On May 19 in golf history — 1985: Hubert Green wins PGA Championship, plus 5 more moments from 1900–2024.
Harry Vardon, six-time Open champion and member of the 'Great Triumvirate,' won the 1900 U.S. Open during a celebrated barnstorming tour that helped popularize golf in America.
Harry VardonAt 48, Julius Boros won the 1968 PGA Championship at Pecan Valley to become the oldest major champion, a record that stood until Phil Mickelson in 2021.
Julius BorosHubert Green held off Lee Trevino by two strokes to win the 1985 PGA Championship at Cherry Hills, the second major title of his career.
Hubert GreenRich Beem, a former cellphone salesman, would go on to win the 2002 PGA Championship by holding off a charging Tiger Woods, one of the era's most surprising major winners.
Rich BeemBrooks Koepka withstood a back-nine charge from Dustin Johnson to win the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black by two strokes, his fourth major and second straight PGA title.
Brooks KoepkaXander Schauffele birdied the 72nd hole to win the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla at 21-under 263, the lowest 72-hole score in major championship history, for his first major.
Xander Schauffele