The 1972 PGA Championship was the 54th PGA Championship, played August 3–6 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb northwest of Detroit. Gary Player won his second PGA Championship with a total of 281 (+1), two strokes ahead of runners-up Tommy Aaron and Jim Jamieson. It was the sixth of Player's nine major titles, but his first in over four years. PGA Championship 1972: August 3–6, 1972 at Oakland Hills Country Club, South Course. Champion: Gary Player, at 281 (+1) — 6th major title. Wiki link