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Sam Snead is the oldest to win a PGA event, at age 52, in 1965. Others who have won PGA Tour events past age 50 include Jim Barnes, John Barnum, and Art Wall Jr. The list is complete as of July 16, 2023. [1] [4] (Players with the same number of wins are listed alphabetically. Players under 50 years of age are shown in bold.
Two other halls of fame have been merged into the World Golf Hall of Fame. The PGA of America established one in 1940, which was merged into the Pinehurst Hall in the 1980s. The Hall of Fame of Women's Golf was established by the LPGA in 1951, with four charter members: Patty Berg, Betty Jameson, Louise Suggs, and Babe Zaharias.
Farrell previously was a member of the PGA Hall of Fame in Pinehurst before it moved. A 22-time winner, he was famous for his one-shot victory in a 36-hole playoff against Bobby Jones in the 1928 ...
World Golf Hall of Fame: 1974 (member page): PGA Tour money list winner: 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963: PGA Player of the Year: 1960, 1962: Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year: 1960: Vardon Trophy
Second on the list is Tiger Woods, who has won 15 majors to date; his most recent major victory was at the 2019 Masters. [3] Walter Hagen is third with 11 majors; [4] he and Nicklaus have both won the most PGA Championships with five. [5] Nicklaus also holds the record for the most victories in the Masters, winning the tournament six times. [6]
As of the 2024 season, 233 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four major championships – the modern accepted definition of the majors has only existed since the 1960s but wins in these tournaments have been retrospectively recognized by all the major sanctioning organizations.
World Golf Hall of Fame: 2006 (member page) Senior PGA Tour money list winner: 2000: Senior PGA Tour Player of the Year: 2000: Larry Gene Nelson (born September 10, ...
Hale S. Irwin (born June 3, 1945) is an American professional golfer.He was one of the world's leading golfers from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s. He is one of the few players in history to win three U.S. Opens, becoming the oldest ever U.S. Open champion in 1990 at the age of 45.