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Ranking winners by number of titles

1963 PGA Championship

Winning the PGA Championship can be a life changer for any golfer.

A lifetime exemption into the major. A five-year PGA Tour exemption. Add in exemptions into the other majors, it’s a chance for golfers to propel their career and play on some of golf’s biggest stages.

The PGA Championship began in 1916, and from then until 1957 was contested in a match-play format. The tournament switched to stroke play in 1958. And even with the long history of the championship, only five golfers have won three or more Wanamaker Trophies.

Here’s a list of every player who has won the PGA Championship, ranked by number of titles.

Walter Hagan

1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927

Jack Nicklaus

1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980

Golfer Jack Nicklaus holds up the Wanamaker trophy after winning the 1963 PGA Championship in Dallas.

Tiger Woods

1999, 2000, 2006, 2007

LOUISVILLE, : Golfer Tiger Woods of the US kisses the Wanamaker trophy 20 August, 2000 after winning the 82nd PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, KY. Woods won a three hole playoff with Bob May to become the first player since 1953 to win three majors in one season. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Matt CAMPBELL (Photo credit should read MATT CAMPBELL/AFP/Getty Images)

Tiger Woods kisses the Wanamaker trophy 20 August, 2000 after winning the 82nd PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, KY. (MATT CAMPBELL/AFP/Getty Images)

Gene Sarazen

1922, 1923, 1933

Sam Snead

1942, 1949, 1951

Jim Barnes

1916, 1919

Leo Diegel

1928, 1929

Paul Runyan

1934, 1938

Byron Nelson

1940, 1945

Ben Hogan

1946, 1948

Gary Player

1962, 1972

Raymond Floyd

1969, 1982

Dave Stockton

1970, 1976

Lee Trevino

1974, 1984

Larry Nelson

1981, 1987

Nick Price

1992, 1994

Vijay Singh

1998, 2004

Rory McIlroy

2012, 2014

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrates with the Wanamaker trophy after his one-stroke victory during the final round of the 96th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on August 10, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Brooks Koepka

2018, 2019

2019 PGA Championship

Brooks Koepka celebrates with the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2019 PGA Championship at Bethpage Black in Bethpage, New York. (Photo: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports)

Phil Mickelson

2005, 2021

Phil Mickelson

Phil Mickelson poses with the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2021 PGA Championship. Photo by Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Justin Thomas

2017, 2022

2022 PGA Championship

Justin Thomas poses with the Wanamaker trophy after winning the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills Country Club. (Photo: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

Jock Hutchison

1920

Tommy Armour

1930

Tom Creavy

1931

Olin Dutra

1932

Johnny Revolta

1935

Henry Picard

1939

Vic Ghezzi

1941

Bob Hamilton

1944

Jim Ferrier

1947

Chandler Harper

1950

Jim Turnesa

1952

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