Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

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This is a list of golfers who have won five or more official money events on the PGA Tour. Players under 50 years of age are shown in bold. On his fiftieth birthday a golfer becomes eligible to compete on the Champions Tour, and he is unlikely to add to his tally of PGA Tour wins after that date (Sam Snead was the oldest ever winner at 52, and Art Wall in 1975, Craig Stadler in 2003 and Fred Funk in 2007 are the three most recent). Accumulating twenty wins is significant because it is one of the requirements for "lifetime membership" on the PGA Tour. This means that the golfer does not need to requalify for membership on the tour each year by finishing in the top 125 on the money list, or through an exemption for tournament victories. Many golfers struggle to do this through their forties, and go through a hiatus in their career before they qualify for the Champions Tour, but those with twenty wins avoid this problem. Some of the players on the list have also won many events on other tours; in particular, a high proportion of the non-Americans have done so.

The PGA Tour recognized The Open Championship as an official tour event in 1995. In 2002, it decided to classify Open Championship victories before 1995 as PGA Tour wins and the victory tallies in the table reflect this amendment.

The list is complete through June 8, 2008.

Rank Name Lifespan Country Wins Majors Winning span
1 Sam Snead 1912–2002 Flag of the United States United States 82 7 1936–1965
2 Jack Nicklaus 1940– Flag of the United States United States 73 18 1962–1986
3 Ben Hogan 1912–1997 Flag of the United States United States 64 9 1938–1959
Tiger Woods 1975– Flag of the United States United States 64 13 1996–2008
5 Arnold Palmer 1929– Flag of the United States United States 62 7 1955–1973
6 Byron Nelson 1912–2006 Flag of the United States United States 52 5 1935–1951
7 Billy Casper 1931– Flag of the United States United States 51 3 1956–1975
8 Walter Hagen 1892–1969 Flag of the United States United States 44 11 1916–1936
9 Cary Middlecoff 1921–1998 Flag of the United States United States 40 3 1945–1961
10 Gene Sarazen 1902–1999 Flag of the United States United States 39 7 1922–1941
Tom Watson 1949– Flag of the United States United States 39 8 1974–1998
12 Lloyd Mangrum 1914–1973 Flag of the United States United States 36 1 1940–1956
13 Phil Mickelson 1970– Flag of the United States United States 34 3 1991–2008
14 Horton Smith 1908–1963 Flag of the United States United States 32 2 1928–1941
15 Harry Cooper 1904–2000 Flag of the United States United States 31 0 1923–1939
Jimmy Demaret 1910–1983 Flag of the United States United States 31 3 1938–1957
Vijay Singh 1963– Flag of Fiji Fiji 31 3 1993–2007
18 Leo Diegel 1899–1951 Flag of the United States United States 30 2 1920–1934
19 Gene Littler 1930– Flag of the United States United States 29 1 1954–1977
Paul Runyan 1908–2002 Flag of the United States United States 29 2 1930–1941
Lee Trevino 1939– Flag of the United States United States 29 6 1968–1984
22 Henry Picard 1906–1997 Flag of the United States United States 26 2 1932–1945
23 Tommy Armour 1894–1968 Flag of Scotland Scotland 25 3 1920–1938
Johnny Miller 1947– Flag of the United States United States 25 2 1971–1994
25 Gary Player 1935– Flag of South Africa South Africa 24 9 1958–1978
Macdonald Smith 1892–1949 Flag of the United States United States 24 0 1924–1936
27 Johnny Farrell 1901–1988 Flag of the United States United States 22 1 1921–1936
Raymond Floyd 1942– Flag of the United States United States 22 4 1963–1992
29 Jim Barnes 1886–1966 Flag of the United States United States 21 4 1916–1937
Willie Macfarlane 1890–1961 Flag of the United States United States 21 1 1916–1936
Lanny Wadkins 1949– Flag of the United States United States 21 1 1972–1992
Craig Wood 1901–1968 Flag of the United States United States 21 2 1928–1944
33 Hale Irwin 1945– Flag of the United States United States 20 3 1971–1994
