The following are the golfers who have won a PGA Tour event at least five times.
Player | Tournament | Years |
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8 wins | ||
Sam Snead | Greater Greensboro Open | 1938, 1946, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1965 |
Tiger Woods | Arnold Palmer Invitational | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 |
Tiger Woods | WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013 |
7 wins | ||
Tiger Woods | Farmers Insurance Open | 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013 |
Tiger Woods | WGC-Cadillac Championship | 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2013 |
6 wins | ||
Harry Vardon | The Open Championship | 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914 |
Alec Ross | North and South Open | 1902, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1914 |
Sam Snead | Miami Open | 1937, 1939, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1955 |
Jack Nicklaus | Masters Tournament | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 |
5 wins | ||
J.H. Taylor | The Open Championship | 1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913 |
James Braid | The Open Championship | 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910 |
Walter Hagen | Western Open | 1916, 1921, 1926, 1927, 1932 |
Walter Hagen | PGA Championship | 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 |
Sam Snead | Goodall Palm Beach Round Robin | 1938, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957 |
Ben Hogan | Colonial National Invitation | 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1959 |
Peter Thomson | The Open Championship | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 |
Arnold Palmer | Bob Hope Chrysler Classic | 1960, 1962, 1968, 1971, 1973 |
Jack Nicklaus | Tournament of Champions | 1963, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1977 |
Jack Nicklaus | PGA Championship | 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980 |
Tom Watson | The Open Championship | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 |
Mark O'Meara | AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am | 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997 |
Davis Love III | Verizon Heritage | 1987, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2003 |
Tiger Woods | BMW Championship | 1997, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009 |
Tiger Woods | Memorial Tournament | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2012 |
Tiger Woods | Masters Tournament | 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019 |
Phil Mickelson | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 1998, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2019 |
The following golfers have won more than one event at least five times.
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