Golf
All-time records
Golf — every all-time record, with sources cited.
Major championships, career prize money, weeks at world #1, PGA Tour wins, inflation-adjusted earnings. Tracking 52 entities sourced from PGA Tour + OWGR + Wikidata.
Top 10 by metric
Source · PGA Tour + OWGRMost Major Championships
- 1Jack Nicklaus198618
- 2Tiger Woods201915
- 3Walter Hagen192911
- 4Ben Hogan19539
- 5Gary Player19789
- 6Tom Watson19838
- 7Arnold Palmer19647
- 8Gene Sarazen19357
- 9Sam Snead19547
- 10Bobby Jones19307
Career earnings (nominal)
- 1Tiger Woods2026$120.95M
- 2Rory McIlroy2026$114.7M
- 3Scottie Scheffler2026$111.5M
- 4Phil Mickelson2026$96.68M
- 5Dustin Johnson2026$75.3M
- 6Vijay Singh2026$71.2M
- 7Justin Rose2026$64.84M
- 8Jordan Spieth2026$64.3M
- 9Adam Scott2026$60.4M
- 10Patrick Cantlay2026$51.65M
Most weeks at World #1
- 1Tiger Woods2014683
- 2Greg Norman1998331
- 3Scottie Scheffler2026194
- 4Dustin Johnson2021135
- 5Rory McIlroy2026122
- 6Nick Faldo199497
- 7Seve Ballesteros198961
- 8Luke Donald201256
- 9Jon Rahm202652
- 10Jason Day201751
Career earnings, in 2026 dollars
- 1Tiger Woods2026$120.95M
- 2Rory McIlroy2026$114.7M
- 3Scottie Scheffler2026$111.5M
- 4Phil Mickelson2026$96.68M
- 5Dustin Johnson2026$75.3M
- 6Vijay Singh2026$71.2M
- 7Justin Rose2026$64.84M
- 8Jordan Spieth2026$64.3M
- 9Adam Scott2026$60.4M
- 10Patrick Cantlay2026$51.65M
Browse by era
12 eras · 47 majors1910s3
Harry Vardon· 1914Browse · 1910–19191920s1
Walter Hagen· 1929Browse · 1920–19291930s2
Gene Sarazen· 1935Browse · 1930–19391940s1
Byron Nelson· 1945Browse · 1940–19491950s2
Ben Hogan· 1953Browse · 1950–19591960s2
Arnold Palmer· 1964Browse · 1960–19691970s3
Gary Player· 1978Browse · 1970–19791980s5
Jack Nicklaus· 1986Browse · 1980–19891990s5
Nick Faldo· 1996Browse · 1990–19992000s2
Pádraig Harrington· 2008Browse · 2000–20092010s7
Tiger Woods· 2019Browse · 2010–20192020s14
Phil Mickelson· 2021Browse · 2020–2029