PGA Championship

In line with the other majors, winning the PGA gives a golfer several privileges which make his career much more secure, if he is not already one of the elite of the sport. PGA champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (The Masters, US Open and British Open) for the next five years, and are exempt from qualifying for the PGA Championship through age 65. They also receive membership on the PGA TOUR for the following five seasons and invitations to THE PLAYERS Championship for five years.

PGA Championship winners

Strokeplay era winners

Playoff losers:

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• {{note|VijaySingh}} Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard (both United States)
• {{note|TigerWoods}} Bob May (United States)
• {{note|MarkBrooks}} Kenny Perry (United States)
• {{note|SteveElkington}} Colin Montgomerie (Scotland)
• {{note|PaulAzinger}} Greg Norman (Australia)
• {{note|LarryNelson}} Lanny Wadkins (United States)
• {{note|DavidGraham}} Ben Crenshaw (United States)
• {{note|JohnMahaffey}} Tom Watson and Jerry Pate (both United States)
• {{note|LannyWadkins}} Gene Littler (United States)
• {{note|DonJanuary}} Don Massengale (United States)
• {{note|JerryBarber}} Don January (United States)

Matchplay era winners

^ These players were British born, but they were based in the United States when they won the PGA Championship, and they became U.S. citizens:

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• Tommy Armour - Born in Scotland but moved to the U.S. in the early 1920s and became a U.S. citizen at that time.
• Jock Hutchison - Born in Scotland. He was a U.S. citizen at the time of his 1921 Open Championship win, so he was probably already a U.S. citizen in 1920, but this is unconfirmed.
• Jim Barnes - Born in England. Moved to the United States in 1906 and may have become a U.S. citizen as early as 1907, but this is unconfirmed.

Multiple winners

The following men have won the PGA Championship more than once through 2004.

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5 wins:

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• Walter Hagen: 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
• Jack Nicklaus: 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980

4 wins:

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None.

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3 wins:

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• Gene Sarazen: 1922, 1923, 1933
• Sam Snead: 1942, 1949, 1951

2 wins:

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• Jim Barnes: 1916, 1919
• Leo Diegel: 1928, 1929
• Ray Floyd: 1969, 1982
• Ben Hogan: 1946, 1948
• Byron Nelson: 1940, 1945
• Larry Nelson: 1981, 1987
• Gary Player:1962, 1972
• Nick Price: 1992, 1994
• Paul Runyan: 1934, 1938
• Denny Shute: 1936, 1937
• Vijay Singh: 1998, 2004
• Dave Stockton: 1970, 1976
• Lee Trevino: 1974, 1984
• Tiger Woods: 1999, 2000