The PGA Championship is the second men's major of the year. It began in 1916 (
click here for more on its history) as a match-play event and switched to stroke play in 1958.
Here's a look at all of the PGA champions, their winning scores and where they prevailed:
Stroke-play era:
| YEAR | WINNER | SCORE | COURSE |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele | -21 | Valhalla G.C. |
| 2023 | Brooks Koepka | -9 | Oak Hill C.C. |
| 2022 | Justin Thomas | -5 | Southern Hills C.C. |
| 2021 | Phil Mickelson | -6 | Kiawah Island |
| 2020 | Collin Morikawa | -13 | TPC Harding Park |
| 2019 | Brooks Koepka | -8 | Bethpage Black |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka | -16 | Bellerive C.C. |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas | -8 | Quail Hollow C.C. |
| 2016 | Jimmy Walker | -14 | Baltusrol G.C. (Lower) |
| 2015 | Jason Day | -20 | Whistling Straits (Straits) |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy | -16 | Valhalla G.C. |
| 2013 | Jason Duffner | -10 | Oak Hill C.C. |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy | -13 | Kiawah Island (Ocean) |
| 2011 | Keegan Bradley | -8 | Atlanta Athletic Club |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer | -11 | Whistling Straits |
| 2009 | Yang Yong-eun | -8 | Hazeltine National G.C. |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington | -3 | Oakland Hills (South) |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods | -8 | Southern Hills C.C. |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods | -18 | Medinah C.C. (#3) |
| 2005 | Phil Mickelson | -4 | Baltusrol G.C. (Lower) |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh | -8 | Whistling Straits (Straits) |
| 2003 | Shaun Micheel | -4 | Oak Hill C.C. (East) |
| 2002 | Rich Beem | -10 | Hazeltine National G.C. |
| 2001 | David Toms | -15 | Atlanta Athletic Club |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods | -18 | Valhalla C.C. |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods | -11 | Medinah C.C. (#3) |
| 1998 | Vijay Singh | -9 | Sahalee C.C. |
| 1997 | Davis Love III | -11 | Winged Foot C.C. |
| 1996 | Mark Brooks | -11 | Valhalla G.C. |
| 1995 | Steve Elkington | -17 | Riviera C.C. |
| 1994 | Nick Price | -11 | Southern Hills C.C. |
| 1993 | Paul Azinger | -12 | Inverness Club |
| 1992 | Nick Price | -6 | Bellerive C.C. |
| 1991 | John Daly | -12 | Crooked Stick G.C. |
| 1990 | Wayne Grady | -6 | Shoal Creek G.C.C. |
| 1989 | Payne Stewart | -12 | Kemper Lakes G.C. |
| 1988 | Jeff Sluman | -12 | Oak Tree G.C. |
| 1987 | Larry Nelson | -1 | PGA National |
| 1986 | Bob Tway | -8 | Inverness Club |
| 1985 | Hubert Green | -6 | Cherry Hills C.C. |
| 1984 | Lee Trevino | -15 | Shoal Creek G.C.C. |
| 1983 | Hal Sutton | -10 | Riviera C.C. |
| 1982 | Raymond Floyd | -8 | Southern Hills C.C. |
| 1981 | Larry Nelson | -7 | Atlanta Athletic Club |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus | -6 | Oak Hill C.C. |
| 1979 | David Graham | -8 | Oakland Hills C.C. |
| 1978 | John Mahaffey | -8 | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1977 | Lanny Wadkins | -6 | Pebble Beach Golf Links |
| 1976 | Dave Stockton | 1 | Congressional C.C. |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus | -4 | Firestone C.C. |
