May. 2, 2008
All records accurate as of May 1, 2008.
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| Most Victories |
| 3 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1974, '76, '78 |
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| Multiple Winners |
| 3 |
Jack Nicklaus |
1974, '76 and '78 |
| 2 |
Steve Elkington |
1991 and '97 |
| 2 |
Hal Sutton |
1983 and 2000 |
| 2 |
Fred Couples |
1984 and '96 |
| 2 |
Davis Love III |
1992 and 2003 |
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| Most Second-Place Finishes |
| 2 |
J.C. Snead |
1974, '76 |
| 2 |
Tom Watson |
1979, '92 |
| 2 |
Fuzzy Zoeller |
1991, '94 |
| 2 |
Bernhard Langer |
1993, '95 |
| 2 |
Padraig Harrington |
2003, '04 |
| 2 |
Tom Lehman |
1998, 2005 |
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| Biggest come-from-behind victories |
| 6 strokes |
Raymond Floyd |
1981 |
Sawgrass CC |
| 5 strokes |
Justin Leonard |
1998 |
TPC Sawgrass |
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| Wire-to-Wire Winners (no ties) |
| Al Geiberger |
1975 |
Colonial |
| Greg Norman |
1994 |
TPC Sawgrass |
| Steve Elkington |
1997 |
TPC Sawgrass |
| Hal Sutton |
2000 |
TPC Sawgrass |
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| Widest Victory Margin |
| 7 strokes |
Steve Elkington (over Scott Hoch) |
1997 |
| 6 strokes |
Davis Love III (over Jay Haas, Padraig Harrington) |
2003 |
| 6 strokes |
Stephen Ames (over Retief Goosen) |
2006 |
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| Oldest winner |
| Fred Funk |
2005 |
48 years, 9 months, 14 days |
| Hal Sutton |
2000 |
41 years, 10 months, 28 days |
| Stephen Ames |
2006 |
41 years, 10 months, 28 days |
| Calvin Peete |
1985 |
41 years, 8 months, 13 days |
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| Birdie 18 to win |
| Steve Elkington |
1991 |
TPC Sawgrass |
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| Champions Who Have Won the Masters |
| Raymond Floyd |
| Jack Nicklaus |
| Sandy Lyle |
| Fred Couples |
| Tiger Woods |
| Phil Mickelson |
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| Champions Who Have Won the U.S. Open |
| Lee Trevino |
| Jerry Pate |
| Jack Nicklaus |
| Tom Kite |
| Lee Janzen |
| Tiger Woods |
| Raymond Floyd |
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| Champions Who Have Won the British Open |
| Lee Trevino |
| Jack Nicklaus |
| Sandy Lyle |
| David Duval |
| Justin Leonard |
| Tiger Woods |
| Nick Price |
| Greg Norman |
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| Champions Who Have Won the PGA Championship |
| Al Geiberger |
| Lanny Wadkins |
| John Mahaffey |
| Jack Nicklaus |
| Raymond Floyd |
| Hal Sutton |
| Lee Trevino |
| Steve Elkington |
| Nick Price |
| Davis Love III |
| Tiger Woods |
| Phil Mickelson |
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| Champions Who Have Won THE TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola |
| Tom Kite |
| Jodie Mudd |
| Mark McCumber |
| David Duval |
| Hal Sutton |
| Tiger Woods |
| Adam Scott |
| Phil Mickelson |
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| Champions Winning Major Titles in Same Year |
| Tiger Woods |
2001 |
Masters |
| Hal Sutton |
1983 |
PGA Championship |
| Jack Nicklaus |
1978 |
British Open |
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| Number of Attempts Before First Victory |
| 1 |
Jack Nicklaus |
| 1 |
Craig Perks |
| 1 |
Hal Sutton |
| 2 |
Al Geiberger |
| 3 |
Fred Couples |
| 3 |
Sandy Lyle |
| 3 |
Adam Scott |
| 4 |
Mark Hayes |
| 4 |
Lanny Wadkins |
| 4 |
Justin Leonard |
| 5 |
Jerry Pate |
| 5 |
Steve Elkington |
| 5 |
Lee Janzen |
| 5 |
David Duval |
| 5 |
Tiger Woods |
| 6 |
Lee Trevino |
| 7 |
Jodie Mudd |
| 7 |
Davis Love III |
| 8 |
Calvin Peete |
| 8 |
Stephen Ames |
| 8 |
Raymond Floyd |
| 10 |
Mark McCumber |
| 10 |
Nick Price |
| 11 |
John Mahaffey |
| 12 |
Greg Norman |
| 14 |
Phil Mickelson |
| 15 |
Tom Kite |
| 15 |
Fred Funk |
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| Defending Champions Who Missed the Cut the Following Year |
| Stephen Ames |
2007 |
| Nick Price |
1994 |
| Steve Elkington |
1992 |
| Jodie Mudd |
1991 |
| Sandy Lyle |
1988 |
| Calvin Peete |
1986 |
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| International Winners |
| 2 |
Steve Elkington |
Australia |
| 1 |
Greg Norman |
Australia |
| 1 |
Craig Perks |
New Zealand |
| 1 |
Nick Price |
Zimbabwe |
| 1 |
Sandy Lyle |
Scotland |
| 1 |
Adam Scott |
Australia |
| 1 |
Stephen Ames |
Trinidad and Tobago/Canada |
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