2000 PGA Championship a major championship. Designer of the course and five-time champion Jack Nicklaus, age 60, made his final appearance at the PGA Championship. Playing with Woods, he needed an eagle on the 36th hole to make the cut; his pitch shot missed by inches and he settled for birdie. Valhalla later hosted the Ryder Cup in 2008, the first U.S. victory in nine years. The Senior PGA Championship was played at the course in 2004 and 2011 and the PGA Championship returned in 2014. Length of the course for previous majors: "Thursday, August 17, 2000" "Friday, August 18, 2000" "Saturday, August
1944 PGA Championship Open in 1946, all held in Spokane. The PGA Championship was the sole major played in 1944 (and 1945); the three others returned in 1946. This was the first major championship played in the Pacific Northwest. The PGA Championship was played in Portland in 1946, and at Sahalee, east of Seattle, in 1998. The first U.S. Open in the region was played in 2015 at Chambers Bay, southwest of Tacoma. The match play format at the PGA Championship in 1944 called for 12 rounds (216 holes) in seven days: "Sunday, August 20, 1944" "Morning" "Afternoon" 1944 PGA Championship The 1944