Facts and Figures from the USPGA Championship
- Monday, 4 August 2008
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Oldest Champion: Julius Boros, 48, (1968)
Youngest Champion: Gene Sarazen, 19, (1922)
Most rounds played: Jack Nicklaus, 128, (1962-2000)
Most victories: 5, by Walter Hagen, and Jack Nicklaus.
Most top-5 finishes: 14, by Jack Nicklaus
Most top-10 finishes: 15, by Jack Nicklaus
Lowest score: 265, by David Toms (The Atlanta Athletic Club 2001)
Most strokes under par: 18, by Tiger Woods, and Bob May (Valhalla GC, 2000)
Largest winning margin: 7, by Jack Nicklaus (Oak Hill Country Club, 1980)
Highest First-round score by a winner: 75, by John Mahaffey (Oakmont Country Club, 1978)
Highest Second-round score by a winner: 73 by Jack Nicklaus (Dallas Athletic Club, 1963)
Foreign winners: 10 (6 different players)
Most money won: Tiger Woods ($5,096,776.28)
Start-to-finish winners, excluding ties: 5 Bobby Nichols, 1964, Raymond Floyd,1969, 1982, Hal Sutton, 1983, Tiger Woods, 2000,
Number of times a leader went on to win:
After 18 holes 11 times
After 36 holes 19 times
After 54 holes 28 times





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