List of golfers with PGA Tour wins as an amateur information
This is a list of golfers who won a PGA Tour tournament as amateur golfers since 1945. No golfer was able to achieve the feat during the 1960s or 1970s, after which one golfer won as an amateur in 1985, followed by another golfer in 1991.[1] Nick Dunlap is the latest golfer to achieve the feat, doing so at the 2024 American Express.[2]
Winning a PGA Tour tournament as an amateur is a feat that has been achieved by eight golfers in this timeframe, with the only golfer to win more than once as an amateur being Frank Stranahan, who did so four times. As the list shows, no tournament has been won by an amateur golfer more than once.
Under PGA Tour rules, if a golfer plays as an amateur, they may not collect their winnings – nor can they turn professional while they are playing in a tournament.[3]
Golfer
Tournament
Year
Source
Cary Middlecoff
North and South Open
1945
[4]
Fred Haas
Memphis Invitational
Frank Stranahan
Durham War Bond Tournament
Kansas City Invitational Victory Bond Golf Tournament
1946
[5]
Fort Worth Invitational
[6]
Miami Open
1948
[4]
Gene Littler
San Diego Open
1954
[7]
Doug Sanders
Canadian Open
1956
Scott Verplank
Western Open
1985
[1]
Phil Mickelson
Northern Telecom Open
1991
Nick Dunlap
The American Express
2024
[2]
^ abAuclair, T.J. (January 13, 2018). "It's been 27 years since Phil Mickelson won as an amateur on the PGA Tour". PGA of America.
^ ab"Amateur Nick Dunlap wins PGA Tour's The American Express". ESPN. January 21, 2024.
^Rose, M. L. (March 16, 2017). "Can Amateurs Collect Winnings in PGA Events?". Golfweek.
^ ab"When's the last time an amateur won a PGA Tour tournament?". thegolfnewsnet.com. July 23, 2016.
^"Bio of Golfer Frank Stranahan". Golf Compendium.
^Rowland, Kyle (July 21, 2019). "Toledo's Stranahan among greatest amateur golfers of all time". Toledo Blade.
^Ostrout, Neill (June 26, 2011). "Amateur Winners in the PGA Tour". Connecticut Post.
and 15 Related for: List of golfers with PGA Tour wins as an amateur information
Scott Alexander Scheffler (born June 21, 1996) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGATour. He is currently ranked world number one, first...
implying that golfers who choose to play in a new league would be barred from PGATour events. Later in 2020, the PGA European Tour and the PGATour formed a...
an official money event on the PGATour, European Tour, and Japan GolfTour, with a purse of $11 million for the 100th edition in 2018. In line with the...
The RBC Heritage, known for much of its history as the Heritage Classic or simply The Heritage, is a PGATour event in South Carolina, first played 55 years...
1975) is an American professional golfer. He is tied for first in PGATourwins, ranks second in men's major championships, and holds numerous golf records...
February 6, 1997) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGATour and European Tour. He began his PGATour career with 22 consecutive made...
Justin Louis Thomas (born April 29, 1993) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGATour and is former World Number One. In 2017, Thomas...
and Spain. The PGA European Tour is a golfer-controlled organisation whose primary purpose is to maximise the income of tournament golfers. It is a company...
9, 1971) is an American professional golfer and former World No. 1 Golfer who competed on the PGATour and currently plays on the PGATour Champions. Duval...
1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. At age 10, she became the youngest player to qualify for a USGA amateur championship...
Global Information