The PGA Tour is one of the sport’s most important organisers, with the golfing calendar in North America circulating around the tour dates.
There are major championships, which are all about the glory on any given weekend, while the regular tour wins are all about consistency over a longer period of time.
Over many years of the PGA Tour, there have been many winners, old and new, who have claimed victory on the grandest of stages.
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Adding his own name to that list is Scottie Scheffler, who has only been active on the tour for the past four years.
With a rising reputation and plenty more glory in his sights, the 29-year-old will be chasing down those at the top if he continues on his current trajectory.
There is still some way to go, though, so here’s a look at the top nine golfers with the most PGA Tour wins of all time.
1 – Tiger Woods: 82 PGA Tour wins
Currently topping the list for the most PGA Tour wins is the legendary Tiger Woods, who has 82 to his name.
He turned professional, aged just 20, as he proved that he could hang around the very best at the top of golf.
Tiger won his first major just one year later, landing The Masters in 1997, which would be one of 15 he has won so far in his career.
During his period of dominance in the 2000s, the golf star had several rivalries with others, such as Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh, but ultimately, his ability at the top of his game made them bouts that were not very competitive.
2 – Sam Snead: 82 PGA Tour wins
Widely thought of as one of the greatest golfers of all time, Sam Snead took the world by storm in the early to mid-1900s.
The American star, known as “The Slammer” or “Slammin’ Sammy”, landed seven major championship victories during his time.
Those major triumphs came over the 1940s and 1950s, with three victories at the PGA Championship and The Masters, along with one win at The Open Championship.
Snead had a prominent battle with Ben Hogan through his career, as the two battled it out at the top of the sport.
The Slammer ended his career with 82 wins on the PGA Tour, topping the list as it stands.
3 – Jack Nicklaus: 73 PGA Tour wins
Jack Nicklaus, affectionately known as The Golden Bear, is another of the golfing giants who stands atop of the sport’s leaderboards looking down at others.
The legendary figure is top for the most major wins, landing 18 over his time, three clear of second-best Tiger Woods.
On the PGA Tour itself, Nicklaus landed 73 wins during a spell of dominance over the 1960s and 1970s.
During that spell, his most prominent challenger was Arnold Palmer, with the pair battling it out on the course over the decades.
4 – Ben Hogan: 64 PGA Tour wins
Ben Hogan was one of the stars of the PGA Tour in the post-war era, finding some success in the 1940s and 1950s.
With 64 PGA Tour wins to his name, along with nine majors, the American star was one of the most memorable during his era.
Hogan often battled it out with Sam Snead for the top prizes on the tour.
5 – Arnold Palmer: 62 PGA Tour wins
In the 1950s and 1960s, the emergence of Arnold Palmer came as quite the shake up to the PGA Tour scene.
Ending off with 62 wins on the tour, and seven major championship victories, he is often remembered as one of the most charismatic characters in the sport’s history.
Palmer was known as “The King”, such was his impact on golf, as he went on to be referenced in popular culture such as James Bond, and he would go on to have plenty of affiliation with some of the top brands.
6 – Byron Nelson: 52 PGA Tour wins
Byron Nelson is one of golf’s pre-World War Two stars, featuring between 1935 and 1946 on courses around the PGA Tour.
He was born within seven months of two other greats of the sport, Sam Snead and Ben Hogan, in 1912, showing the quality of golfers around at the time.
Nelson, who gained the nickname “Lord Byron”, won 52 events in his time, along with five major championships.
In 1945, the star managed to win 18 of the 30 PGA events he featured in, which included a streak of 11 unbeaten on the tour.
His eventual retirement in 1946 brought an early end to his career in golf, as he went on to become a rancher, and later a commentator.
The Byron Nelson Classic was a PGA Tour event later named after the star, showing the legacy he had on the sport.
7 – Billy Casper: 51 PGA Tour wins
Billy Casper was at the top of his game from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, featuring on the PGA Tour during that era.
Buffalo Bill, as he was nicknamed, faced off against the likes of Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus during his career.
With 51 PGA Tour wins and three majors to his name, Casper is often viewed as one of the most underrated stars of his generation.
8 – Phil Mickelson: 45 PGA Tour wins
One of the modern-day greats, Phil Mickelson has been one of the dominant forces on the PGA Tour over the 2000s.
The American star has six majors to his name, which includes the PGA Championship in 2021, which crowned him as the oldest major championship winner, aged 50.
Nicknamed “Lefty”, Mickelson has been known for his left-handed swing, despite being naturally right-handed.
While he is still playing, now on the LIV Golf tour, Mickelson’s 45 wins on the PGA Tour ranks in the top ten and will seal his legacy when he does call time on his career.
9 – Walter Hagen: 44 PGA Tour wins
Walter Hagen rounds off the top nine for the most PGA Tour wins, landing 44 during his days.
Sir Walter turned professional in 1912 and is often viewed as one of the catalysts for modern professional golf as it is today.
He managed to pick up 11 major championships, bringing prestige to a sport that was starting to gain much more popularity.
Hagen’s displays created the path for many of the greats that followed in his footsteps.
Scottie Scheffler: 18 PGA Tour wins
Scottie Scheffler is well on his way towards joining some of the great names in golf, having picked up 18 PGA Tour wins so early into his career.
With four major championships already to his name, there is some expectation already placed on his shoulders.
Scheffler will still need to double his tally and add a bit more to get himself around the very top, but he is making a case for managing just that.
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