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Who won the PGA Championship in 1919?
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Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy competing in the final round of the 2012 PGA Championship.
James Barnes won the PGA Championship in 1919. Having won the inaugural tournament in 1916, Barnes returned as the reigning champion after the event was postponed for two years due to World War I and successfully defended his title.12