Who are notable winners of the PGA Championship?
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The PGA Championship The PGA Championship is one of the world's four major golf tournaments alongside the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, and the British Open. Run by the Professional Golfers' Association of America, the 72-hole stroke-play tournament is played on a different major American course each year and routinely features the best players in the world. Winners receive a monetary prize and an open invitation to participate in all future PGA Championships. The first PGA Championship was held in 1916 as a 36-hole elimination match-play tournament and has been held every year since, with only a few exceptions. Notable winners include Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Y.E. Yang. The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), founded in 1950, hosts its own yearly championship for women. While a few women golfers have qualified to compete in events on the PGA Tour, none has yet made it to the PGA Championship.
The PGA Championship The PGA Championship is one of the world's four major golf tournaments alongside the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open, and the British Open. Run by the Professional Golfers' Association of America, the 72-hole stroke-play tournament is played on a different major American course each year and routinely features the best players in the world. Winners receive a monetary prize and an open invitation to participate in all future PGA Championships. The first PGA Championship was held in 1916 as a 36-hole elimination match-play tournament and has been held every year since, with only a few exceptions. Notable winners include Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, and Y.E. Yang. The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA), founded in 1950, hosts its own yearly championship for women. While a few women golfers have qualified to compete in events on the PGA Tour, none has yet made it to the PGA Championship.