Who holds the record for most PGA Tour wins?
Sam SneadMost Career Wins (Top 50)RankWinsPlayerT182Sam Snead82Tiger Woods373Jack Nicklaus464Ben Hogan10 more rows
Who is the greatest golfer of all time?
Jack NicklausBased on the number of victories alone, Jack Nicklaus is hands down the best golfer of all time. He has a total of 73 PGA Tour wins, 10 Champions Tour trophies, and overall 115 worldwide wins.
Who has most golf world victories?
Jack Nicklaus1. Jack Nicklaus. Jack Nicklaus sets the "Golden" standard when it comes to golf. With 18 professional majors, two US Amateurs, three Players titles, 73 PGA Tour victories, 10 Champions Tour trophies and 115 worldwide victories in all, Nicklaus is the best golfer in history.
Who is the most disliked golfer on the PGA Tour?
Rory Sabbatini Rather, he is almost universally reviled. He was not well-liked prior to a nasty split with his ex-wife, and her revelations about Sabbatini have done further damage to his reputation (a feat few thought possible). Consider this, via Golf Today: "Rory Sabbatini is the most hated man in golf.
Who is considered the goat of golf?
Many non-golf fans may recall at first memory Woods' salacious Thanksgiving night in 2009, his scandal-ridden dating history, or recent car accident. Yet, with 82 wins on the PGA Tour, along with 15 majors, he was and still is golf's GOAT.
Who has played the most PGA tournaments?
Mark BrooksThe PGA Tour record for the most tournaments played in a career is 803, which belongs to Mark Brooks. Brooks, who won the 1996 PGA Championship at Valhalla, won seven times in his PGA Tour career. He won three times in the 1996 campaign, his best as a pro.
Who won the most Masters?
Scottie SchefflerUnited StatesMasters Tournament/Latest winners
Largest margin of victory
16 shots – J.D.Edgar, 1919 Canadian Open 16 shots – Joe Kirkwood, 1924 Corpus Christi Open 16 shots – Sam Snead, 1936 West Virginia Closed Pro 16 shots – Bobby Locke, 1948 Chicago Victory National Championship
Lowest scores for 18 holes
59 – Al Geiberger, 1977 Memphis Classic Round 2 59 – Chip Beck, 1991 Las Vegas International Round 3 59 – David Duval, 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Round 4 59 – Paul Goydos, 2010 John Deere Classic Round 2 59 – Stuart Appleby, 2010 Greenbrier Classic Round 4 59 – Jim Furyk, 2013 BMW Championship Round 2 59 – Justin Thomas, 2017 Sony Open Round 1 59 – Adam Hadwin, 2017 Career Buider Challenge Round 3 59 – Brandt Snedeker, 2018 Wyndham Championship Round 1.
Lowest 9 hole score
26 – Corey Pavin, front nine, first round, 2006 U.S. Bank Championship
Most PGA Tour events played without a win
407 events – Brett Quigley 379 events – Briny Baird 346 events – Brian Davis 337 events – Brandt Jobe 293 events – Jeff Overton
How many golfers have won a PGA Tour title?
Arnold Palmer, 62 wins. Those are also the only golfers in PGA Tour history to achieve 60 or more wins. There are seven golfers with 50+ wins, nine with 40 or more victories, 16 with at least 30 wins. Thirty-seven golfers have won 20 or more PGA Tour titles in their careers.
What golfers are on the PGA Tour?
Are any golfers who currently play on the PGA Tour getting close to making the list above? Here are the active PGA Tour golfers with fewer than 14 career wins but more than nine: 1 Zach Johnson, 12 2 Jason Day, 12 3 Justin Thomas, 12 4 Bubba Watson, 12 5 Jordan Spieth, 11 6 Sergio Garcia, 10 7 Justin Rose, 10
What does the asterisk next to a golfer's name mean?
An asterisk (*) next to a golfer's name indicates that golfer is still active on the PGA Tour.
Who has won the most PGA Tour events in succession?
Most Consecutive Years With a Win. Golfers who won at least one PGA Tour event the most years in succession: 17 years: Jack Nicklaus, 1962-78. 17 years: Arnold Palmer, 1955-71.
Who is the oldest golfer to finish in the top 10?
