1999 PGA Championship pin flag Medinah Country Club Tiger Woods open british

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The
1999 PGA Championship
was the 81st
PGA Championship
, held August 12–15 at the
Medinah Country Club
in
Medinah, Illinois
, a suburb northwest of
Chicago
.
Tiger Woods
, 23, won his first PGA Championship and second
major
, one stroke ahead of runner-up
Sergio García
, age 19.
[2]
At the time, many (including noted commentator
Gary McCord
) predicted the start of a long rivalry between Woods and García.
[2]
The teenage García's outgoing antics during the tournament had captured the attention of many golf fans, but his sole major title came over seventeen years later at the
Masters
in
2017
.
Mike Weir
, the co-leader with Woods after 54 holes, shot 80 in the final round and tied for tenth.
[2]
Although this was the first PGA Championship at Medinah, it was the fourth major; the
U.S. Open
was held at Course No. 3 in
1949
,
1975
, and
1990
. The PGA Championship returned seven years later in
2006
, also won by Woods, and Medinah hosted the
Ryder Cup
in
2012
.