire" firearm capable of fully automatic, semi-automatic or "burst fire" at the option of the user;
Any semi-automatic centerfire rifle, regardless of the date produced, that has the ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least one of the following features: 1) A folding or telescoping stock; 2) Any grip of the weapon, including a pistol grip, thumbhole stock, or other stock that would allow an individual to grip the weapon, resulting in any finger on the trigger hand in addition to the trigger finger being directly below any portion of the action of the weapon when firing; 3) A forward pistol grip; 4) A flash suppressor; or 5) A grenade or flare launcher;
A semi-automatic pistol that has an ability to accept a detachable magazine and has at least one of the following features: 1) The ability to accept a detachable ammunition magazine that attaches at some location outside the pistol grip; 2) A threaded barrel capable of accepting a flash suppressor, forward pistol grip or silencer; 3) A shroud that is attached to, or partially or completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm without being burned (except a slide that encloses the barrel); or 4) A second hand grip;
A semi-automatic shotgun that has both of the following features: 1) A folding or telescoping stock; or 2) Any grip of the weapon, including a pistol grip, a thumbhole stock, or any other stock, the use of which would allow an individual to grip the weapon, resulting in any finger on the trigger hand in addition to the trigger finger being directly below any portion of the action of the weapon when firing;
A semiautomatic, centerfire rifle that has: 1) a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition; or 2) an overall length of less than 30 inches;
A semiautomatic pistol with a fixed magazine that has the ability to accept more than 10 rounds of ammunition;
A semiautomatic shotgun that can accept a detachable magazine; or
A shotgun with a revolving cylinder.[16]
Connecticut also bans listed makes and models of semiautomatic firearms and copies of those firearms. Grandfather clauses and other exceptions apply, depending.[16]
Hawaii[edit]
See also: Gun laws in Hawaii
Hawaiian law bans the manufacture, possession, sale or other transfer of what it defines as assault pistols. Hawaii defines an "assault pistol" as a semiautomatic handgun that accepts a detachable magazine and that has two or more of:
An ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol outside of the pistol grip;
A threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel extender, flash suppressor, forward hand grip, or silencer;
A shroud that is attached to or partially or completely encircles the barrel and that permits the shooter to hold the firearm with the second hand without being burned;
A manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the pistol is unloaded;
A centerfire pistol with an overall length of 12 inches or more; or
A semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.[18]
In tandem with the assault pistol ban is a law that bans the manufacture, possession, sale or other transfer of detachable ammunition magazines with capacities greater than 10 rounds that are capable of use with a pistol.[33]
Maryland[edit]
See also: Gun laws in Maryland
Maryland law prohibits the possession, sale, transfer, purchase, receipt, or transportation into the state of assault weapons defined as assault pistols and assault long guns. Maryland's definition of an "assault long gun" includes a list of 45 specific firearms or their copies, with certain variations. Maryland's definition of an "assault pistol" includes a list of 15 specific firearms or their copies, with certain variations. Maryland also defines an assault weapon "copycat weapon" as:
A semiautomatic centerfire rifle that can accept a detachable magazine and has any two of the following: a folding stock; a grenade or flare launcher; or a flash suppressor;
A semiauto centerfire rifle that has a fixed magazine with the capacity to accept more than 10 rounds;
A semiauto centerfire rifle that has an overall length of less than 29 inches;
A semiauto pistol with a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds;
A semiauto shotgun that has a folding stock; or
A shotgun with a revolving cylinder.[19]
In tandem with the assault weapons ban is a law that bans the manufacture, possession, sale or other transfer of detachable magazines with capacities greater than 20 rounds.[34]
The United States Supreme Court refused to hear a challenge to the Maryland ban in November 2017. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond had upheld the ban, stating that: "[A]ssault weapons and large-capacity magazines are not protected by the Second Amendment." Attorneys general in 21 states and the NRA had asked the Supreme Court to hear the case.[35]
Massachusetts[edit]
See also: Gun laws in Massachusetts
Massachusetts law bans the sale, transfer, or possession of assault weapons not otherwise lawfully possessed on September 13, 1994. Massachusetts defines "assault weapon" by the definition of "semiautomatic assault weapon" in the federal assault weapons ban of 1994. That definition included:
A list of firearms by name and copies of those firearms;
Semi-automatic rifles and pistols capable of accepting a detachable magazine and having at least two specified characteristics; and
Semi-automatic shotguns having at least two specified characteristics.[20]
In tandem with the assault weapons ban is a law that bans the sale, transfer, or possession of a large capacity feeding device unless such device was lawfully possessed on September 13, 1994. The definition of "large capacity feeding device" included: a fixed or detachable magazine, box, drum, feed strip or similar device capable of accepting, or that can be readily converted to accept, more than 10 rounds of ammunition or more than 5 shotgun shells; or a large capacity ammunition feeding device as defined in the federal assault weapons ban of 1994.[36]
New Jersey[edit]
See also: Gun laws in New Jersey
In May 1990, New Jersey became the second state in the U.S. to pass an assault weapons ban, after California. At the time, it was the toughest assault weapons ban in the nation.[37] AR-15 semi-automatic rifles are illegal in New Jersey, and owning and publicly carrying other guns require separate licensing processes.[38]
Although it is commonly referred to as an assault weapons ban, New Jersey's law actually uses the term "assault firearm" to define banned and regulated guns. Some New Jersey gun advocates have called its laws "draconian." Attorney Evan Nappen, author of several books on New Jersey gun laws, says the term is "misapplied and carries with it a pejorative meaning."[38]
New York[edit]
See also: Gun laws in New York
New York law bans the manufacture, transport, disposal or possession of an assault weapon in the state. It defines an "assault weapon" as:
A semi-automatic rifle or pistol able to accept a detachable magazine and that has at least one from a list of characteristics;
A semi-automatic shotgun that has at least one from a list of characteristics; or
A revolving cylinder shotgun.[22]
In tandem with the assault weapons ban is a law that bans the manufacture, transport, disposal or possession of a "large capacity ammunition feeding device," defined as: "a magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that: 1) has a capacity of, or that can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than ten rounds of ammunition; 2) contains more than seven rounds of ammunition; or 3) is obtained after January 15, 2013 and has a capacity of, or can be readily restored or converted to accept more than seven rounds of ammunition."[39]
Local assault weapons bans[edit]
Some local governments have laws that ban or restrict the possession of assault weapons.
