The PGA Championship has been contested on some of the great golf courses in America that were designed by some of the world’s most renowned golf course architects, since the PGA Championships inception in 1916.

Here’s a list of the host venues and the course architect(s) for the PGA Championship host sites from 1916 to 2021.

  • 1916 - Siwanoy Country Club, Bronxville, New York

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1917-18 - No Championship due to World War I
  • 1919 - Engineers Country Club, Roslyn, L.I., New York

    • Architect: Herbert Strong
  • 1920 - Flossmoor Country Club, Flossmoor, Illinois

    • Architect: Herbert James Tweedie
  • 1921 - Inwood Country Club, Far Rockaway, New York

    • Architects: Dr. William Exton & Arthur Thatcher
  • 1922 - Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania

    • Architect: Henry Fownes
  • 1923 - Pelham Country Club Pelham Manor, New York

    • Architect: Devereux Emmet
  • 1924 - French Lick Springs, French Lick, Indiana

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1925 - Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois

    • Architect: Willie Park Jr.
  • 1926 - Salisbury Golf Links, Westbury, L.I., New York

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1927 - Cedar Crest Country Club, Dallas, Texas

    • Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
  • 1928 - Five Farms Country Club, Baltimore, Maryland

    • Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
  • 1929 - Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles, California

    • Architect: Willie Watson
  • 1930 - Fresh Meadow Country Club, Flushing, New York

    • Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
  • 1931 - Wannamoisett Country Club, Rumford, Rhode Island

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1932 - Keller Golf Club St. Paul, Minnesota

    • Architect: Paul Coates
  • 1933 - Blue Mound Country Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    • Architect: Seth Raynor
  • 1934 - Park Country Club Williamsville, New York

    • Architect: Clifford Wendehack
  • 1935 - Twin Hills Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

    • Architect: Perry Maxwell
  • 1936 - Pinehurst Country Club (No. 2), Pinehurst, North Carolina

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1937 - Pittsburgh Field Club, Aspinwall, Pennsylvania

    • Architect: Alexander Findlay
  • 1938 - Shawnee Country Club, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania

    • Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
  • 1939 - Pomonok Country Club, Flushing, New York

    • Architect: Devereux Emmet
  • 1940 - Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pennsylvania

    • Architect: Maurice McCarthy
  • 1941 - Cherry Hills Country, Club Denver, Colorado

    • Architect: William Flynn
  • 1942 - Seaview Country Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey

    • Architect: Hugh Wilson
  • 1943 - No Championship due to World War II
  • 1944 - Manito Golf and Country Club, Spokane, Washington

    • Architect: A.V. Macan
  • 1945 - Moraine Country Club, Dayton, Ohio

    • Architect: Keith Foster
  • 1946 - Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon

    • Architects: George Turnbull, Robert Trent Jones, Tom Bendelow 
  • 1947 - Plum Hollow Country Club, Detroit, Michigan

    • Architects: Harry Colt and Charles Hugh Alison 
  • 1948 - Norwood Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri

    • Architect: Wayne Stiles
  • 1949 - Hermitage Country Club, Richmond, Virginia

    • Architect: Ed Auld
  • 1950 - Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1951 - Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania

    • Architect: Henry Fownes
  • 1952 - Big Spring Country Club, Louisville, Kentucky

    • Architect: George Davies
  • 1953 - Birmingham Country Club, Birmingham, Michigan

    • Architect: Thomas Bendelow
  • 1954 - Keller Golf Club, St. Paul, Minnesota

    • Architect: Paul Coates
  • 1955 - Meadowbrook Country Club, Detroit, Michigan

    • Architect: Willie Park Jr.
  • 1956 - Blue Hill Country Club, Boston, Massachusetts

    • Architect: Skip Wogan
  • 1957 - Miami Valley Country Club, Dayton, Ohio

    • Architect: Donald Ross

Stroke-Play Era

  • 1958 - Llanerch Country Club, Havertown, Pennsylvania

    • Architect: Alexander Findlay
  • 1959 - Minneapolis Golf Club, St. Louis Park, Minnesota

    • Architects: Willie Park Jr., Donald Ross
  • 1960 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio

