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Largest Margin of Victory on the PGA Tour

PGA Tour Records: Biggest Winning Margin

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Bobby Locke biggest margin of victory in pga tour history

Bobby Locke (pictured in 1960) shares the record for largest margin of victory on the PGA Tour.

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Margin of victory records refer to the number of strokes by which the winner beats the runner-up. Here are the largest PGA Tour winning margins:

16 strokes

  • J.D. Edgar, 1919 Canadian Open
  • Joe Kirkwood Sr., 1924 Corpus Christi Open
  • Bobby Locke, 1948 Chicago Victory National Championship
15 strokes
  • Tiger Woods, 2000 U.S. Open
14 strokes
  • Ben Hogan, 1945 Portland Invitational
  • Johnny Miller, 1975 Phoenix Open
Source: PGA Tour

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