District of Columbia[edit]
A Washington, D.C. law banning the possession of assault weapons was upheld by a federal appeals court in 2011.[40]
Illinois[edit]
The law that set up Illinois' concealed carry system in 2013 also established state preemption for certain areas of gun law, including restrictions on assault weapons. Laws passed before July 20, 2013 are grandfathered in, and a number of local governments in the Chicago area have laws that either prohibit or regulate the possession of firearms that they define as assault weapons.[41] These include the city of Chicago[42] and Cook County.[43] On December 7, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States refused to grant a writ of certiorari to take up a challenge brought against a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit which had upheld a local law banning assault weapons and large-capacity magazines in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois.[44] In refusing to hear the case, the Supreme Court allowed the ruling to stand and the ban to remain in place.
Indiana[edit]
In March 1989 the Northwest Indiana cities of Gary and East Chicago city councils passed ordinances prohibiting both sale and possession of assault weapons. Gary City Councilman Vernon G. Smith (D-4th) sponsored the ordinance making it a crime to possess or sell assault-type weapons.[45] Both of these ordinances were invalidated under statewide pre-emption legislation enacted by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Mitch Daniels in 2011.
Massachusetts[edit]
Boston has a law prohibiting the possession or transfer of assault weapons without a license from the Boston Police Commissioner.[46]
Public opinion[edit]
This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2018)
Shortly after the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting, a CBS News poll found that a majority of Americans (57%) supported a ban on assault weapons.[47] Gallup noted a similarly high percentage of Americans thought that a ban would be an effective response to terrorism after the 2015 San Bernardino shooting (55%), and in 2013 when the question was put in a referendum format ("Would you vote for or against a law that would reinstate and strengthen the ban on assault weapons that was in place from 1994 to 2004?") (56% support).[48] But it noted that "Support for stricter gun control laws often rises after high-profile shooting incidents and then often subsides again," and that support for stricter gun controls, although still a majority view, had declined since the early 1990s.[48] By October 2016, support for an assault weapons ban had fallen to a historical low of 36%.[49]
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Loaded question
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A loaded question or complex question fallacy is a question that contains a controversial or unjustified assumption (e.g., a presumption of guilt).[1]
Aside from being an informal fallacy depending on usage, such questions may be used as a rhetorical tool: the question attempts to limit direct replies to be those that serve the questioner's agenda.[2] The traditional example is the question "Have you stopped beating your wife?" Whether the respondent answers yes or no, he will admit to having a wife and having beaten her at some time in the past. Thus, these facts are presupposed by the question, and in this case an entrapment, because it narrows the respondent to a single answer, and the fallacy of many questions has been committed.[2] The fallacy relies upon context for its effect: the fact that a question presupposes something does not in itself make the question fallacious. Only when some of these presuppositions are not necessarily agreed to by the person who is asked the question does the argument containing them become fallacious.[2] Hence the same question may be loaded in one context, but not in the other. For example, the previous question would not be loaded if it were asked during a trial in which the defendant had already admitted to beating his wife.[2]
This fallacy should be distinguished from that of begging the question (not to be confused with raising the question),[3] which offers a premise whose plausibility depends on the truth of the proposition asked about, and which is often an implicit restatement of the proposition.[4]
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2 Historical examples
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
Defense[edit]
A common way out of this argument is not to answer the question (e.g. with a simple 'yes' or 'no'), but to challenge the assumption behind the question. To use an earlier example, a good response to the question "Have you stopped beating your wife?" would be "I have never beaten my wife".[5] This removes the ambiguity of the expected response, therefore nullifying the tactic. However, the asker is likely to respond by accusing the one who answers of dodging the question.
