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2008 PGA TOUR Regular Season
PGA Championship
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The 2008 PGA Championship will be played at
Oakland Hills in Birmingham, MI, the first time the
PGA has been held there since 1979 when David
Graham beat Ben Crenshaw in a sudden-death
playoff. Gary Player won the 1972 PGA at
Oakland Hills.
GARY PLAYER
At the 2007 PGA Championship, Tiger Woods
earned his 13th major championship title in his
44th career professional major start. Jack
Nicklaus won his 13th major in his 53rd professional
major start at the 1975 Masters Tournament
and his 14th in his 56th start at the 1975 PGA
Championship.
Tiger Woods’ four PGA Championship titles are
third all-time behind Walter Hagen (5) and Jack
Nicklaus (5).
Tiger Woods’ win at the 2007 PGA Championship
was his second major victory in 17 professional
starts on a par-70 course (2002 U.S. Open,
Bethpage Black).
Tiger Woods is 13-0 in major championships
when holding at least a share of the 54-hole lead
on the PGA TOUR. His career final-round scoring
average when holding at least a share of the 54hole
lead at major championships is 69.24.
Tournament Record:
265, David Toms, 2001
18-Hole Record:
63, Bruce Crampton, 1975 (Firestone CC); Raymond Floyd,
1982 (Southern Hills CC); Gary Player, 1984 (Shoal Creek);
Vijay Singh, 1993 (Inverness); Brad Faxon, Michael Bradley,
1995 (Riviera CC); Jose Maria Olazabal, 2000 (Valhalla);
Mark O’Meara, 2001 (Atlanta Athletic Club); Thomas Bjorn,
2005 (Baltusrol CC); Tiger Woods, 2007 (Southern Hills)
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Year Winner Score Runner-up Score Location Par/Yards
1945 Byron Nelson ............4 and 3 Sam Byrd Moraine CC, Dayton, OH ................................NA/NA
1946 Ben Hogan ................6 and 4 Ed Oliver Portland GC, Portland, OR................................72/NA
1947 Jim Ferrier ................2 and 1 Chick Harbert Plum Hollow CC, Detroit, MI ..........................72/NA
1948 Ben Hogan ................7 and 6 Mike Turnesa Norwood Hills CC, St. Louis, MO ....................71/NA
1949 Sam Snead ................3 and 2 Johnny Palmer Hermitage CC, Richmond, VA ..........................71/NA
1950 Chandler Harper ........4 and 3 Henry Williams, Jr. Scioto CC, Columbus, OH ................................72/NA
1951 Sam Snead ................7 and 6 Walter Burkemo Oakmont CC, Oakmont, PA ..............................72/NA
1952 Jim Turnesa..................1-up Chick Harbert Big Spring CC, Louisville, KY ..........................72/NA
1953 Walter Burkemo ........2 and 1 Felice Torza Birmingham CC, Birmingham, MI ....................71/NA
1954 Chick Harbert ............4 and 3 Walter Burkemo Keller GC, St. Paul, MN ..................................71/NA
1955 Doug Ford ..................4 and 3 Cary Middlecoff Meadowbrook CC, Detroit, MI ........................71/NA
1956 Jack Burke ................3 and 2 Ted Kroll Blue Hill CC, Boston, MA ................................71/NA
1957 Lionel Hebert ............2 and 1 Dow Finsterwald Miami Valley CC, Dayton, OH..........................71/NA
1958 Dow Finsterwald ..........276 Billy Casper....................278 Llanerch CC, Havertown, PA ........................70/6,710
1959 Bob Rosburg ................277 Jerry Barber ..................278 Minneapolis GC, St. Louis Park, MN ..........70/6,850
Doug Sanders
1960 Jay Hebert ....................281 Jim Ferrier......................282 Firestone CC, Akron, OH ..............................70/7,165
1961 Jerry Barber*................277 Don January ..................277 Olympia Fields CC, Olympia Fields, IL..........70/6,722
1962 Gary Player ..................278 Bob Goalby ....................279 Aronimink GC, Newtown Square, PA ..........70/7,045
1963 Jack Nicklaus ..............279 Dave Ragan, Jr...............281 Dallas Athletic Club, Dallas, TX ..................71/7,046
1964 Bobby Nichols ..............271 Jack Nicklaus ................274 Columbus CC, Columbus, OH ......................70/6,851
Arnold Palmer
1965 Dave Marr ....................280 Billy Casper....................282 Laurel Valley CC, Ligonier, PA ......................71/7,090
Jack Nicklaus
1966 Al Geiberger ................280 Dudley Wysong..............284 Firestone CC, Akron, OH ..............................70/7,180
1967 Don January* ..............281 Don Massengale............281 Columbine CC, Littleton, CO ........................72/7,436
1968 Julius Boros..................281 Bob Charles....................282 Pecan Valley CC, San Antonio, TX ..............70/7,096
Arnold Palmer
1969 Raymond Floyd ............276 Gary Player ....................277 NCR CC, Dayton, OH ....................................71/6,915
1970 Dave Stockton ..............279 Arnold Palmer ................281 Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, OK........................70/6,962
Bob Murphy
1971 Jack Nicklaus ..............281 Billy Casper....................283 PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL ....72/7,096
