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The full name of PGA is Professional Golf Association.

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American PGA championship

After 90 years, PGA Championship has become one of the most important sports events in the world.

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At an exploratory meeting of PGA, 34 professional golfers joined the legendary walter hagen and came to Taplow Club in new york City. It is these people who together laid the foundation stone for one of the largest sports institutions in the world today. Three months later, the American Professional Golf Association was formally established.

During the meeting, the idea of holding a national championship took shape. Rodman wanamaker, a department store tycoon, presided over the meeting. He also provided the trophy for the first competition and an initial prize of $2,580. This trophy later became the famous Werner Meck Cup.

The first American PGA Championship 19 16 10 was held at the Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, new york, at that time. But it was not until five years later that the first American-born professional player won the championship. Jim barnes of England won the first competition, but World War I interrupted the competition for two years. Jim barnes didn't come back to defend his title until 19 19, but he succeeded immediately and started his own reign. Walter hagen won a record five victories in the 1920s, while Jean Sarrasin won three victories with 1922, 1923 and 1933.

Danny Shute won the PGA championship in succession with 1936 and 1937, becoming the last player in tiger woods to successfully defend his title before 2000. Byron Nelson is the best boxer in the history of American PGA Championship. His baptism began at 1939, and he lost a hole to Henry Picard in the final. In the next five PGA tournaments, Byron Nelson reached the finals four times. He carved his name on the Werner Meck Cup twice, once in 1940 and once in 1945. Due to World War II, 1943 did not play. After World War II, the names of Ben Hogan, Slade, Chick Harbert, Doug Ford and Jack Burke Jr. joined the Werner-Meck Cup.

1958, the competition form of the PGA Championship in the United States changed from a tournament to a stroke play. After the PGA Championship entered a new historical stage, Dow Finsterwald, Bob Rosberg, Jay Herbert and Gary Phil entered the champion list. 1963, nicklaus won the first PGA Tour championship in his career. He won four more games and tied walter hagen's record. The most ingenious thing is that nicklaus won the last championship at 1980 Oak Hill Country Club, which happened to be located in walter hagen's hometown: Rochester, New York.

1999, Tiger Woods, who was only 23 years old, defeated Garcia, who was 19 years old, by one stroke at the Medina Country Club and won the PGA Championship in the United States, becoming the fifth youngest champion in history.

In 2000, tiger woods won the championship at Varhala Golf Club in Vilval, Kentucky, becoming the first player to successfully defend his title since Dunn Shute.

200 1 At Atletico Club, David Thomas, who has never won a Grand Slam title, set a record of 72 holes in this Grand Slam tournament with a score of 265 15.

In 2002, Bim, a dark horse, launched an attack on the back nine holes of Hazeltine, knocking tiger woods off his horse and winning the championship. The next year, a dark horse ran out of the race. Shaun Micheel hit a beautiful No.7 iron on the 72nd hole, and the ball stopped at the edge of the hole. After he caught the bird, he defeated Chad Campbell and won the first victory of his career.

There were no dark horses in 2004 and 2005, and both competitions were won by heavenly kings. In Wuthering Heights, vijay singh won overtime, while in butters, mikkelsen won the second Grand Slam of his career.

There is an important difference between the PGA Championship and the previous three Grand Slams. Only professional players can participate in this competition, but it is a veritable "professional grand slam". In the course of 90 years' development, this event has been recognized by high fans all over the world. During the games, more than 654.38+10,000 people will attend the games. The Winick Cup, as always, is one of the most cherished trophies for players.