The oldest golfer to finish in the Top 10 in a PGA Tour tournament is Sam Snead. Snead was 63 years, 3 months and 4 days of age when he finished tied for eighth place at the 1975 B.C. Open. Youngest to Shoot His Age on PGA Tour. Sam Snead - Age 67 in 1979 when he posted a 67 in the second round of the Quad Cities Open.
Who is the oldest golfer to win the Cajun Classic?
Oldest First-Time Winner. Jim Barnum - 51 years, 1 month and 5 days old at time of first win (1962 Cajun Classic) Oldest to Make the Cut in a Major. Sam Snead is the recordholder here. He made the cut in the 1979 PGA Championship at the age of 67 years, 2 months, 7 days old.
Who holds the record for most major championships?
Woods may have passed Nicklaus in total wins, but Nicklaus has him beat where it matters most. Nicklaus holds the record for the most major championship victories in PGA Tour history with 18.
Who has won 10 majors?
Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, and Walter Hagen are the only PGA Tour players to ever reach 10 major victories. Two players — Ben Hogan and Gary Player — won nine during their careers. Tom Watson is right behind them with eight, and the list gets deeper as you go further down.
How many major championships does Tiger Woods have?
Tiger Woods is second all-time with 15 major championships. RELATED: Golf: The Longest-Standing Records in PGA Tour History. Tiger Woods might be considered the greatest golfer of all time, but he doesn’t hold the record for the most major championships.
Is it impossible to win a major by accident?
Winning a major championship is the hardest feat to accomplish in professional golf. The stakes are higher, the pressure is amped up, and the field is always stacked with the best players in the world. It’s impossible to win a major by accident.
Can you win a major by accident?
It’s impossible to win a major by accident. You have to put four great rounds together and earn the trophy with some clutch shots down the stretch on Sunday. Most PGA Tour players will never sniff a major in their career, but a select few thrived in the biggest moments.
How many times have golfers won in a row?
Many Golfers Have Won 3 In a Row. Twenty-eight other times in PGA Tour history — most recently by Dustin Johnson in 2017 — a golfer has won three consecutive starts. The first golfer to win three consecutive starts was Walter Hagen in 1923, which is also the earliest win streak mentioned on this page. Here is the list of 3-tournament win streaks: ...
Who has the longest winning streak in golf?
Byron Nelson (seated) and Tiger Woods have the two longest winning streaks in PGA Tour history. Ronald Martinez/Getty Images. Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism. What are the longest winning streaks in the history ...
How many times has Tiger Woods won the PGA Tour?
Nine times in PGA Tour history a golfer has won four or more consecutive starts, and eight of those times it was either Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan or Tiger Woods who did it. (Woods and Hogan did it most, three times each with a win streak of at least four — but Tiger gets the nod for having the longest streak between the two of them.)
How many PGA Tour wins did Byron Nelson have in a row?
The Record: 11 Wins In a Row. In 1945, Byron Nelson won an amazing 11 PGA Tour tournaments in a row that he played. He won 18 tournaments overall that year! It is certainly the most remarkable year any golfer has ever had on any tour, at any time.
Who failed to win a major in their career?
And note that winning three in a row is a pretty good sign that you are something special on the golf course: Of all the golfers listed, only two — Mehlhorn and Kirkwood — failed to win a major in their careers.
Did Nelson win a 12th tournament?
He actually won a 12th tournament during the streak, but its purse was below the PGA Tour's required minimum at the time and so that other event is not counted as an official PGA Tour win. Check out our article on Nelson's amazing 1945 year for more on the win streak and his overall play that season.
Who holds the record for most major championships?
our editorial process. Brent Kelley. Updated November 04, 2019. The record for most men's major championship wins is held by Jack Nicklaus, who won 18 of them.
How many golfers have combined pro and amateur majors?
So, here are the top golfers when professional and amateur major wins are combined: Jack Nicklaus, 20 combined wins in pro and amateur majors. Tiger Woods, 17. Bobby Jones, 13.
What are the majors in men's golf?
The four tournaments that make up the men's majors are The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship . In addition to the chart below, which lists major winners in descending order of number of victories, you can view the list of every major winner in one of two ways:
