1971 PGA Championship 1971" "Saturday, February 27, 1971" "Sunday, February 28, 1971" 1971 PGA Championship The 1971 PGA Championship was the 53rd PGA Championship, played February 25–28 at the original PGA National Golf Club, presently known as BallenIsles Country Club (East Course) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Jack Nicklaus won the second of his five PGA Championships, two strokes ahead of Billy Casper, the reigning Masters champion. Nicklaus led wire-to-wire, and held a four-stroke lead over Gary Player after 54 holes, with Casper seven shots back. The two were pre-tournament favorites, along with Arnold Palmer, who shot an opening round 75 and finished
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