PGA Championship

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The PGA Championship is one of professional golf’s four major tournaments, organized annually by the PGA of America and contested by many of the world’s top players.

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1940 PGA Championship 1
1945 PGA Championship 1
US PGA Championship 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf golf major championship
professional golf tournament
alsoKnownAs PGA Championship
surface form: US PGA Championship

PGA Championship
surface form: USPGA
broadcastIn United States of America
surface form: United States
category men's professional golf tournament
country United States of America
surface form: United States
cutRule top 70 and ties after 36 holes
fieldIncludes PGA of America club professionals
top professional golfers
firstChampion Jim Barnes
firstEditionCity Bronxville, New York
firstEditionLocation Siwanoy Country Club
format stroke play
formatChangeYear 1958
formerFormat match play
formerTypicalMonthPlayed August
frequency annual
gender men
governingBody PGA of America
inception 1916
isOneOf four men's major golf championships
majorStatus yes
namedAfter Rodman Wanamaker
notOrganizedBy PGA Tour
numberOfPlayers 156
officialLanguage English
organizer PGA of America
partOf men's major golf championships
playoffFormat three-hole aggregate playoff
playoffFormatChangeYear 2000
previousPlayoffFormat 18-hole playoff
sudden-death playoff
qualificationIncludes past PGA Championship winners
recent major champions
top players in Official World Golf Ranking
relatedCompetition Ryder Cup qualification event for some players
sport golf
televisionPartnerUS CBS Sports
ESPN
tour Asian Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
PGA Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Sunshine Tour
trophy Wanamaker Trophy
typicalFormatDuration 72 holes over four days
typicalMonthPlayed May
typicalPar 70–72

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PGA Championship alsoKnownAs PGA Championship
this entity surface form: US PGA Championship
PGA Championship alsoKnownAs PGA Championship
this entity surface form: USPGA
CBS Sports broadcasts PGA Championship
U.S. Open otherMajors PGA Championship
subject surface form: U.S. Open (golf)
Byron Nelson wonTournament PGA Championship
Byron wonTournament PGA Championship
subject surface form: Byron Nelson
Byron Nelson wonYear PGA Championship
this entity surface form: 1940 PGA Championship
Byron Nelson wonYear PGA Championship
this entity surface form: 1945 PGA Championship