# PGA Tour Champions records

These are achievements of play on PGA Tour Champions.

## Individual scoring records

Stroke totals
* 72 holes
    257 – Pádraig Harrington, 2022 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
* 54 holes
    191 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
    191 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
    191 – Bernhard Langer, 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic
    191 – David Frost, 2013 3M Championship
    191 – Rocco Mediate, 2013 Shaw Charity Classic
    191 – Phil Mickelson, 2020 Charles Schwab Series at Ozarks National
* 36 holes, opening rounds
    124 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
* 36 holes, consecutive rounds
    124 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
* 18 holes
    59 – Kevin Sutherland, 2014 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, second round
* 9 holes, front or back nine
    27 – Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic, front nine, second round
    27 – Seiji Ebihara, 2002 Senior PGA Championship, front nine, fourth round
* Lowest non-winning stroke total, 72 holes
    264 – Jay Haas, 2012 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
* Lowest non-winning stroke total, 54 holes
    192 – Don Pooley, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
Strokes to par
* 72 holes
    27-under – Jack Nicklaus, 1990 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
    27-under – Pádraig Harrington, 2022 Charles Schwab Cup Championship
* 54 holes
    25-under – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
    25-under – Bernhard Langer, 2007 Administaff Small Business Classic
    25-under – David Frost, 2010 3M Championship
Largest leads
* 54 holes, 72-hole tournament
    8 strokes – Jack Nicklaus, 1991 PGA Seniors' Championship
    8 strokes – Bernhard Langer, 2014 Senior Open Championship
    8 strokes – Bernhard Langer, 2015 Constellation Senior Players Championship
* 36 holes
    8 strokes – Arnold Palmer, 1984 PGA Seniors' Championship
    8 strokes – Don Bies, 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
    8 strokes – Larry Nelson, 1998 Pittsburgh Senior Classic
    8 strokes – Isao Aoki, 1998 BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland
    8 strokes – Hale Irwin, 1998 Ameritech Senior Open
* 18 holes
    5 strokes – Lee Elder, 1985 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am
    5 strokes – Bob Charles, 1988 General Foods PGA Seniors' Championship
    5 strokes – Bob Murphy, 1996 Cadillac NFL Golf Classic
    5 strokes – Walter Morgan, 1996 Ameritech Senior Open
    5 strokes – Allen Doyle, 2000 IR Senior Tour Championship
    5 strokes – Nick Price, 2011 Toshiba Classic
Largest winning margins
* 72 holes
    13 strokes – Bernhard Langer, 2014 Senior Open Championship
* 54 holes
    11 strokes – Fred Funk, 2007 Turtle Bay Championship
Miscellaneous
* Best scoring average, season
    67.96 – Fred Couples, 2010
* Most consecutive rounds of par or less
    38 – Jay Haas, 2014
* Most consecutive sub-par rounds
    31 – Gil Morgan, 2000
* Most consecutive sub-70 rounds
    13 – Hale Irwin, 1999
    13 – Corey Pavin, 2010
* Lowest start by a winner
    60 – Bruce Fleisher, 2002 RJR Championship
    60 – Tom Purtzer, 2004 Toshiba Senior Classic
    60 – Nick Price, 2011 Toshiba Classic
    60 – Michael Allen, 2014 Allianz Championship
* Highest start by a winner
    77 – Hale Irwin, 1998 U.S. Senior Open
* Lowest finish by a winner
    61 – Rocky Thompson, 1994 GTE Suncoast Classic
    61 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
    61 – David Frost, 2010 3M Championship
    61 – Gary Hallberg, 2010 Ensure Classic at Rock Barn
    61 – Fred Couples, 2014 Shaw Charity Classic
* Highest finish by a winner
    76 – Lee Elder, 1985 Denver Post Champions of Golf
* Best birdie streak, round
    8 – Chi-Chi Rodríguez, 1987 Silver Pages Classic
    8 – Jim Colbert, 2000 TD Waterhouse Championship
    8 – Dana Quigley, 2005 Bruno's Memorial Classic
    8 – Naomichi Ozaki, 2006 Ford Senior Players Championship
* Best eagle-birdie streak, round
    1-7 — Jay Sigel, 1998 Bell Atlantic Classic
    1-7 — Kevin Sutherland, 2014 Dick's Sporting Goods Open, second round (birdies on holes 1–4, eagle on 5, birdies on 6–8)
* Eagles, round
    3 – Don January, 1985 Senior PGA Tour Roundup
    3 – Jimmy Powell, 1985 The Greenbrier American Express Championship
    3 – Rocky Thompson, 1992 Kaanapali Classic
    3 – Bruce Lietzke, 2003 MasterCard Championship
    3 – Curt Byrum, 2009 Senior Open Championship
    3 – Tom Kite, 2011 Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn
    3 – Jay Don Blake, 2013 Shaw Charity Classic
    3 – Tom Lehman, 2016 Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai
    3 – Wes Short Jr., 2016 Tucson Conquistadores Classic
    3 – Fran Quinn, 2016 Principal Charity Classic
* Fewest putts, round
    17 – Bob Brue, 1994 Kroger Senior Classic, second round
* Fewest putts, 9 holes
    7 – Bob Brue, 1994 Kroger Senior Classic, back nine, second round