Bill Mehlhorn 1898–1989 Flag of the United States United States 20 0 1923–1930
Greg Norman 1955– Flag of Australia Australia 20 2 1984–1997
Doug Sanders 1933– Flag of the United States United States 20 0 1956–1972
37 Ben Crenshaw 1952– Flag of the United States United States 19 2 1973–1995
Doug Ford 1922– Flag of the United States United States 19 2 1952–1963
Hubert Green 1946– Flag of the United States United States 19 2 1971–1985
Tom Kite 1949– Flag of the United States United States 19 1 1976–1993
Davis Love III 1964– Flag of the United States United States 19 1 1987–2006
42 Julius Boros 1920–1994 Flag of the United States United States 18 3 1952–1968
Jim Ferrier 1915–1986 Flag of Australia Australia 18 1 1944–1961
E.J. "Dutch" Harrison 1910–1982 Flag of the United States United States 18 0 1939–1958
Nick Price 1957– Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 18 3 1983–2002
Johnny Revolta 1911–1991 Flag of the United States United States 18 1 1933–1944
47 Bobby Cruickshank 1894–1975 Flag of Scotland Scotland 17 0 1921–1936
Harold "Jug" McSpaden 1908–1996 Flag of the United States United States 17 0 1933–1945
Curtis Strange 1955– Flag of the United States United States 17 2 1979–1989
50 Jack Burke, Jr. 1923– Flag of the United States United States 16 2 1950–1963
Ernie Els 1969– Flag of South Africa South Africa 16 3 1994–2008
Ralph Guldahl 1911–1987 Flag of the United States United States 16 3 1931–1940
Mark O'Meara 1957– Flag of the United States United States 16 2 1984–1998
Denny Shute 1904–1974 Flag of the United States United States 16 3 1929–1939
Tom Weiskopf 1942– Flag of the United States United States 16 1 1968–1982
56 Tommy Bolt 1918– Flag of the United States United States 15 1 1951–1961
Fred Couples 1959– Flag of the United States United States 15 1 1983–2003
Ed Dudley 1901–1963 Flag of the United States United States 15 0 1928–1939
Bobby Locke 1917–1987 Flag of South Africa South Africa 15 4 1947–1957
Corey Pavin 1959– Flag of the United States United States 15 1 1984–2006
Mike Souchak 1927– Flag of the United States United States 15 0 1955–1964
62 Bruce Crampton 1935– Flag of Australia Australia 14 0 1961–1975
Hal Sutton 1958– Flag of the United States United States 14 1 1982–2001
Joe Turnesa 1901–1991 Flag of the United States United States 14 0 1924–1933
Ken Venturi 1931– Flag of the United States United States 14 1 1957–1966
Art Wall, Jr. 1923–2001 Flag of the United States United States 14 1 1953–1975
67 Billy Burke 1902–1972 Flag of the United States United States 13 1 1927–1940
Mark Calcavecchia 1960– Flag of the United States United States 13 1 1986–2007
David Duval 1971– Flag of the United States United States 13 1 1997–2001
Jim Furyk 1970– Flag of the United States United States 13 1 1995–2007
Dave Hill 1937– Flag of the United States United States 13 0 1961–1976
Joe Kirkwood, Sr. 1897–1970 Flag of Australia Australia 13 0 1923–1933
Bruce Lietzke 1951– Flag of the United States United States 13 0 1977–1994
Craig Stadler 1953– Flag of the United States United States 13 1 1980–2003
75 George Archer 1939–2005 Flag of the United States United States 12 1 1965–1984
Paul Azinger 1960– Flag of the United States United States 12 1 1987–2000
Tony Lema 1934–1966 Flag of the United States United States 12 1 1962–1966
Justin Leonard 1972– Flag of the United States United States 12 1 1996–2008
Wayne Levi 1952– Flag of the United States United States 12 0 1978–1990
Calvin Peete 1943– Flag of the United States United States 12 0 1979–1986
David Toms 1967– Flag of the United States United States 12 1 1997–2006
82 Miller Barber 1931– Flag of the United States United States 11 0 1964–1978
Andy Bean 1953– Flag of the United States United States 11 0 1977–1986
Frank Beard 1939– Flag of the United States United States 11 0 1963–1971
Gay Brewer 1932–2007 Flag of the United States United States 11 1 1961–1972
John Cook 1957– Flag of the United States United States 11 0 1981–2001
Dow Finsterwald 1929– Flag of the United States United States 11 1 1955–1963
Al Geiberger 1937– Flag of the United States United States 11 1 1962–1979
