Vote for the greatest PGA Tour golfer of all time, from the Golden Bear to today's world-number-one Scottie Scheffler.
1Tiger WoodsWon the PGA Championship four times (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007), part of his historic 15 major titles.1000pts
2Jack NicklausWon the PGA Championship five times (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980), a record he shares with Walter Hagen.919pts
3Nick PriceWon the PGA Championship twice (1992, 1994) during his peak years as the world's top-ranked golfer.741pts
4Julius BorosWon the 1968 PGA Championship at 48, the oldest major champion in history until Phil Mickelson in 2021.716pts
5Gary PlayerWon the PGA Championship twice (1962, 1972) as part of his nine major championship victories.716pts
6Xander SchauffeleWon the 2024 PGA Championship as his breakthrough major title after years of near-misses.716pts
7Scottie SchefflerWon the 2025 PGA Championship at Quail Hollow while ranked world number one, adding a third major to his two Masters titles.600pts
8Walter HagenWon five PGA Championships in the match-play era, including four in a row from 1924 to 1927, a record later matched by Jack Nicklaus.600pts
9Lee TrevinoWon the PGA Championship twice (1974, 1984) as one of the sport's most colorful champions.600pts
10Y. E. YangOvertook Tiger Woods in the final round of the 2009 PGA Championship to become the first Asian-born man to win a major.529pts
11Denny ShuteWon consecutive PGA Championships in 1936 and 1937, the last man to defend the title until Tiger Woods in 2000.529pts
12Jim BarnesWon the very first PGA Championship in 1916 and successfully defended it at the next edition in 1919 after the wartime break.529pts
13Gene SarazenWon the PGA Championship three times, in 1922, 1923 and 1933, beating Walter Hagen in an extra-hole final in 1923.529pts
14Rory McIlroyWon the PGA Championship twice (2012, 2014), cementing himself as one of the game's modern greats.448pts
15Raymond FloydWon the PGA Championship in 1969 and again in 1982, when he opened with a 63 and led wire to wire at Southern Hills.448pts
16Sam SneadWon the PGA Championship three times (1942, 1949, 1951), one of the game's all-time legends.448pts
17Collin MorikawaWon the 2020 PGA Championship at Harding Park on his debut, sealing it by driving the 16th green for an eagle.448pts
18Justin ThomasWon the PGA Championship in 2017 and again in 2022, when he came from seven shots back in the final round at Southern Hills.353pts
19John DalyGot into the 1991 field as the ninth alternate, drove overnight to Crooked Stick and won the PGA Championship by three shots.353pts
20Brooks KoepkaWon the PGA Championship three times (2018, 2019, 2023), proving himself the modern master of the major.353pts
21Phil MickelsonWon the PGA Championship twice (2005, 2021) — the 2021 victory making him the oldest major champion ever at 50.353pts
22Vijay SinghFijian who won the PGA Championship in 1998 and again in 2004, taking the second in a three-man playoff at Whistling Straits.241pts
23Ben HoganWon the PGA Championship at match play in 1946 and 1948, part of a nine-major career that ranks among the greatest ever.240pts
24Larry NelsonVietnam veteran who took up golf at 21 and went on to win the PGA Championship in 1981 and 1987.240pts
25Byron NelsonWon the PGA Championship twice (1940, 1945) during his legendary 1945 season of 18 tournament wins.240pts
26Leo DiegelWon back-to-back PGA Championships in 1928 and 1929, beating Walter Hagen along the way to end his four-year winning streak.240pts
27Jason DayWon the 2015 PGA Championship at Whistling Straits, becoming the first player to finish a major at 20 under par.240pts
Photo credits
- Xander Schauffele — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Scottie Scheffler — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Walter Hagen — Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denny Shute — Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0
- Rory McIlroy — TourProGolfClubs, CC BY 2.0
- Collin Morikawa — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Justin Thomas — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- John Daly — B Wendell Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Brooks Koepka — Idz93, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jason Day — Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments 1
Five against four here, and together with the Masters and the US Open that accounts for the whole three-title gap: https://youpick.best/articles/tiger-woods-vs-jack-nicklaus-ranked
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