| 1974 | Lee Trevino | -4 | Tanglewood Park |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus | -7 | Canterbury G.C. |
| 1972 | Gary Player | 1 | Oakland Hills C.C. |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus | -7 | PGA National |
| 1970 | Dave Stockton | -1 | Southern Hills C.C. |
| 1969 | Raymond Floyd | -8 | NCR C.C. |
| 1968 | Julius Boros | 1 | Pecan Valley G.C. |
| 1967 | Don January | -7 | Columbine C.C. |
| 1966 | Al Geiberger | E | Firestone C.C. |
| 1965 | Dave Marr | -4 | Laurel Valley G.C. |
| 1964 | Bobby Nichols | -9 | Columbus C.C. |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | -5 | Dallas Athletic Club |
| 1962 | Gary Player | -2 | Aronomink G.C. |
| 1961 | Jerry Barber | -3 | Olympia Fields C.C. |
| 1960 | Jay Hebert | 1 | Firestone C.C. |
| 1959 | Bob Rosburg | -3 | Minneapolis G.C. |
| 1958 | Dow Finsterwald | -4 | Llanerch C.C. |
Match-play era:
| YEAR | WINNER | SCORE | COURSE |
| 1957 | Lionel Hebert | 2 and 1 | Miami Valley G.C. |
| 1956 | Jack Burke Jr. | 3 and 2 | Blue Hill C.C. |
| 1955 | Doug Ford | 4 and 3 | Meadowbrook C.C. |
| 1954 | Chick Harbert | 4 and 3 | Keller G.C. |
| 1953 | Walter Burkemo | 2 and 1 | Birmingham C.C. |
| 1952 | Jim Turnsea | 1 up | Big Spring C.C. |
| 1951 | Sam Snead | 7 and 6 | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1950 | Chandler Harper | 4 and 3 | Scioto C.C. |
| 1949 | Sam Snead | 3 and 2 | Belmont Golf Course |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan | 7 and 6 | Norwood Hills C.C. |
| 1947 | Jim Ferrier | 2 and 1 | Plum Hollow C.C. |
| 1946 | Ben Hogan | 6 and 4 | Portland G.C. |
| 1945 | Byron Nelson | 4 and 3 | Moraine C.C. |
| 1944 | Bob Hamilton | 1 up | Manito G.C.C. |
| 1943 | No Tournament (World War II) | | |
| 1942 | Sam Snead | 2 and 1 | Seaview C.C. |
| 1941 | Vic Ghezzi | 38 Holes | Cherry Hills C.C. |
| 1940 | Byron Nelson | 1 up | Hershey C.C. |
| 1939 | Henry Picard | 37 Holes | Pomonok C.C. |
| 1938 | Paul Runyan | 8 and 7 | Shawnee C.C. |
| 1937 | Denny Shute | 37 Holes | Pittsburgh Field Club |
| 1936 | Denny Shute | 3 and 2 | Pinehurst Resort #2 |
| 1935 | Johnny Revolta | 5 and 4 | Twin Hills G.C.C. |
| 1934 | Paul Runyan | 38 Holes | The Park C.C. |
| 1933 | Gene Sarazen | 5 and 4 | Blue Mound C.C. |
| 1932 | Olin Dutra | 4 and 3 | Keller G.C. |
| 1931 | Tom Creavy | 2 and 1 | Wannamoisett C.C. |
| 1930 | Tommy Armour | 1 up | Fresh Meadow C.C. |
| 1929 | Leo Diegel | 6 and 4 | Hillcrest C.C. |
| 1928 | Leo Diegel | 6 and 5 | Baltimore C.C. |
| 1927 | Walter Hagen | 1 up | Cedar Crest C.C. |
| 1926 | Walter Hagen | 5 and 3 | Salisbury C.C. |
| 1925 | Walter Hagen | 6 and 5 | Olympia Fields C.C. |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen | 2 up | French Lick Springs G.C. |
| 1923 | Gene Sarazen | 38 Holes | Pelham C.C. |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen | 4 and 3 | Oakmont C.C. |
| 1921 | Walter Hagen | 3 and 2 | Inwood C.C. |
| 1920 | Jock Hutchison | 1 up | Flossmoor C.C. |
| 1919 | Jim Barnes | 6 and 5 | Engineers C.C. |
| 1918 | No Tournament (World War I) | | |
| 1917 | No Tournament (World War I) | | |
| 1916 | Jim Barnes | 1 up | Siwanoy C.C. |
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