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 1,075 entities sourced from PGA Tour + OWGR + Wikidata.
Top 10 by metric
Source · PGA Tour + OWGRMost Major Championships
- 1Jack Nicklaus1986$18
- 2Tiger Woods2019$15
- 3Walter Hagen1929$11
- 4Ben Hogan1953$9
- 5Gary Player1978$9
- 6Tom Watson1983$8
- 7Sam Snead1954$7
- 8Gene Sarazen1935$7
- 9Arnold Palmer1964$7
- 10Bobby Jones1930$7
Career earnings (nominal)
- 1Tiger Woods2026$120.95M
- 2Phil Mickelson2026$96.68M
- 3Rory McIlroy2026$96.58M
- 4Scottie Scheffler2026$88.5M
- 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 Woods2014$683
- 2Greg Norman1998$331
- 3Scottie Scheffler2026$160
- 4Dustin Johnson2021$135
- 5Rory McIlroy2026$122
- 6Nick Faldo1994$97
- 7Seve Ballesteros1989$61
- 8Luke Donald2012$56
- 9Jason Day2017$51
- 10Brooks Koepka2019$47
Career earnings, in 2026 dollars
- 1Tiger Woods2026$120.95M
- 2Phil Mickelson2026$96.68M
- 3Rory McIlroy2026$96.58M
- 4Scottie Scheffler2026$88.5M
- 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 majors1900s0
No records yet.Browse · 1900–19091910s3
Harry Vardon· 1914Browse · 1910–19191920s1
Walter Hagen· 1929Browse · 1920–19291930s2
Bobby Jones· 1930Browse · 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
Vijay Singh· 2004Browse · 2000–20092010s7
Tiger Woods· 2019Browse · 2010–20192020s14
Phil Mickelson· 2021Browse · 2020–20292030s0
No records yet.Browse · 2030–2039