Historical examples[edit]
Madeleine Albright (U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.) fell into a trap of answering a loaded question (and later regretted not challenging it instead) on 60 Minutes on 12 May 1996. Lesley Stahl asked, regarding the effects of UN sanctions against Iraq, "We have heard that a half million children have died. I mean, that is more children than died in Hiroshima. And, you know, is the price worth it?" Madeleine Albright: "I think that is a very hard choice, but the price, we think, the price is worth it."[6] She later wrote of this response:
I must have been crazy; I should have answered the question by reframing it and pointing out the inherent flaws in the premise behind it.... As soon as I had spoken, I wished for the power to freeze time and take back those words. My reply had been a terrible mistake, hasty, clumsy, and wrong.... I had fallen into a trap and said something that I simply did not mean. That is no one's fault but my own.[7]
For another example, the 2009 referendum on corporal punishment in New Zealand asked: "Should a smack as part of good parental correction be a criminal offence in New Zealand?" Murray Edridge, of Barnardos New Zealand, criticized the question as "loaded and ambiguous" and claimed "the question presupposes that smacking is a part of good parental correction".[8]
See also[edit]
Complex question
Entailment (pragmatics)
False dilemma
Gotcha journalism
Implicature
Leading question
Mu (negative)
Presupposition
Suggestive question
List of fallacies
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Gregory Bassham (2004). Critical Thinking. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780072879599.
^ Jump up to: a b c d Douglas N. Walton, Informal logic: a handbook for critical argumentation, Cambridge University Press, 1989, ISBN 0-521-37925-3, pp. 36–37
Jump up ^ "Fallacy: Begging the Question". The Nizkor Project. Retrieved January 22, 2008.
Jump up ^ Carroll, Robert Todd. The Skeptic's Dictionary. John Wiley & Sons. p. 51. ISBN 0-471-27242-6.
Jump up ^ Layman, C. Stephen (2003). The Power of Logic. p. 158.
Jump up ^ Douglas E. Hill (2002). "Albright's Blunder". Irvine Review. Archived from the original on 2003-06-03. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
Jump up ^ Albright, Madeleine (2003). Madam Secretary: A Memoir. p. 275. ISBN 0-7868-6843-0.
Jump up ^ "Anti-smacking debate goes to referendum". 3 News. June 15, 2009. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
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PGA Championship
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This article is about the Championship held in the United States. For the European Tour Championship held at Wentworth Club, United Kingdom, see BMW PGA Championship.
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PGA Championship
Tournament information
Location
United States, varies
Charlotte, North Carolina
in 2017
Established
1916; 101 years ago (1916)
Course(s)
Quail Hollow Club
Par
71
Length
7,442 yd (6,805 m)
Organized by
PGA of America
Tour(s)
PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Format
Stroke play (1958–present)
Match play (1916–1957)
Prize fund
$10.5 million
Month played
August
Tournament record score
Aggregate
265 David Toms (2001)
To par
−20* Jason Day (2015)
*equals record for all majors
Current champion
Justin Thomas
2017 PGA Championship
The PGA Championship (often referred to as the U.S. PGA Championship or U.S. PGA outside of the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four major championships in professional golf, and it is the golf season's final major, played in mid-August on the third weekend prior to Labor Day weekend. (It was rescheduled for 2016 to late July to accommodate golf's return to the Olympics.) It is an official money event on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and Japan Golf Tour, with a purse of $10 million since the 97th edition in 2015.
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) for the next five years, and are exempt from qualifying for the PGA Championship for life.[citation needed] They receive membership on the PGA and European Tours for the following five seasons and invitations to The Players Championship for five years. The PGA Championship has been held at a large number of venues, some of the early ones now quite obscure, but currently it is usually staged by one of a small group of celebrated courses, each of which has also hosted several other leading events, including the U.S. Open and Ryder Cup.[citation needed]
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1 History
1.1 Format
1.2 Location
1.3 Promotion
2 Qualification
3 Winners
3.1 Stroke play era winners
3.2 Match play era winners
4 Match play era details
5 Summary by course, state and region
6 Records
7 Broadcasting
8 Future sites
9 See also
10 Notes
11 References
12 External links
History[edit]
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In 1894, with 41 golf courses operating in 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 St. Andrew's Golf Club in New York. In addition, and at the same time as the amateur event, St. 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 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 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;[1] consequently, golf historians have dubbed Wykagyl "The Cradle of the PGA."[2] The new organization's first president was Robert White, one of Wykagyl's best-known golf professionals.[citation needed]
The first PGA Championship was held in October 1916 at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York.[3] 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.[4][5]
Format[edit]
Initially a match play event, the PGA Championship was originally played in early fall but varied from May to December. Following World War II, the championship was mostly played 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,[6] and at 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.[7]
During the 1960s, the PGA Championship was played the week following The Open Championship five times, making it virtually impossible for players to compete in both majors. In 1965, 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.[8]
Prior to the 2017 edition, it was announced that the tournament would be moved to May on the weekend prior to Memorial Day, beginning in 2019. The PGA Tour concurrently announced that it would move its Players Championship back to March 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 it would be completed before the start of football season.[9][10][11]
Location[edit]
The PGA Championship is primarily played in the eastern half of the United States, only ten times has it ventured west. It was last played in the Pacific time zone 19 years ago in 1998, at Sahalee east of Seattle, and California's most recent was in 1995 at Riviera. (The Mountain time zone has hosted three, all in suburban Denver, in 1941, 1967, and 1985.) The 102nd edition in 2020 is scheduled for TPC Harding Park in San Francisco,[12][13] the first for the Bay Area and a return to California after a quarter century.
Through 2016, the state of New York has hosted twelve times, followed by Ohio (11) and Pennsylvania (9).
