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USA PGA Championship: All you need to know
The 105th annual PGA Championship is set to be held from May 18 – 21 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York. The event is one of the four men’s Major championships in golf and comes hot on the back of the Masters.
Here is everything you need to know about the second Major of the golfing year.
What is the PGA Championship?
The PGA comes quickly after the Masters and is the second of four Majors in professional golf over the calendar year. The first PGA Championship was held in 1916 at the Siwanoy Country Club, New York. Since then, New York has hosted the event a further 13 times, including this year.
The championship takes place over four days, with a field of 156 players. The PGA is a very competitive event and is most widely known for being the only major that does not explicitly invite leading amateurs to compete and being the only major that reserves so many places (20 of 156) for club professionals. These slots will then be determined by the top finishers in the club pro championship, held in late April.
Where and when is the 2023 PGA Championship being played?
The PGA Championship will take place from Thursday 18th of May to Sunday 21st of May, it was formerly played in mid-August on the third weekend before Labour Day, serving as the fourth and final men’s Major of the season. However, in 2019 the tournament started being played in May on the final weekend before Memorial Day and as the season’s second Major.
The tournament will be held on the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York.
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Who are the previous winners of the PGA Championship?
2022 saw Justin Thomas win the event for the second time with a total score of 275, or five under par. Thomas beat fellow American Will Zalatrois in a playoff, finishing the three-hole playoff two under par for the win.
Jason Day currently holds the record for the lowest 72-hole score in relation to par at 20 under in 2015, while the greatest winning margin in the stroke play era (post 1957) is eight strokes held by Rory Mcllroy in 2012.
Jack Nicklaus holds the staggering record of having the joint most wins with five and joint most runner-up finishes with four.
| YEAR | WINNER |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Phil Mickelson |
| 2020 | Collin Morikawa |
| 2019 | Brooks Koepka |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas |
| 2016 | Jimmy Walker |
| 2015 | Jason Day |
| 2014 | Rory Mcllroy |
| 2013 | Jason Dufner |
| 2012 | Rory Mcllroy |
| 2011 | Keegan Bradley |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer |
| 2009 | Yang Yong-eun |
| 2008 | Padraig Harrington |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods |
| 2005 | Phil Mickelson |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh |
| 2003 | Shaun Micheel |
| 2002 | Rich Beem |
What are the odds for the 2023 PGA Championship?
Jon Rahm is the market favourite to win the 2023 PGA Championship, with odds of 7/1. The current Masters Champion also holds the World Number One spot and is the most in-form golfer on the tour at the moment. Rahm replaced Scottie Scheffler as the World Number One this year, with the American second favourite at 8/1.
Scheffler looks a worthy second favourite with wins in the Players Championship and Pheonix Open in 2023. Rory Mcllroy, who had a worse than expected performance at Augusta comes next as third favourite at 10/1, whilst an American quartet of Patrick Cantlay, Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas and Xander Schauffle are together at 20/1.