## Tournament scoring records (full-field)

Highest averages
* Event
    78.634 – 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
* First round
    80.118 – 2005 Senior British Open
* Second round
    79.420 – 1989 Murata Seniors Reunion
* Third round
    79.205 – 1990 GTE Kaanapali Classic
* Fourth round
    76.474 – 1998 Las Vegas Senior Classic
Lowest averages
* Event
    68.175 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic
* First round
    68.346 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic
* Second round
    68.128 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic
* Third round
    68.051 – 2005 Blue Angels Classic
* Fourth round
    70.662 – 2003 Senior British Open

## Victory records

Career records
* Most victories
    47 – Bernhard Langer
* Most victories, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions
    35 – Don January
* Most consecutive seasons with a victory
    17 – Bernhard Langer, 2007–2024
* Most consecutive seasons with multiple victories
    11 – Hale Irwin, 1995–2005, Bernhard Langer 2012-2023
* Most consecutive victories
    4 – Chi-Chi Rodríguez, 1987 Vantage at The Dominion, 1987 United Hospitals Classic, 1987 Silver Pages Classic, 1987 Senior Players Reunion Pro-Am
* Most consecutive victories, tour debut
    2 – Bruce Fleisher, 1999 Royal Caribbean Classic, 1999 American Express Invitational
* Longest time between victories
    8 years, 8 months, 28 days – Craig Stadler
* Longest time between first and last Champions Tour victories
    15 years, 4 months, 6 days – Bernhard Langer
* Longest time between last PGA Tour victory and first Champions Tour victory
    28 years, 9 months, 27 days – Mike Fetchick
* Winning Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions event and overall tournament
    2 – Jimmy Powell, 1995 First of America Classic, 1996 Brickyard Crossing Championship
* Most Champions Tour major victories
    12 – Bernhard Langer, 2010-2023
* Most Senior PGA Championship major victories
    4 – Hale Irwin, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004
* Most Senior Players Championship major victories
    3 – Bernhard Langer, 2014, 2015, 2016
* Most Senior British Open major victories
    4 – Bernhard Langer, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2019
* Most U.S. Senior Open major victories
    3 – Miller Barber, 1982, 1984, 1985
* Most The Tradition major victories
    4 – Jack Nicklaus, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996
Season records
* Most victories
    9 – Peter Thomson, 1985
    9 – Hale Irwin, 1997
* Most victories, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions
    9 – Joe Jimenez, 1989
    9 – Joe Jimenez, 1990
    9 – Don January, 1990
    9 – Don January, 1991
    9 – Jim Ferree, 1993
* Most different winners
    25 – 1995, 2003
* Most first-time winners
    11 – 1999
* Most rookie winners
    5 – 1989, 1999, 2007, 2013 (7 events), 2014
* Most multiple winners
    10 – 1987, 1988, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2008
* Most title defenses
    6 – 1991, 2000
Tournament records
* Most victories
    6 – Hale Irwin, 1997 Hyatt Regency Maui Kaanapali Classic, 2000 EMC Kaanapali Classic, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Turtle Bay Championship
* Most consecutive victories
    5 – Hale Irwin, 2000 EMC Kaanapali Classic & 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 Turtle Bay Championship (no event in 2004)
* Biggest come-from-behind victory, final round
    10 strokes – Jay Sigel, 1994 GTE West Classic
Playoff records
* Most playoffs, season
    9 – 2002
* Most sudden-death holes
    10 – 1998 Royal Caribbean Classic
* Most players in sudden-death playoff
    7 – 2007 Boeing Classic

