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With Oak Hill set to host the PGA, a look back at its previous six majors and Ryder Cup

A capsule look at the six previous majors and one Ryder Cup held at Oak Hill Country Club in Pittsford, New York, where the 105th PGA Championship starts on Thursday:

Year: 1956.

Event: U.S. Open.

Winner: Cary Middlecoff.

Score: 281.

Runners-up: Julius Boros, Ben Hogan.

Margin: 1 shot.

Earnings: $6,000.

Recap: Cary Middlecoff won his third and final major championship without ever breaking par in any of the rounds. He went into the final day two shots behind Peter Thomson and shot 70 in the third round to take a one-shot lead over Ben Hogan and Ted Kroll.