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Both Walter Hagen (pictured) and Jack Nicklaus are tied for the most victories at the PGA Championship with five apiece, but they earned their triumphs in different ways. When Hagen was competing, the tournament was still entirely match play; he won in 1921 and then four years straight from 1924-1927. Nicklaus cptured his five PGA Championship titles with wins in 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1980.";
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Jack Nicklaus
He shares the record for most PGA Championship titles, but Jack Nicklaus had many chances to hold the honor outright. He also holds the record for the most runner-up finishes at the tournament, coming in second place four times.";
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When Tiger Woods (pictured) defended his PGA Championship title in 2000, he positioned himself at the front of the pack at the very beginning and held on to that advantage throughout the tournament. Woods is one of four golfers to lead from start to finish at the PGA Championship. Other wire-to-wire winners are Bobby Nichols (1964), Raymond Floyd (1969 and 1982) and Hal Sutton (1983).";
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Jack Nicklaus (1980)
In the 1980 PGA Championship, Jack Nicklaus had a three-stroke lead heading into the final round. By the time he had drained his final putt, his lead had ballooned to seven strokes. That margin of victory still stands as the largest winning margin in PGA Championship history.";
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David Toms (2001)
With rounds of 66, 65, 65 and 69 in 2001, David Toms finished the PGA Championship with a record aggregate score of 265 and the title at the Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course).";
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At the end of 72 holes in the 2000 PGA Championship, Tiger Woods (right) and Bob May were tied at 18-under. No other golfers in tournament history have posted scores as far under par as that (although they have posted lower aggregate scores).";
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Shaun Micheel (pictured) has just one PGA Tour victory in his professional career, but it came in one of the Tour's biggest events: the PGA Championship. In just his third major and first time at the PGA Championship, Micheel took home the trophy in 2003. He joined Jim Barnes (1916), Tom Creavy (1931), Bob Hamilton (1944), Doug Ford (1955), Bob Tway (1986) and John Daly (1991) as winners in their first appearance at the event.";
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The first time Rich Beem (pictured) played at the PGA Championship, he finished in a tied for 70th. After two years of not playing the event, he returned in 2002 and captured the championship. Such second-time fortune is shared by Hal Sutton (who tied for 29th in 1982 then won in 1983), Jack Nicklaus (who tied for third in 1962 and won in 1963), Gary Player (who tied for 29th in 1961 before winning in 1962) and Bob Rosburg (who tied for 11th in 1958 and won in 1959).";
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Julius Boros (1968)
In 1968, Julius Boros won the PGA Championship for the first and only time. He was 48 years, 4 months and 18 days old at the time, a distinction that makes him the oldest PGA Championship victor in history.";
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Gene Sarazen (1922)
At the age of 20 years, 5 months and 22 days old, Gene Sarazen won the 1922 PGA Championship with a 4 & 3 victory over Emmet French. He is the youngest champion in tournament history.";
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Tiger Woods
In the 11 PGA Championships in which he has played, Tiger Woods (pictured) has earned $5,096,776.58 in prize money. That's more than the combined total of Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh, who are second and third, respectively, on the money list.";
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Sam Snead
No golfer has played in more PGA Championships than Sam Snead (pictured), who appeared in the event's field 38 times. The only other golfers to play in the PGA Championship field more than 30 times are Arnold Palmer (37), Jack Nicklaus (37), Raymond Floyd (31), Gene Sarazen (31) and Tom Watson (31).";
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Both Jack Nicklaus (pictured) and Raymond Floyd have made the cut 27 times at the PGA Championship. Nicklaus missed the cut 10 times, while Floyd went home after two rounds just four times in his career at the event.";
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Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus has played more rounds in the PGA Championship than any other golfer, recording 128 rounds in his professional career.";
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Jack Nicklaus
A dominant golfer throughout his career, Jack Nicklaus was especially impressive at the PGA Championship. He has 12 top-three finishes at the event, while no other golfer has more than five. He has 14 top-five finishes, and no other golfer has more than six. He has 15 top-10 finishes, while just one other golfer is in double digits (Tom Watson with 10). Finally, as the only player with over 20 top-25 finishes, he also holds that record with 23.";
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Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus (pictured) has shot rounds in the 60s 41 times at the PGA Championship. That is 13 rounds better than Jay Haas, who is second on the list with 28.";
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Larry Nelson (1987)
When Larry Nelson won the PGA Championship in 1987, he did so with an aggregate 72-hole score of 287 (courtesy of rounds of 70, 72, 73 and 72). He went on to earn the title in a playoff, thereby earning the highest score by a winner.";
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Phil Mickelson (2001)
Phil Mickelson had an excellent campaign at the 2001 PGA Championship, shooting rounds of 66, 66, 66 and 68 to finish with an aggregate score of 266. Unfortunately for him, David Toms was just a little bit better at the Georgia course. Mickelson's score is the best by a non-winner over 72 holes.";
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Brad Faxon (1995)
