Who actually has the most PGA Tour titles?

Who actually has the most PGA Tour titles? It seems like a simple question, but it has a surprisingly complicated answer. The PGA Tour record book has Tiger Woods and Sam Snead tied for the most with 82 wins apiece. The two legends' paths to that point, however, are quite different.

Snead’s total was actually cut down during the late 1980s when then PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman put together a panel of historians to go through archives, which were made even murkier when the PGA Tour split from the PGA of America in 1968. Snead was unhappy with the decision, but it’s one that has held up—as did his record until Woods came along. Although the Slammer probably felt pretty assured about hanging onto the mark when he died in 2002 with Woods at 31 wins.

Now, are you ready to feel old? Tuesday marked 30 years (!) since Tiger’s first PGA Tour title when he topped Davis Love III in a playoff at the 1996 Las Vegas Invitational. Meanwhile, it’s been nearly seven years since Tiger tied Snead’s record with his 82nd career PGA Tour title at the 2019 Zozo Championship (now the Baycurrent Classic). Of course, a variety of injuries, personal problems and legal issues have combined to keep Woods stuck on his victory total. 

Around the time of win No. 82 for Woods, I dug into this topic to explore whether he deserves more PGA Tour titles on his career résumé, eventually landing on a significantly higher total. And with the tour back in Japan this week for what is now the Baycurrent Classic on the heels of that 30-year anniversary of Woods’ first win, it seemed like a good time to examine this topic once again.

Who actually has the most PGA Tour wins?

With the PGA Tour back in Japan, where Tiger Woods tied Sam Snead when he picked up his 82nd career win in 2019, we revisit the curious counting of titles for both legends.

By Alex Myers

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