Promotion[edit]
The tournament was previously promoted with the slogan "Glory's Last Shot". In 2013, the tagline had been dropped in favor of "The Season's Final Major", as suggested by PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem whilst discussing the allowance of a one-week break in its schedule prior to 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 the PGA Championship, so let's not stick with it. Let's think what else is out there."[14][15] For a time, the tournament used the slogan "This is Major" as a replacement.[16][17]
Qualification[edit]
The PGA Championship was established for the purpose of providing 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 the other major championships, or winning a PGA Tour event while playing on a sponsor's exemption), and the only one that reserves a large number of places, 20 of 156, for club professionals. These slots are determined by the top finishers in the club pro championship, which is held in June.
Since December 1968, the PGA Tour has been independent of the PGA of America.[18][19][20]
The PGA Tour 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 it invariably invites all of the top 100 (not just top 50) players who are not already qualified.[citation needed]
List of qualification criteria as of 2010:
All former PGA Champions.
Winners of the last five U.S. Opens.
Winners of the last five Masters.
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.
The 70 leaders in official money standings on the PGA Tour (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 and European Ryder Cup Teams, provided they are in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking as of one week before the start of the tournament.
Winners of tournaments co-sponsored or approved by the PGA Tour since the previous PGA Championship (does not include pro-am and team competitions, but does include alternate events).
The PGA of America reserves the right to invite additional players not included in the categories listed above.
The total field is a maximum of 156 players. Vacancies are filled by the first available player from the list of alternates (those below 70th place in official money standings).
Winners[edit]
Main article: List of PGA Championship champions
Stroke play era winners[edit]
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Venue
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Score
Winning
margin
Runner(s)-up
Winner's[21]
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2017 Justin Thomas United States Quail Hollow Club Charlotte, North Carolina 276 (−8) 2 strokes Francesco Molinari
Louis Oosthuizen
Patrick Reed 1,890,000
2016 Jimmy Walker United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey 266 (−14) 1 stroke Jason Day 1,800,000
2015 Jason Day Australia Whistling Straits, Straits Course Kohler, Wisconsin[N 1] 268 (−20) 3 strokes Jordan Spieth 1,800,000
2014 Rory McIlroy (2) Northern Ireland Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky 268 (−16) 1 stroke Phil Mickelson 1,800,000
2013 Jason Dufner United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Rochester, New York[N 2] 270 (−10) 2 strokes Jim Furyk 1,445,000
2012 Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course Kiawah Island, South Carolina 275 (−13) 8 strokes David Lynn 1,445,000
2011 Keegan Bradley United States Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course Johns Creek, Georgia[N 3] 272 (−8) Playoff Jason Dufner 1,445,000
2010 Martin Kaymer Germany Whistling Straits, Straits Course Kohler, Wisconsin[N 1] 277 (−11) Playoff Bubba Watson 1,350,000
2009 Yang Yong-eun South Korea Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 280 (−8) 3 strokes Tiger Woods 1,350,000
2008 Pádraig Harrington Ireland Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield, Michigan 277 (−3) 2 strokes Ben Curtis
Sergio García 1,350,000
2007 Tiger Woods (4) United States Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 272 (−8) 2 strokes Woody Austin 1,260,000
2006 Tiger Woods (3) United States Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Medinah, Illinois 270 (−18) 5 strokes Shaun Micheel 1,224,000
2005 Phil Mickelson United States Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course Springfield, New Jersey 276 (−4) 1 stroke Thomas Bjørn
Steve Elkington 1,170,000
2004 Vijay Singh (2) Fiji Whistling Straits, Straits Course Kohler, Wisconsin[N 1] 280 (−8) Playoff Chris DiMarco
Justin Leonard 1,125,000
2003 Shaun Micheel United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Rochester, New York[N 2] 276 (−4) 2 strokes Chad Campbell 1,080,000
2002 Rich Beem United States Hazeltine National Golf Club Chaska, Minnesota 278 (−10) 1 stroke Tiger Woods 990,000
2001 David Toms United States Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course Duluth, Georgia[N 3] 265 (−15) 1 stroke Phil Mickelson 936,000
2000 Tiger Woods (2) United States Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky[N 4] 270 (−18) Playoff Bob May 900,000
1999 Tiger Woods United States Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Medinah, Illinois 277 (−11) 1 stroke Sergio García 630,000
1998 Vijay Singh Fiji Sahalee Country Club Sammamish, Washington 271 (−9) 2 strokes Steve Stricker 540,000
1997 Davis Love III United States Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course Mamaroneck, New York 269 (−11) 5 strokes Justin Leonard 470,000
1996 Mark Brooks United States Valhalla Golf Club Louisville, Kentucky[N 4] 277 (−11) Playoff Kenny Perry 430,000
1995 Steve Elkington Australia Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, California[N 5] 267 (−17) Playoff Colin Montgomerie 360,000
1994 Nick Price (2) Zimbabwe Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 269 (−11) 6 strokes Corey Pavin 310,000
1993 Paul Azinger United States Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 272 (−12) Playoff Greg Norman 300,000
1992 Nick Price Zimbabwe Bellerive Country Club St. Louis, Missouri[N 6] 278 (−6) 3 strokes John Cook
Nick Faldo
Jim Gallagher, Jr.
