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35 charter members found a league for professional and the best amatuer golfers to compete at the highest level.
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At Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, N.Y., The first PGA Championship is won by James M. Barnes.
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Walter hagan wins his first PGA Championship and is also the first american born player to do so.
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Samuel A. Ryder presents the Ryder Cup as a prize for the inaugural international competition between American and British professional golfers. The United States defeats Great Britain 9 ½ to 2 ½ at Worcester (Mass.) Country Club.
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Horton Smith wins the first Masters at Augusta (Ga.) National Golf Club, posting a 284 for 72 holes.
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CBS-TV purchases broadcasting rights for the PGA Championship for 1958 through 1962.
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The 40th PGA Championship at Llanerch Country Club in Havertown, Pa., is the first PGA Championship to be broadcast on live television and radio.
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Arnold Palmer plays in his first PGA Championship, wins his first Masters and finishes the year as the leading money-winner.
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Jack Nicklaus wins his first PGA Championship.
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For the first time since 1957, the USA loses the Ryder Cup to the European Team, 16 1/2 to 11 1/2, at the Belfry, in Sutton Coldfield, England.
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NBC Sports and USA Network granted broadcast and cable rights to 1991 and 1993 Ryder Cup Matches.
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CBS Sports and TBS Sports granted broadcast and cable rights to PGA Championship beginning in 1991.
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The PGA Grand Slam of Golf is restructured to feature $1 million in prize money and more than eight hours of prime time coverage on TBS Sports network, reaching 57 million homes in the U.S.
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Arnold Palmer, competing in his 37th and final PGA Championship, receives the PGA's Distinguished Service Award.
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Tiger Woods wins the PGA Player of the Year Award in his first complete season on the PGA Tour.
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Tiger Woods, 23, captures the 81st PGA Championship at Medinah (Ill.) Country Club to become the fifth youngest winner in history.
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Women's Golf Week becomes a full-fledged Play Golf America event in June.
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Mercedes Benz USA becomes an Official Patron of the PGA of America.
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RBC becomes an Official Patron of The PGA of America.
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OMEGA signs a five-year strategic partnership to become The Official Timekeeper of The PGA of America through the Centennial in 2016.
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Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy completes a historic performance at The Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, S.C., winning the PGA Championship by a record eight strokes, and breaking Jack Nicklaus’s victory margin standard by one stroke.
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Standard Life Investments becomes the first worldwide partner in Ryder Cup history.
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Samsung becomes an Official Patron of the PGA of America. The three-year, multi-platform agreement spans the PGA Championship and Ryder Cup through 2016.