    • Architect: Bert Way
  • 1961 - Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois

    • Architect: Willie Park Jr.
  • 1962 - Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1963 - Dallas Athletic Club, Dallas, Texas

    • Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • 1964 - Columbus Country Club, Columbus, Ohio

    • Architect: Tom Bendelow
  • 1965 - Laurel Valley Country Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania

    • Architect: Dick Wlson
  • 1966 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio

    • Architect: Bert Way
  • 1967 - Columbine Country Club, Littleton, Colorado

    • Architect: Henry Hughes
  • 1968 - Pecan Valley Country Club, San Antonio, Texas

    • Architect: Ralph Plummer
  • 1969 - NCR Country Club, Dayton, Ohio

    • Architect: Dick Wlson
  • 1970 - Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    • Architect: Perry Maxwell
  • 1971 - PGA National Golf Club (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

    • Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • 1972 - Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township, Michigan

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1973 - Canterbury Golf Club, Beachwood, Ohio

    • Architect: Herbert Strong
  • 1974 - Tanglewood Golf Club, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

    • Architect: Robert Trent Jones Sr.
  • 1975 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio

    • Architect: Bert Way
  • 1976 - Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland

    • Architect: Devereux Emmet
  • 1977 - Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California

    • Architect: Jack Neville, Douglas Grant
  • 1978 - Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania

    • Architect: Henry Fownes
  • 1979 - Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township, Michigan

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1980 - Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1981 - Atlanta Athletic Club Duluth, Georgia

    • Architect: Robert Trent Jones
  • 1982 - Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    • Architect: Perry Maxwell
  • 1983 - Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

    • Architect: George C. Thomas
  • 1984 - Shoal Creek Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama

    • Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • 1985 - Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado

    • Architect: William Flynn
  • 1986 - Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1987 - PGA National Golf Club (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

    • Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • 1988 - Oak Tree Golf Club, Edmond, Oklahoma

    • Architect: Pete Dye
  • 1989 - Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Hawthorn Woods, Illinois

    • Architect: Ken Killian, Dick Nugent
  • 1990 - Shoal Creek Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama

    • Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • 1991 - Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana

    • Architect: Pete Dye
  • 1992 - Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri

    • Architect: Robert Trent Jones
  • 1993 - Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 1994 - Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    • Architect: Perry Maxwell
  • 1995 - Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California

    • Architect: George C. Thomas
  • 1996 - Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky

    • Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • 1997 - Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York

    • Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
  • 1998 - Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish, Washington

    • Architect: Ted Robinson
  • 1999 - Medinah Country Club (No. 3) Medinah, Illinois

    • Architect: Tom Bendelow
  • 2000 - Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky

    • Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • 2001 - Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, Georgia

    • Architect: Robert Trent Jones
  • 2002 - Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota

    • Architect: Robert Trent Jones
  • 2003 - Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 2004 - Whistling Straits (Straits), Kohler, Wisconsin

    • Architect: Pete Dye
  • 2005 - Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower), Springfield, New Jersey

    • Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
  • 2006 - Medinah Country Club (No. 3), Medinah, Illinois

    • Architect: Tom Bendelow
  • 2007 - Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma

    • Architect: Perry Maxwell
  • 2008 - Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township, Michigan

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 2009 - Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota

    • Architect: Robert Trent Jones
  • 2010 - Whistling Straits (Straits), Kohler, Wisconsin

    • Architect: Pete Dye
  • 2011 - Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Georgia

    • Architect: Robert Trent Jones
  • 2012 - The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, South Carolina

    • Architect: Pete and Alice Dye
  • 2013 - Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York

    • Architect: Donald Ross
  • 2014 - Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky

    • Architect: Jack Nicklaus
  • 2015 - Whistling Straits (Straits), Kohler, Wisconsin

    • Architect: Pete Dye
  • 2016 - Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower), Springfield, New Jersey

    • Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
  • 2017 - Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina

    • Architect: George Cobb
  • 2018 - Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri

    • Architect: Robert Trent Jones
  • 2019 - Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, New York

    • Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
  • 2020 - TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California

    • Architect: Willie Watson
  • 2021 - The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, South Carolina

    • Architects: Pete and Alice Dye

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