PGA Championship: Ranking every winner by number of titles

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.

Five

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.

Four

Tiger Woods

1999, 2000, 2006, 2007

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)

Three

Brooks Koepka poses the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club. (Photo: Adam Cairns-USA TODAY Sports)

Gene Sarazen

1922, 1923, 1933

Sam Snead

1942, 1949, 1951

Brooks Koepka

2018, 2019, 2023

Two

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 celebrates with the Wanamaker trophy after winning the 96th PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club on August 10, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Phil Mickelson

2005, 2021

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

Justin Thomas

2017, 2022

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

One

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

Walter Burkemo

1953

Chick Harbert

1954

Doug Ford

1955

Jack Burke Jr.

1956

Lionel Hebert

1957

Dow Finsterwald

1958

Bob Rosburg

1959

Jay Hebert

1960

Jerry Barber

1961

Bobby Nichols

1964

Dave Marr

1965

Al Geiberger

1966

Don January

1967

Julius Boros

1968

Lanny Wadkins

1977

John Mahaffey

1978

David Graham

1979

Hal Sutton

1983

Hubert Green

1985

Bob Tway

1986

Jeff Sluman

1988

Payne Stewart

1989

Wayne Grady

1990

John Daly

1991

Paul Azinger

1993

Steve Elkington

1995

Mark Brooks

1996

Davis Love III

1997

David Toms

2001

Rich Been

2002

Shaun Micheel

2003

Padraig Harrington

2008

Shaun Micheel kisses the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 85th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., Sunday, Aug. 17, 2003.

Y.E. Yang

2009

Martin Kaymer

2010

Keegan Bradley

2011

Jason Dufner

2013

Jason Day

2015

Jason Day poses with the Wanamaker Trophy and Herb Kohler after winning the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. (Photo: Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Jimmy Walker

2016

Collin Morikawa

2020

Collin Morikawa reacts as the lid to the Wanamaker Trophy falls off during the trophy presentation at the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)