If a playoff is needed to determine the winner of the PGA Championship, the PGA of America employs a three-hole aggregate session.
This format was first used at Valhalla in 2000, when Tiger Woods defeated Bob May. Here’s a look at the instances when the format was needed to hand out the Wanamaker Trophy (there hasn’t yet been a sudden-death playoff following the three-hole aggregate):
- 2022: Justin Thomas def. Will Zalatoris, Southern Hills CC
- 2011: Keegan Bradley def. Jason Dufner, Atlanta Athletic Club
- 2010: Martin Kaymer def. Bubba Watson, Whistling Straits
- 2004: Vijay Singh def. Chris DiMarco and Justin Leonard, Whistling Straits
- 2000: Tiger Woods def. Bob May, Valhalla Golf Club
This year’s PGA Championship will be contested May 15-18 at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
As for the other men’s major playoff formats, the Masters uses sudden death, the U.S. Open two-hole aggregate and The Open four-hole aggregate.