Pga Championship

One of the most prestigious golf tournaments, the PGA Championship is now just around the corner. The event has been a part of the annual calendar for decades and has solidified its status among the greatest golf competitions of all time. This year’s tournament promises to be another epic occasion that will see the best in the business tee off to capture the title. So golf fans this is your chance to book PGA Championship tickets and watch the action unfold live.

Golf has a long illustrious history with United States. The sport began to flourish for the first time in late 1890’s and earlier part of 1900’s. The “United States Golf Association” was formed in the year 1894 to act as the sport’s official regulatory authority. The purpose was to ensure the sport was in good hands. The move paid immediate dividends and golf’s popularity began to soar not too long after that.

Golf in the country took a new direction in the year 1916 when “Rodman Wanamaker” invited the most famous golfers for a meeting. The formation of the “Professional Golfers Association” was agreed upon by everyone who attended the meeting. The entity was officially incepted in February, 1916 in New York.

Now that PGA was in action, it needed a tournament to make its mark on the sport. That resulted in the arrival of the PGA Championship on the map. The inaugural edition of the tournament took place just a few months after the formation of PGA. The title was won by “Jim Barnes” who wrote his name in history books as the first winner of this amazing competition.  That was a start of an event that has since gone on to play a big part in turning golf into the global phenomenon it is today.

The PGA Championship had a match play format during its early days. The switch to stroke play format came about in the year 1958.  The event is the last of the four major golf tournaments and is held in the month of August. The winner of the tournament gets an automatic entry to the other three majors for the next five years. Not only that, but a win at the PGA entitles the player to compete in the event for as long as he plays.

The tournament has seen its popularity soar over the years. That has attracted the attention of the biggest sports networks in the world who broadcast it to every part of the globe live. “Walter Hagen” and “Jack Nicklaus” hold the record for most PGA Championship wins with five each. They are closely followed by “Tiger Woods” who has won it four times.

The event has a lot of history attached to it that has showcased the best of golf for the world to see and enjoy over the course if its four day run. The trend will not be bucked this year either so book your PGA Championship tickets and be a part of it live.