History - Records & Statistics

Champions Winning Statistics Most Victories Wire-to-Wire Champions Widest Margin of Victory Best Comebacks Number of Attempts Round by Round Age of Champions Winning Statistics Name, Victory Year, Years Before Victory, DOB, Champions Age (Yrs-Mnths-Dys), Winning Score (margin), Deceased  Most Victories 6, Jack Nicklaus,1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 4, Arnold Palmer,1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 4, Tiger Woods, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 3, Jimmy Demaret,1940, 1947, 1950 3, Sam Snead, 1949, 1952, 1954 3, Gary Player, 1961, 1974, 1978 3, Nick Faldo, 1989, 1990, 1996 2, Horton Smith,1934, 1936 2, Byron Nelson,1937, 1942 2, Ben Hogan, 1951,1953 2, Tom Watson, 1977,1981 2, Seve Ballesteros,1980, 1983 2, Bernhard Langer,1985, 1993 2, Ben Crenshaw,1984, 1995 2, Jose Maria Olazabal, 1994, 1999 2, Phil Mickelson, 2004, 2006  Wire-to-Wire Champions Craig Wood, 1941 Arnold Palmer, 1960 Jack Nicklaus, 1972 Raymond Floyd, 1976  Widest Margin of Victory 12 strokes, Tiger Woods, 1997  Best Comebacks After 18 Holes 7 strokes, Nick Faldo, 1990 7 strokes, Tiger Woods, 2005 After 36 Holes 8 strokes, Jack Burke, 1956 After 54 Holes 8 strokes, Jack Burke, 1956 Others 9 strokes, Jack Burke, 1956 (final round) 8 strokes, Gary Player, 1978 (final round) 6 strokes, Nick Faldo, 1996 (final round) 5 strokes, Art Wall, 1959 (with 7 holes to play) 3 strokes, Fuzzy Zoeller, 1979 (with 3 holes to play) 3 strokes, Nick Faldo, 1989 (with 3 holes to play)  Number of Attempts Before First Victory 1, Horton Smith, 1934 1, Gene Sarazen, 1935 1, Fuzzy Zoeller, 1979 2, Jimmy Demaret, 1940 2, Herman Keiser, 1946 3, Byron Nelson, 1937 3, Ralph Guldahl, 1939 3, Claude Harmon, 1948 3, George Archer, 1969 3, Bernhard Langer, 1985 3, Tiger Woods, 1997 3, Zach Johnson, 2007 4, Arnold Palmer, 1958 4, Art Wall, 1959 4, Tom Watson, 1977 4, Seve Ballesteros, 1980 4, Larry Mize, 1987 4, Mike Weir, 2003 4, Ian Woosnam, 1991 5, Henry Picard, 1938 5, Doug Ford, 1957 5, Gary Player, 1961 5, Jack Nicklaus,1963 6, Gay Brewer, 1967 6, Charles Coody, 1971 6, Craig Stadler, 1982 6, Nick Faldo, 1989 7, Jack Burke, 1956 7, Sandy Lyle, 1988 7, Vijay Singh, 2000 8, Craig Wood, 1941 8, Jose Maria Olazabal, 1994 9, Bob Goalby, 1968 9, Fred Couples, 1992 10, Sam Snead, 1949 10, Ben Hogan, 1951 10, Cary Middlecoff, 1955 11, Tommy Aaron, 1973 12, Raymond Floyd, 1976 12, Phil Mickelson, 2004 13, Ben Crenshaw, 1984 14, Billy Casper, 1970 15, Mark O'Meara, 1998 Average Attempts Before First Victory 6, (43 Players) Before Second Victory 3, Horton Smith 6, Jimmy Demaret 6, Arnold Palmer 7, Jack Nicklaus 7, Seve Ballesteros 7, Nick Faldo 7, Tiger Woods 8, Byron Nelson 8, Tom Watson 11, Bernhard Langer 12, Ben Hogan 13, Jose Maria Olazabal 13, Sam Snead 14, Phil Mickelson 17, Gary Player 24, Ben Crenshaw Average Attempts Before Second Victory 10 (16 players) Before Third Victory 8, Arnold Palmer 8, Jack Nicklaus 8, Tiger Woods 9, Jimmy Demaret 13, Nick Faldo 15, Sam Snead 21, Gary Player Average Attempts Before Third Victory 12 (7 players) Before Fourth Victory 10, Arnold Palmer 11, Tiger Woods 14, Jack Nicklaus Before Fifth Victory 17, Jack Nicklaus Before Sixth Victory 28, Jack Nicklaus Round by Round with The Champions Year, Player, Score, Standing, Stroke Status with Leader (Lows, Highs in bold face) Year Champion 18 Holes 36 Holes 54 Holes 72 Holes (NOTE:  11 Champions were over par at 18 holes, 7 were over par at 36 holes, and 6 were over par at 54 holes)  Age of Champions Youngest 21 years 3 months 14 days, Tiger Woods, 1997 Youngest Second Time Winner 25 years 2 months 21 days, Jack Nicklaus, 1965 Youngest Third Time Winner 26 years 2 months 20 days, Jack Nicklaus, 1966 Youngest Fourth Time Winner 29 years 3 months 11 days, Tiger Woods, 2005 Oldest 46 years 2 months 23 days, Jack Nicklaus, 1986 (6th victory) Oldest First Time Winner 41 Years 3 months 29 days, Mark O'Meara, 1998 Oldest Second Time Winner 43 years 2 months 29 days, Ben Crenshaw, 1995 Oldest Third Time Winner 42 years 5 months 8 days, Gary Player, 1978 Oldest Fourth Time Winner 34 years 7 months 2 days, Arnold Palmer, 1964 Youngest-Oldest Fifth Time Winner 35 years 2 months 23 days, Jack Nicklaus, 1975 Average, 71 Winners 32.63 years Average, First Time Winners 31.64 years (43 winners, 16 under 30) Average, Second Time Winners 32.81 years (16 winners, 12 over 30) Average, Third Time Winners 35.39 years (7 winners) Average, Fourth Time Winners 32.01 years (3 winners)

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