Gene Sauers 280,000
1991 John Daly United States Crooked Stick Golf Club Carmel, Indiana 276 (−12) 3 strokes Bruce Lietzke 230,000
1990 Wayne Grady Australia Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club Birmingham, Alabama 282 (−6) 3 strokes Fred Couples 225,000
1989 Payne Stewart United States Kemper Lakes Golf Club Long Grove, Illinois 276 (−12) 1 stroke Andy Bean
Mike Reid
Curtis Strange 200,000
1988 Jeff Sluman United States Oak Tree Golf Club Edmond, Oklahoma 272 (−12) 3 strokes Paul Azinger 160,000
1987 Larry Nelson (2) United States PGA National Resort & Spa Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 287 (−1) Playoff Lanny Wadkins 150,000
1986 Bob Tway United States Inverness Club Toledo, Ohio 276 (−8) 2 strokes Greg Norman 145,000
1985 Hubert Green United States Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 278 (−6) 2 strokes Lee Trevino 125,000
1984 Lee Trevino (2) United States Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club Birmingham, Alabama 273 (−15) 4 strokes Gary Player
Lanny Wadkins 125,000
1983 Hal Sutton United States Riviera Country Club Pacific Palisades, California[N 5] 274 (−10) 1 stroke Jack Nicklaus 100,000
1982 Raymond Floyd (2) United States Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 272 (−8) 3 strokes Lanny Wadkins 65,000
1981 Larry Nelson United States Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course Duluth, Georgia[N 3] 273 (−7) 4 strokes Fuzzy Zoeller 60,000
1980 Jack Nicklaus (5) United States Oak Hill Country Club, East Course Rochester, New York[N 2] 274 (−6) 7 strokes Andy Bean 60,000
1979 David Graham Australia Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield, Michigan 272 (−8) Playoff Ben Crenshaw 60,000
1978 John Mahaffey United States Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 276 (−8) Playoff Jerry Pate
Tom Watson 50,000
1977 Lanny Wadkins United States Pebble Beach Golf Links Pebble Beach, California 282 (−6) Playoff Gene Littler 45,000
1976 Dave Stockton (2) United States Congressional Country Club, Blue Course Bethesda, Maryland 281 (+1) 1 stroke Raymond Floyd
Don January 45,000
1975 Jack Nicklaus (4) United States Firestone Country Club, South Course Akron, Ohio 276 (−4) 2 strokes Bruce Crampton 45,000
1974 Lee Trevino United States Tanglewood Park, Championship Course Clemmons, North Carolina 276 (−4) 1 stroke Jack Nicklaus 45,000
1973 Jack Nicklaus (3) United States Canterbury Golf Club Beachwood, Ohio 277 (−7) 4 strokes Bruce Crampton 45,000
1972 Gary Player (2) South Africa Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 281 (+1) 2 strokes Tommy Aaron
Jim Jamieson 45,000
1971 Jack Nicklaus (2) United States PGA National Golf Club Palm Beach Gardens, Florida 281 (−7) 2 strokes Billy Casper 40,000
1970 Dave Stockton United States Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma 279 (−1) 2 strokes Bob Murphy
Arnold Palmer 40,000
1969 Raymond Floyd United States NCR Country Club, South Course Dayton, Ohio 276 (−8) 1 stroke Gary Player 35,000
1968 Julius Boros United States Pecan Valley Golf Club San Antonio, Texas 281 (+1) 1 stroke Bob Charles
Arnold Palmer 25,000
1967 Don January United States Columbine Country Club Columbine Valley, Colorado 281 (−7) Playoff Don Massengale 25,000
1966 Al Geiberger United States Firestone Country Club, South Course Akron, Ohio 280 (E) 4 strokes Dudley Wysong 25,000
1965 Dave Marr United States Laurel Valley Golf Club Ligonier, Pennsylvania 280 (−4) 2 strokes Billy Casper
Jack Nicklaus 25,000
1964 Bobby Nichols United States Columbus Country Club Columbus, Ohio 271 (−9) 3 strokes Jack Nicklaus
Arnold Palmer 18,000
1963 Jack Nicklaus United States Dallas Athletic Club, Blue Course Dallas, Texas 279 (−5) 2 strokes Dave Ragan 13,000
1962 Gary Player South Africa Aronimink Golf Club Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 278 (−2) 1 stroke Bob Goalby 13,000
1961 Jerry Barber United States Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, Illinois 277 (−3) Playoff Don January 11,000
1960 Jay Hebert United States Firestone Country Club, South Course Akron, Ohio 281 (+1) 1 stroke Jim Ferrier 11,000
1959 Bob Rosburg United States Minneapolis Golf Club St. Louis Park, Minnesota 277 (−3) 1 stroke Jerry Barber
Doug Sanders 8,250
1958 Dow Finsterwald United States Llanerch Country Club Havertown, Pennsylvania 276 (−4) 2 strokes Billy Casper 5,500
Match play era winners[edit]
Year
Champion
Country
Runner-up
Margin
Venue
Location of venue
Winners
share ($)
1957 Lionel Hebert United States Dow Finsterwald 2 & 1 Miami Valley Golf Club Dayton, Ohio 8,000
1956 Jack Burke, Jr. United States Ted Kroll 3 & 2 Blue Hill Country Club Canton, Massachusetts 5,000
1955 Doug Ford United States Cary Middlecoff 4 & 3 Meadowbrook Country Club Detroit, Michigan 5,000
1954 Chick Harbert United States Walter Burkemo 4 & 3 Keller Golf Course Maplewood, Minnesota 5,000
