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PGA Championship winners by year: List of champions at major tournament

PGA Championship week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville has ended.

The 2024 version of the event came to Valhalla for the fourth time, as the PGA Championship was also held in Louisville in 1996, 2000 and 2014.

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Xander Schauffele won his first career PGA Tour major this week in Louisville, shooting a stunning 21-under par for the weekend. His weekend ended with a putt for birdie on the 18th hole to edge out the field.

Past winners of the PGA Championship at Louisville included Rory McIlroy (2014), Tiger Woods (2000) and Mark Brooks (1996). Here's the full list of PGA Championship winners:

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PGA Championship winners by year: List of champions

Here's the full list of PGA Championship winners by year:

Note: There was no tournament from 1917-18 due to World War I, and no tournament in 1943 due to World War II

Match play

  • 1916: Jim Barnes

  • 1919: Jim Barnes

  • 1920: Jock Hutchison

  • 1921: Walter Hagen

  • 1922: Gene Sarazan

  • 1923: Gene Sarazan

  • 1924: Walter Hagen

  • 1925: Walter Hagen

  • 1926: Walter Hagen

  • 1927: Walter Hagen

  • 1928: Leo Diegel

  • 1929: Leo Diegel

  • 1930: Tommy Armour

  • 1931: Tom Creavy

  • 1932: Olin Dutra

  • 1933: Gene Sarazen

  • 1934: Paul Runyan

  • 1935: Johnny Revolta

  • 1936: Denny Shute

  • 1937: Denny Shute

  • 1938: Paul Runyan

  • 1939: Henry Picard

  • 1940: Byron Nelson

  • 1941: Vic Ghezzi

  • 1942: Sam Snead

  • 1944: Bob Hamilton

  • 1945: Byron Nelson

  • 1946: Ben Hogan

  • 1947: Jim Ferrier

  • 1948: Ben Hogan

  • 1949: Sam Snead

  • 1950: Chandler Harper

  • 1951: Sam Snead

  • 1952: Jim Turnesa

  • 1953: Walter Burkemo

  • 1954: Chick Harbert

  • 1955: Doug Ford

  • 1956: Jack Burke Jr.

  • 1957: Lionel Herbert

Stroke play

  • 1958: Dow Finsterwald

  • 1959: Bob Rosburg

  • 1960: Jay Hebert

  • 1961: Jerry Barber

  • 1962: Gary Player

  • 1963: Jack Nicklaus

  • 1964: Bobby Nichols

  • 1965: Dave Marr

  • 1966: Al Geiberger

  • 1967: Don January

  • 1968: Julius Boros

  • 1969: Raymond Floyd

  • 1970: Dave Stockton

  • 1971: Jack Nicklaus

  • 1972: Gary Player

  • 1973: Jack Nicklaus

  • 1974: Lee Trivino

  • 1975: Jack Nicklaus

  • 1976: Dave Stockton

  • 1977: Lanny Wadkins

  • 1978: John Mahaffey

  • 1979: David Graham

  • 1980: Jack Nicklaus

  • 1981: Larry Nelson

  • 1982: Raymond Floyd

  • 1983: Hal Sutton

  • 1984: Lee Trevino

  • 1985: Hubert Green

  • 1986: Boby Tway

  • 1987: Larry Nelson

  • 1988: Jeff Sluman

  • 1989: Payne Stewart

  • 1990: Wayne Grady

  • 1991: John Daly

  • 1992: Nick Price

  • 1993: Paul Azinger

  • 1994: Nick Price

  • 1995: Steve Elkington

  • 1996: Mark Brooks

  • 1997: Davis Love III

  • 1998: Vijay Singh

  • 1999: Tiger Woods

  • 2000: Tiger Woods

  • 2001: David Toms

  • 2002: Rich Beem

  • 2003: Shaun Micheel

  • 2004: Vijay Singh

  • 2005: Phil Mickelson

  • 2006: Tiger Woods

  • 2007: Tiger Woods

  • 2008: Padraig Harrington

  • 2009: Yang Yong-eun

  • 2010: Martin Kaymer

  • 2011: Keegan Bradley

  • 2012: Rory McIlroy

  • 2013: Jason Dufner

  • 2014: Rory McIlroy

  • 2015: Jason Day

  • 2016: Jimmy Walker

  • 2017: Justin Thomas

  • 2018: Brooks Koepka

  • 2019: Brooks Koepka

  • 2020: Collin Morikawa

  • 2021: Phil Mickelson

  • 2022: Justin Thomas

  • 2023: Brooks Koepka

  • 2024: Xander Schauffele

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Who won PGA Championship in 2023?

The reigning winner of the PGA Championship is Koepka, who's currently a member of LIV Golf.

Koepka, a three-time PGA Championship winner (2018, 2019, 2023), finished 9-under par last year at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, to finish two strokes better than Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland.

Most PGA Championships by golfer

Here's the list of golfers with the most PGA Championship wins:

  • Walter Hagen, Jack Nicklaus (5)

  • Tiger Woods (4)

  • Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Brooks Koepka (3)

  • Jim Barnes, Leo Diegel, Denny Shute, Paul Runyan, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Dave Stockton, Raymond Floyd, Lee Trevino, Larry Nelson, Nick Price, Vijay Singh, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas (2)

PGA Championship winners at Valhalla Golf Club

Here's the list of winners to win the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville:

  • 2024: Xander Schauffele

  • 2014: Rory McIlroy

  • 2000: Tiger Woods

  • 1996: Mark Brooks

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: PGA Championship winners by year: List of champions at major tournament