USPGA Golf Championship Results
The PGA Championship has a glittering array of past winners. The first winner since the format changed to stroke play in 1958 was Dow Finsterwald, but then a mere five years later a certain Jack Nicklaus won the first of his five victories, incredibly spanned over a period of 18years. He last won it in 1981. Gary Player won it twice in 1962 and 1972, but the other member of the 'big three', Arnold Palmer never managed to get his name on the trophy. Jack Nicklaus apart, nobody really dominated the tournament until Tiger Woods came along to win in 1999 and again in 2000. We all know that he has also won it twice more in 2006 and 2007 so he will be going for number 5 in 2009.
Padraig Harrington is the defending champion but with his form so poor he looks unlikely to be able successfully defend his title. Tournament favourite will be Tiger Woods a winner here four times and he will be hot favourite once again. The winner this year is unlikely to be a European as they yet to win in the Tournament's 92 year old PGA Championship history. Outside of Vijay Singh and Nick Price, who won in 1992 and 1994, the only other non-American winners for the past thirty years have been Australian's, Steve Elkington (1995), Wayne Grady (1990) and David Graham (1979). The nearest to winning for the Europeans apart from Padraig Harrington obviously have been Sergio Garcia who was second the Tiger Woods in the epic 1999 Championship. Colin Montgomerie was 2nd in 1995 to Steve Elkington. European Ryder Cup Captain Nick Faldo was T2nd in 1992, 3rd in 1993 and T4th in 1994 and 1988. This is worth bearing in mind when it comes to making a bet in the PGA Championship Betting.
Past Winners of the PGA Championship
- 2009 - YE Yang
- 2008 - Padraig Harrington
- 2007 - Tiger Woods
- 2006 - Tiger Woods
- 2005 - Phil Mickelson
- 2004 - Vijay Singh
- 2003 - Shaun Micheel
- 2002 - Rich Beem
- 2001 - David Toms
- 2000 - Tiger Woods
- 1999 - Tiger Woods
- 1998 - Vijay Singh
- 1997 - Davis Love 111
- 1996 - Mark Brookes
- 1995 - Steve Elkington
- 1994 - Nick Price
- 1993 - Paul Azinger
- 1992 - Nick Price
- 1991 - John Daly
- 1990 - Wayne Grady