1953 Walter Burkemo United States Felice Torza 2 & 1 Birmingham Country Club Birmingham, Michigan 5,000
1952 Jim Turnesa United States Chick Harbert 1 up Big Spring Country Club Louisville, Kentucky 3,500
1951 Sam Snead (3) United States Walter Burkemo 7 & 6 Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 3,500
1950 Chandler Harper United States Henry Williams, Jr. 4 & 3 Scioto Country Club Columbus, Ohio 3,500
1949 Sam Snead (2) United States Johnny Palmer 3 & 2 Hermitage Country Club Richmond, Virginia 3,500
1948 Ben Hogan (2) United States Mike Turnesa 7 & 6 Norwood Hills Country Club St. Louis, Missouri 3,500
1947 Jim Ferrier Australia Chick Harbert 2 & 1 Plum Hollow Country Club Detroit, Michigan 3,500
1946 Ben Hogan United States Ed Oliver 6 & 4 Portland Golf Club Portland, Oregon 3,500
1945 Byron Nelson (2) United States Sam Byrd 4 & 3 Moraine Country Club Dayton, Ohio 3,750
1944 Bob Hamilton United States Byron Nelson 1 up Manito Golf and Country Club Spokane, Washington 3,500
1943 Not held due to World War II
1942 Sam Snead United States Jim Turnesa 2 & 1 Seaview Country Club Atlantic City, New Jersey 1,000
1941 Vic Ghezzi United States Byron Nelson 38 holes Cherry Hills Country Club Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 1,100
1940 Byron Nelson United States Sam Snead 1 up Hershey Country Club, West Course Hershey, Pennsylvania 1,100
1939 Henry Picard United States Byron Nelson 37 holes Pomonok Country Club Flushing, New York 1,100
1938 Paul Runyan (2) United States Sam Snead 8 & 7 The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania 1,100
1937 Denny Shute (2) United States Harold McSpaden 37 holes Pittsburgh Field Club O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania 1,000
1936 Denny Shute United States Jimmy Thomson 3 & 2 Pinehurst Resort, No. 2 Course Pinehurst, North Carolina 1,000
1935 Johnny Revolta United States Tommy Armour 5 & 4 Twin Hills Golf & Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1,000
1934 Paul Runyan United States Craig Wood 38 holes The Park Country Club Williamsville, New York 1,000
1933 Gene Sarazen (3) United States Willie Goggin 5 & 4 Blue Mound Golf & Country Club Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 1,000
1932 Olin Dutra United States Frank Walsh 4 & 3 Keller Golf Course Maplewood, Minnesota 1,000
1931 Tom Creavy United States Denny Shute 2 & 1 Wannamoisett Country Club Rumford, Rhode Island 1,000
1930 Tommy Armour Scotland
United States^ Gene Sarazen 1 up Fresh Meadow Country Club Queens, New York
1929 Leo Diegel (2) United States Johnny Farrell 6 & 4 Hillcrest Country Club Los Angeles, California
1928 Leo Diegel United States Al Espinosa 6 & 5 Baltimore Country Club, East Course Timonium, Maryland
1927 Walter Hagen (5) United States Joe Turnesa 1 up Cedar Crest Country Club Dallas, Texas
1926 Walter Hagen (4) United States Leo Diegel 5 & 3 Salisbury Golf Club, Red Course East Meadow, New York
1925 Walter Hagen (3) United States Bill Mehlhorn 6 & 5 Olympia Fields Country Club Olympia Fields, Illinois
1924 Walter Hagen (2) United States Jim Barnes 2 up French Lick Springs Resort, Hill Course French Lick, Indiana
1923 Gene Sarazen (2) United States Walter Hagen 38 holes Pelham Country Club Pelham Manor, New York
1922 Gene Sarazen United States Emmet French 4 & 3 Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania 500
1921 Walter Hagen United States Jim Barnes 3 & 2 Inwood Country Club Inwood, New York 500
1920 Jock Hutchison Scotland
United States^ J. Douglas Edgar 1 up Flossmoor Country Club Flossmoor, Illinois 500
1919 Jim Barnes (2) England Fred McLeod 6 & 5 Engineers Country Club Roslyn Harbor, New York 500
1918 Not held due to World War I
1917
1916 Jim Barnes England Jock Hutchison 1 up Siwanoy Country Club Eastchester, New York 500
^ These players were British born, but they were based in the United States when they won the PGA Championship, and they became U.S. citizens:
Tommy Armour - Born in Scotland but moved to the U.S. in the early 1920s and became a U.S. citizen at that time.
Jock Hutchison - Born in Scotland. He became a U.S. citizen in 1920.
Match play era details[edit]
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.[22]
Years
Field size
Qualification
18 hole rounds
1916–21 32 sectional*
1922 64 sectional 1st two rounds
1923 64 sectional
1924–34 32 36 hole qualifier
1935–41 64 36 hole qualifier 1st two rounds
1942–45 32 36 hole qualifier
1946–55 64 36 hole qualifier 1st two rounds
1956 128 sectional 1st four rounds
1957 128 sectional 1st four rounds, consolation matches (3rd-8th place)
* In 1921, the field consisted of the defending champion and the top 31 qualifiers from the 1921 U.S. Open.
Summary by course, state and region[edit]
Summary by course, state and region
Course/State/Region
Number
State No.
Region No.
