Most PGA Tour Wins of All Time

Sam Snead and Tiger Woods are tied for the most PGA Tour wins of all time, with 82 victories each. Snead built his record over a career stretching from the 1930s to the 1960s, and Woods matched it in 2019, joining him at the summit of golf’s most storied win list.

Career wins are the truest measure of sustained excellence on the PGA Tour, and reaching the top of the leaderboard requires both a long career and a level of dominance almost no one achieves. The tie at the top is fitting: two of the greatest players ever, separated by half a century, ended up with the exact same number. Here is the full leaderboard of the most PGA Tour wins, the players behind the numbers, and why the record is so hard to reach. All figures are as of the 2025 season.

The record holders: Sam Snead and Tiger Woods at 82

Sam Snead was the model of consistency and longevity, winning tournaments across four decades with a swing regarded as one of the smoothest ever. His 82 wins stood as the record for generations, a total that seemed beyond challenge until a modern icon came along.

Tiger Woods reached 82 with his victory at the 2019 Zozo Championship, completing one of sport’s great comebacks after years of injury. His peak in the early 2000s produced win streaks and margins the game had never seen, and it powered him to a share of the record. Because Woods remains an active member, the tie could still be broken if he wins again.

The full leaderboard of career PGA Tour wins

The table below ranks the all-time PGA Tour win leaders. Active players are noted.

Rank	Wins	Player	Era
1	82	Sam Snead	1936-1965
1	82*	Tiger Woods	1996-present
3	73	Jack Nicklaus	1962-1986
4	64	Ben Hogan	1938-1959
5	62	Arnold Palmer	1955-1973
6	52	Byron Nelson	1935-1951
7	51	Billy Casper	1956-1975
8	45	Walter Hagen	1914-1936
8	45	Phil Mickelson	1991-present
10	40	Cary Middlecoff	1945-1961

*Active player; total is as of the 2025 season.

The list reads like a history of golf itself, from Walter Hagen in the game’s early professional days through the Palmer-Nicklaus era to Woods and the still-active Phil Mickelson. The gap between the top two and the rest underlines just how exceptional 82 wins really is.

Jack Nicklaus and the chase

Jack Nicklaus sits third with 73 tour wins, and while that trails Snead and Woods, his record 18 major championships keeps him at the center of the greatest-ever debate. Nicklaus won more of golf’s biggest events than anyone, a different kind of dominance from raw win totals. The Woods-Nicklaus comparison runs through every corner of the record books, including our look at the most Masters wins at Augusta National.

Why the record is so hard to reach

Winning 82 times on the PGA Tour requires a rare mix of longevity and peak dominance. The modern tour is deeper than ever, with more players capable of winning any given week, which makes long streaks harder to sustain. That competitive depth is a big reason no active player besides Woods is close to the mark. The same dominance that fuels win totals also shapes major records, like the career Grand Slam of golf that only a handful of players have completed.

Why the record matters

Career wins measure a golfer’s entire body of work, so the top of this list is reserved for the sport’s true legends. The Snead-Woods tie at 82 is one of golf’s most compelling records, linking two eras through an identical number, and with the modern game so competitive it may stand for decades unless Woods himself adds one more.

The short version: Sam Snead and Tiger Woods share the PGA Tour wins record with 82 each, ahead of Jack Nicklaus (73), Ben Hogan (64) and Arnold Palmer (62). As of the 2025 season, Woods remains active, so the tie could yet be broken outright.