Brad Faxon never won a major title, but he does hold records at the PGA Championship. Faxon recorded a 28 on the front side of the final round in 1995, setting the nine-hole record by one stroke.";
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Ten golfers have posted record-low scores of 63 in one round at the PGA Championship. Gary Player (pictured) was the third to reach that mark, shooting a 63 in the second round in 1984. Raymond Floyd (1982) and Michael Bradley (1995) recorded 63s in the first round; Bruce Crampton (1975), Vijay Singh (1993), Mark O'Meara (2001) and Tiger Woods (2007) etched their names in the record books with second-round 63s; Jose Maria Olazabal (2000) and Thomas Bjorn shot 63s in the third round; and Brad Faxon (1995) equalled the mark in the fourth round.";
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Grant Waite (pictured) opened the 2001 PGA Championship with a 64, taking the lead and recording the best first-round score in tournament history. Gary Campbell, on the other hand, dug a huge hole for himself in 1977 with a record-high first-round 94.";
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Raymond Floyd shot a tournament-low 63 in the first round of the 1982 tournament, setting himself up nicely to go on to win the PGA Championship that year. John Mahaffey, on the other hand, didn't have nearly as easy a time, shooting a 75 in the first round but rallying over the course of the 1978 tournament to win.";
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Of the five golfers who shot scores of 63 in the second round, only Tiger Woods (pictured, 2007) went on to win. Bruce Crampton (1975), Gary Player (1984), Vijay Singh (1993) and Mark O'Meara (2001) all set the bar high in the second round but couldn't win.";
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In 2005, Thomas Bjorn (pictured) equaled the mark Jose Maria Olazabal had set in 2000, shooting a 63 in the third round. Posting an 88, Frank Dobbs set the record for highest third-round score the same year Olazabal set the low honors.";
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His final-round 63 in 1995 didn't give Brad Faxon (pictured) the title, but it did give him the record for lowest fourth-round score at the PGA Championship. That stands in contrast to the score of 89 posted by Ralph Johnston in 1972 and Lon Hinkle in 1987.";
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Bob Tway shot a 64 in the final round of the 1986 PGA Championship to earn a two-stroke victory over Greg Norman. Larry Nelson (pictured) shot a 73 in the final round of the 1987 PGA Championship, but that high score was good enough for him to capture the title that year.";
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With rounds of 66 and 65 in 1995, Ernie Els (pictured) shot an 11-under 131 throughout the PGA Championship's first two days to equal the low 36-hole mark set in 1983 by Hal Sutton and in 1993 by Vijay Singh. He wasn't alone in recording that score; Mark O'Meara shot a 64 and 67 in 1995. Of those four, only Hal Sutton went on to win that year. In 2001, David Toms and Shingo Katayama recorded scores of 131 through the first 36 holes to move 9-under par.";
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David Toms (2001)
Rounds of 66, 65 and 65 gave David Toms a 14-under 196 in 2001 and set the mark for best score after the first 54 holes of action at the PGA Championship.";
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In 2001, Mark Calcavecchia closed the PGA Championship with rounds of 66 and 65. That gave him a 9-under 131 through the tournament's final 36 holes and helped him set the record.";
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Bob May (2000)
After starting the 2000 PGA Championship with a 72, Bob May (pictured) recorded three blistering rounds of 66 in a row. He lost the tournament in a playoff against Tiger Woods, but he set the record for best score in the final 54 holes.";
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John Mahaffey (1978)
With 14 holes to go in the 1978 PGA Championship, John Mahaffey (pictured) trailed Tom Watson by seven strokes. He pulled off the biggest comeback by a PGA Championship winner, going on to win the tournament in a playoff.";
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The biggest 18-hole lead in PGA Championship history is just three strokes. Raymond Floyd (pictured) opened up that advantage by shooting a first-round 63 in 1982, while Bobby Nichols' 64 gave him a three-stroke lead in 1964.";
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Nick Price (1994)
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Three golfers have taken five-stroke leads heading into the final round. Raymond Floyd accomplished this feat twice, once with an aggregate score of 202 in 1969 and once with a 200 in 1982. Tom Watson had a five-stroke lead in 1978. Floyd won both times he had that advantage heading into the final 18 holes, but Watson let his cushion slip away.";
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Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods has played 36 rounds in PGA Championship action and has a scoring average of 70.17.";
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Phil Mickelson
In 50 rounds at the PGA Championship, Phil Mickelson has a scoring average of 70.64.";
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Jack Nicklaus
The record-holder for most rounds played at the PGA Championship, Jack Nicklaus also holds the record for lowest scoring average with a minimum of 75 rounds played. He has an average score of 71.37 during those 128 rounds.";
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Tom Kite
Tom Kite has never won the PGA Championship, but he has recorded more par rounds than any other golfer. He's shot par 18 rounds at the tournament.";
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Fifteen times in PGA Championship history have golfers shot all four rounds in the 60s. Steve Lowery (pictured), who also recorded the feat in 1995, did it for the second time in 2001. Steve Elkington is the only other golfer to do it twice (in 1995 and 1998), while Arnold Palmer (1964), Ben Crenshaw (1979), Lee Trevino (1984), Paul Azinger (1993), Greg Norman (1993), Nick Faldo (1993), Colin Montgomerie (1995), Jeff Maggert (1995), Bob Estes (1995), David Toms (2001) and Phil Mickelson (2001) have done it once.";
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