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USA Today
12-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
What are the best finishes by PGA of America Professionals at the PGA Championship?
What are the best finishes by PGA of America Professionals at the PGA Championship? Michael Block had an incredible week at the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill, dunking an ace on the par-3 15th hole Sunday en route to a T-15 finish. It was one of the best performances by a PGA of America Professional at its major championship, which each years grants 20 spots to pros who advance through the PGA Professional Championship. And this year, Block is back and will take on Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina. What are the best performances by a PGA of America Professional in the PGA Championship? Here's a look. Best finishes by PGA pros in PGA Championship 3: Tommy Bolt, 1971 (PGA National) 4: Jimmy Wright, 1971 (NCR) T-4: Sam Snead, 1972 (Oakland Hills)* T-9: Sam Snead, 1973 (Cantebury)* T-11: Don Bies, 1973 (Cantebury) T-11: Tommy Aycock, 1974 (Tanglewood Park) T-11: Lonnie Nielsen, 1986 (Inverness Club) T-12: Denny Lyons, 1983 (Cantebury) T-15: Michael Block, 2023 (Oak Hill) T-17: Jay Overton, 1988 (Oak Tree) T-19: Bob Boyd, 1990 (Shoal Creek) T-27: Buddy Whitten, 1983 (Riviera) T-28: Tom Wargo, 1992 (Bellerive) T-30: Bob Boyd, 1994 (Southern Hills) T-31: Chip Sullivan, 2004 (Whistling Straits) T-31: Stu Ingraham, 1993 (Inverness Club) T-40: Steve Schneiter, 2005 (Baltusrol) * Sam Snead competed as a PGA of America Golf Professional while head pro at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, Virginia.
USA Today
12-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
All the winners of the PGA Championship from 1916 to 2024
All the winners of the PGA Championship from 1916 to 2024 The PGA Championship was first played in 1916 and was a match-play event for the first 42 years of its existence. It's been played every year except when it paused for 1917, 1918 and 1919 for World World I and 1943 due to World War II. In 1958 it changed to stroke play with Dow Finsterwald the first winner after the format changed. Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen are tied for the most PGA wins with five. Nicklaus won all of his in the stroke play format, while Hagen's five wins all came during match play. No one ever won it in both formats. All the PGA Championship winners from 1958-2024 2024: Xander Schauffele, Valhalla G.C. 2023: Brooks Koepka, Oak Hill C.C. 2022: Justin Thomas, Southern Hills C.C. 2021: Phil Mickelson, Kiawah Island 2020: Collin Morikawa, TPC Harding Park 2019: Brooks Koepka, Bethpage Black 2018: Brooks Koepka, Bellerive C.C. 2017: Justin Thomas, Quail Hollow C.C. 2016: Jimmy Walker, Baltusrol G.C. 2015: Jason Day, Whistling Straits 2014: Rory McIlroy, Valhalla G.C. 2013: Jason Dufner, Oak Hill C.C. 2012: Rory McIlroy, Kiawah Island 2011: Keegan Bradley, Atlanta Athletic Club 2010: Martin Kaymer, Whistling Straits 2009: Yang Yong-eun, Hazeltine National G.C. 2008: Pádraig Harrington, Oakland Hills 2007: Tiger Woods, Southern Hills C.C. 2006: Tiger Woods, Medinah C.C. 2005: Phil Mickelson, Baltusrol G.C. 2004: Vijay Singh, Whistling Straits 2003: Shaun Micheel, Oak Hill C.C. 2002: Rich Beem, Hazeltine National G.C. 2001: David Toms, Atlanta Athletic Club 2000: Tiger Woods, Valhalla C.C. 1999: Tiger Woods, Medinah C.C. 1998: Vijay Singh, Sahalee C.C. 1997: Davis Love III, Winged Foot C.C. 1996: Mark Brooks, Valhalla G.C. 1995: Steve Elkington, Riviera C.C. 1994: Nick Price, Southern Hills C.C. 1993: Paul Azinger, Inverness Club 1992: Nick Price, Bellerive C.C. 1991: John Daly, Crooked Stick G.C. 1990: Wayne Grady, Shoal Creek G.C.C. 1989: Payne Stewart, Kemper Lakes G.C. 1988: Jeff Sluman, Oak Tree G.C. 1987: Larry Nelson, PGA National 1986: Bob Tway, Inverness Club 1985: Hubert Green, Cherry Hills C.C. 1984: Lee Trevino, Shoal Creek G.C.C. 1983: Hal Sutton, Riviera C.C. 1982: Raymond Floyd, Southern Hills C.C. 1981: Larry Nelson, Atlanta Athletic Club 1980: Jack Nicklaus, Oak Hill C.C. 1979: David Graham, Oakland Hills C.C. 1978: John Mahaffey, Oakmont C.C. 1977: Lanny Wadkins, Pebble Beach Golf Links 1976: Dave Stockton, Congressional C.C. 1975: Jack Nicklaus, Firestone C.C. 1974: Lee Trevino, Tanglewood Park 1973: Jack Nicklaus, Canterbury G.C. 1972: Gary Player, Oakland Hills C.C. 1971: Jack Nicklaus, PGA National 1970: Dave Stockton, Southern Hills C.C. 1969: Raymond Floyd, NCR C.C. 1968: Julius Boros, Pecan Valley G.C. 1967: Don January, Columbine C.C. 1966: Al Geiberger, Firestone C.C. 1965: Dave Marr, Laurel Valley G.C. 1964: Bobby Nichols, Columbus C.C. 1963: Jack Nicklaus, Dallas Athletic Club 1962: Gary Player, Aronimink G.C. 1961: Jerry Barber, Olympia Fields C.C. 1960: Jay Hebert, Firestone C.C. 1959: Bob Rosburg, Minneapolis G.C. 1958: Dow Finsterwald, Llanerch C.C. All the PGA Championship winners from 1916-1957
