1999 PGA Championship 1999 PGA Championship The 1999 PGA Championship was the 81st PGA Championship, held August 12–15 at the Medinah Country Club in Medinah, Illinois, a suburb northwest of Chicago. Tiger Woods, 23, won his first PGA Championship and second major, one stroke ahead of runner-up Sergio García, age 19. At the time, many (including noted commentator Gary McCord) predicted the start of a long rivalry between Woods and García. The teenage García's outgoing antics during the tournament had captured the attention of many golf fans, but his sole major title came over seventeen years later at the Masters in 2017. Mike
PGA Assistant Championship PGA Assistant Championship The PGA Assistant Championship is a golf tournament for golf club assistant professionals. It has been held by the PGA of America since 1977. Rules for 2007 have the field made up of the assistant champions from each PGA section, section qualifiers, the defending champion and a representative from the PGA of Australia, The Professional Golfers' Association and the Canadian PGA. The 2015 Champion was Andy Mickelson. Notable players who won this event before competing on the PGA Tour include Loren Roberts (eight PGA Tour wins), Fred Funk (eight PGA Tour wins, most notably the 2005 Players