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DATES:  Thursday, August 7th through Sunday, August 10th
SITE:  Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Bloomfield Township, Michigan
COURSE ARCHITECT:  Donald Ross (1918), Robert Trent Jones Sr. (1950), Rees Jones (2006)
PAR:  70
YARDAGE:  7,395
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 435 Yds 10 - Par 4 462 Yds
2 - Par 5 529 Yds 11 - Par 4 423 Yds
3 - Par 3 198 Yds 12 - Par 5 593 Yds
4 - Par 4 446 Yds 13 - Par 3 191 Yds
5 - Par 4 490 Yds 14 - Par 4 501 Yds
6 - Par 4 387 Yds 15 - Par 4 401 Yds
7 - Par 4 449 Yds 16 - Par 4 406 Yds
8 - Par 4 491 Yds 17 - Par 3 238 Yds
9 - Par 3 257 Yds 18 - Par 4 498 Yds
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35 3,682 Yds 35 3,713 Yds
Annual: 90th
Defending Champion: Tiger Woods (Not Defending)
Runner-Up: Shaun Micheel
Tournament Record: 265 (David Toms, 2001 - Atlanta Athletic Club,
Highlands Course - 15-under-par)
270 (Tiger Woods, 2000 - Valhalla Golf Club - 18-under-par)
(Bob May, 2000 - Valhalla Golf Club - 18-under-par)
(Tiger Woods, 2006 - Medinah C.C. - 18-under-par)
54-Hole Record: 196 (David Toms, 2001 - Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands)
36-Hole Record: 131 (Hal Sutton, 1983 - Riviera Country Club)
(Vijay Singh, 1993 - Inverness Country Club)
(Mark O'Meara, 1995 - Riviera Country Club)
(Ernie Els, 1995 - Riviera Country Club)
(David Toms, 2001 - Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands)
(Shingo Katayama, 2001 - Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands)
18-Hole Record: 63 (Bruce Crampton, 1975 - Firestone Country Club)
(Raymond Floyd, 1982 - Southern Hills Country Club)
(Gary Player, 1984 - Shoal Creek Country Club)
(Vijay Singh, 1993 - Inverness Country Club)
(Michael Bradley, 1995 - Riviera Country Club)
(Brad Faxon, 1995 - Riviera Country Club)
(Jose Maria Olazabal, 2000 - Valhalla Golf Club)
(Mark O'Meara, 2001 - Atlanta Athletic Club, Highlands)
(Thomas Bjorn, 2005 - Baltusrol Golf Club)
(Tiger Woods, 2007 - Southern Hills Country Club)
Total Purse: $7,000,000
Shares: 1st Place - $1,260,000; 2nd Place - $756,000; 3rd Place - $476,000
2007 Finish
Player Score Player Score
Tiger Woods 272 Simon Dyson 280
Woody Austin 274 Geoff Ogilvy 280
Ernie Els 275 Trevor Immelman 280
Arron Oberholser 279 Kevin Sutherland 281
John Senden 279 Boo Weekley 281
Scott Verplank 281
Past PGA Championship Winners
Year Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up
2007 Tiger Woods (272) -- Woody Austin
(Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma)
2006 Tiger Woods (270) -- Shaun Micheel
(Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois)
2005 Phil Mickelson (276) -- Steve Elkington, Thomas Bjorn
(Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey)
2004 *Vijay Singh (280) -- Chris DiMarco, Justin Leonard
(Whistling Straits Golf Club (Straits Course), Kohler, Wisconsin)
2003 Shaun Micheel (276) -- Chad Campbell
(Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York)
2002 Rich Beem (278) -- Tiger Woods
(Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota)
2001 David Toms (265) -- Phil Mickelson
(Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course), Duluth, Georgia)
2000 *Tiger Woods (270) -- Bob May
(Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky)
1999 Tiger Woods (277) -- Sergio Garcia
(Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois)
1998 Vijay Singh (271) -- Steve Stricker
(Sahalee Country Club, Redmond, Washington
1997 Davis Love III (269) -- Justin Leonard
(Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), Mamaroneck, New York)
1996 *Mark Brooks (277) -- Kenny Perry
(Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky)
1995 *Steve Elkington (267) -- Colin Montgomerie
(Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California)
1994 Nick Price (269) -- Corey Pavin
(Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma)
1993 *Paul Azinger (272) -- Greg Norman
(Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio)
1992 Nick Price (278) -- Nick Faldo, John Cook, Gene Sauers, J.Gallagher,Jr
(Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri)
