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Most PGA Tour wins in a year

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The following is a list of all the occasions in which a golfer has won eight or more tournaments on the PGA Tour in a season. It is complete through 2019–20.

Wins Player Year(s)
18 United States Byron Nelson 1945
13 United States Ben Hogan 1946
11 United States Sam Snead 1950
10 United States Ben Hogan 1948
9 United States Paul Runyan 1933
9 United States Tiger Woods 2000
9 Fiji Vijay Singh 2004
8 United States Horton Smith 1929
8 United States Gene Sarazen 1930
8 United States Sam Snead 1938
8 United States Byron Nelson 1944
8 United States Arnold Palmer 1960, 1962
8 United States Johnny Miller 1974
8 United States Tiger Woods 1999, 2006

Byron Nelson's record 18 victories came when most of his competitors were on military leave. Ben Hogan missed half the PGA tour season while both Lloyd Mangrum and Jimmy Demaret missed virtually the entire season. Hogan and Demaret played in only 2 of Nelson's 11 straight tournament wins and Mangrum played in none.

Most PGA Tour wins in two consecutive seasons

Wins Player Years
26 Byron Nelson 1944–1945
24 Byron Nelson 1945–1946
20 Ben Hogan 1946–1947
18 Ben Hogan 1945–1946
17 Ben Hogan 1947–1948
17 Sam Snead 1949–1950
17 Tiger Woods 1999–2000

Most PGA Tour wins in three consecutive seasons

Wins Player Years
32 Byron Nelson 1944–1946
30 Ben Hogan 1946–1948
26 Byron Nelson 1943–1945
25 Ben Hogan 1945–1947
24 Byron Nelson 1945–1947
22 Arnold Palmer 1960–1962
22 Tiger Woods 1999–2001
21 Arnold Palmer 1961–1963
21 Tiger Woods 2005–2007

References

  1. "Most Wins in One Season". PGA Tour. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
  2. McAllister, Mike (May 8, 2020). "11 things you should know about 11 straight wins: A deep dive into Byron Nelson's record-setting stretch 75 years ago". PGA Tour.

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