Winning the PGA Championship can be a life changer for any golfer.
A lifetime exemption into the major. Exemptions into the other majors. Toss in a five-year PGA Tour exemption and winning this major can propel a golfer’s career into the history books.
The PGA Championship began in 1916, and from then until 1957 was contested in a match-play format. The tournament switched to stroke play in 1958. And even with the long history of the championship, only five golfers have won three or more Wanamaker Trophies.
Here’s a list of every player who has won the PGA Championship, ranked by number of titles.
Golfers with five PGA Championships
Walter Hagan
1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
(all occurred during match play)
Jack Nicklaus
1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980
(all occurred during stroke play)
Golfers with four PGA Championships
Tiger Woods
1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
Golfers with three PGA Championships
Gene Sarazen
1922, 1923, 1933
Sam Snead
1942, 1949, 1951
Brooks Koepka
2018, 2019, 2023
Golfers with two PGA Championships
Jim Barnes
1916, 1919
Leo Diegel
1928, 1929
Paul Runyan
1934, 1938
Byron Nelson
1940, 1945
Ben Hogan
1946, 1948
Gary Player
1962, 1972
Raymond Floyd
1969, 1982
Dave Stockton
1970, 1976
Lee Trevino
1974, 1984
Larry Nelson
1981, 1987
Nick Price
1992, 1994
Vijay Singh
1998, 2004
Rory McIlroy
2012, 2014
Phil Mickelson
2005, 2021
Justin Thomas
2017, 2022
Golfers with one PGA Championship
Jock Hutchison
1920
Tommy Armour
1930
Tom Creavy
1931
Olin Dutra
1932
Johnny Revolta
1935
Henry Picard
1939
Vic Ghezzi
1941
Bob Hamilton
1944
Jim Ferrier
1947
Chandler Harper
1950
Jim Turnesa
1952
Walter Burkemo
1953
Chick Harbert
1954
Doug Ford
1955
Jack Burke Jr.
1956
Lionel Hebert
1957
Dow Finsterwald
1958
Bob Rosburg
1959
Jay Hebert
1960
Jerry Barber
1961
Bobby Nichols
1964
Dave Marr
1965
Al Geiberger
1966
Don January
1967
Julius Boros
1968
Lanny Wadkins
1977
John Mahaffey
1978
David Graham
1979
Hal Sutton
1983
Hubert Green
1985
Bob Tway
1986
Jeff Sluman
1988
Payne Stewart
1989
Wayne Grady
1990
John Daly
1991
Paul Azinger
1993
Steve Elkington
1995
Mark Brooks
1996
Davis Love III
1997
David Toms
2001
Rich Been
2002
Shaun Micheel
2003
Padraig Harrington
2008
Y.E. Yang
2009
Martin Kaymer
2010
Keegan Bradley
2011
Jason Dufner
2013
Jason Day
2015
Jimmy Walker
2016
Collin Morikawa
2020