Most PGA Tour wins in a year

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The following is a list of all occasions on which a golfer has won eight or more tournaments on the PGA Tour in a season. It is complete through 2006.

18 victories

• Byron Nelson, 1945

13 victories

• Ben Hogan, 1946

11 victories

• Sam Snead, 1950

10 victories

• Ben Hogan, 1948

9 victories

• Paul Runyan, 1933
• Tiger Woods, 2000
• Vijay Singh, 2004

8 victories

• Horton Smith, 1929
• Gene Sarazen, 1930
• Sam Snead, 1938
• Byron Nelson, 1944
• Arnold Palmer, 1960, 1962
• Johnny Miller, 1974
• 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.