## Single tournament records

Scoring
* Most birdies, 72-hole tournament
    28 – Jack Nicklaus, 1990 Mazda Senior Tournament Players Championship
* Most birdies, 54-hole tournament
    26 – Loren Roberts, 2006 MasterCard Championship at Hualalai
    26 – Fred Couples, 2011 AT&T Championship
    26 – Duffy Waldorf, 2015 Toshiba Classic
* Largest scoring swing from one round to the next
    21 strokes – Jimmy Powell, 93 to 72 strokes, second and third rounds, 1990 Murata Reunion Pro-Am
Statistics
* Best driving distance average
    344.2 yards – Andy Bean, 2003 Allianz Championship
* Longest drive
    422 yards – Jim Dent, 1996 The Tradition
    422 yards – Jay Sigel, 1996 The Tradition
* Best driving accuracy, 54-hole tournament
    42 of 42 fairways – Calvin Peete, 1996 VFW Senior Championship
    42 of 42 fairways – Ed Dougherty, 2005 The ACE Group Classic
    42 of 42 fairways – Hale Irwin, 2010 Ensure Classic at Rock Barn
* Best total driving
    2 – Charles Coody, 1990 Las Vegas Senior Classic
    2 – Raymond Floyd, 1993 Hyatt Senior TOUR Championship
    2 – J. C. Snead, 1996 The Tradition
* Best greens in regulation, 54-hole tournament
    53 of 54 – John Huston, 2006 Regions Charity Classic
* Fewest putts
    69 – Lee Elder, 1988 Gus Machado Senior Classic
Age
* Youngest winner
    50 years, 10 days – Bobby Wadkins, 2001 Lightpath Long Island Classic
* Oldest winner
    65 years, 309 days – Bernhard Langer, 2023 U.S. Senior Open
* Oldest major winner
    65 years, 309 days – Bernhard Langer, 2023 U.S. Senior Open
* Youngest to shoot their age or better
    61 years old – Walter Morgan, 60 strokes, 2002 AT&T Canada Senior Open Championship
* Oldest to shoot their age or better
    85 years old – Harold "Jug" McSpaden, 81 strokes, 1994 PGA Seniors' Championship

## Awards

* Most Jack Nicklaus Trophies
    9 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020-21
* Most Arnold Palmer Awards
    11 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020-21
* Most Charles Schwab Cups
    6 – Bernhard Langer, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020-21
* Most Charles Schwab Cup points, career
    25,680 – Bernhard Langer, 2007–2017 (n.b. system changed in 2018 to make the points equal to money earned on tour that year)
* Most Charles Schwab Cup points, season
    4,370 – Tom Watson, 2003 (n.b. system changed in 2018 to make the points equal to money earned on tour that year)
* Most Charles Schwab Cup money earned, career
    $8,200,000 – Bernhard Langer, 2008–2021
* Most Champions Tour Comeback Player of the Year Awards
    2 – Hubert Green, 2002, 2004
* Most Byron Nelson Awards
    6 – Bernhard Langer, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

## Miscellaneous records

Earnings
* Money earned, career
    $35,964,514 – Bernhard Langer, 2007-2023 (as of 2023 Charles Schwab Cup Championship)
* Money earned, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions career
    $1,951,663 – Bob Charles
* Money earned, season
    $3,677,359 – Bernhard Langer, 2017
* Money earned, Georgia-Pacific Grand Champions season
    $364,988 – George Archer, 2000
* Money earned, rookie
    $2,515,705 – Bruce Fleisher, 1999
* Money earned without a victory, season
    $1,549,819 – Tom Kite, 2003
* Most consecutive seasons leading money list
    7 – Bernhard Langer, 2012–2018
* Most years in top 10 on money list
    12 – Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer
* Most consecutive years in top 10 on money list
    11 – Hale Irwin, 1995–2005
* Most consecutive $1-million seasons
    11 – Gil Morgan, 1997–2007
* Most consecutive $2-million seasons
    7 – Bernhard Langer, 2012–2018
Finishes
* Most top ten finishes, season
    26 – Lee Trevino, 1990
* Most top ten finishes, career
    210 – Hale Irwin
* Most consecutive top five finishes
    19 – Hale Irwin, 1997-1998
* Most consecutive top ten finishes
    36 – Don January, 1980-1984
Participation
* Most tournaments played, season
    39 – Dana Quigley, 2000
* Most consecutive eligible tournaments played
    278 – Dana Quigley, 1997-2005
* Most consecutive tournaments played
    264 – Dana Quigley, 1998-2005
* Most rounds played, season
    119 – Bruce Summerhays, 1996
    119 – Dana Quigley, 1998
    119 – Dana Quigley, 1999
Scoring
* Most sub-70 rounds, season
    59 – Larry Nelson, 2000
* Most sub-par rounds, season
    82 – Tom Wargo, 1994
* Most bogey-free tournaments
    4 – Hale Irwin, 1995 Vantage Championship, 1996 American Express Invitational, 1997 Boone Valley Classic, 1997 Vantage Championship
* Longest bogey-free streak
    98 holes – Morris Hatalsky, 2003
Season statistics
* Driving distance (1988–present)
    301.5 yards – Steve Thomas, 2009
* Driving accuracy (1988–present)
    85.87% – Joe Durant, 2014
* Total driving (1991–present)
    13 – Larry Gilbert, 1993
    13 – Joe Durant, 2014
* Greens in regulation (1988–present)
    78.35% – Bernhard Langer, 2014
* Putting (1988–present)
    1.693 – Fred Couples, 2010
* Sand saves (1988–present)
    69.64% – Ron Streck, 2008
* All-around (1988–present)
    22 – Lee Trevino, 1990