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Phil Mickelson is the oldest winner of the PGA Championship; he was 50 years, 11 months old when he won in 2021. The youngest winner of the PGA Championship is Gene Sarazen, who was 20 years, 174 days old when he won in 1922. David Toms holds the record for the lowest score over 72 holes, which is 265. [3]
Players are listed here in order of their first win. For much of the modern era the four major championships have been played chronologically in the order listed, but this has not always been the case, and starting in 2019 the PGA Championship was rescheduled as the second major of the year. In 2020, a year dramatica
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.
PGA Player of the Year: 1948 Selected using a points system with marks awarded for wins, money list position and scoring average. PGA Tour Player of the Year: 1990 Selected by the tour players by ballot. Also known as the Jack Nicklaus Trophy. Rookie of the Year: 1990 Players who are eligible are in their first season of PGA Tour membership ...
Oldest winner: Phil Mickelson is the oldest player to win the PGA Championship at aged 50 in 2021. Youngest winner: Gene Sarazen is the youngest player to win the PGA Championship at 20 years, 5 ...
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The Senior PGA is by far the oldest of the senior majors, having been founded in 1937, decades before the establishment of PGA Tour Champions (as the Senior PGA Tour) in 1980. The other events were all founded in the 1980s—the U.S. Senior Open in 1980, the Senior Players Championship in 1983, The Senior Open in 1987, and The Tradition in 1989.
Sam Snead is the oldest to win a PGA event, at age 52, in 1965. Others who have won PGA Tour events past age 50 include Jim Barnes, John Barnum, and Art Wall Jr. The list is complete as of July 16, 2023. [1] [4] (Players with the same number of wins are listed alphabetically. Players under 50 years of age are shown in bold.