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Most Times Winning the Same PGA Tour Tournament

PGA Tour Records: Most Wins in Same Event

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Sam Snead Greater Greensboro Open eight wins

Sam Snead won the Greater Greensboro Open eight times.

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This category is for the most wins in the same tournament. For example, the Golf Guide has won the About.com office putting contest six times. That's six wins in the same event. Here are the golfers winning the same PGA Tour tournament the most times:

8 Wins in One Tournament
• Sam Snead, Greater Greensboro Open: 1938, 1946, 1949-50, 1955-56, 1960, 1965

7 Wins in One Tournament
• Tiger Woods, Arnold Palmer Invitational: 2000-2003, 2008-09, 2012
• Tiger Woods, WGC Bridgestone Invitational: 1999-2001, 2005-2007, 2009

6 Wins in One Tournament
• Harry Vardon, British Open: 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914
• Alex Ross, North & South Open: 1902, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1915
• Sam Snead, Miami Open: 1937, 1939, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1955
• Jack Nicklaus, Masters: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986
• Tiger Woods, Buick Invitational: 1999, 2003, 2005-08
• Tiger Woods, WGC American Express Championship/CA Championship: 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005-07

Note that the 27-year gap between Snead's first and last wins at the GGO is also the record for the longest gap between first and last victories in the same tournament.

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Source: PGA Tour

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