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Flipping Through the PGA Tour Record Book
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by Brent Kelley
Brent Kelley is an award-winning sports journalist and golf expert with over 30 years in print and online journalism.
Looking for PGA Tour records? Here is a stroll through the PGA Tour recordbook, with highs and lows, bests and worsts in various categories. Some of the records are relayed right here on this page, but when the name of the record appears as a link, click on that link for a more in-depth account of that record.
PGA Tour Records: Scoring
Lowest score, 72-hole stroke total
Most strokes under par, 72 holes
Lowest 18-hole score
Lowest 9-hole score
Lowest Vardon Trophy scoring averages
Most consecutive birdies
Highest score on a single hole
Most Birdies, 72-Hole Tournament
32 - Mark Calcavecchia, 2001 Phoenix Open
32 - Paul Gow, 2001 B.C. Open
31 - John Huston, 1998 United Airlines Hawaiian Open
31 - Phil Mickelson, 2006 BellSouth Classic
31 - Steve Stricker, 2010 John Deere Classic
Most Consecutive Birdies to Win
This record is for most consecutive birdies at the end of a tournament to win that event on the PGA Tour.
7 in a row - Kevin Streelman, 2014 Travelers Championship
6 - Mike Souchak, 1956 St. Paul Open
5 - Jack Nicklaus, 1978 Jackie Gleason Inverrary Classic
5 - Tom Weiskopf, 1971 Kemper Open
5 - Russell Henley, 2013 Sony Open
Fewest Strokes in Back-to-Back Rounds
122 strokes - Troy Matteson (61-61), Rounds 2-3, 2009 Frys.com Open
123 - Steve Stricker (61-62), Rounds 3-4, 2009 Bob Hope Classic
123 - Justin Thomas (59-64), Rounds 1-2, 2017 Sony Open
123 - Patrick Rodgers (61-62), Rounds 3-4, 2018 RSM Classic
Fewest Strokes, First 54 Holes of Tournament
188 - Steve Stricker (60-66-62), 2010 John Deere Classic
188 - Justin Thomas (59-64-65), 2017 Sony Open
189 - John Cook (64-62-63), 1996 FedEx St. Jude Classic
189 - Mark Calcavecchia (65-60-64), 2001 Phoenix Open
189 - Tommy Armour III (64-62-63), 2003 Valero Texas Open
189 - Phil Mickelson (60-66-64), 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open
189 - Patrick Reed (63-63-63), 2014 Humana Challenge
PGA Tour Records: Wins and Winning
Most career wins
Most wins in one year
Longest winning streaks (most consecutive wins)
Most wins after age 40
Largest comeback with 18 holes to play
Left-handers with most PGA Tour wins
Father-son winners
Most Wins In the Same Tournament
8 wins - Sam Snead, Greater Greensboro Open: 1938, 1946, 1949-50, 1955-56, 1960, 1965
8 - Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer Invitational: 2000-2003, 2008-09, 2012-13
8 - Tiger Woods, WGC Bridgestone Invitational: 1999-2001, 2005-2007, 2009, 2013
7 - Tiger Woods, Farmers Insurance Open: 1999, 2003, 2005-08, 2013
7 - Tiger Woods, WGC American Express Championship/CA Championship/Cadillac Championship: 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005-07, 2013
Consecutive Wins In the Same Tournament
The record for most wins in a row in the same PGA Tour event is four, shared by these golfers:
Young Tom Morris, British Open: 1868-70 (no event 1871), 1872
Walter Hagen, PGA Championship: 1924-1927
Gene Sarazen, Miami Open: 1926 (no event 1927), 1928-1930
Tiger Woods, Bay Hill Invitational: 2000-2003
Tiger Woods, Buick Invitational: 2005-2008
Most PGA Tour Wins By Golfer in His 20s
Tiger Woods - 46 wins
Jack Nicklaus - 30 wins
Most Wins By Golfer in His 30s
This record is for the most wins on the PGA Tour by a golfer from age 30 through 39:
Arnold Palmer - 44 wins
Ben Hogan - 43
Jack Nicklaus - 38
Sam Snead - 37
Byron Nelson - 35
Billy Casper - 34
Tiger Woods - 33
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
16 years: Billy Casper, 1956-71
Longest Gap Between Wins
15 years, 6 months - Robert Gamez (March 25, 1990-September 25, 2005)
15 years, 5 months, 10 days - Butch Baird (May 7, 1961-October 17, 1976)
Longest Gap Between 1st and Last PGA Tour Wins
28 years, 11 months, 20 days: Raymond Floyd (March 17, 1963-March 8, 1992)
28 years, 2 months, 17 days: Sam Snead (January 17, 1937-April 4, 1965)
23 years, 11 months, 24 days: Tom Watson (June 30, 1974-May 24, 1998)
23 years, 11 months, 5 days: Macdonald Smith (August 28, 1912-August 2, 1936)
23 years, 9 months, 27 days: Jack Nicklaus (June 17, 1962-April 13, 1986)
Largest 54-Hole Lead Lost
These are the largest leads with 18 holes to go by golfers who failed to win the tourney:
6 strokes - Bobby Cruickshank, 1928 Florida Open
6 - Gay Brewer, 1969 Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic
6 - Hal Sutton, 1983 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
6 - Greg Norman, 1996 Masters
6 - Sergio Garcia, 2005 Wachovia Championship
6 - Spencer Levin, 2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open
PGA Tour Records: Top 10s
Most Top 10 Finishes In One Year
The record for most top-10 finishes in one season on the PGA Tour was set in 1945 by Harold "Jug" McSpaden. Jug McSpaden finished in the Top 10 31 times that year.
