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1916 | This is the year that Rodman Wanamaker met with Walter Hagen and several other top players and amateurs to lay the groundwork for Wanamaker's idea for a governing body that would help grow the game. 82 members were elected on April 10 and the The PGA of America was born. Jim Barnes won the inaugural championship.
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1917
1918 | No Championship due to World War I - The PGA of America purchases an ambulance for the Red Cross
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| 1921 | Walter Hagen wins the Championship
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| 1923 | The first Championship to be decided in overtime between Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen. Sarazen wins.
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| 1926 | 1,548 members on the 10th anniversary
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1937 | Denny Shute wins back-to-back PGA Championships, a feat unequaled for 63 years
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| 1937 | Amateur golfer Bobby Jones extends an invitation for the first Senior PGA Championship at the Augusta National Golf Club.
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| 1941 | Sports writer Grantland Rice suggests The PGA Hall of Fame. 12 members are inducted this first year
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| 1954 | The first PGA Merchandise show is held between the PGA National Golf Club's clubhouse and the first tee at Dunedin, FL.
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| 1956 | The PGA headquarters moves from Chicago to Dunedin, Florida. The first PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award is created.
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| 1958 | The first "stroke-play" Championship is held. First live telecast of the Championship.
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| 1961 | The PGA Caucasions-only clause is struck down.
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| 1965 | The PGA headquarters moves from Dunedin to JDM Country Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.
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| 1968 | The Tournament Players Division splits from The PGA to form what will eventually become the PGA Tour.
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| 1970 | The PGA of America apprentice program begins
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| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus is the first professional to win all four Majors - The MAster, the US Open, British Open, and the PGA Championship.
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| 1972 | James Fogertey becomes the first PGA Master Professional
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| 1973 | PGA of America moves to Lake Park, Florida. The first PGA Cup Match is held at Pinehurst Country Club.
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| 1975 | World Series of Golf is created
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| 1976 | First PGA Junior Championship is held
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| 1978 | The PGA Junior Golf Foundation is created
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| 1979 | The Grand Slam of Golf is created
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| 1981 | PGA of America National Office Building dedicated at PGA National Golf Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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| 1984 | The Oldsmobile Scramble is created
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| 1986 | The Professional Golf Management School is established at Starkeville Mississippi State University
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| 1990 | First live network coverage of PGA Seniors' Championship is broadcast on NBC Sports
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| 1993 | Membership in the PGA of America reaches 23,000
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| 1994 | PGA's National Golf Month expands into an industry-wide campaign
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| 1996 | PGA Junior Series launches
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| 1999 | The PGA Learning Center opens
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| 2001 | Growth of the Game grant program begins
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| 2003 | The PGA Historical Center at PGA Village opens to the general public. Launch of the Play Golf America campaign
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| 2004 | The online PGA Certified Professional Program launches
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| 2005 | Over 122,000 free lessons given during PGA Free Lesson Month
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| 2006 | Tiger Woods reaches 50 career victories at the age of 30
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1901 | The London and Counties Golf Professionals’ Association was created on September 9, 1901 to represent British Professional Golfers. Later in the year it was renamed as The Professional Golfers' Association.
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| 1974 | A separate Tournament Division is created.
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| 1982 | The first tournament is held outside Europe, the Tunisian Open.
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| 1984 | The Tournament Division becomes the PGA European Tour.
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| 1986 | The Satellite Tour is created.
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| 1988 | Introduction of the Volvo Bonus Pool to encourage members to play in the European Tour.
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| 1989 | The first Asian tournament is held, the Dubai Desert Classic. The Order of Merit is introduced.
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| 1990 | The Satellite Tour is renamed as the Challenge Tour.
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| 1997 | The European Professional Development Tour is created.
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| 1998 | The Volvo Bonus Pool is discontinued.
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| 2002 | The PGA EuroPro Tour is created.
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