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Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy competing in the final round of the 2012 PGA Championship.
The first PGA Championship was held at the Siwanoy Country Club in Bronxville, New York, in 1916.1
Unlike the modern 72-hole stroke-play format, the inaugural tournament was conducted as a 36-hole elimination match-play event. James Barnes emerged as the winner, defeating Jock Hutchison in the final round to claim the inaugural Wanamaker Trophy.1