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.

Records

• Oldest Winner: Julius Boros in 1968 (48 years, 4 months, 18 days), 1968
• Youngest Winner: Gene Sarazen in 1922 (20 years, 5 months, 22 days)
• Greatest winning margin in the matchplay era: Paul Runyan beat Sam Snead 8 & 7 in 1938.
• Lowest absolute 72-hole score: 265, David Toms (66-65-65-69), 2001.
• This is the lowest 72-hole score ever recorded in any major championship.
• Lowest 72-hole score in relation to par: -18, Tiger Woods (66-67-70-67, 270) and Bob May (72-66-66-66, 270), 2000.
• Toms' 2001 score was -15. The 2001 site, the Highlands Course at Atlanta Athletic Club, plays to par 70, while the 2000 site, Valhalla Golf Club, plays to par 72.