Blue Hill Country Club 1
Total Massachusetts 1
Wannamoisett Country Club 1
Total Rhode Island 1
Total New England 2
Baltusrol Golf Club 1
Seaview Country Club 1
Total New Jersey 2
Engineers Country Club 1
Fresh Meadow Country Club 1
Inwood Country Club 1
Oak Hill Country Club 3
Pelham Country Club 1
Pomonok Country Club 1
Salisbury Golf Club 1
Siwanoy Country Club 1
The Park Country Club 1
Winged Foot Golf Club 1
Total New York 12
Aronimink Golf Club 1
Hershey Country Club 1
Laurel Valley Golf Club 1
Llanerch Country Club 1
Oakmont Country Club 3
Pittsburgh Field Club 1
The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort 1
Total Pennsylvania 9
Total Mid-Atlantic 23
PGA National Golf Club 1
PGA National Resort & Spa 1
Total Florida 2
Atlanta Athletic Club 3
Total Georgia 3
Baltimore Country Club 1
Congressional Country Club 1
Total Maryland 2
Pinehurst Resort 1
Quail Hollow 1
Tanglewood Park 1
Total North Carolina 3
Kiawah Island Golf Resort 1
Total South Carolina 1
Hermitage Country Club 1
Total Virginia 1
Total South Atlantic 12
Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club 2
Total Alabama 2
Big Spring Country Club 1
Valhalla Golf Club 3
Total Kentucky 4
Total East South Central 5
Oak Tree Golf Club 1
Southern Hills Country Club 4
Twin Hills Golf & Country Club 1
Total Oklahoma 6
Cedar Crest Country Club 1
Dallas Athletic Club 1
Pecan Valley Golf Club 1
Total Texas 3
Total West South Central 9
Flossmoor Country Club 1
Kemper Lakes Golf Club 1
Medinah Country Club 2
Olympia Fields Country Club 2
Total Illinois 6
Crooked Stick Golf Club 1
French Lick Springs Resort 1
Total Indiana 2
Birmingham Country Club 1
Meadowbrook Country Club 1
Oakland Hills Country Club 3
Plum Hollow Country Club 1
Total Michigan 6
Canterbury Golf Club 1
Columbus Country Club 1
Firestone Country Club 3
Inverness Club 2
Miami Valley Golf Club 1
Moraine Country Club 1
NCR Country Club 1
Scioto Country Club 1
Total Ohio 11
Blue Mound Golf & Country Club 1
Whistling Straits 3
Total Wisconsin 4
Total East North Central 29
Hazeltine National Golf Club 2
Keller Golf Course 2
Minneapolis Golf Club 1
Total Minnesota 5
Bellerive Country Club 1
Norwood Hills Country Club 1
Total Missouri 2
Total West North Central 7
Cherry Hills Country Club 2
Columbine Country Club 1
Total Colorado 3
Total Mountain 3
Hillcrest Country Club 1
Pebble Beach Golf Links 1
Riviera Country Club 2
Total California 4
Portland Golf Club 1
Total Oregon 1
Manito Golf and Country Club 1
Sahalee Country Club 1
Total Washington 2
Total Pacific 7
Records[edit]
Most wins: 5, Jack Nicklaus, Walter Hagen
Most runner-up finishes: 4, Jack Nicklaus
Oldest winner: Julius Boros in 1968 (48 years, 142 days)
Youngest winner: Gene Sarazen in 1922 (20 years, 174 days)
Greatest winning margin in the match play era: Paul Runyan beat Sam Snead 8 & 7 in 1938
Greatest winning margin in the stroke play era: 8 strokes, Rory McIlroy in 2012
Lowest absolute 72-hole score: 265, David Toms (66-65-65-69), 2001
Lowest 72-hole score in relation to par: –20, Jason Day (68-67-66-67=268) in 2015
This is the lowest score in relation to par at any major championship.
Toms' 2001 score was −15. The 2001 site, the Highlands Course at Atlanta Athletic Club, played to par 70, while the 2015 site, the Straits Course at Whistling Straits, played to par 72. (The Highlands Course also played to par 70 when it hosted in 1981 and 2011, and the Straits Course also played to par 72 when it hosted in 2004 and 2010.)
Lowest 18-hole score: 63 – Bruce Crampton, 2nd round, 1975; Raymond Floyd, 1st, 1982; Gary Player, 2nd, 1984; Vijay Singh, 2nd, 1993; Michael Bradley, 1st, 1995; Brad Faxon, 4th, 1995; José María Olazábal, 3rd, 2000; Mark O'Meara, 2nd, 2001; Thomas Bjørn, 3rd, 2005; Tiger Woods, 2nd, 2007; Steve Stricker, 1st, 2011; Jason Dufner, 2nd, 2013; Hiroshi Iwata, 2nd, 2015; Robert Streb, 2nd, 2016.
Most frequent venues:
4 PGA Championships: Southern Hills Country Club – 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007.
3 PGA Championships: Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course – 1981, 2001, 2011.
3 PGA Championships: Firestone Country Club, South Course – 1960, 1966, 1975.
3 PGA Championships: Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course – 1972, 1979, 2008.
3 PGA Championships: Oakmont Country Club – 1922, 1951, 1978.
3 PGA Championships: Oak Hill Country Club, East Course – 1980, 2003, 2013.
3 PGA Championships: Valhalla Golf Club – 1996, 2000, 2014.
3 PGA Championships: Whistling Straits, Straits Course – 2004, 2010, 2015.
Broadcasting[edit]
For more details on this topic, see List of PGA Championship broadcasters.
