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History of Playoffs at USPGA Championship

1996 - Mark Brooks def. Kenny Perry on the first playoff hole at Valhalla Country Club, Louisville, Kentucky

1995 - Steve Elkington def. Colin Montgomerie on the first playoff hole at Riviera Country Club, Los Angeles, California

1993 - Paul Azinger def. Greg Norman on the second playoff hole at Inverness, Toledo, Ohio

1987 - Larry Nelson def. Lanny Wadkins on the first playoff hole at PGA National, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida

1979 - David Graham def. Ben Crenshaw on the third playoff hole at Oakland Hills, Birmingham, Michigan

1978 - John Mahaffey def. Jerry Pate and Tom Watson on the second playoff hole at Oakmont, Oakmont, Pennsylvania

1977 - Lanny Wadkins def. Gene Littler on the third playoff hole at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach, California

1967 - Don January (69) def. Don Massengale (71) at Columbine, Denver

1961 - Jerry Barber (67) def. Don January (68) at Olympia Fields, Olympia Fields, Illinois

1941 - Vic Ghezzi def. Byron Nelson, 1-up, 38 holes, at Cherry Hills, Denver

1939 - Henry Picard def. Byron Nelson, 1-up, 37 holes, at Pomonok, Flushing, New York

1937 - Denny Shute def. Harold McSpaden, 1-up, 37 holes, at Pittsburgh, Aspinwall, Pennsylvania

1934 - Paul Runyan def. Craig Wood, 1-up, 38 holes, at Park Club of Buffalo, Williamsville, New York

1923 - Gene Sarazen def. Walter Hagen, 1-up, 38 holes, at Pelham, Pelham Manor, New York

NOTES: The PGA switched from match play to stroke play in 1958. A sudden-death playoff format began in 1977

 

 

 

 

 

 


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