Youngest PGA TOUR champions

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).