Golf - European PGA Championship

This tournament, held at the end of May each year at Wentworth in Virginia Water, England, is recognised as the premier event organised by the European PGA Tour.
It's name derives from the Professional Golfers' Association of Britain and Ireland. 
Until 1966 the championship was purely for PGA members (Closed), and in 1967 & 1968 both Closed and Open tournaments were held before the event became solely an Open tournament. It was initially staged at a variety of venues, including Wentworth (1972-74), but has been played at it's current home every year since 1984.

Previous courses used: Pannal (1955), Maesdu (1956 & 57), Llandudno (1958), Ashburnham (1959 & 69), Coventry (1960), Royal Mid-Surrey (1961 & 68 Closed), Little Aston (1962), Royal Birkdale (1963 & 78), Western Gailes (1964), Prince's (1965), Saunton (1966), Thorndon Park (1967 Closed), Hunstanton (1967 Open), Dunbar (1968 Open), Royal St George's (1975-77, 1980 & 1983), St Andrews (1979), Ganton (1981) & Hillside (1982)

YEAR
WINNER
1955
KEN BOUSFIELD (Eng)
1956
CHARLIE WARD (Eng)#
1957
PETER ALLISS (Eng)
1958
HARRY BRADSHAW (Irl)
1959
DAI REES (Wal)
1960~
ARNOLD STICKLEY (Eng)
1961
BRIAN BAMFORD (Eng)
1962
PETER ALLISS (Eng)
1963
PETER BUTLER (Eng)
1964
TONY GRUBB (Eng)
1965
PETER ALLISS (Eng)#
1966
GUY WOLSTENHOLME (Eng)
1967*
BRIAN HUGGETT (Wal)
1967^
MALCOLM GREGSON (Eng)
1968*
PETER TOWNSEND (Eng)
1968^
DAVID TALBOT (Eng)
1969
BERNARD GALLACHER (Sco)
1970
-
1971
-
1972
TONY JACKLIN (Eng)
1973
PETER OOSTERHUIS (Eng)
1974
MAURICE BEMBRIDGE (Eng)
1975
ARNOLD PALMER (USA)
1976
NEIL COLES (Eng)#
1977
MANUEL PINERO (Esp)
1978
NICK FALDO (Eng)
1979
VICENTE FERNANDEZ (Arg)
1980
NICK FALDO (Eng)
1981
NICK FALDO (Eng)
1982
TONY JACKLIN (Eng)
1983
SEVE BALLESTEROS (Esp)
1984+
HOWARD CLARK (Eng) 
1985
PAUL WAY (Eng)
1986
RODGER DAVIS (Aus)
1987
BERNHARD LANGER (Frg)
1988
IAN WOOSNAM (Wal)
1989
NICK FALDO (Eng)
1990
MIKE HARWOOD (Aus)
1991
SEVE BALLESTEROS (Esp)#
1992
TONY JOHNSTONE (Zim)
1993
B LANGER (Ger)
1994
JOSE MARIA OLAZABAL (Esp)
1995
BERNHARD LANGER (Ger)
1996
COSTANTINO ROCCA (Ita)
1997
IAN WOOSNAM (Wal)
1998
COLIN MONTGOMERIE (Sco)
1999
COLIN MONTGOMERIE (Sco)
2000
COLIN MONTGOMERIE (Sco)
2001
ANDY OLDCORN (Sco)
2002
ANDERS HANSEN (Den)
2003
IGNACIO GARRIDO(Esp)#
2004
SCOTT DRUMMOND (Sco)
2005
ANGEL CABRERA (Arg)
2006
DAVID HOWELL (Eng)
2007
ANDERS HANSEN (Den)#
2008
MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ (Esp)#
2009
PAUL CASEY (Eng)
2010
SIMON KHAN (Eng)
2011
LUKE DONALD (Eng)#
2012
LUKE DONALD (Eng)
2013
MATTEO MANASSERO (Ita)
2014
RORY McILROY (Nir)
2015 BYEONG-HUN AN (Kor)
2016 CHRIS WOOD (Eng)
2017 ALEX NOREN (Swe)
2018 FRANCESCO MOLINARI (Ita)
2019 DANNY WILLETT (Eng)
2020 TYRRELL HATTON (Eng)
2021 BILLY HORSCHEL (USA)
2022 SHANE LOWRY (Ire)
2023 RYAN FOX (Nzl)
2024 BILLY HORSCHEL (USA)#

# Won after play-off

* Closed (PGA members only) tournament
^ Open Tournament
~ Tournament shortened to 63 holes
+ Tournament shortened to 54 holes

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