PLAYERS victory records

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May. 2, 2008

All records accurate as of May 1, 2008.

Most Victories
Wins Player Years
3 Jack Nicklaus 1974, '76, '78
Multiple Winners
No. Player Years
3 Jack Nicklaus 1974, '76 and '78
2 Steve Elkington 1991 and '97
2 Hal Sutton 1983 and 2000
2 Fred Couples 1984 and '96
2 Davis Love III 1992 and 2003
Most Second-Place Finishes
No. Player Years
2 J.C. Snead 1974, '76
2 Tom Watson 1979, '92
2 Fuzzy Zoeller 1991, '94
2 Bernhard Langer 1993, '95
2 Padraig Harrington 2003, '04
2 Tom Lehman 1998, 2005
Biggest come-from-behind victories
Margin Player Year Course
6 strokes Raymond Floyd 1981 Sawgrass CC
5 strokes Justin Leonard 1998 TPC Sawgrass
Wire-to-Wire Winners (no ties)
Player Year Course
Al Geiberger 1975 Colonial
Greg Norman 1994 TPC Sawgrass
Steve Elkington 1997 TPC Sawgrass
Hal Sutton 2000 TPC Sawgrass
Widest Victory Margin
Margin Player Year
7 strokes Steve Elkington (over Scott Hoch) 1997
6 strokes Davis Love III (over Jay Haas, Padraig Harrington) 2003
6 strokes Stephen Ames (over Retief Goosen) 2006
Oldest winner
Winner Year Age
Fred Funk 2005 48 years, 9 months, 14 days
Hal Sutton 2000 41 years, 10 months, 28 days
Stephen Ames 2006 41 years, 10 months, 28 days
Calvin Peete 1985 41 years, 8 months, 13 days
Birdie 18 to win
Player Year Course
Steve Elkington 1991 TPC Sawgrass
Champions Who Have Won the Masters
Raymond Floyd
Jack Nicklaus
Sandy Lyle
Fred Couples
Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Champions Who Have Won the U.S. Open
Lee Trevino
Jerry Pate
Jack Nicklaus
Tom Kite
Lee Janzen
Tiger Woods
Raymond Floyd
Champions Who Have Won the British Open
Lee Trevino
Jack Nicklaus
Sandy Lyle
David Duval
Justin Leonard
Tiger Woods
Nick Price
Greg Norman
Champions Who Have Won the PGA Championship
Al Geiberger
Lanny Wadkins
John Mahaffey
Jack Nicklaus
Raymond Floyd
Hal Sutton
Lee Trevino
Steve Elkington
Nick Price
Davis Love III
Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
Champions Who Have Won THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola
Tom Kite
Jodie Mudd
Mark McCumber
David Duval
Hal Sutton
Tiger Woods
Adam Scott
Phil Mickelson
Champions Winning Major Titles in Same Year
Player Year Major
Tiger Woods 2001 Masters
Hal Sutton 1983 PGA Championship
Jack Nicklaus 1978 British Open
Number of Attempts Before First Victory
Attempts Player
1 Jack Nicklaus
1 Craig Perks
1 Hal Sutton
2 Al Geiberger
3 Fred Couples
3 Sandy Lyle
3 Adam Scott
4 Mark Hayes
4 Lanny Wadkins
4 Justin Leonard
5 Jerry Pate
5 Steve Elkington
5 Lee Janzen
5 David Duval
5 Tiger Woods
6 Lee Trevino
7 Jodie Mudd
7 Davis Love III
8 Calvin Peete
8 Stephen Ames
8 Raymond Floyd
10 Mark McCumber
10 Nick Price
11 John Mahaffey
12 Greg Norman
14 Phil Mickelson
15 Tom Kite
15 Fred Funk
Defending Champions Who Missed the Cut the Following Year
Player Year
Stephen Ames 2007
Nick Price 1994
Steve Elkington 1992
Jodie Mudd 1991
Sandy Lyle 1988
Calvin Peete 1986
International Winners
Wins Player Country
2 Steve Elkington Australia
1 Greg Norman Australia
1 Craig Perks New Zealand
1 Nick Price Zimbabwe
1 Sandy Lyle Scotland
1 Adam Scott Australia
1 Stephen Ames Trinidad and Tobago/Canada
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