Golf Compendium

The PGA Championship was first played in 1916, and since then many of golf's greatest have won this major championship. But not all of them. Here are our picks for greatest golfers who never won the PGA.

Once described by the New York Times as "a pro who looks like a professor," Henry Williams Jr. was actually a club professional who played the PGA mostly on the side in the 1950s and into the 1960s. He won once on tour, but came close to winning a major — he made it into the championship match in the PGA Championship during that tournament's match-play era.

What is the largest margin of victory on the European Tour (currently known as the DP World Tour)? The overall record is 15 strokes by a very famous golfer in a very famous tournament — a major championship. The biggest winning margin in any non -major, official tournament on the European Tour is 14 strokes.

The United States Golf Association stages many national championship tournaments throughout each year for each stage of golfer: juniors, amateurs, professionals and seniors. And Jack Nicklaus won a few of those big events during his career. But how many? Let's run down the list of USGA championships won by Nicklaus.

It doesn't matter how you win the PGA Championship, just that you win it. And the golfers on the two lists below all won this major, but they did take slightly different routes to their victories. Some went low in the final round of their wins, others scored higher but held on. First we'll list the lowest final-round scores by golfers who won the PGA Championship, and then the highest final-round scores by winners.

The 1981 U.S. Senior Open was the second time this major championship of men's senior professional golf was played. Arnold Palmer emerged as the champion after a three-man, 18-hole playoff.

Jerry McGee was a professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the late 1960s into the early 1980s, then spent many years playing on the senior tour. He won multiple times on the PGA Tour.

The Star Bank LPGA Classic was a women's professional golf tournament on the LPGA Tour, played from the mid-1990s into the early 2000s. It took place under multiple names and was played in Ohio. Annika Sorenstam and Laura Davies were among the champions.

The 1991 U.S. Senior Open was the 12th time this major championship of men's senior professional golf was played. Jack Nicklaus earned the first of his two wins in this tournament, but needed an 18-hole playoff to do it.