Facts and Figures from the USPGA Championship

From the tiny number of foreign champions to the most top-5 finishes via the highest first round score from a winner, we’ve got all the numbers covered.

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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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