Okay, so I got curious the other day about golf records. Specifically, I wanted to know who actually had the most wins ever on the PGA Tour. Sounds pretty simple, right? So, I figured I’d look it up.
Starting the Search
First thing I did was just open up my browser. Nothing fancy. I typed in something like ‘pga tour most wins all time’ or maybe just ‘most pga wins’. Hit enter and waited for the results to load up. You know how it goes, a bunch of stuff pops up immediately.
The top results were pretty much what you’d expect. Some big sports websites, the official PGA Tour site itself, maybe Wikipedia too. I clicked on a couple of them just to see what they said. And right away, I saw the same names appearing again and again.
Looking at the Names
It seemed pretty clear, pretty quick, that two names were at the very top. Sam Snead and Tiger Woods. And here’s the interesting part – most places listed them as tied. Both with 82 wins.
Eighty-two. That number seemed really high. And for two guys to be tied at such a specific, big number? It made me think for a second. Is that completely right? Sometimes records from way back can be a bit fuzzy.
Checking the Details
So, I didn’t just stop there. I decided to dig just a little bit more. I specifically looked for articles or discussions about how they count these wins, especially for Snead, since he played so long ago. The Tour was different back then, right?
- I scanned a few more articles, looking past the headlines.
- Tried searching for stuff like ‘sam snead wins count official’.
- Checked if the PGA Tour site had any footnotes or explanations.
And yeah, there’s some discussion out there about which events from Snead’s era officially count towards the PGA Tour record by today’s standards. Some wins were in team events, or maybe smaller fields. But even with all that chatter online, the official sources, especially the PGA Tour itself, seem pretty firm. They list Snead with 82. And Tiger, well, his career is much more recent and well-documented, so his 82 are pretty undisputed.
The Final Tally
So, after clicking around, reading a bit about the history and how records are kept, I landed back where I started. The official answer seems solid: it’s a tie. Sam Snead and Tiger Woods, both with 82 PGA Tour victories. That’s the number the PGA Tour uses, and that’s what shows up everywhere that matters. Pretty amazing achievement for both of them, and kind of cool that they ended up tied at the top after all these years.
