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PGA Championship venues: Full list of courses from 1916 to present

The 2025 PGA Championship gets under way at Quail Hollow Club on May 15 with the North Carolina course just one of the iconic settings for the long standing PGA competition.

The 2025 PGA Championship gets under way at  Quail Hollow Club on May 15 with the North Carolina course just one of the iconic settings for the long standing PGA competition.
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The PGA Championship is a long-standing top level men’s professional golf event, considered one of the four major championships. The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) organizes the tournament which is held annually every May and attracts the world’s top professional golfers and spans four days of intense competition.

The PGA (Professional Golfers Association) was established in February 1916 in New York City with the inaugural Championship held at the Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York, in October of the same year. Jim Barnes emerged as the victor and was awarded a diamond-studded gold medal donated by Rodman Wanamaker, a devoted supporter of the association and a wealthy department store owner. In addition, he received a cash prize of $500.

The PGA Championship has a rich history of being held in the eastern part of the United States, with only a handful of exceptions. Its most recent incarnation, held in 2020 at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, was a triumphant return to California after a 25-year hiatus.

Interestingly, while the Mountain time zone has only hosted three editions, the Pacific time zone has hosted twice, with the 2020 championship being the most recent. The 103rd PGA Championship took place at the Ocean Course in South Carolina’s Kiawah Island Golf Resort, while the 104th was held at Southern Hills Country Club in Oklahoma. As for the states, New York has been the most frequent host with 13 championships, followed by Ohio with 11 and Pennsylvania with 9.

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Xander Schaufelle is the reigning champion, who beat Bryson DeChambeau by one shot at 2024’s tournament staged at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville (KY).

Complete list of PGA Championship courses

Year: Golf Course: Location

2000 - 2025

2025: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
2024: Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky

2023 Oak Hill Country Club Rochester, New York

2022 Southern Hills Country Club Tulsa, Oklahoma

2021 Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, SC

2020: TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California

2019: Bethpage State Park, Black Course, Farmingdale, New York

2018: Bellerive Country Club Town and Country, Missouri

2017: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina

2016: Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course) Springfield, New Jersey

2015: Whistling Straits (Straits Course)Kohler Wisconsin

2014: Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville Kentucky

2013: Oak Hill Country Club (East Course)Pittsford New York

2012: Kiawah Island Golf Resort (The Ocean Course )Kiawah Island South Carolina

2011: Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course) Johns Creek, GA

2010: Whistling Straits, Straits Course, Kohler, Wisconsin

2009: Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota

2008: Oakland Hills Country Club, Sth Course, Bloomfield Township, Michigan

2007: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma

2006: Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3, Medinah, Illinois

2005: Baltusrol Golf Club, Lower Course, Springfield, NJ

2004: Whistling Straits, Straits Course, Kohler, Wisconsin

2003: Oak Hill Country Club, East Course, Rochester, New York

2002: Rochester, New York, Chaska, Minnesota

2001: Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course, Duluth, Georgia

2000: Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky

1950 - 1999

1999: Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3. Medinah, Illinois

1998: Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish, Washington

1997:Winged Foot Golf Club, West Course, Mamaroneck, New York

1996: Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky

1995: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

1994: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma

1993: Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio

1992: Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri

1991: Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana

1990: Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama

1989: Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Long Grove, Illinois

1988: Oak Tree Golf Club, Edmond, Oklahoma

1987: PGA National Resort & Spa, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

1986: Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio

1985: Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

1984: Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama

1983: Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

1982: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma

1981: Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands Course, Atlanta Athletic Club, GA

1980: Oak Hill Country Club, East Course, Rochester, New York

1979: Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course, Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan

1978: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania

1977: Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California

1976; Congressional Country Club, Blue Course, Bethesda, Maryland

1975: Firestone Country Club, South Course, Akron, Ohio

1974: Tanglewood Park, Championship Course, Clemmons, North Carolina

1973: Canterbury Golf Club, Beachwood, Ohio

1972: Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

1971: PGA National Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

1970: Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma

1969: NCR Country Club, South Course, Dayton, Ohio

1968: Pecan Valley Golf Club, San Antonio, Texas

1967: Columbine Country Club, Columbine Valley, Colorado

1966: Firestone Country Club, South Course, Akron, Ohio

1965: Laurel Valley Golf Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania

1964: Columbus Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

1963: Dallas Athletic Club, Blue Course, Dallas, Texas

1962: Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

1961: Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois

1960: Firestone Country Club, South Course, Akron, Ohio

1959: Minneapolis Golf Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1958: Llanerch Country Club, Havertown, Pennsylvania

1957: Miami Valley Golf Club, Dayton, Ohio

1956: Blue Hill Country Club, Canton, Massachusetts

1955: Meadowbrook Country Club, Detroit, Michigan

1954: Keller Golf Club, Saint Paul, Minnesota

1953: Birmingham Country Club, Birmingham, Michigan

1952: Big Spring Country Club, Louisville, Kentucky

1951: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania

1950: Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

1916 - 1949

1949: Hermitage Country Club, Richmond, Virginia

1948: Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri

1947: Plum Hollow Country Club, Detroit, Michigan

1946: Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon

1945: Moraine Country Club, Dayton, Ohio

1944: Manito Golf and Country Club, Spokane, Washington

1943: WWII

1942: Seaview Country Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey

1941: Cherry Hills Country Club, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado

1940: Hershey Country Club, West Course, Hershey, Pennsylvania

1939: Pomonok Country Club, Flushing, New York

1938: The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania

1937: Pittsburgh Field Club, O’Hara Township, Pennsylvania

1936: Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, North Carolina

1935: Twin Hills Golf & Country Club, Twin Hills Golf & Country Club, Oklahoma

1934: The Park Country Club, Williamsville, New York

1933: Blue Mound Golf & Country Club, Wauwatosa, Wisconsin

1932: Keller Golf Club, Saint Paul, Minnesota

1931: Wannamoisett Country Club, Rumford, Rhode Island

1930: Fresh Meadow Country Club, Great Neck, New York

1929: Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles, California

1928: Baltimore Country Club, East Course, Timonium, Maryland

1927: Cedar Crest Country Club, Dallas, Texas

1926: Salisbury Golf Club, Red Course, East Meadow, New York

1925: Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois

1924: French Lick Springs Resort, Hill Course, French Lick, Indiana

1923: Pelham Country Club, Pelham Manor, New York

1922: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania

1921: Inwood Country Club, Inwood, New York

1920: Flossmoor Country Club, Flossmoor, Illinois

1919: Engineers Country Club, Roslyn Harbor, New York

1918: WWI

1917: WWI

1916: Siwanoy Country Club, Eastchester, New York

Next year’s PGA Championship will be held at Ronimink GOlf Clun in Newtown, Square, Pennsylvania.

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