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USPGA Championship Statistics (Since 1958 when event became strokeplay)

MOST WINS:
Walter Hagen 5 (all as Matchplay)
Jack Nicklaus 5
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YOUNGEST WINNER:
Gene Sarazen 20 1922
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OLDEST WINNER:
Julius Boros 48 1968
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LOW 72 HOLE TOTAL:
David Toms 265 (-15) 2001
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HIGHEST 72 HOLE SCORE BY A WINNER:
Larry Nelson 287 (-1) 1987
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LOW 72 HOLE UNDER PAR SCORE:
Tiger Woods, Bob May 270 (-18) 2000
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LARGEST WINNING MARGIN:
Jack Nicklaus 7 1980
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LOW 72 TOTAL BY A NON-WINNER:
Phil Mickelson 266 (-14) 2001
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MOST RUNNER-UP FINSHES:
Jack Nicklaus 4
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MOST APPEARANCES:
Jack Nicklaus & Arnold Palmer 37
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MOST TO TEN FINISHES:
Jack Nicklaus 15
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MOST SUB-PAR ROUNDS:
Jack Nicklaus 53
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MOST ROUNDS IN THE 60’s:
Jack Nicklaus 41
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MOST CUTS MADE:
Jack Nicklaus 27
Raymond Floyd 27
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BACK-TO-BACK WINNERS:
Jim Barnes 1916-19
Gene Sarazen 1922-23
Walter Hagen 1924-27
Leo Diegel 1928-29
Densmore Shute 1936-37
Tiger Woods 1999-00
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BEST 9 HOLE TOTAL:
Brad Faxon 28 1995
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LOW 18 HOLE TOTALS:
Bruce Crampton 63 1975
Raymond Floyd 63 1982
Gary Player 63 1984
Vijay Singh 63 1993
Michael Bradley 63 1995
Brad Faxon 63 1995
José Maria Olazábal 63 2000
Mark O’Meara 63 2001
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LOW 18 HOLES TO PAR:
Gary Player 63 (-9) 1984
Jose Maria Olazabal 63 (-9) 2000
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LOW 1ST 18 HOLES:
Raymond Floyd 63 1982
Michael Bradley 63 1995
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LOW 1ST 18 HOLES TO PAR:
Michael Bradley 63 (-8) 1995
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LOW IST 36 HOLES:
Hal Sutton 131 (-11) 1983
Vijay Singh 131 (-11) 1993
Ernie Els 131 (-11) 1995
Mark O’Meara 131 (-11) 1995
David Toms 131 (-9) 2001
Shingo Katayama 131 (-9) 2001
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LOW 1ST 36 HOLES TO PAR:
Hal Sutton 131 (-11) 1983
Vijay Singh 131 (-11) 1993
Ernie Els 131 (-11) 1995
Mark O'Meara 131 (-11) 1995
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LOW FINAL 36 HOLES:
Mark Calcavecchia 131 (-9) 2001
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LOW FINAL 36 HOLES TO PAR:
Bob May 132 (-12) 2000
Jose Maria Olazabal 132 (-12) 2000
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LOW 1ST 54 HOLES:
David Toms 196 (-14) 2001
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LOW 1ST 54 HOLES TO PAR:
Ernie Els 197 (-16) 1995
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LOW FINAL 54 HOLES:
Bob May 198 (-18) 2000
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LOW FINAL 54 HOLES TO PAR:
Bob May 198 (-18) 2000
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LARGEST 18 HOLE LEAD:
Bobby Nicholls 3 1964
Raymond Floyd 3 1982
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LARGEST 36 HOLE LEAD:
Nick Price 5 1994
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LARGEST 54 HOLE LEAD:
Raymond Floyd 5 1969
Tom Watson 5 1978
Raymond Floyd 5 1982
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LARGEST 54 HOLE LEAD LOST:
Tom Watson 5 1978
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BEST COMEBACK BY A WINNER:
John Mahaffey 7 1978
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LOW START BY A WINNER:
Raymond Floyd 63 (-7) 1982
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HIGH START BY A WINNER:
John Mahafffey 75 (+4) 1978
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LOW FINISH BY A WINNER:
Steve Elkington 64 (-7) 1995
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HIGH FINISH BY A WINNER:
Raymond Floyd 74 (+3) 1989
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LOW 36 HOLE CUT:
141 (+1), par 70, 2001
143 (+1), par 71, 1995
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HIGH 36 HOLE CUT:
154 (+12), par 72, 1958
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MOST MONEY WON:
Tiger Woods $2,236,062 1997-02
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WIRE-TO-WIRE WINNERS:
Bobby Nicholls 1964
Raymond Floyd 1969
Jack Nicklaus 1971
Raymond Floyd 1982
Hal Sutton 1983
Tiger Woods 2000
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WINNERS WITH FOUR SUB-PAR ROUNDS:
Don January 1967
Lee Trevino 1984
Jeff Sluman 1988
John Daly 1991
Nick Price 1992
Paul Azinger 1993
Steve Elkington 1995
Mark Brooks 1996
Tiger Woods 2000
David Toms 2001
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WINNERS WITH ALL ROUNDS IN THE 60’S:
Lee Trevino 1984
Paul Azinger 1993
Steve Elkington 1995
David Toms 2001
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WINNERS ON THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE:
Jim Barnes (matchplay) 1916
Tom Creavy (matchplay) 1931
Bob Hamilton (matchplay) 1944
Doug Ford (matchplay) 1955
Bob Tway 1986
John Daly 1991
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PLAY-OFFS SINCE 1958: 10
Jerry Barber beat Don January 1961
Don January beat Don Massengale 1967
Lanny Wadkins beat Gene Littler 1977
John Mahaffey beat Jerry Pate &
. Tom Watson 1978
David Graham beat Ben Crenshaw 1979
Larry Nelson beat Lanny Wadkins 1987
Paul Azinger beat Greg Norman 1993
Steve Elkington bt Colin Montgomerie 1995
Mark Brooks beat Kenny Perry 1996
Tiger Woods beat Bob May 2000

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