PGA Championship

The PGA Championship was first played in 1916 and over the last nine decades it has been won by many of the sport's biggest names, including RBS ambassador Jack Nicklaus – a winner on a record-equalling five occasions.

This proud history is told in the PGA Championship History Exhibition, which is presented by RBS and tours the Championship venues. This year, the exhibition will be available for visitors to the 90th PGA Championship at Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan.

However, the RBS Group's status as first PGA of America Official Patron (the highest level of partnership and ever granted by the organisation) extends beyond the Championship itself. Through The PGA of America, we also support the PGA Seniors Championship, the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, which brings together the winners of golf's four Majors, and of course, the ultimate in trans-Atlantic rivalry, the Ryder Cup.

We also support the grassroots work of The PGA of America's 28,000 golf professionals, and serve as a co-presenting sponsor of PGA Play Golf America Days.

Since its founding in 1916, The PGA of America has encouraged the game of golf through its premier spectator events, world-class education and training programs, significant philanthropic outreach initiatives, and award-winning golf promotions.