PGA Championship Winners: List of champions by year

Published May 15, 2025

It’s the season’s second major, dating back to 1916. The PGA Championship has served up Wanamaker-winning heroics from Walter Hagen and Jack Nicklaus to Tiger Woods and Brooks Koepka.

Check out the complete list of PGA Championship winners including year and total par.

Stroke-Play Era (1958 – Present)

2024: Xander Schauffele (−21)
2023: Brooks Koepka (−9)
2022: Justin Thomas (−5)
2021: Phil Mickelson (−6)
2020: Collin Morikawa (−13)
2019: Brooks Koepka (−8)
2018: Brooks Koepka (−16)
2017: Justin Thomas (−8)
2016: Jimmy Walker (−14)
2015: Jason Day (−20)
2014: Rory McIlroy (−16)
2013: Jason Dufner (−10)
2012: Rory McIlroy (−13)
2011: Keegan Bradley (−8)
2010: Martin Kaymer (−11)
2009: Y.E. Yang (−8)
2008: Pádraig Harrington (−3)
2007: Tiger Woods (−8)
2006: Tiger Woods (−18)
2005: Phil Mickelson (−4)
2004: Vijay Singh (−8)
2003: Shaun Micheel (−4)
2002: Rich Beem (−10)
2001: David Toms (−15)
2000: Tiger Woods (−18)
1999: Tiger Woods (−11)
1998: Vijay Singh (−9)
1997: Davis Love III (−11)
1996: Mark Brooks (−11)
1995: Steve Elkington (−17)
1994: Nick Price (−11)
1993: Paul Azinger (−12)
1992: Nick Price (−6)
1991: John Daly (−12)
1990: Wayne Grady (−6)
1989: Payne Stewart (−12)
1988: Jeff Sluman (−12)
1987: Larry Nelson (−1)
1986: Bob Tway (−8)
1985: Hubert Green (−6)
1984: Lee Trevino (−15)
1983: Hal Sutton (−10)
1982: Raymond Floyd (−8)
1981: Larry Nelson (−7)
1980: Jack Nicklaus (−6)
1979: David Graham (−8)
1978: John Mahaffey (−8)
1977: Lanny Wadkins (−6)
1976: Dave Stockton (+1)
1975: Jack Nicklaus (−4)
1974: Lee Trevino (−4)
1973: Jack Nicklaus (−7)
1972: Gary Player (+1)
1971: Jack Nicklaus (−7)
1970: Dave Stockton (−1)
1969: Raymond Floyd (−8)
1968: Julius Boros (+1)
1967: Don January (−7)
1966: Al Geiberger (E)
1965: Dave Marr (−4)
1964: Bobby Nichols (−9)
1963: Jack Nicklaus (−5)
1962: Gary Player (−2)
1961: Jerry Barber (−3)
1960: Jay Hebert (+1)
1959: Bob Rosburg (−3)
1958: Dow Finsterwald (−4)

Match-Play Era (1916 – 1957)

1957: Lionel Hebert (2 and 1)
1956: Jack Burke Jr. (3 and 2)
1955: Doug Ford (4 and 3)
1954: Chick Harbert (4 and 3)
1953: Walter Burkemo (2 and 1)
1952: Jim Turnesa (1 up)
1951: Sam Snead (7 and 6)
1950: Chandler Harper (4 and 3)
1949: Sam Snead (3 and 2)
1948: Ben Hogan (7 and 6)
1947: Jim Ferrier (2 and 1)
1946: Ben Hogan (6 and 4)
1945: Byron Nelson (4 and 3)
1944: Bob Hamilton (1 up)
1943: No Championship
1942: Sam Snead (2 and 1)
1941: Vic Ghezzi (38 holes)
1940: Byron Nelson (1 up)
1939: Henry Picard (37 holes)
1938: Paul Runyan (8 and 7)
1937: Denny Shute (37 holes)
1936: Denny Shute (3 and 2)
1935: Johnny Revolta (5 and 4)
1934: Paul Runyan (38 holes)
1933: Gene Sarazen (5 and 4)
1932: Olin Dutra (4 and 3)
1931: Tom Creavy (2 and 1)
1930: Tommy Armour (1 up)
1929: Leo Diegel (6 and 4)
1928: Leo Diegel (6 and 5)
1927: Walter Hagen (1 up)
1926: Walter Hagen (5 and 3)
1925: Walter Hagen (6 and 5)
1924: Walter Hagen (2 up)
1923: Gene Sarazen (38 holes)
1922: Gene Sarazen (4 and 3)
1921: Walter Hagen (3 and 2)
1920: Jock Hutchison (1 up)
1919: Jim Barnes (6 and 5)
1918: No Championship
1917: No Championship
1916: Jim Barnes (1 up)

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