The PGA Championship has been contested on some of the great golf courses in America that were designed by some of the world’s most renowned golf course architects, since the PGA Championships inception in 1916.
Here’s a list of the host venues and the course architect(s) for the PGA Championship host sites from 1916 to 2021.
1916 - Siwanoy Country Club, Bronxville, New York
- Architect: Donald Ross
- 1917-18 - No Championship due to World War I
1919 - Engineers Country Club, Roslyn, L.I., New York
- Architect: Herbert Strong
1920 - Flossmoor Country Club, Flossmoor, Illinois
- Architect: Herbert James Tweedie
1921 - Inwood Country Club, Far Rockaway, New York
- Architects: Dr. William Exton & Arthur Thatcher
1922 - Oakmont Country Club Oakmont, Pennsylvania
- Architect: Henry Fownes
1923 - Pelham Country Club Pelham Manor, New York
- Architect: Devereux Emmet
1924 - French Lick Springs, French Lick, Indiana
- Architect: Donald Ross
1925 - Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois
- Architect: Willie Park Jr.
1926 - Salisbury Golf Links, Westbury, L.I., New York
- Architect: Donald Ross
1927 - Cedar Crest Country Club, Dallas, Texas
- Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
1928 - Five Farms Country Club, Baltimore, Maryland
- Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
1929 - Hillcrest Country Club, Los Angeles, California
- Architect: Willie Watson
1930 - Fresh Meadow Country Club, Flushing, New York
- Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
1931 - Wannamoisett Country Club, Rumford, Rhode Island
- Architect: Donald Ross
1932 - Keller Golf Club St. Paul, Minnesota
- Architect: Paul Coates
1933 - Blue Mound Country Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Architect: Seth Raynor
1934 - Park Country Club Williamsville, New York
- Architect: Clifford Wendehack
1935 - Twin Hills Country Club Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Architect: Perry Maxwell
1936 - Pinehurst Country Club (No. 2), Pinehurst, North Carolina
- Architect: Donald Ross
1937 - Pittsburgh Field Club, Aspinwall, Pennsylvania
- Architect: Alexander Findlay
1938 - Shawnee Country Club, Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania
- Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
1939 - Pomonok Country Club, Flushing, New York
- Architect: Devereux Emmet
1940 - Hershey Country Club, Hershey, Pennsylvania
- Architect: Maurice McCarthy
1941 - Cherry Hills Country, Club Denver, Colorado
- Architect: William Flynn
1942 - Seaview Country Club, Atlantic City, New Jersey
- Architect: Hugh Wilson
- 1943 - No Championship due to World War II
1944 - Manito Golf and Country Club, Spokane, Washington
- Architect: A.V. Macan
1945 - Moraine Country Club, Dayton, Ohio
- Architect: Keith Foster
1946 - Portland Golf Club, Portland, Oregon
- Architects: George Turnbull, Robert Trent Jones, Tom Bendelow
1947 - Plum Hollow Country Club, Detroit, Michigan
- Architects: Harry Colt and Charles Hugh Alison
1948 - Norwood Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri
- Architect: Wayne Stiles
1949 - Hermitage Country Club, Richmond, Virginia
- Architect: Ed Auld
1950 - Scioto Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
- Architect: Donald Ross
1951 - Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
- Architect: Henry Fownes
1952 - Big Spring Country Club, Louisville, Kentucky
- Architect: George Davies
1953 - Birmingham Country Club, Birmingham, Michigan
- Architect: Thomas Bendelow
1954 - Keller Golf Club, St. Paul, Minnesota
- Architect: Paul Coates
1955 - Meadowbrook Country Club, Detroit, Michigan
- Architect: Willie Park Jr.
1956 - Blue Hill Country Club, Boston, Massachusetts
- Architect: Skip Wogan
1957 - Miami Valley Country Club, Dayton, Ohio
- Architect: Donald Ross
Stroke-Play Era
1958 - Llanerch Country Club, Havertown, Pennsylvania
- Architect: Alexander Findlay
1959 - Minneapolis Golf Club, St. Louis Park, Minnesota
- Architects: Willie Park Jr., Donald Ross
1960 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio
- Architect: Bert Way
1961 - Olympia Fields Country Club, Olympia Fields, Illinois
- Architect: Willie Park Jr.
