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,
1939 PGA Championship six. Defending champion Paul Runyan lost in the quarterfinals to Dick Metz. This PGA Championship was held during the 1939 New York World's Fair. The golf course no longer exists; Pomonok Country Club disbanded in 1949 and the property was developed for residences. The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1939 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days: "Saturday. July 15, 1939" "Morning" "Afternoon" "Extra hole" 1939 PGA Championship The 1939 PGA Championship was the 22nd PGA Championship, held July 9–15 at Pomonok Country Club in Queens, New York. Then a match play championship, Henry Picard