The following is a list of all the occasions in which a golfer has won eight or more tournaments on the PGA Tour in a season. It is complete through 2024.
Wins Player Year(s) 18 Byron Nelson 1945 13 Ben Hogan 1946 11 Sam Snead 1950 10 Ben Hogan 1948 9 Paul Runyan 1933 9 Tiger Woods 2000 9 Vijay Singh 2004 8 Horton Smith 1929 8 Gene Sarazen 1930 8 Sam Snead 1938 8 Byron Nelson 1944 8 Arnold Palmer 1960, 1962 8 Johnny Miller 1974 8 Tiger Woods 1999, 2006
Byron Nelson's record 18 victories came when most of his competitors were on military leave. Ben Hogan missed half the PGA tour season while both Lloyd Mangrum and Jimmy Demaret missed virtually the entire season. Hogan and Demaret played in only 2 of Nelson's 11 straight tournament wins and Mangrum played in none.
Most PGA Tour wins in two consecutive seasons Wins Player Years 26 Byron Nelson 1944–1945 24 Byron Nelson 1945–1946 20 Ben Hogan 1946–1947 18 Ben Hogan 1945–1946 17 Ben Hogan 1947–1948 17 Sam Snead 1949–1950 17 Tiger Woods 1999–2000
Most PGA Tour wins in three consecutive seasons Wins Player Years 32 Byron Nelson 1944–1946 30 Ben Hogan 1946–1948 26 Byron Nelson 1943–1945 25 Ben Hogan 1945–1947 24 Byron Nelson 1945–1947 22 Arnold Palmer 1960–1962 22 Tiger Woods 1999–2001 21 Arnold Palmer 1961–1963 21 Tiger Woods 2005–2007
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See also Most European Tour wins in a year