Most PGA Tour wins in a year

The following is a list of all occasions on which a golfer has won eight or more tournaments on the PGA Tour in a year. It is complete through 2015.

WinsPlayerYear(s)
18 Byron Nelson1945
13 Ben Hogan1946
11 Sam Snead1950
10 Ben Hogan1948
9 Paul Runyan1933
9 Tiger Woods2000
9 Vijay Singh2004
8 Horton Smith1929
8 Gene Sarazen1930
8 Sam Snead1938
8 Byron Nelson1944
8 Arnold Palmer1960, 1962
8 Johnny Miller1974
8 Tiger Woods1999, 2006

Byron Nelson's record 18 victories came in a year when many potential rivals were in military service. Ben Hogan missed half the PGA tour season while both Lloyd Mangrum and Jimmy Demaret missed virtually the entire season. Hogan and Demaret played in only 2 of Nelson's 11 straight tournament wins and Mangrum played in none.

Most PGA Tour wins in two consecutive years

WinsPlayerYears
26Byron Nelson1944–45
24Byron Nelson1945–46
20Ben Hogan1946–47
18Ben Hogan1945–46
17Ben Hogan1947–48
17Sam Snead1949–50
17Tiger Woods1999–2000

Most PGA Tour wins in three consecutive years

WinsPlayerYears
32Byron Nelson1944–46
30Ben Hogan1946–48
26Byron Nelson1943–45
25Ben Hogan1945–47
24Byron Nelson1945–47
22Arnold Palmer1960–62
22Tiger Woods1999–2001
21Arnold Palmer1961–63
21Tiger Woods2005–07
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