Most PGA Tour wins in a year
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The following is a list of all occasions on which a golf
er has won eight or more tournaments on the PGA Tour
in a year. It is complete through 2010.
Byron Nelson's record 18 victories came in a year when many potential rivals would have been in the armed forces. This may also apply to Ben Hogan's 13 victories in 1946 to a lesser degree.
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er has won eight or more tournaments on the PGA Tour
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in a year. It is complete through 2010.
Wins | Player | Year(s) |
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18 | Byron Nelson Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912... |
1945 |
13 | Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
1946 |
11 | Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S... |
1950 |
10 | Ben Hogan | 1948 |
9 | Paul Runyan Paul Runyan Paul Scott Runyan was an American professional golfer. He was among the world's best players in the mid-1930s, won two PGA Championships, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Runyan was also a golf instructor.... |
1933 |
9 | Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... |
2000 |
9 | Vijay Singh Vijay Singh Vijay Singh, CF , nicknamed "The Big Fijian", is a Fijian professional golfer who was Number 1 in the Official World Golf Rankings for 32 weeks in 2004 and 2005. He has won three major championships and was the leading PGA Tour money winner in 2003, 2004 and 2008... |
2004 |
8 | Horton Smith Horton Smith Horton Smith was an American professional golfer, who is best known as the first man to win the Masters Tournament.- Tournament career :... |
1929 |
8 | Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen Gene Sarazen was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s. He is one of five golfers to win all the current major championships in his career, the Career Grand Slam:U.S... |
1930 |
8 | Sam Snead | 1938 |
8 | Byron Nelson | 1944 |
8 | Arnold Palmer Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955... |
1960, 1962 |
8 | Johnny Miller Johnny Miller John Laurence Miller is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. He was one of the top players in the world during the mid-1970s; he ranked second in the world on Mark McCormack's world golf rankings in both 1974 and 1975 behind Jack Nicklaus. He is currently the lead golf... |
1974 |
8 | Tiger Woods | 1999, 2006 |
Byron Nelson's record 18 victories came in a year when many potential rivals would have been in the armed forces. This may also apply to Ben Hogan's 13 victories in 1946 to a lesser degree.
Most PGA Tour wins in two consecutive years
Wins | Player | Years |
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26 | Byron Nelson Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912... |
1944–45 |
24 | Byron Nelson | 1945–46 |
20 | Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
1946–47 |
18 | Ben Hogan | 1945–46 |
17 | Ben Hogan | 1947–48 |
17 | Sam Snead Sam Snead Samuel Jackson Snead was an American professional golfer who was one of the top players in the world for most of four decades. Snead won a record 82 PGA Tour events including seven majors. He failed to win a U.S... |
1949–50 |
17 | Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... |
1999–2000 |
Most PGA Tour wins in three consecutive years
Wins | Player | Years |
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32 | Byron Nelson Byron Nelson John Byron Nelson, Jr. was an American PGA Tour golfer between 1935 and 1946.Nelson and two other well known golfers of the time, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead, were born within seven months of each other in 1912... |
1944–46 |
30 | Ben Hogan Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game... |
1946–48 |
26 | Byron Nelson | 1943–45 |
25 | Ben Hogan | 1945–47 |
24 | Byron Nelson | 1945–47 |
22 | Arnold Palmer Arnold Palmer Arnold Daniel Palmer is an American professional golfer, who is generally regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of men's professional golf. He has won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955... |
1960–62 |
22 | Tiger Woods Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No... |
1999–2001 |
21 | Arnold Palmer | 1961–63 |
21 | Tiger Woods | 2005–07 |