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Most Wins in One Calendar Year on PGA Tour

PGA Tour Records: Biggest Single-Season Win Totals

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Byron Nelson 1937 Ryder Cup

Byron Nelson holds the PGA Tour record for most wins in a single season.

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OK, everyone knows that Byron Nelson holds the record for most wins in one year on the PGA Tour. But here are the other biggest winners on Tour. Only a handful of golfers have won eight or more times in one year.

18
Byron Nelson, 1945 (more on Nelson's 1945 season)

13
Ben Hogan, 1946

11
Sam Snead, 1950

10
Ben Hogan, 1948

9
Paul Runyan, 1933
Tiger Woods, 2000
Vijay Singh, 2004

8
Horton Smith, 1929
Gene Sarazen, 1930
Sam Snead, 1938
Byron Nelson, 1944
Arnold Palmer, 1960
Arnold Palmer, 1962
Johnny Miller, 1974
Tiger Woods, 1999
Tiger Woods, 2006

Tiger Woods is the only golfer to win eight or more times in one year in three different seasons. And if you're wondering where Jack Nicklaus is, the Golden Bear's highest single-season win total was 7.

Source: PGA Tour

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