NBC Sports
20-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
It's her time: Angela Stanford named U.S. Solheim Cup captain for 2026
Three years after being passed over to lead the U.S. Solheim Cup team, Angela Stanford was announced Thursday as the 2026 captain. She'll helm the Americans in their bid to retain the cup when they face Europe in the Netherlands. 'There have been a lot of things that have happened in my life,' said Stanford, having retired from a 24-year LPGA playing career in November. 'I'm in a spot where I can totally focus on the Solheim Cup, and I can give it everything I have.' Stanford, 47, believes the timing wasn't right for her to captain the U.S. team in 2023 and '24, when Stacy Lewis was tapped for the back-to-back cups. When that decision was being made in 2022, Stanford's mother, Nan, was battling breast cancer. She died in March of that year. Stanford wasn't mentally or emotionally in a place to take on such a demanding role, and she assumed the selection committee that chose not to give her the job, knew that to be true. 'I think, internally, people knew that my mom was the most important person in my life,' Stanford said. 'And now, looking back, it was a blessing that Stacy was there. Timing is everything. And I think Stacy was perfect for that time.' Recently retired and three years removed from her mother's passing, Stanford is ready to seize on this time – her time – to lead the Americans, in what could be a career-defining Solheim Cup captaincy. The appointment comes after Stanford, a six-time playing member, spent three stints as an assistant captain, first to Pat Hurst at Inverness Club in 2021, when Stanford was made custodian of the team's 'Black Book,' which held the statistical data about each member of the American squad. She reprised her role in 2023 and '24 alongside Lewis, who was famous for relying on data to drive her decision making – not just when it came to making her captain's picks, but to also determine and enlighten her pairings throughout the matches. 'We've had the benefit of watching these players and who they've paired with, and I've kept all that,' Stanford said of the information she's acquired. 'That's going to be a huge advantage.' That's not to say she'll solely rely on statistics. 'I have some old-school mentality. I believe in analytics, but at the same time, I grew up in an era that stats weren't really looked at that much,' Stanford said. 'There's a lot more gut feeling and instincts.' In fact, Stanford doesn't plan to emulate either captain under which she's served. Instead, she intends to model her leadership style after Betsy King, who captained Stanford and the U.S. team to victory in Sweden in 2007. The move makes sense, considering the U.S. has only three wins on foreign soil. 'Betsy was very serious about it,' Stanford said about adopting King's strategy. 'It was hard to find Betsy smiling that week until we were done.' Stanford says King balanced the vibe in the team room by having assistants like Beth Daniel to help lighten the mood. Stanford plans to take a similar approach to her captaincy, and while she intends to bring the same intensity she had as a player to her role as a team leader, she also likes having fun. Self-described as cheesy and clumsy, Stanford says she's not just willing to laugh at herself, but to be laughed at, too. 'She's fun in the team room and very relatable, but don't let that fool you. If she's speaking or on the course, she means business,' said Lizette Salas, a two-time teammate of Stanford's in the Solheim Cup. 'She will be more drill-sergeant-like than others in the past,' said Brittany Lincicome, who played on five Solheim Cup teams with Stanford. 