US PGA Championship TriviaTiger Woods hits his tee shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the 89th PGA Championship at the Southern Hills Country Club on August 10, 2007 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The US PGA Championship has a long history that spans an incredible nine decades. Seen as one of the most prestigious tournaments worldwide, the Championship is the golf season's final major. The golfing world's elite compete to win the top prize and the promise of a secure career. If they're fortunate, they may even be able to leave their mark in the history books of the US PGA Championship.

Read more about the record wins and memorable moments over the US PGA Championship's history as well as some of the historic highlights.

US PGA Championship Trivia

  • The name of the US PGA Championship trophy is the Wanamaker Trophy.
  • Spaniard Miguel Angel Jimenez holds the US PGA Championship record with ten consecutive rounds below par. He broke par all four rounds in '95 and '96, didn't play the next two years, then broke par the first two rounds at Medinah in '99.
  • Russ Cochran was the last left-hander to lead the US PGA Championship after 54 in 1996 at Valhalla.
  • John Mahaffey had the greatest final-round comeback to win the US PGA Championship in 1978. He trailed Tom Watson by seven strokes in the final round, and then beat Watson and Jerry Pate on the second hole of a playoff.
  • Only three men have won the British Open and US PGA Championship in the same year. Tiger Woods (2000), Nick Price (1994) and Walter Hagen (1924).
  • Jack Nicklaus has the lowest career scoring average among golfers with at least 75 rounds played in the US PGA Championship.
  • Tom Watson has the most Major championship victories without having won a US PGA Championship.
  • Jack Nicklaus holds the record for most runner-up finishes (4) in the US PGA Championship.
  • Jack Nicklaus won his record-equalling fifth US PGA in 1980 at Oak Hill CC in Rochester, NY - the hometown of Walter Hagen, the player whose record Nicklaus tied.
  • Jack Nicklaus holds the record for most top ten finishes with 15.
  • Ben Hogan won the Masters, US Open and British Open in 1953 but did not play the US PGA Championship because the British Open was played at the same time.
  • Paul Runyan was the two-time US PGA champion who was the first head professional of Sahalee Country Club.
  • Dow Finsterwald won the first stroke-play championship in 1958, the year in which the US PGA Championship changed from match play to stroke play.
  • Denny Shute was the last man to successfully defend his US PGA Championship in 1936-37.
  • Jack Nicklaus won by seven strokes in 1980 – the record for the largest margin of victory.
  • Hal Sutton was the last wire-to-wire winner at the US PGA when he beat Jack Nicklaus by one stroke in 1983.
  • The first US PGA Championship was played in 1916 at Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, NY.
  • Raymond Floyd's two US PGA championships were unique – he won both of them wire-to-wire, in 1969 and 1982.
  • The last time the US PGA was won by a score over par was in 1971 when Gary Player had a 1-over 281 at Oakland Hills.
  • Two of Jack Nicklaus' greatest benchmarks in major championships occurred by winning the US PGA in 1971 and 1973. Nicklaus' win in 1971 made him the only player to win the Career Grand Slam twice. His victory in 1973 gave him 14 Majors, eclipsing the record of Bobby Jones that had stood for 43 years.

Take a quiz. Check out the quizzes below to test your knowledge on US PGA Championship trivia.

PGA Championship Quiz - The Early Years

This quiz offers 10 questions about the tournament from its inception through 1939.

PGA Championship Quiz - 1940s and 1950s

It was a golden age for golf, with Ben Hogan, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead racking up wins. This quiz features 10 questions from this time period in US PGA history.

PGA Championship Quiz - The Stroke Play Era

The 15 questions in this quiz focus on US PGA Championship trivia from the event's "modern era", the period after which the us PGA Championship switched from a match play to stroke play format.

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