Consecutive Top 10 Finishes
The recordholder for finishing in the Top 10 in the most consecutive tournaments is Byron Nelson - 65. Yes, Nelson placed in the Top 10 in 65 PGA Tour events in row, starting with the 1942 Texas Open and continuing until the 1946 New Orleans Open.
Most Career Top 10 Finishes
358 - Sam Snead
PGA Tour Records: Cuts
Most consecutive cuts made
Youngest to make the cut on PGA Tour
Oldest to make the cut on PGA Tour
Most Career Cuts Made
This record is for the highest number of cuts made over the course of a career by golfers on the PGA Tour.
592 - Jay Haas
590 - Tom Kite
583 - Raymond Floyd
566 - Gene Littler
561 - Doug Ford
543 - Arnold Palmer
PGA Tour Records: Money
Most total/consecutive years leading the money list
Most Career Top 10 Finishes on Money List
Golfers who finished in the Top 10 of the PGA Tour's money list the most total years:
18 Years - Jack Nicklaus
15 - Sam Snead
15 - Tiger Woods
14 - Phil Mickelson
13 - Arnold Palmer
Consecutive Years in Top 10 of Money List
17 consecutive years - Jack Nicklaus, 1962-78
13 - Tiger Woods, 1997-2009
PGA Tour Records: Major Championships
Most wins in majors
Career grand slam winners
Lowest 18-hole stroke total in a major
Lowest total strokes in a major
Most strokes under par in a major
Youngest golfer to win a major
Oldest golfer to win a major
PGA Tour Records: Playoffs
Longest sudden-death playoffs
Most players in one sudden-death playoff
Most Wins In Playoffs
14 playoff wins - Arnold Palmer (overall playoff record 14-10)
14 - Jack Nicklaus (14-10)
12 - Sam Snead (12-5)
11 - Tiger Woods (11-1)
PGA Tour Records: Putting
Fewest putts, 18 holes
Fewest Putts, 9 Holes
6 putts - Stan Utley, front nine, second round, 2002 Air Canada Championship
7 putts - Bill Nary, back nine, third round, 1952 El Paso Open
Here are the golfers with the fewest putts taken in a PGA Tour event over four rounds, 72 holes:
92 putts - David Frost, Harbour Town Golf Links, 2005 MCI Heritage
93 - Kenny Knox, Harbour Town Golf Links, 1989 MCI Heritage Classic
93 - Mark Calcavecchia, Forest Oaks Country Club, 2002 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic
93 - Brian Gay, TPC Blue Monster at Trump Doral, 2013 WGC Cadillac Championship
PGA Tour Records: Youngest and Oldest
Youngest winners on the PGA Tour
Oldest winners on the PGA Tour
Youngest to play in a PGA Tour tournament
Oldest to play in a PGA Tour tournament
Youngest to win a major
Oldest to win a major
Youngest to make the cut in a major
Oldest rookies
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. Snead finished 42nd in the tournament, shooting 73-71-71-73 for an 8-over total of 288.
Oldest With a Top 10 Tournament Finish
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. Two days later, in the final round, Snead shot 66.
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