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PGA Championship facts and records

A view from behind the green at the driveable 10th

Ahead of the final major of the year being held at Whistling Straits, we've delved in to the archives to reveal some of the PGA Championship's all-time records.

Oldest winner: Julius Boros - 48 years, four months (Pecan Valley 1968)

Youngest winner: Gene Sarazen - 20 years, five months (Oakmont 1922)

Gene Sarazen of the USA taking a shot, surrounded by spectators.
Image: Gene Sarazen was only 20 when he won the first of three US PGA titles

Most wins: 5 - Walter Hagen (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927); 5  - Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980)

Most times runner-up: 4 - Jack Nicklaus (1964, 1965, 1974, 1983)

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Lowest aggregate: 265 (-15) David Toms (Atlanta 2001)

Lowest under par: 18 under - Tiger Woods (Valhalla, 2000, Medinah, 2006), Bob May (Valhalla, 2000)

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Biggest winning margins: 8 - Rory McIlroy (Kiawah Island, 2012); 7 - Jack Nicklaus (Baltusrol, 1980)

Rory McIlroy wins the 2014 US PGA Championship
Image: Rory McIlroy followed up a big win in 2012 with a narrow victory two years later

Most appearances: 37 - Arnold Palmer; 37 - Jack Nicklaus

Most sub-par rounds: 53 - Jack Nicklaus

Wire-to-wire winners: Bobby Nichols (1964); Raymond Floyd (1969); Raymond Floyd (1982); Hal Sutton (1983); Tiger Woods (2000)

Keegan Bradley: A first-time winner in 2011
Image: Keegan Bradley: A first-time winner in 2011

Debut winners: Jim Barnes (Siwanoy, 1916); Tom Creavy (Wannamoisett, 1931); Bob Hamilton (Manito, 1944); Doug Ford (Meadowbrook, 1955); Bob Tway (Inverness, 1986); John Daly (Crooked Stick, 1991); Shaun Micheel (Oak Hill, 2003); Keegan Bradley (Atlanta Athletic Club, 2011)

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