'She wants to win so badly and will leave it all on the field in the Netherlands.' The opportunity for Stanford is a byproduct of a career in which she fought being overlooked and often felt like she had something to prove. The Texan didn't win her lone major title until age 40, but as a result of that determination, she managed to add her name to the record books with the most consecutive major starts in LPGA history (98). 'For my entire playing career, it felt like me against the world,' said Stanford. 'I wasn't highly recruited. I wasn't a generational talent. I didn't do anything special. It always felt like it was kind of me against everybody else.' While Stanford has a 4-13-2 record in her six Solheim Cup appearances, her no-quit attitude helped her deliver for her team when they needed her most. In Stanford's final Solheim Cup match, in Germany in 2015, she defeated Suzann Pettersen in Sunday singles to clinch the winning point for the U.S., capping the largest come-from-behind victory in team history. That was the last time the Americans won in Europe. 'I love going to other people's fields and competing,' Stanford said about her competitive attitude. 'I don't know if it's just the way I'm wired, but I know when you get into one of those environments you better dig in.' Stanford has shown she is someone the U.S. can rely on in the tough moments, and it doesn't get tougher than trying to win a cup on foreign soil. The task will be made that much harder with a similarly gritty veteran in Anna Nordqvist at the helm for the Europeans. 'We're going to be in a very hostile environment. There are so many things that are going to challenge us,' Stanford said. 'It's very hard to win over there.' Stanford's captaincy will be a balancing act as she seeks to straddle the line between work and play, instincts and data, and her 'me against the world' mentality with the ability to unite a team of 12 individuals. The opportunity to serve as U.S. Solheim Cup captain also represents one more chance for Stanford to prove that which she has time and again throughout her career – that she shouldn't be underestimated.
USA Today
18-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Highly ranked Georgia club plans golf course renovation to begin in 2028
Highly ranked Georgia club plans golf course renovation to begin in 2028 Atlanta Athletic Club has hired architect Andrew Green to renovate the facility's Highlands Course. It's part of a seven-year master plan that will touch several key areas including the club's tennis, athletic and dining operations. Green will plan the course renovation over the next several months and begin construction in 2028. The Highlands Course ranks No. 8 on Golfweek's Best list of top private clubs in the very competitive state of Georgia. Highlands also ties for No. 129 on Golfweek's Best ranking of modern courses in the United States. The layout opened as a nine-hole course in 1967 designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr. with its second nine, designed by Joe Finger, opening in 1971. The course was most recently renovated in 2016 by Rees Jones. The Highlands course has hosted the U.S. Open (1976), three PGA Championships (1981, 2001, 2011), a U.S. Women's Open (1990), the U.S. Amateur (2014) and a KPMG Women's PGA Championship (2021). Alongside the 36-hole club's Riverside Course, Highlands will host the 2030 U.S. Amateur, celebrating the 100th anniversary of club member and former president Bobby Jones' Grand Slam victories. The U.S. Women's Amateur will be played on Highlands in 2035. Green has completed renovations to several top clubs around the U.S., including Inverness Club in Ohio, Oak Hill's East Course in New York, Congressional's Blue Course in Maryland, Interlachen in Minnesota, Scioto in Ohio and East Lake in Atlanta. "There are few organizations in the United States that mean this much to the game of golf,' Green said in a media release announcing the club membership's approval of the capital expenses. 'Atlanta Athletic Club has produced so many great players and has contributed immensely to growing the game. I am tremendously honored to have the opportunity to build on Atlanta Athletic Club's legacy of greatness. 'The Highlands Course occupies some intriguing ground. We look forward to maximizing the opportunity for unique golf that can test the world's best while providing a canvas to enjoy the game every day at the highest level, no matter your skill level." The club, located 25 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta in Johns Creek, hired Tripp Davis to renovate its Riverside Course in 2022.
