Phil Mickelson celebrates on the 18th green after winning the 2021 PGA Championship held at the Ocean Course of Kiawah Island Golf Resort on May 23, 2021 in Kiawah Island, South Carolina.
(The Mountain time zone has hosted three editions, all in suburban Denver, in 1941, 1967, and 1985.) The 103rd PGA Championship was held at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort's Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, South Carolina and the 104th will be held at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
PGA Championship, one of the world's four major golf tournaments (along with the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, and the British Open [officially the Open Championship]).
TULSA, OklaTULSA, Okla. – Southern Hills Country Club, site of this week's PGA Championship for a fifth time, was designed by Perry Maxwell and opened in 1936.
at Kiawah Island Golf ResortDesigned by Alice and Pete Dye to host the 1991 Ryder Cup, The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island Golf Resort winds naturally through windswept dunes along the coast of the South Carolina Lowcountry.
With the potential to clock in north of 7,500 yards and playing to a par 70, as we have mentioned, Southern Hills will demand excellence from players in the short game department.
The Grand Slam in professional golf means winning all of golf's major championships: The Masters Tournament, U.S. Open Championship, The Open Championship and U.S. PGA Championship. Nobody managed to win classic Grand Slam.
Players Championship newsPlayers Championship news The PGA Tour's flagship event is regularly referred to as golf's unofficial 'fifth major', with a star-studded field and iconic venue making for a special week in the golfing calendar.
The Open Championship Also known as The Open or British Open is the oldest tournament of the Grand Slam. It's considered to be the most prestigious as it's held in the homeland of golf.
Defending champion: Phil Mickelson. Last PGA champion at Southern Hills: Tiger Woods in 2007. Last year: Mickelson won at Kiawah Island by two shots over Louis Oosthuizen and Brooks Koepka.
The PGA Championship will be played at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. The course is a rather long one at 7,556 yards and plays to a par of 70.
Kiawah Island2021 PGA Championship / LocationKiawah is a sea island, or barrier island, on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Located 25 miles southwest of Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina, it is primarily a private beach and golf resort. Wikipedia
Starting in 2019, the major will move from its August date to May. The move is part of a larger orchestration, an attempt to improve the ratings and exposure across the golf schedule. Together the changes yield a more balanced schedule.
Pebble Beach Golf Links is located along 17-Mile Drive in Pebble Beach, Calif. The town is located along the coast of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey County.
Southern Hills Country ClubRamon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium2022 PGA Championship/Location