1962 - Aronimink Golf Club, Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
- Architect: Donald Ross
1963 - Dallas Athletic Club, Dallas, Texas
- Architect: Jack Nicklaus
1964 - Columbus Country Club, Columbus, Ohio
- Architect: Tom Bendelow
1965 - Laurel Valley Country Club, Ligonier, Pennsylvania
- Architect: Dick Wlson
1966 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio
- Architect: Bert Way
1967 - Columbine Country Club, Littleton, Colorado
- Architect: Henry Hughes
1968 - Pecan Valley Country Club, San Antonio, Texas
- Architect: Ralph Plummer
1969 - NCR Country Club, Dayton, Ohio
- Architect: Dick Wlson
1970 - Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Architect: Perry Maxwell
1971 - PGA National Golf Club (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Architect: Jack Nicklaus
1972 - Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township, Michigan
- Architect: Donald Ross
1973 - Canterbury Golf Club, Beachwood, Ohio
- Architect: Herbert Strong
1974 - Tanglewood Golf Club, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
- Architect: Robert Trent Jones Sr.
1975 - Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio
- Architect: Bert Way
1976 - Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland
- Architect: Devereux Emmet
1977 - Pebble Beach Golf Links, Pebble Beach, California
- Architect: Jack Neville, Douglas Grant
1978 - Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
- Architect: Henry Fownes
1979 - Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township, Michigan
- Architect: Donald Ross
1980 - Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
- Architect: Donald Ross
1981 - Atlanta Athletic Club Duluth, Georgia
- Architect: Robert Trent Jones
1982 - Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Architect: Perry Maxwell
1983 - Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
- Architect: George C. Thomas
1984 - Shoal Creek Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama
- Architect: Jack Nicklaus
1985 - Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colorado
- Architect: William Flynn
1986 - Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
- Architect: Donald Ross
1987 - PGA National Golf Club (Champion), Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
- Architect: Jack Nicklaus
1988 - Oak Tree Golf Club, Edmond, Oklahoma
- Architect: Pete Dye
1989 - Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Hawthorn Woods, Illinois
- Architect: Ken Killian, Dick Nugent
1990 - Shoal Creek Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama
- Architect: Jack Nicklaus
1991 - Crooked Stick Golf Club, Carmel, Indiana
- Architect: Pete Dye
1992 - Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri
- Architect: Robert Trent Jones
1993 - Inverness Club, Toledo, Ohio
- Architect: Donald Ross
1994 - Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Architect: Perry Maxwell
1995 - Riviera Country Club, Pacific Palisades, California
- Architect: George C. Thomas
1996 - Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky
- Architect: Jack Nicklaus
1997 - Winged Foot Golf Club, Mamaroneck, New York
- Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
1998 - Sahalee Country Club, Sammamish, Washington
- Architect: Ted Robinson
1999 - Medinah Country Club (No. 3) Medinah, Illinois
- Architect: Tom Bendelow
2000 - Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky
- Architect: Jack Nicklaus
2001 - Atlanta Athletic Club, Duluth, Georgia
- Architect: Robert Trent Jones
2002 - Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
- Architect: Robert Trent Jones
2003 - Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
- Architect: Donald Ross
2004 - Whistling Straits (Straits), Kohler, Wisconsin
- Architect: Pete Dye
2005 - Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower), Springfield, New Jersey
- Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
2006 - Medinah Country Club (No. 3), Medinah, Illinois
- Architect: Tom Bendelow
2007 - Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma
- Architect: Perry Maxwell
2008 - Oakland Hills Country Club, Bloomfield Township, Michigan
- Architect: Donald Ross
2009 - Hazeltine National Golf Club, Chaska, Minnesota
- Architect: Robert Trent Jones
2010 - Whistling Straits (Straits), Kohler, Wisconsin
- Architect: Pete Dye
2011 - Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Georgia
- Architect: Robert Trent Jones
2012 - The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
- Architect: Pete and Alice Dye
2013 - Oak Hill Country Club, Pittsford, New York
- Architect: Donald Ross
2014 - Valhalla Golf Club, Louisville, Kentucky
- Architect: Jack Nicklaus
2015 - Whistling Straits (Straits), Kohler, Wisconsin
- Architect: Pete Dye
2016 - Baltusrol Golf Club (Lower), Springfield, New Jersey
- Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
2017 - Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Architect: George Cobb
2018 - Bellerive Country Club, St. Louis, Missouri
- Architect: Robert Trent Jones
2019 - Bethpage State Park, Farmingdale, New York
- Architect: A.W. Tillinghast
2020 - TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California
- Architect: Willie Watson
2021 - The Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, South Carolina
- Architects: Pete and Alice Dye
