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What prize did James Barnes receive for winning the first PGA Championship?
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Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy competing in the final round of the 2012 PGA Championship.
For winning the inaugural PGA Championship in 1916, James Barnes received $500, the Wanamaker Trophy, and a diamond-studded medal contributed by Rodman Wanamaker.1