On August 9 in golf history — 1959: Bob Rosburg wins PGA Championship, plus 4 more moments from 1959–1998.
On August 2, 1959 Bob Rosburg rallied late to win the PGA Championship at Minneapolis Golf Club, the only major title of his career.
Bob RosburgOn August 9, 1981, Larry Nelson won the PGA Championship at Atlanta Athletic Club by four strokes over Fuzzy Zoeller for his first major title.
Larry NelsonOn August 9, 1987, Larry Nelson beat Lanny Wadkins in a playoff at PGA National to win the PGA Championship for his second PGA title and third major.
Larry NelsonOn August 9, 1992, Nick Price won the PGA Championship at Bellerive for his first major title after years of agonizing near-misses.
Nick PriceOn August 9, 1998, Vijay Singh won the PGA Championship at Sahalee, holding off Steve Stricker by two for the first of his three major titles.
Vijay Singh