Vic Ghezzi 1910–1976 Flag of the United States United States 11 1 1935–1948
Bob Goalby 1929– Flag of the United States United States 11 1 1958–1971
Scott Hoch 1955– Flag of the United States United States 11 0 1980–2003
Bobby Nichols 1936– Flag of the United States United States 11 1 1962–1974
Payne Stewart 1957–1999 Flag of the United States United States 11 3 1982–1999
94 Steve Elkington 1962– Flag of Australia Australia 10 1 1990–1999
David Frost 1959– Flag of South Africa South Africa 10 0 1988–1997
Don January 1929– Flag of the United States United States 10 1 1956–1976
Ky Laffoon 1908–1984 Flag of the United States United States 10 0 1933–1946
John Mahaffey 1948– Flag of the United States United States 10 1 1973–1989
Mark McCumber 1951– Flag of the United States United States 10 0 1979–1994
Dick Metz 1908–1993 Flag of the United States United States 10 0 1935–1949
Larry Nelson 1947– Flag of the United States United States 10 3 1979–1988
Kenny Perry 1960– Flag of the United States United States 10 0 1991–2008
Dave Stockton 1941– Flag of the United States United States 10 2 1967–1976
Fuzzy Zoeller 1951– Flag of the United States United States 10 2 1979–1986
105 Seve Ballesteros 1957– Flag of Spain Spain 9 5 1978–1988
Al Espinosa 1891–1957 Flag of the United States United States 9 0 1924–1935
Nick Faldo 1957– Flag of England England 9 6 1984–1997
Johnny Golden 1896–1936 Flag of the United States United States 9 0 1927–1935
Jay Haas 1953– Flag of the United States United States 9 0 1978–1993
Jimmy Hines 1903–1986 Flag of the United States United States 9 0 1933–1946
Bobby Jones 1902–1971 Flag of the United States United States 9 7 1923–1930
112 Stuart Appleby 1971– Flag of Australia Australia 8 0 1997–2006
Jim Colbert 1941– Flag of the United States United States 8 0 1969–1983
Bruce Devlin 1937– Flag of Australia Australia 8 0 1964–1972
Brad Faxon 1961– Flag of the United States United States 8 0 1991–2005
Fred Funk 1956– Flag of the United States United States 8 0 1992–2007
David Graham 1946– Flag of Australia Australia 8 2 1972–1983
Lee Janzen 1964– Flag of the United States United States 8 2 1992–1998
Steve Jones 1958– Flag of the United States United States 8 1 1988–1998
George Knudson 1937–1989 Flag of Canada Canada 8 0 1961–1972
Ted Kroll 1919–2002 Flag of the United States United States 8 0 1952–1962
Lawson Little 1910–1968 Flag of the United States United States 8 1 1936–1948
Tony Manero 1905–1989 Flag of the United States United States 8 1 1929–1938
Ed Oliver 1916–1961 Flag of the United States United States 8 0 1940–1958
Jerry Pate 1953– Flag of the United States United States 8 1 1976–1982
Loren Roberts 1955– Flag of the United States United States 8 0 1994–2002
Chi Chi Rodriguez 1935– Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 8 0 1963–1979
J. C. Snead 1940– Flag of the United States United States 8 0 1971–1987
Bob Tway 1959– Flag of the United States United States 8 1 1986–2003
Mike Weir 1970– Flag of Canada Canada 8 1 1999–2007
131 Jerry Barber 1916–1994 Flag of the United States United States 7 1 1953–1963
Mark Brooks 1961– Flag of the United States United States 7 1 1988–1996
K.J. Choi 1970– Flag of South Korea South Korea 7 0 2002–2008
Gardner Dickinson 1927–1998 Flag of the United States United States 7 0 1956–1971
Sergio García 1980– Flag of Spain Spain 7 0 2001–2008
Bill Glasson 1960– Flag of the United States United States 7 0 1985–1997
Chandler Harper 1923–1997 Flag of the United States United States 7 1 1942–1955
Jay Hebert 1923–1997 Flag of the United States United States 7 1 1957–1961
John Huston 1961– Flag of the United States United States 7 0 1990–2003
Peter Jacobsen 1954– Flag of the United States United States 7 0 1980–2003
Billy Maxwell 1929– Flag of the United States United States 7 0 1955–1962
Dick Mayer 1924–1989 Flag of the United States United States 7 1 1953–1965
Gil Morgan 1946– Flag of the United States United States 7 0 1977–1990
Johnny Palmer 1918–2006 Flag of the United States United States 7 0 1946–1954