1991 John Daly (276) -- Bruce Lietzke
(Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana)
1990 Wayne Grady (282) -- Fred Couples
(Shoal Creek Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama)
1989 Payne Stewart (276) -- Mike Reid
(Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Hawthorn Woods, Illinois)
1988 Jeff Sluman (272) -- Paul Azinger
(Oak Tree Golf Club, Edmond, Oklahoma)
1987 *Larry Nelson (287) -- Lanny Wadkins
(PGA National Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida)
1986 Bob Tway (276) -- Greg Norman
(Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio)
1985 Hubert Green (278) -- Lee Trevino
(Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado)
1984 Lee Trevino (273) -- Gary Player, Lanny Wadkins
(Shoal Creek Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama)
1983 Hal Sutton (274) -- Jack Nicklaus
(Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California)
1982 Ray Floyd (272) -- Lanny Wadkins
(Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma)
1981 Larry Nelson (273) -- Fuzzy Zoeller
(Atlanta Athletic Club (Highlands Course), Duluth, Georgia)
1980 Jack Nicklaus (274) -- Andy Bean
(Oak Hill Country Club, Rochester, New York)
1979 *David Graham (272) -- Ben Crenshaw
(Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Birmingham, Michigan)
1978 *John Mahaffey (276) -- Jerry Pate, Tom Watson
(Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania)
1977 *Lanny Wadkins (282) -- Gene Littler
(Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California)
1976 Dave Stockton (281) -- Ray Floyd, Don January
(Congressional Country Club (Blue Course), Bethesda, Maryland)
1975 Jack Nicklaus (276) -- Bruce Crampton
(Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio)
1974 Lee Trevino (276) -- Jack Nicklaus
(Tanglewood Golf Club, Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
1973 Jack Nicklaus (277) -- Bruce Crampton
(Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio)
1972 Gary Player (281) -- Tommy Aaron, Jim Jamieson
(Oakland Hills Country Club (South Course), Birmingham, Michigan)
1971 Jack Nicklaus (281) -- Billy Casper
(PGA National Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida)
1970 Dave Stockton (279) -- Arnold Palmer, Bob Murphy
(Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma)
1969 Ray Floyd (276) -- Gary Player
(NCR Country Club (South Course), Dayton, Ohio)
1968 Julius Boros (281) -- Arnold Palmer, Bob Charles
(Pecan Valley Country Club, San Antonio, Texas)
1967 *Don January (281) -- Don Massengale
(Columbine Country Club, Littleton, Colorado)
1966 Al Geiberger (280) -- Dudley Wysong
(Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio)
1965 Dave Marr (280) -- Billy Casper, Jack Nicklaus
(Laurel Valley Country Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania)
1964 Bobby Nichols (271) -- Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer
(Columbus Country Club, Columbus, Ohio)
1963 Jack Nicklaus (279) -- Dave Ragan, Jr.
(Dallas Athletic Club, Dallas, Texas)
1962 Gary Player (278) -- Bob Goalby
(Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania)
1961 *Jerry Barber (277) -- Don January
(Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois)
1960 Jay Hebert (281) -- Jim Ferrier
(Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio)
1959 Bob Rosburg (277) -- Jerry Barber, Doug Sanders
(Minneapolis Golf Club, St. Louis Park, Minnesota)
1958 Dow Finsterwald (276) -- Billy Casper
(Llanerch Country Club, Havertown, Pennsylvania)
1957 Lionel Hebert (2 & 1) -- Dow Finsterwald
(Miami Valley Country Club, Dayton, Ohio)
1956 Jack Burke (3 & 2) -- Ted Kroll
(Blue Hill Country Club, Boston, Massachusetts)
1955 Doug Ford (4 & 3) -- Cary Middlecoff
(Meadowbrook Country Club, Detroit, Michigan)
1954 Chick Harbert (4 & 3) -- Walter Burkemo
(Keller Golf Club, St. Paul, Minnesota)
1953 Walter Burkemo (4 & 3) -- Felice Torza
(Birmingham Country Club, Birmingham, Michigan)
1952 Jim Turnesa (1 up) -- Chick Harbert
(Big Spring Country Club, Louisville, Kentucky)
1951 Sam Snead (7 & 6) -- Walter Burkemo
(Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania)
