July 14 2013
8:41 PM
Youngest PGA TOUR champs since 1900
By PGATOUR.COM staff
Jordan Spieth became the fourth-youngest PGA TOUR champion on Sunday by winning the John Deere Classic. Here's a look at the youngest PGA TOUR winners since 1900.
YOUNGEST WINNERS (SINCE 1900)
Age |
Player |
Tournament |
19 years, 4 days |
Harry Cooper |
1923 Galveston Open |
19 years, 8 months, 3 days |
Ralph Guldahl |
1931 Santa Monica Open |
19 years, 10 months, 14 days |
Johnny McDermott |
1911 U.S. Open |
| 19 years, 11 months, 17 days |
Jordan Spieth |
2013 John Deere Classic |
20 years, 5 days |
Gene Sarazen |
1922 Southern Open |
20 years, 1 month, 15 days |
Charles Evans, Jr. (amateur) |
1910 Western Open |
20 years, 2 months, 9 days |
Ralph Guldahl |
1932 Arizona Open |
20 years, 4 months, 12 days |
Francis Ouimet, (amateur) |
1913 U.S. Open |
20 years, 4 months, 18 days |
Gene Sarazen |
1922 U.S. Open |
20 years, 5 months, 13 days |
Horton Smith |
1928 Oklahoma City Open |
20 years, 5 months, 22 days |
Gene Sarazen |
1922 PGA Championship |
20 years, 6 months, 13 days |
Raymond Floyd |
1963 St. Petersburg Open |
20 years, 6 months, 25 days |
Phil Mickelson (amateur) |
1991 Northern Telecom Open |
20 years, 7 months, 1 day |
Horton Smith |
1928 Catalina Island Open |
20 years, 7 months, 16 days |
Tom Creavy |
1931 PGA Championship |
20 years, 8 months, 18 days |
Horton Smith |
1929 Pensacola Open |
20 years, 9 months, 6 days |
Tiger Woods |
1996 Las Vegas Invitational |
20 years, 9 months, 14 days |
Horton Smith |
1929 Fort Myers Open |
20 years, 9 months, 20 days |
Tiger Woods |
1996 Walt Disney World Classic |
20 years, 10 months, 1 day |
Horton Smith |
1929 La Gorce Open |
20 years, 10 months, 5 days |
Horton Smith |
1929 North and South Open |
20 years, 11 months, 24 days |
Seve Ballesteros |
1978 Greater Greensboro Open |
20 years, 11 months, 25 days |
Johnny McDermott |
1912 U.S. Open |
20 years, 11 months, 28 days |
Rory McIlroy |
2010 Quail Hollow Championship |
Note: Tom Morris, Jr. won the 1868 The Open Championship at age 17 years, 5 months, 8 days. He repeated in 1869 (18, 4, 27) and 1870 (19, 4, 26).