Scott Simpson 1955– Flag of the United States United States 7 1 1980–1998
Joey Sindelar 1958– Flag of the United States United States 7 0 1985–2004
Bert Yancey 1938–1994 Flag of the United States United States 7 0 1966–1972
148 Sammy Byrd 1906–1981 Flag of the United States United States 6 0 1942–1945
Bob Charles 1936– Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 6 1 1963–1974
Ed Furgol 1917–1997 Flag of the United States United States 6 1 1947–1957
Bob Gilder 1950– Flag of the United States United States 6 0 1976–1983
Retief Goosen 1969– Flag of South Africa South Africa 6 2 2001–2005
Lou Graham 1938– Flag of the United States United States 6 1 1967–1979
Paul Harney 1929– Flag of the United States United States 6 0 1957–1972
Gary Koch 1952– Flag of the United States United States 6 0 1976–1988
Bob Lunn 1945– Flag of the United States United States 6 0 1968–1972
Sandy Lyle 1958– Flag of Scotland Scotland 6 2 1985–1988
José María Olazábal 1966– Flag of Spain Spain 6 2 1990–2002
Steve Pate 1961– Flag of the United States United States 6 0 1987–1998
Bill Rogers 1951– Flag of the United States United States 6 1 1978–1983
Bob Rosburg 1926– Flag of the United States United States 6 1 1954–1972
Adam Scott 1980– Flag of Australia Australia 6 0 2003–2008
Dan Sikes 1929–1987 Flag of the United States United States 6 0 1963–1968
Jeff Sluman 1957– Flag of the United States United States 6 1 1988–2002
Peter Thomson 1929– Flag of Australia Australia 6 5 1954–1965
Mike Turnesa 1907–2000 Flag of the United States United States 6 0 1931-1949
Bo Wininger 1922–1967 Flag of the United States United States 6 0 1955–1963
168 Buddy Allin 1944–2007 Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1971–1976
Pete Cooper 1914– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1949–1958
John Daly 1966– Flag of the United States United States 5 2 1991–2004
Roberto DeVicenzo 1923– Flag of Argentina Argentina 5 1 1957–1968
Danny Edwards 1951– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1977–1985
Dan Forsman 1958– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1985–2002
Marty Furgol 1916–2005 Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1951–1959
Jim Gallagher, Jr. 1961– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1990–1995
Ken Green 1958– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1985–1989
Fred Haas 1916–2004 Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1945–1954
Bob Hamilton 1916–1990 Flag of the United States United States 5 1 1944–1949
Jerry Heard 1947– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1971–1978
Lionel Hebert 1928–2000 Flag of the United States United States 5 1 1957–1966
Herman Keiser 1914–2003 Flag of the United States United States 5 1 1942–1947
Tom Lehman 1959– Flag of the United States United States 5 1 1994–2000
Roger Maltbie 1951– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1975–1985
Ray Mangrum 1910–1975 Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1936–1946
Billy Mayfair 1966– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1993–1998
Blaine McCallister 1958– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1988–1993
Rocco Mediate 1962– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1991–2002
Bob Murphy 1943– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1968–1986
Jesper Parnevik 1965– Flag of Sweden Sweden 5 0 1998–2001
Johnny Pott 1935– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1960–1968
Tom Purtzer 1951– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1977–1991
Phil Rodgers 1938– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1962–1966
Mason Rudolph 1934– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1959–1970
Bob Toski 1926– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1953–1954
Scott Verplank 1964– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1985–2007
D. A. Weibring 1953– Flag of the United States United States 5 0 1979–1996
  1. ^  Jim Barnes was born in England, but became a U.S. citizen soon after moving to the United States in 1906.

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