1972 Gary Player ..................281 Tommy Aaron ................283 Oakland Hills CC (South), Birmingham, MI......70/7,054
Jim Jamieson
1973 Jack Nicklaus ..............277 Bruce Crampton ............281 Canterbury GC, Beachwood, OH ..................71/6,852
1974 Lee Trevino....................276 Jack Nicklaus ................277 Tanglewood GC, Winston-Salem, NC..........70/7,050
1975 Jack Nicklaus ..............276 Bruce Crampton ............278 Firestone CC (South), Akron, OH..................70/7,180
1976 Dave Stockton ..............281 Raymond Floyd ..............282 Congressional CC (Blue), Bethesda, MD ......70/7,054
Don January
1977 Lanny Wadkins* ..........282 Gene Littler ....................282 Pebble Beach GL, Pebble Beach, CA ..........72/6,804
1978 John Mahaffey* ..........276 Jerry Pate ......................276 Oakmont CC (South), Oakmont, PA ..............71/6,989
Tom Watson
1979 David Graham* ............272 Ben Crenshaw................272 Oakland Hills CC (South), Birmingham, MI......70/7,014
1980 Jack Nicklaus ..............274 Andy Bean......................281 Oak Hill CC, Rochester, NY ..........................70/6,964
1981 Larry Nelson ................273 Fuzzy Zoeller ..................277 Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, GA................70/7,070
1982 Raymond Floyd ............272 Lanny Wadkins ..............275 Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, OK........................70/6,862
1983 Hal Sutton ....................274 Jack Nicklaus ................275 Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, CA ................71/6,946
1984 Lee Trevino....................273 Gary Player ....................277 Shoal Creek, Birmingham, AL ......................72/7,145
Lanny Wadkins
1985 Hubert Green ................278 Lee Trevino ....................280 Cherry Hills CC, Englewood, CO ..................71/7,145
1986 Bob Tway ......................276 Greg Norman ................278 Inverness Club, Toledo, OH ..........................71/6,982
1987 Larry Nelson* ..............287 Lanny Wadkins ..............287 PGA National GC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL ....72/7,022
1988 Jeff Sluman ..................272 Paul Azinger ..................275 Oak Tree GC, Edmond, OK............................71/7,015
1989 Payne Stewart ..............276 Andy Bean......................277 Kemper Lakes GC, Hawthorn Woods, IL......72/7,217
Mike Reid
Curtis Strange
1990 Wayne Grady ................282 Fred Couples ..................285 Shoal Creek, Birmingham, AL ......................72/7,145
1991 John Daly......................276 Bruce Lietzke..................279 Crooked Stick GC, Carmel, IN ......................72/7,205
1992 Nick Price......................278 John Cook ....................281 Bellerive CC, St. Louis, MO..........................71/7,148
Jim Gallagher, Jr./Gene Sauers
Nick Faldo
1993 Paul Azinger*................272 Greg Norman ................272 Inverness Club, Toledo, OH ..........................71/7,024
1994 Nick Price......................269 Corey Pavin ....................275 Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, OK........................70/6,824
1995 Steve Elkington* ..........267 Colin Montgomerie........267 Riviera CC, Pacific Palisades, CA ................71/6,956
1996 Mark Brooks* ..............277 Kenny Perry....................277 Valhalla GC, Louisville, KY ..........................72/7,144
1997 Davis Love III ................269 Justin Leonard ..............274 Winged Foot GC (West), Mamaroneck, NY ....70/6,987
1998 Vijay Singh....................271 Steve Stricker ................273 Sahalee CC, Redmond, WA..........................70/6,906
1999 Tiger Woods..................277 Sergio Garcia ................278 Medinah CC, Medinah, IL ............................72/7,401
2000 Tiger Woods*................270 Bob May ........................270 Valhalla GC, Louisville, KY ..........................72/7,167
2001 David Toms ..................265 Phil Mickelson ..............266 Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, GA................70/7,213
2002 Rich Beem ....................278 Tiger Woods ..................279 Hazeltine GC, Chaska, MN ..........................72/7,355
2003 Shaun Micheel ............276 Chad Campbell ..............278 Oak Hill CC, Rochester, NY ..........................70/7,134
2004 Vijay Singh....................280 Chris DiMarco................280 Whistling Straits, Kohler, WI ......................72/7,536
Justin Leonard
2005 Phil Mickelson ..............276 Thomas Bjorn ................277 Baltusrol GC, Springfield, NJ ......................70/7,392
Steve Elkington
2006 Tiger Woods..................270 Shaun Micheel ..............275 Medinah CC, Medinah, IL ............................72/7,561
2007 Tiger Woods..................272 Woody Austin ................274 Southern Hills CC, Tulsa, OK........................70/7,131
KEY: * = Playoff + = World War I ++ = World War II
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