The 1986 PGA Championship was the 68th edition of the tournament, held at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio. Bob Tway won his first major championship by one stroke over Greg Norman, famously holing a bunker shot on the 72nd hole for birdie to clinch the victory.
The 68th PGA Championship opened at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio, a course with a rich major championship history having previously hosted the 1977 PGA Championship and the 1979 U.S. Open.
After the opening round, several players positioned themselves near the top of the leaderboard as the field navigated the challenging Inverness Club layout.
Following the second round, the cut was made and the field narrowed as players jockeyed for position heading into the weekend. Bob Tway and Greg Norman were among the contenders within striking distance of the lead.
Greg Norman, who had already won the Open Championship earlier in 1986, took the 54-hole lead heading into the final round, positioning himself for a potential second major of the year.
On the par-4 18th hole, Bob Tway's approach shot found the greenside bunker. With Greg Norman on the green in position to par, Tway holed his bunker shot for birdie in one of the most dramatic shots in golf major championship history, taking a one-stroke lead.
On Sunday, Bob Tway and Greg Norman battled down the stretch in the final round. Norman held a one-shot lead as they approached the 72nd hole, with Tway needing to make something special to overtake the world number one.
Greg Norman finished second at 7-under-par 277, adding to his reputation for near-misses in major championships. Despite winning the Open Championship in 1986, Norman narrowly missed winning multiple majors that year, having also contended at the Masters and U.S. Open.
Bob Tway finished at 8-under-par 276, winning the 1986 PGA Championship by one stroke over Greg Norman. It was Tway's first and only major championship victory, and the bunker shot on 18 became one of the most iconic moments in PGA Championship history.