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Jack Nicklaus, five-time PGA Championship champion (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, and 1980). He holds the record for most wins in stroke play competition. Tiger Woods, four-time PGA Championship champion (1999, 2000, 2006, and 2007). He is one of two golfers to win the PGA Championship back-to-back in stroke play competition, accomplishing this twice.
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.
Men's major championship winning golfers Rank Country Golfer Winning span Masters U.S. Open The Open PGA Total 1 United States: Jack Nicklaus * 1962–1986 6 4 3 5 18 2 United States: Tiger Woods * 1997–2019 5 3 3 4 15 3 United States: Walter Hagen: 1914–1929 0 2 4 5 11 4 United States: Ben Hogan * 1946–1953 2 4 1 2 9 4 South Africa: Gary ...
Players are listed here in order of their first win. For much of the modern era the four major championships have been played chronologically in the order listed, but this has not always been the case, and starting in 2019 the PGA Championship was rescheduled as the second major of the year. In 2020, a year dramatica
The PGA Championship is the only major that does not explicitly grant entry to the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Ranking, although special exemptions are commonly given to players in the top 100 (not just top 50) of the ranking who are not already qualified. [27] As of 2023, the qualification criteria are as follows: [28]
This is a list of all the golfers who have won ten or more official events on the U.S.-based PGA Tour Champions (known as the Senior PGA Tour from 1980–2002 and Champions Tour from 2003–2015), the leading golf tour in the world for men aged 50 and above. The list is up to date as of October 13, 2024. [1]
Most years in top 10 on money list; 12 – Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer. Most consecutive years in top 10 on money list; 11 – Hale Irwin, 1995–2005. Most consecutive $1-million seasons; 11 – Gil Morgan, 1997–2007. Most consecutive $2-million seasons; 7 – Bernhard Langer, 2012–2018. Finishes. Most top ten finishes, season; 26 ...
Nicklaus' position on the all-time money list is misleading, given he is regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time. Tournament purses have expanded considerably since his prime. For example, Nicklaus received $144,000 for winning the Masters in 1986 while Zach Johnson received $1,305,000 for winning the Masters in 2007.