May. 4, 2008
Editor's note: Following is a list of the players who won a PGA TOUR event before turning 23 years old since 1970. Anthony Kim, who won the Wachovia Championship on Sunday, is the 13th different player to accomplish the feat:
| List by year |
| Lanny Wadkins |
1972 Sahara Invitational |
22 years, 10 months, 24 days |
| Ben Crenshaw |
1973 San Antonio Texas Open |
21 years, 9 months, 24 days |
| Seve Ballesteros |
1978 Greater Greensboro Open |
20 years, 11 moths, 24 days |
| Jerry Pate |
1976 U.S. Open Championship |
22 years, 9 months, 4 days |
| Jerry Pate |
1976 Canadian Open |
22 years, 10 months, 9 days |
| Bobby Clampett |
1982 Southern Open |
22 years, 5 months, 4 days |
| Scott Verplank |
1985 Western Open |
21 years, 26 days |
| Robert Gamez |
1990 Northern Telecom Tucson Open |
21 years, 6 months, 2 days |
| Robert Gamez |
1990 Nestle Invitational |
21 years, 8 months, 13 days |
| Phil Mickelson |
1991 Northern Telecom Open |
20 years, 6 months, 25 days |
| Phil Mickelson |
1993 Buick Invitational of California |
22 years, 8 months, 5 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1996 Las Vegas Invitational |
20 years, 9 months, 6 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1996 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic |
20 years, 9 months, 20 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1997 Mercedes Championship |
21 years, 13 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1997 Masters Tournament |
21 years, 3 months, 14 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1997 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
21 years, 4 months, 18 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1997 Motorola Western Open |
21 years, 6 months, 6 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1998 BellSouth Classic |
22 years, 4 months, 10 days |
| Sergio Garcia |
2001 MasterCard Colonial |
21 years, 4 months |
| Sergio Garcia |
2001 Buick Classic |
21 years, 5 months, 16 days |
| Sergio Garcia |
2002 Mercedes Championships |
21 years, 11 months, 28 days |
| David Gossett |
2001 John Deere Classic |
22 years, 3 months, 1 day |
| Sean O'Hair |
2005 John Deere Classic |
22 years, 11 months, 29 days |
| Anthony Kim |
2008 Wachovia Championship |
22 years, 10 months, 15 days |
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| List by age |
| Phil Mickelson |
1991 Northern Telecom Open |
20 years, 6 months, 25 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1996 Las Vegas Invitational |
20 years, 9 months, 6 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1996 Walt Disney World/Oldsmobile Classic |
20 years, 9 months, 20 days |
| Seve Ballesteros |
1978 Greater Greensboro Open |
20 years, 11 moths, 24 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1997 Mercedes Championship |
21 years, 13 days |
| Scott Verplank |
1985 Western Open |
21 years, 26 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1997 Masters Tournament |
21 years, 3 months, 14 days |
| Sergio Garcia |
2001 MasterCard Colonial |
21 years, 4 months |
| Tiger Woods |
1997 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic |
21 years, 4 months, 18 days |
| Sergio Garcia |
2001 Buick Classic |
21 years, 5 months, 16 days |
| Robert Gamez |
1990 Northern Telecom Tucson Open |
21 years, 6 months, 2 days |
| Tiger Woods |
1997 Motorola Western Open |
21 years, 6 months, 6 days |
| Robert Gamez |
1990 Nestle Invitational |
21 years, 8 months, 13 days |
| Ben Crenshaw |
1973 San Antonio Texas Open |
21 years, 9 months, 24 days |
| Sergio Garcia |
2002 Mercedes Championships |
21 years, 11 months, 28 days |
| David Gossett |
2001 John Deere Classic |
22 years, 3 months, 1 day |
| Tiger Woods |
1998 BellSouth Classic |
22 years, 4 months, 10 days |
| Bobby Clampett |
1982 Southern Open |
22 years, 5 months, 4 days |
| Phil Mickelson |
1993 Buick Invitational of California |
22 years, 8 months, 5 days |
| Jerry Pate |
1976 U.S. Open Championship |
22 years, 9 months, 4 days |
| Jerry Pate |
1976 Canadian Open |
22 years, 10 months, 9 days |
| Anthony Kim |
2008 Wachovia Championship |
22 years, 10 months, 15 days |
| Lanny Wadkins |
1972 Sahara Invitational |
22 years, 10 months, 24 days |
| Sean O'Hair |
2005 John Deere Classic |
22 years, 11 months, 29 days |
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