A collection of historical records achieved at the US PGA Championship.
Most victories: Walter Hagen and Jack Nicklaus (5)
This record could technically be split into two as these two giants of the game played in different eras of the event but it is undeniable they both have five wins.
Hagen was the third winner of the event in the fourth edition in 1921 and then added four more in a row from 1924-1927.
Those wins were all match play, with the event moving to 72-hole stroke play in 1958, where Nicklaus would win in 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975 and 1980.
Youngest winner: Gene Sarazen
Another great of the game and we head back to the match play era for Sarazen's victory of 1922.
At 20 years and 173 days old, Sarazen defeated Emmet French in the final at Oakmont and his successful defence a year later means he is also the third youngest winner, either side of Tom Creavy in 1931.
The youngest winner of the stroke play era is then fourth: Rory McIlroy at 23 years and 100 days old when he won in 2012.
Oldest winner: Phil Mickelson
In 2021 Mickelson became - and still is - the only player to win a Major in their 50s at Kiawah Island.
He defeated Brooks Koepka and Louis Oosthuizen by two shots to win his second Wanamaker 16 years after his first at the age of 50 years and 341 days.
That broke the Major and US PGA record of Julius Boros, who won in 1968 aged 48 years and 140 days.
Wire-to-wire winners (no ties)
The first wire-to-wire winner was Bobby Nichols in 1964, with the next being Nicklaus' second victory in 1971.
The 1982 and 1983 editions would both be won in wire-to-wire style by Raymond Floyd and Hal Sutton respectively but after two in a row we would have to wait 36 years for another.
Koepka broke the drought with his successful title defence in 2019.
Most runner-up finishes: Jack Nicklaus (4)
Nicklaus' haul of 18 Major wins may never be eclipsed so it is incredible he also has the record for runner-up finishes with 19.
Four of them came at this event, the most of any player, and just for good measure Nicklaus also has the most top threes (12), top fives (14), top tens (15) and top 25s (23) in US PGA history.
Most successful nation: United States
On its own that fact provides no surprises but the sheer scale of American dominance at the US PGA Championship is staggering.
Out of the 107 US PGA Championships, 87 have been won by the home nation, with 20 international victories achieved by just 13 players.
Australia has had five separate winners with eight other nations (England, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Fiji, Ireland, South Korea, Germany and Northern Ireland) producing a champion. Jim Barnes (England), Gary Player (South Africa), Nick Price (Zimbabwe), Vijay Singh (Fiji) and Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) are all two-time international champions.
Successful defences
There have been ten successful defences of the US PGA title by seven players, with six of them coming in its first 12 stagings.
Barnes won the first US PGA in 1916 and successfully defended the title in 1919 after a break for the First World War.
Sarazen then won in 1922 and 1923 before Hagen made three successful defences in 1925, 1926 and 1927 after winning in 1924.
His run was broken by Leo Diegel, who himself won again in 1928 before Denny Shute was the winner in 1936 and 1937.
There would then be a 63-year wait until Tiger Woods won his second US PGA in 2000, and he would successfully defend again in 2007.
Koepka is the seventh and latest player to win two years in a row in 2018 and 2019.
Most appearances: Sam Snead (38)
Once again we have one of the greats who remarkably stood astride the match play and stroke play eras of this event almost equally.
Snead made his US PGA Chapionship debut in 1936 and played 17 match play tournaments, winning twice.
He would not win the event in the stroke play era but he would play a further 21 times, taking his tally to 38 when he played his final US PGA in 1981.
Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer sit one appearace behind Snead, all in the stroke play era, with Palmer's 37 appearances all coming consecutively.
The King played in the first stroke play edition in 1958 and every one after until 1994 - a record in itself.
Most rounds played (stroke play): Jack Nicklaus (128)
Nicklaus played 128 rounds at the US PGA Championship, playing all four 27 times with ten missed cuts.
Palmer comes next with 121, leading Mickelson by three.
Nicklaus also has the most rounds under par (53) and most rounds in the 60s (41).
And while he may have generally taken less shots than most round-for-round over his career, the sheer weight of rounds mean Nicklaus' 9,135 at an average of 71.37 are the most in history.
Jason Day and Miguel Ángel Jiménez share the record for most consecutive under-par rounds with ten, while Dustin Johnson's nine is the most consecutive rounds in the 60s.
Most cuts made: Nicklaus, Floyd and Mickelson (27)
While this is a shared honour, it has to be noted that Floyd's 27 cuts came from 31 appearnces, meaning he missed the weekend just four times between 1963 and 1994, taking part in all but one edition with two wins.
Of Mickelson's 27 made cuts, 21 of them came consecutively between 1996 and 2016, another tournament record.
Scoring averages
When taking into account minumum rounds played, the list of lowest scoring averages reads like a who's who of the modern game.
Top dog for those who have played 100 rounds or more is Mickelson, with an average of 71.16 across 118 rounds.
For those with 70 or more rounds played it is Woods with 70.54 across 81, a score that even gets him into the top five for those with 50 or more rounds played.
Koepka tops that metric with 69.56 across 50 rounds, while Scottie Scheffler's 69.09 is the best from those with a minimum of 20 rounds played, just ahead of Koepka.
The lowest scoring average across 72 holes across the field was 70.13 in 2018 at Bellerive, while the 1987 event at PGA National saw an average score across 72 holes of 76.15.
Winning Margin: Rory McIlroy (8 shots)
The largest winning margin in US PGA history came when McIlroy romped to victory by eight shots in 2012 at Kiawah Island.
He was only in a tie for fifth after 36 holes but a 67-66 weekend saw him streak away from the competition led by England's David Lynn.
The largest 18-hole lead is three shots shared by four players, while Brooks Koepka's seven-shot advantage from 2019 is the biggest lead after both 36 holes and 54 holes.
Biggest comebacks
The record for the biggest final-round comeback is seven shots shared by John Mahaffey and Justin Thomas.
In 1978, Mahaffey carded a closing 66 to reel in Tom Watson and then prevail with a birdie on the second hole of a play-off that also featured Jerry Pate.
And 44 years later a play-off was required a again as a 67 saw Thomas catch and pass 54-holes leader Mito Pereira and then defeat Will Zalatoris over extra holes.
Bob Rosburg (1959) and Bob Tway (1986) share the 36-hole record after coming from nine shots back, while the largest comeback after 18 holes is eight shots shared by Mahaffey, Payne Stewart (1989) and Keegan Bradley (2011).
Lowest round: Xander Schauffele and Shane Lowry (62)
The two lowest rounds In US PGA Championship history were both recorded at the 2024 edition at Valhalla.
Xander Schauffele carded nine birdies is his 62 on day one en route to a record-equalling three-shot first-round lead.
Then in the third round, Shane Lowry also recorded nine gains in a blemish-free effort to match the record.
Those two rounds also match the lowest rounds in Major history.
Lowest winning score: Xander Schauffele (263, -21)
That opening 62 put Schauffele in an excellent position but he would not have it all his own way at the Ryder Cup venue.
Second and third rounds of 68-68 saw him caught by Collin Morikawa but a birdie on the 72nd hole in a closing 65 saw him make history and hold off Bryson DeChambeau by one shot.
DeChambeau's score of 264 has only been matched by Koepka (2018), while his 20 under par total sits alongside Jason Day's winning tally from 2015.
Schauffele's 62 and nine under are the lowest scores after 18 holes, with Koepka's 128 the lowest strokes after 36, matching Schauffele's 12 under par (130).
David Toms in 2001 has the lowest 54-hole score at 196, with Ernie Els the most under par after three rounds at 16 under in 1995.
