On August 20 in golf history — 1972: Gary Player wins PGA Championship at Oakland Hills, plus 4 more moments from 1972–2006.
In August 1972 Gary Player won the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills, hitting a famous blind 9-iron over a willow tree on the par-4 16th en route to victory.
Gary PlayerOn August 20, 1978, John Mahaffey rallied from seven back to beat Jerry Pate and Tom Watson in a sudden-death playoff to win the PGA Championship at Oakmont.
John MahaffeyOn August 13, 1995 Steve Elkington beat Colin Montgomerie in a playoff at Riviera with a long birdie putt to win the PGA Championship, his only major.
Steve ElkingtonOn August 20, 2000, Tiger Woods birdied the 72nd hole and won a three-hole playoff over Bob May to win the PGA Championship at Valhalla, his second straight.
Tiger WoodsOn August 20, 2006, Tiger Woods won the PGA Championship at Medinah by five strokes, his third major in a comeback summer following his father's death.
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