When is the… 2019 PGA Championship?
Usually the final major of the year, the 2019 PGA Championship will have a new place in the calendar from 2019 onwards.
Here’s the lowdown on the 2019 tournament.
Brief history of the PGA Championship
The PGA Championship began in 1916 and was originally a matchplay tournament before being changed to a 72 hole stroke play in 1958.
The winner gets to take home the two and a half foot tall, Wanamaker trophy. The trophy is named after Ron Wanamaker who was a driving force in the creation of the PGA of America.
Did you know…
Jack Nicklaus and Walter Hagen hold the record for number of victories with five each. Rory McIlroy holds the greatest winning margin when he won by six shots at Kiawah Island in 2012.
Southern Hills has hosted the PGA Championship the most out of any of the golf courses with the Oklahoma course hosting the tournament on four separate occasions.
Where is the 2019 PGA Championship?
The 2019 PGA Championship will be held at Bethpage Black. Bethpage has hosted two US Open’s and has also played host to The Barclays during the 2016 FedEx Cup.
When is the 2019 PGA Championship?
The 2019 PGA Championship will be played between Thursday 16th and Sunday 19th May.
Click here to view our dedicated PGA Championship website
Matthew Beedle
Matthew has been playing golf since he was around 13 and took up the game at a local nine-hole municipal course with his friends before joining Pontefract & District Golf Club just over the hedge.
Still a member of Pontefract with a handicap of 3, he currently sits on the board of directors to help with digital and marketing initiatives in order to improve membership and visitor income.
Matthew graduated university with a First Class in Sports Journalism from Leeds Trinity University and has been working in the golf industry since graduating.
NCG’s social media & marketing manager, Matthew’s main job role is to increase website traffic to the National Club Golfer website via our email and social media channels as well as driving entries to grow our NCG Top 100s Tour events amongst other tasks.
Not one to change his equipment too often, Matthew currently plays the TaylorMade M2 driver which has lasted the test of time in his bag. Elsewhere, you’ll find him using the TaylorMade Stealth 2 three-wood with a Ping G425 Crossover 2-iron to aid his long game.
Through his 4-iron to Gap Wedge, Matthew uses the Ping i500 irons accompanied by Ping’s Glide 3.0 56-degree and 60-degree wedges.
Another club that has stood the test of time in his bag is a Nike Method Core MC-3i putter which has had to have the SuperStroke grip changed at least three times. Ball of choice is the Titleist ProV1.
