Superlatives: Largest wins, multiple wins, first-timers

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Oct. 20, 2009

Here are the largest winning margins on the PGA TOUR during the 2009 season. Also see the lists for multiple winners, first-time winners and wire-to-wire winners this year.
• 2009 SUPERLATIVES: For more lists and information about the best performances this season, click here

Largest winning margins in 2009

Margin	Winner	Tournament
10 strokes	Brian Gay	Verizon Heritage
8 strokes	Tiger Woods	BMW Championship
6 strokes	Geoff Ogilvy	Mercedes-Benz Championship
5 strokes	Brian Gay	St. Jude Classic presented by FedEx
4 strokes	Dustin Johnson	AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
4 strokes	Henrik Stenson	THE PLAYERS Championship
4 strokes	Tiger Woods	WGC-Bridgestone Invitational

Multiple winners in 2009

Wins	Player	Tournaments won
6	Tiger Woods	Arnold Palmer Invt'l, the Memorial, AT&T National, Buick Open, WGC-Bridgestone Inv't, BMW Championship
3	Steve Stricker	Crowne Plaza Invitational, John Deere Classic, Deutsche Bank Championship
3	Phil Mickelson	Northern Trust Open, WGC-CA Championship, THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola
2	Zach Johnson	Sony Open in Hawaii, Valero Texas Open
2	Geoff Ogilvy	Mercedes-Benz Champ, WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
2	Brian Gay	Verizon Heritage, St. Jude Classic
2	Kenny Perry	FBR Open, Travelers Championship
2	Y.E. Yang	Honda Classic, PGA Championship

First-time TOUR winners in 2009

Player	First tournament win
Pat Perez	The 50th Bob Hope Classic hosted by Arnold Palmer
Y.E. Yang	The Honda Classic
Paul Casey	Shell Houston Open
Bo Van Pelt	U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee
Nathan Green	RBC Canadian Open
Ryan Moore	Wyndham Championship
Martin Laird	Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open