The PGA
Championship:
Glory’s
Last Shot
The first PGA Championship was held
in 1916, as golf was taking root as a
mainstay on the American sporting scene,
and just seven months after department
THE DESIGN PHILOSOPHY BEHIND WHISTLING STRAITS PAYS homage to the origins of the game of golf. A course set upon the waterfront, where the wind and weather are part of the challenge. It’s a modern American interpretation of the
British Isles courses where the game began – based on the historic foun-
dations of the game, yet built for the future.
States. The PGA Championship is built on
a foundation that includes more than nine
decades of unforgettable golf by the game’s
greatest players. The PGA Championship
is one of the four major championships that
serve as the cornerstone of the modern
sport of professional golf – including last
month’s Open Championship, as well as the
Masters and the U.S. Open. As the fourth
and final major of the season it has earned
its place in the game as “The Season’s Final
Major, Glory’s Last Shot.”
This approach shows the similarities
between Whistling Straits, The PGA of
America and the PGA Championship itself.
The PGA of America and its 28,000 men
and women Professionals are committed to
developing programs that both introduce
and further advance interest in the game
THE PGA OF AMERICA
Whistling Straits again plays host to a major championship that began in 1916
By Don Jozwiak
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