1950 Chandler Harper (4 & 3) -- Henry Williams, Jr.
(Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio)
1949 Sam Snead (3 & 2) -- Johnny Palmer
(Hermitage Country Club, Richmond, Virginia)
1948 Ben Hogan (7 & 6) -- Mike Turnesa
(Norwood Hills Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri)
1947 Jim Ferrier (2 & 1) -- Chick Harbert
(Plum Hollow Country Club, Detroit, Michigan)
1946 Ben Hogan (6 & 4) -- Ed Oliver (Portland Golf Club,
Portland, Ore)
1945 Byron Nelson (4 & 3) -- Sam Byrd
(Moraine Country Club, Dayton, Ohio)
1944 Bob Hamilton (1 up) -- Byron Nelson
(Manito Golf and Country Club, Spokane, Washington)
1943 Not held due to World War II
1942 Sam Snead (2 & 1) -- Jim Turnesa
(Seaview Country Club (Bay Course), Atlantic City, New Jersey)
1941 Vic Ghezzi (1 up) -- Byron Nelson
(Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado)
1940 Byron Nelson (1 up) -- Sam Snead
(Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pennsylvania)
1939 Henry Picard (1 up) -- Byron Nelson
(Pomonok Country Club, Flushing, New York)
1938 Paul Runyan (8 & 7) -- Sam Snead
(Shawnee Country Club, Shawnee-On-Delaware, Pennsylvania)
1937 Denny Shute (1 up) -- Harold McSpaden
(Pittsburgh FC, Aspinwall, Pennsylvania)
1936 Denny Shute (3 & 2) -- Jimmy Thomson
(Pinehurst Country Club (Number Two), Pinehurst, North Carolina)
1935 Johnny Revolta (5 & 4) -- Tommy Armour
(Twins Hills Country Club, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
1934 Paul Runyan (1 up) -- Craig Wood
(Park Country Club, Williamsville, New York)
1933 Gene Sarazen (5 & 4) -- Willie Goggin
(Blue Mound Country Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
1932 Olin Dutra (4 & 3) -- Frank Walsh
(Keller Golf Club, St. Paul, Minnesota)
1931 Tom Creavy (2 & 1) -- Denny Shute
(Wannamoisett Country Club, Rumford, Rhode Island)
1930 Tommy Armour (1 up) -- Gene Sarazen
(Fresh Meadows Country Club, Flushing, New York)
1929 Leo Diegel (6 & 4) -- Johnny Farrell
(Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles, California)
1928 Leo Diegel (6 & 5) -- Al Espinosa
(Five Farms Country Club, Baltimore, Maryland)
1927 Walter Hagen (1 up) -- Joe Turnesa
(Cedar Crest Country Club, Dallas, Texas)
1926 Walter Hagen (5 & 3) -- Leo Diegel
(Salisbury Golf Club, Westbury, Long Island, New York)
1925 Walter Hagen (6 & 5) -- William Mehlhorn
(Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois)
1924 Walter Hagen (2 up) -- James M. Barnes
(French Lick Country Club, French Lick, Indiana)
1923 Gene Sarazen (1 up) -- Walter Hagen
(Pelham Country Club, Pelham Manor, New York)
1922 Gene Sarazen (4 & 3) -- Emmet French
(Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania)
1921 Walter Hagen (3 & 2) -- James M. Barnes
(Inwood Country Club, Far Rockaway, New York)
1920 Jock Hutchison (1 up) -- J. Douglas Edgar
(Flossmoor Country Club, Flossmoor, Illinois)
1919 James Barnes (6 & 5) -- Fred McLeod
(Engineers Country Club, Roslyn, Long Island, New York)
1918 Not held due to World War I
1917 Not held due to World War I
1916 James M. Barnes (1 up) -- Jock Hutchison
(Siwanoy Country Club, Bronxville, New York)
* - Won in Playoff



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