Name: PGA Championship
Start: 2022-05-15T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2023-05-21T23:59:59+00:00
Location: Oak Hill Country Club

2023 PGA Championship

The Return to Oak Hill

In May of 2023, the strongest international field in golf will return to Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., for the 105th PGA Championship. The East Course opened in 1925 and continues to challenge the world’s greatest players. Though several architects have applied changes over the years – including Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Tom Fazio – Oak Hill turned back the clock in 2019 by commissioning Andrew Green to restore the greens and bunkers to Ross specifications. The course was originally built after a land-swap with the University of Rochester gave Oak Hill Country Club a 355-acre plot of land in nearby Pittsford, NY. This replaced an 85-acre plot on the banks of the Genesee River where members played on their 9-hole layout. The increase in acreage allowed for two courses and a brand new clubhouse. In 2023, Oak Hill will host a record-tying fourth PGA Championship, matching Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Okla. The 2023 Championship will be the 14th PGA in New York, the most for any state.

#1 The Toughest Opening

Ben Hogan once called hole #1 the toughest opening test in championship golf. The opening tee shot is from an elevated tee to a slight dogleg-left. A great drive can take advantage of a fairway down slope at the 290 yards. Allens Creek runs across the fairway hole at the 360 mark. The danger off the tee is out of bounds to the right and three bunkers on the left. The green is well guarded by grass hummocks and a greenside bunker short right. In line with the other majors, winning the PGA gains privileges that improve career security. PGA champions are automatically invited to play in the other three majors (Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship) and The Players Championship for the next five years, and are eligible for the PGA Championship for life. They receive membership on the PGA Tour for the following five seasons and on the European Tour for the following seven seasons. The PGA is the only one of the four majors to be a tournament almost exclusively for professional players.