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PGA Championship Records
Age:     
Oldest Winner:  Julius Boros (48 years, 4 months, 18 days), 1968 
Youngest Winner:  Gene Sarazen (20 years, 5 months, 22 days), 1922 
     
Champions:     
Most Victories:  5, Walter Hagen (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927)
5, Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980) 
Consecutive Victories:  4, Walter Hagen (1924, 1925, 1926, 1927) 
Most Runner-ups:  4, Jack Nicklaus (1964, 1965, 1974, 1983) 
     
Scoring
(Stroke Play, 1958-present)
 
  
Low 72 Holes:  267, Steve Elkington (68-67-68-64), 1995
267, Colin Montgomerie (68-67-67-65), 1995 
Lowest Score Under Par, 72 Holes:  18-under, Tiger Woods, 2000
18-under, Bob May, 2000 
Low 72 Holes (non-winner):  267, Colin Montgomerie, 1995 
Highest 72-Hole Score by Winner:  287, Larry Nelson, 1987 
Low First 54 Holes:  197, Ernie Els (66-65-66), 1995 
Low Last 54 Holes:  198, Bob May (66-66-66), 2000 
Low First 36 Holes:  131, Hal Sutton (65-66), 1983
131, Vijay Singh (68-63), 1993
131, Ernie Els (66-65), 1995
131, Mark O'Meara (64-67), 1995 
Low Last 36 Holes:  132, Miller Barber (64-68), 1969
132, Steve Elkington (68-64), 1995
132, Colin Montgomerie (67-65), 1995
132, Davis Love III (66-66), 1997
132, Bob May (66-66), 2000 
Low Score, First Round:  63, Ray Floyd, 1982
63, Michael Bradley, 1995 
Low Score, Second Round:  63, Bruce Crampton, 1975
63, Gary Player, 1984
63, Vijay Singh, 1993 
Low Score, Third Round:  63, Jose Maria Olazabal, 2000 
Low Score, Fourth Round:  63, Brad Faxon, 1995 
Low Score, 9 Holes:  28, Brad Faxon (front nine, final round), 1995 
Largest Winning Margin:  7 shots, Jack Nicklaus, 1980 
Most Rounds in the 60s:  41, Jack Nicklaus 
Most Sub-par Rounds:  53, Jack Nicklaus 
Lowest Scoring Average
(Min. 30 rounds): 
70.57, Steve Elkington 
Lowest Scoring Average
(Min. 50 rounds): 
71.37, Jack Nicklaus 
Lowest Scoring Average
(Min. 75 rounds): 
71.37, Jack Nicklaus 
     
Miscellaneous:     
Most Appearances:  37, Arnold Palmer
37, Jack Nicklaus 
Most Cuts Made:  27, Ray Floyd
27, Jack Nicklaus 
Most Rounds Played:  128, Jack Nicklaus 
Most Top Three Finishes:  12, Jack Nicklaus 
Most Top Five Finishes:  14, Jack Nicklaus 
Most Top 10 Finishes:  15, Jack Nicklaus 
Most Top 25 Finishes:  23, Jack Nicklaus 
Wire to Wire Winners:  Bobby Nichols, 1964
Ray Floyd, 1969
Jack Nicklaus, 1971
Ray Floyd, 1982
Hal Sutton, 1983 
Money Won per Tournament:  $540,000 Bob May (spanning one championship) 
Highest Dollar-per-Stroke Avg.:  $2,000.00 Bob May 


* The PGA switched from match play to stroke play in 1958
* A sudden-death playoff format began in 1977
* Three-hole playoff replaced sudden-death in 2000
 

 

   
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