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
Women's PGA Championship Women's PGA Championship The Women's PGA Championship is the second-longest running golf tournament in the history of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, surpassed only by the U.S. Women's Open. Founded in 1955, it is one of five majors on the LPGA Tour. It is not recognized as a major by the Ladies European Tour, which does not recognize any of the three majors played in the United States. Formerly known as the "LPGA Championship," the event's name was changed to the "KPMG Women's PGA Championship" in 2015, and the tournament's management was shifted to the PGA of America. Prior to