Under current contracts running through 2019, the PGA Championship is televised in the United States[23] by CBS—which holds rights to afternoon coverage of the weekend rounds, and TNT—which holds rights to broadcast early-round and weekend morning coverage.[24][25] ABC had historically broadcast the tournament until 1991, when it moved to its current home of CBS.[26][27]
Future sites[edit]
Year
Edition
Course
Location
Dates
Hosted
2018 100th Bellerive Country Club Town and Country, Missouri August 9–12 1992
2019 101st Bethpage State Park, Black Course Farmingdale, New York[N 7] May 16–19 Never
2020 102nd TPC Harding Park[28] San Francisco, California May TBA Never
2021 103rd Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course Kiawah Island, South Carolina May TBA 2012
2022 104th Trump National Golf Club Bedminster, New Jersey TBD Never
2023 105th Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York TBD 1980, 2003, 2013
TBD TBD Southern Hills Country Club[29][30] Tulsa, Oklahoma TBD 1970, 1982, 1994, 2007
Source:[13]
See also[edit]
Book: Men's major professional golf championships
Golf portal
Golf in the United States
Notes[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c The course has a Kohler postal address, but is located in the unincorporated community of Haven.
^ Jump up to: a b c The club has a Rochester postal address, but is located in the adjacent town of Pittsford.
^ Jump up to: a b c The club is in a portion of the postal area of Duluth that became part of the newly incorporated city of Johns Creek in 2006. Although the club continues to be served by the Duluth post office, it now states its postal address as Johns Creek.
^ Jump up to: a b At that time, the club had a Louisville postal address, but was located in unincorporated Jefferson County. In 2003, the governments of Louisville and Jefferson County merged, putting the club within the political boundaries of Louisville.
^ Jump up to: a b Pacific Palisades is a neighborhood in Los Angeles with its own postal identity.
Jump up ^ The club has a St. Louis postal address, but is located in the suburb of Town and Country.
Jump up ^ Most of the course lies within the hamlet of Old Bethpage, however Bethpage State Park has a Farmingdale postal address.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Wykagyl, 1898-1998; by Desmond Tollhurst and John Barban; pages 28-30
Jump up ^ Wykagyl, 1898-1998 by Desmond Tollhurst and John Barban; pp. 1-2
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Jump up ^ "Shootout at Shoal Creek". Times Daily. Florence, Alabama. August 16, 1984. p. 14A.
Jump up ^ "An overview of the event". Toledo Blade. Ohio. 75th PGA Championship (insert). August 8, 1993. p. 8.
Jump up ^ "Medal play in pro golf slated". Time-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. United Press. November 15, 1957. p. 8.
Jump up ^ Barkow, Al (1974). Golf's Golden Grind: A History of the PGA Tour. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich. ISBN 978-0151908851.
Jump up ^ "2016 PGA Championship moving to July to accommodate Olympics". Golf.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Jump up ^ Shedloski, Dave (August 7, 2017). "The PGA Championship is moving to May and players are on board". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Jump up ^ "P.G.A. Championship Will Move from August to May in 2019". The New York Times. Reuters. August 8, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
Jump up ^ Herrington, Ryan (August 7, 2017). "The PGA Championship will be moving to May, sources say". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
Jump up ^ Shackelford, Geoff (June 26, 2014). "San Francisco's Harding Park to host 2020 PGA Championship". Golf Digest. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b "Future sites of the PGA Championship". PGA of America. August 31, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
Jump up ^ Lavner, Ryan (August 7, 2013). "PGA ditches Glory's Last Shot at Tour's request". Golf Channel. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Jump up ^ "PGA explains new slogan, and why Oak Hill green speeds are a mystery". Golf.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Jump up ^ Wacker, Brian (July 31, 2016). "The PGA's decision to play lift, clean, and place is at odds with its own logic". Golf Digest. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Jump up ^ Spander, Art. "Meet Hiroshi Iwata, the Unknown Golfer Who Made History at the PGA Championship". Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
Jump up ^ "Tour golfers, PGA settle fuss over tourney control". Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. December 14, 1968. p. 15.
Jump up ^ "Pro golf struggle is settled; PGA forms tourney group". Milwaukee Journal. December 14, 1968. p. 18.
Jump up ^ "Dispute in U.S. settled". Glasgow Herald. December 16, 1968. p. 5.
Jump up ^ "PGA of America - PGA Championships - history - total purses and first prize money". Retrieved August 2, 2011.
Jump up ^ PGA Media Guide
Jump up ^ Haggar, Jeff (August 5, 2013). "History of PGA Championship TV coverage (1958-present)". Classic TV Sports.
Jump up ^ "PGA of America, CBS Sports agree to long-term extension on broadcast rights". PGA of America. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
Jump up ^ "PGA of America and Turner Sports Extend and Expand Media Agreements Through 2019" (Press release). Retrieved May 8, 2015.
Jump up ^ "NBC gets U.S. Open golf". The New York Times. June 2, 1994. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
Jump up ^ Stewart, Larry (July 21, 1995). "ABC getting a major chance with British Open coverage". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
Jump up ^ "TPC Harding Park to host three big events". PGA Tour. July 2, 2014.
Jump up ^ "Southern Hills Country Club to host Senior PGA, PGA Championship". ESPN. Associated Press. May 30, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
Jump up ^ Gray, Will (May 30, 2017). "PGA Championship Returning to Southern Hills by 2030". Golf Channel. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
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