The PGA Championship winner gets to keep the Wanamaker for a year, but it wasn't always that way. In the past, a winner had to hand the real trophy back to the PGA and take home a smaller replica.

Indeed. Named for Rodman Wanamaker, who established the PGA, the trophy weighs 27 pounds, is about 27 inches handle-to-handle, and stands 28 inches tall.

The famed Wanamaker Trophy is the largest and heaviest in golf, but don’t think for one minute it can’t ever be lost – a fact legendary golfer Walter Hagen learned in the 1920s.

PGA Championship champions get to keep the Wanamaker trophy for a year. From the day they win the Wanamaker trophy, winners can take the Wanamaker trophy wherever they wish.

But one of the other trophies that stand out is the Wanamaker Trophy, awarded to the winner of the PGA Championship each year. This year, that player is Scottie Scheffler , who made history by ...

The Wanamaker Trophy, which includes the engraved names of every PGA Championship winner, measures 29 1/2 inches high, 27 inches from handle to handle and weighs 27 pounds.

The PGA Championship winner gets more than just prize money. Here's everything the winning golfer receives, including the incredible Wanamaker Trophy. The winner of the PGA Championship gets to ...

Scottie Scheffler of the United States putts the lid back on of Wanamaker trophy after winning the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 18, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

At 28 inches tall, 27 inches wide and 27 pounds, the Wanamaker Trophy is the biggest piece of hardware handed out among the majors. If you win it, you’ll receiving a replica that’s only ...

The Wanamaker Trophy, ... Named for Rodman Wanamaker, who established the PGA, the trophy weighs 27 pounds, is about 27 inches handle-to-handle, and stands 28 inches tall.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Collin Morikawa had no idea how heavy the Wanamaker Trophy was when he attempted to hoist it in the air following his victory at the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Collin Morikawa had no idea how heavy the Wanamaker Trophy was when he attempted to hoist it in the air following his victory at the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park.