This article is about the major golf championship held in the United States. For the European Tour Championship held at Wentworth Club, United Kingdom, see BMW PGA Championship. For the PGA Tour's championship event, see Tour Championship.
PGA Championship
Tournament information
Location
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Established
1916
Course(s)
Valhalla Golf Club
Par
70
Length
7,394 yards (6,761 m)
Organized by
PGA of America
Tour(s)
PGA Tour European Tour Japan Golf Tour
Format
Stroke play (1958–present) Match play (1916–1957)
Prize fund
US$18,000,000
Month played
May (formerly August)
Tournament record score
Aggregate
264[a] Brooks Koepka (2018)
To par
−20[a] Jason Day (2015)
Current champion
Brooks Koepka
2024 PGA Championship
Location map
Valhalla Golf Club
Location in the United States
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Valhalla Golf Club
Location in Kentucky
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The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States[1][2][3]) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major golf championships.
It was formerly played in mid-August on the third weekend before Labor Day weekend, serving as the fourth and final men's major of the golf season. Beginning in 2019, the tournament is played in May on the weekend before Memorial Day, as the season's second major following the Masters Tournament in April. It is an official money event on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and Japan Golf Tour, with a purse of $11 million for the 100th edition in 2018.
In line with the other majors, winning the PGA gains privileges that improve career security. PGA champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship) and The Players Championship for the next five years, and are eligible for the PGA Championship for life. They receive membership on the PGA Tour and the European Tour for the following five seasons. The PGA Championship is the only one of the four majors that is exclusively for professional players.
The PGA Championship has been held at various venues. Some of the early sites are now quite obscure, but in recent years, the event has generally been played at a small group of celebrated courses.
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Global Information
Brooks Koepka
2024 PGA Championship
