1993 PGA Championship
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The 1993 PGA Championship was the 75th PGA Championship
held from August 12-15 at Inverness Club
in Toledo, Ohio
. Paul Azinger
won his first major championship on the second hole of a sudden death playoff with Greg Norman
. Norman became the first golfer to lose playoffs in all four of golf's major championships.
*Azinger (4-4) defeated Norman (4-5) on second hole of sudden death playoff.
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
held from August 12-15 at Inverness Club
Inverness Club
Inverness Club is a country club in Toledo, Ohio that is famous for its golf course . The golf course is so well known since it has hosted four U.S. Opens, two U.S. Senior Opens, two PGA Championships, and a U.S. Amateur...
in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo is the fourth most populous city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Lucas County. Toledo is in northwest Ohio, on the western end of Lake Erie, and borders the State of Michigan...
. Paul Azinger
Paul Azinger
Paul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:...
won his first major championship on the second hole of a sudden death playoff with Greg Norman
Greg Norman
Gregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s...
. Norman became the first golfer to lose playoffs in all four of golf's major championships.
Final leaderboard
| # | Player | Country | Score | To par | Winnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Azinger Paul Azinger Paul William Azinger is an American professional golfer and occasional on air golf analyst. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1988 and 1994.-Early years:... * |
69-66-69-68=272 | -12 | $310,000 | |
| 2 | Greg Norman Greg Norman Gregory John Norman AO is an Australian professional golfer and entrepreneur who spent 331 weeks as the world's Number 1 ranked golfer in the 1980s and 1990s... |
68-68-67-69=272 | $155,000 | ||
| 3 | Nick Faldo Nick Faldo Sir Nicholas Alexander "Nick" Faldo, MBE is an English professional golfer on the European Tour who now mainly works as an on air golf analyst. Over his career, he has won six majors: three Open Championships and three Masters. He was ranked the World No... |
68-68-69-68=273 | -11 | $105,000 | |
| 4 | Vijay Singh Vijay Singh Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008... |
68-63-73-70=274 | -10 | $90,000 | |
| 5 | Tom Watson Tom Watson (golfer) Thomas Sturges Watson is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and now mostly on the Champions Tour.... |
69-65-70-72=276 | -8 | $75,000 | |
| T6 | John Cook John Cook (golfer) John Neuman Cook is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour.... |
72-66-68-71=277 | -7 | $47,813 | |
| Bob Estes Bob Estes Bob Alan Estes is an American professional golfer.Estes was born in Graham, Texas and reared in Abilene, Texas. He first played golf at age 4 and decided to become a professional golfer at age 12. Estes attended the University of Texas from 1984–1988, and was a member of the golf team... |
69-66-69-73=277 | ||||
| Dudley Hart Dudley Hart Howard Dudley Hart is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour.-Early years:Hart was born in Rochester, New York... |
66-68-71-72=277 | ||||
| Nolan Henke Nolan Henke Nolan Jay Henke is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.Henke was born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida and was a distinguished member of the golf team... |
72-70-67-68=277 | ||||
| Scott Hoch Scott Hoch Scott Mabon Hoch is an American golfer, who represented his country in the Ryder Cup in 1997 and 2002.Hoch was born in Raleigh, North Carolina. He was a member of the golf team at Wake Forest University before graduating in 1978. He also played on the winning U.S. team in the Eisenhower Trophy... |
74-68-68-67=277 | ||||
| Hale Irwin Hale Irwin Hale S. Irwin is an American professional golfer. He is one of the few players in history to have won three U.S. Opens and was one of the world's leading golfers for much of the 1970s and 1980s. He has also developed a career as a golf course architect.Irwin was born in Joplin, Missouri, but was... |
68-69-67-73=277 | ||||
| Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won four major championships and a total of 39 events on the PGA Tour. He has reached a career high world ranking of 2nd in multiple years. He is nicknamed "Lefty" for his left-handed swing, even though he is otherwise right-handed... |
67-71-69-70=277 | ||||
| Scott Simpson Scott Simpson (golfer) Scott William Simpson is an American professional golfer.Simpson was born in San Diego, California. He attended the University of Southern California, where he was two-time medalist at the NCAA Championship . He turned professional in 1977 and graduated in 1978... |
64-70-71-72=277 | ||||
| T14 | Six players tied | -6 | $25,000 | ||
*Azinger (4-4) defeated Norman (4-5) on second hole of sudden death playoff.