1980 PGA Championship 1980 PGA Championship The 1980 PGA Championship was the 62nd PGA Championship, held August 7–10 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Jack Nicklaus won his fifth PGA Championship, seven strokes ahead of runner-up Andy Bean. The victory tied Nicklaus with Walter Hagen, who won five PGA titles in match play competition in the 1920s. It was the 17th of 18 major titles for the 40-year-old Nicklaus, and his second of the year: he won the U.S. Open two months earlier. The previous season in 1979 had been Nicklaus' worst, with no tour wins
The Match: Tiger vs. Phil The Match: Tiger vs. Phil The Match: Tiger vs. Phil was a head-to-head match play golf challenge played on November 23, 2018 between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, at the Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas, Nevada. The purse for the unofficial PGA Tour event was $9 million, with the winner taking the entire amount. Mickelson won the match after 22 holes, including 4 playoff holes. The event was marketed as a pay per view by Turner Sports via "Bleacher Report" Live, but technical issues with the over-the-top distribution of the event forced the event to instead be streamed