The ball kept taking the right bounces, and the putts I really needed, kept falling.” “I felt all week that I was going to win. “It just seemed I was destined to win this tournament,” Floyd said. Gary Player, CBS sportscaster Jim McKay, and Ray Floyd, during the 1969 PGA Championship. But a 100-foot chip-in for eagle on the ninth hole during the finale broke a deadlock, leading to a three-shot victory, and a rejuvenated tour career. The Kemper was also where Raymond Floyd‘s then floundering career was resurrected.Ī five-time tour winner and major champion by the age of 26, Floyd entered the 1975 Kemper as a struggling 32-year old holding those same five titles. This time to tour veteran Doug Sanders, who rolled in a 30-foot putt on the 72nd hole to claim his 20th and final PGA Tour triumph. “You should have at least a nine-hole playoff.”Ī year later, Trevino again lost by a stroke. “You can go against a 20 handicapper and still lose,” said Player. (Photo by Martin Mills via Getty Images)Īfterwards, a frustrated Player called the new overtime format “an absolute joke.” Gary Player watches his ball after hitting out of the sand during the 1971 PGA golf tournament. The tournament actually got its start in Boston, but only lasted one year there despite Arnold Palmer winning the inaugural edition.ĭale Douglass cruised to victory in the first Quail Hollow stop, and two years later Tom Weiskopf captured the first of his three wins in Charlotte, edging Douglass, Lee Trevino and Gary Player in a then new playoff format: a one-hole, sudden-death. Still establishing itself on the golf market, Quail Hollow spent 11 years as Kemper host from 1969-79. The 2020 PGA Championship is scheduled to be played, August 3-9, at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, provided it is responsible to do so at that time.More than a quarter-century before the creation of what’s now the Wells Fargo Championship, Quail Hollow Club was part of the nomadic history of the Kemper Open.
Last May, Koepka won his second consecutive PGA Championship at Bethpage Black, in Farmingdale, New York. Many of golf’s greatest champions, from Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Byron Nelson and Ben Hogan, to Lee Trevino, Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Brooks Koepka, have had their names inscribed on the famed Wanamaker Trophy. “I want to thank Quail Hollow and the PGA of America for their partnership which will again allow us to host the world and celebrate golf on the grandest stage right here in the Queen City.” “To have Charlotte serve as the host for a second PGA Championship in eight years is an incredible honor and also reflects Charlotte’s reputation for world-class hospitality and our growth on the national stage,” said Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles. With the playing of the 2025 PGA Championship, Quail Hollow will become the first golf course in North Carolina to host multiple PGA Championships. With the sport’s strongest field, this event continues our commitment to golf played at its highest level while positively impacting our community and surrounding region.” “Great events such as the PGA Championship don’t occur without an exceptional venue and the strong public-private partnerships we are grateful to enjoy with the City of Charlotte. “Quail Hollow is thrilled to welcome the PGA Championship back to Charlotte in the spring of 2025,” said Quail Hollow Club President Johnny Harris. 10 that delayed both gravity and gratification for Thomas. Today at noon (EDT), ESPN2 will replay the final 9 holes of the 2017 PGA Championship, including a memorable birdie putt on No. In August 2017, a 24-year-old Justin Thomas finished two shots clear of Francesco Molinari, Louis Oosthuizen and Patrick Reed to claim the initial major championship victory of his career. This will be the second PGA Championship played at Quail Hollow, but the first played in the month of May. The state of North Carolina’s appreciation for the game and major championship golf is remarkable.” “Quail Hollow’s course has a well-earned reputation as a stern test for the world’s finest players, but what sets the club apart is its membership and the welcoming atmosphere that they promote. “The PGA of America is proud to return the PGA Championship to Quail Hollow and the wonderful host city of Charlotte,” said PGA of America President Suzy Whaley.