1996 PGA Championship years; the PGA Championship, a match play event through 1957, was played in Louisville in 1952 at Big Spring Country Club. The championship returned to Valhalla just four years later in 2000, and again in 2014 after hosting the Ryder Cup in 2008. Course designer and five-time champion Jack Nicklaus missed the cut by a single stroke at age 56. He also missed the cut by one stroke in 2000 at age 60, his final appearance in the PGA Championship. "Thursday, August 8, 1996"<br> "Friday, August 9, 1996" Kenny Perry shot a first round 66 (−6) to take the lead,
1947 PGA Championship Missouri. Lew Worsham defeated Sam Snead by a stroke in an 18-hole playoff on Sunday, June 15. The British Open was played the first week of July in England. This was the first PGA Championship scheduled to conclude on Tuesday, which continued through 1956. Two-time champion Byron Nelson did not compete; his final PGA Championship was the previous year. The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1947 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days: <br> "Tuesday, June 24, 1947" "Morning" "Afternoon" 1947 PGA Championship The 1947 PGA Championship was the 29th PGA Championship, held June 18–24