On August 16 in golf history — 1970: Dave Stockton wins first PGA Championship, plus 5 more moments from 1970–2015.
On August 16, 1970, Dave Stockton won the PGA Championship at Southern Hills by two strokes over Arnold Palmer and Bob Murphy for the first of his two PGA titles.
Dave StocktonOn August 9, 1981 Larry Nelson won the PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club by four over Fuzzy Zoeller; he would add a second PGA and a U.S. Open to his major haul.
Larry NelsonOn August 16, 1992, Nick Price won the PGA Championship at Bellerive for the first of his three major titles after years of near-misses.
Nick PriceOn August 16, 1998, Vijay Singh won the PGA Championship at Sahalee, holding off Steve Stricker by two for the first of his three majors.
Vijay SinghOn August 16, 2009, Y.E. Yang overtook a 54-hole-leading Tiger Woods to win the PGA Championship at Hazeltine, becoming the first Asian-born man to win a major.
Y.E. YangOn August 16, 2015, Jason Day won the PGA Championship at Whistling Straits at 20-under par, the lowest score relative to par in major championship history.
Jason Day