When it comes to statistics the PGA Tour is tops in world golf.
From how many different countries have been represented in events this 2021/21 PGA Tour year to how many holes-in-one has there been up to this week’s season-ending Tour Championship while you may be you are asking how many suspensions to play the Tour experienced since the opening event just short of a year ago in California? The PGA has it all recorded.
So, ahead of East Lake let’s start with a few stats from a season that featured an unprecedented six majors.
Number of 2020/21 tournaments (Including this week’s Tour Championship) – 50
Most wins – 3 – Patrick Cantlay
First time winners – 10
Youngest winner – 22 years, 1 month, 1 day Garrick Higgo Palmetto Championship at Congaree
Oldest winner – 50 years, 11 months, 7 days Phil Mickelson PGA Championship
Wins by players in their 50s – 1 (1 player) Most recent: Phil Mickelson PGA Championship
Wins by players in their 40s – 6 (5 players) Most recent: Lucas Glover John Deere Classic
Wins by players in their 30s – 22 (20 players) Most recent: Tony Finau The Northern Trust
Wins by players in their 20s – 21 (17 players) Most recent: Patrick Cantlay BMW Championship
Largest margin of victory – 6 Bryson DeChambeau (2020) U.S. Open
Largest comeback (54 holes to play) – 8 Rory McIlroy Wells Fargo Championship
Largest comeback (36 holes to play) – 8 Stewart Cink Fortinet Championship
Largest comeback (18 holes to play) – 6* Garrick Higgo Palmetto Championship at Congaree
Wire-to-wire winners – 0
Play-Offs – 14; Longest Play-Off – 8 holes Travelers Championship
Most weeks as World No. 1 in the season – 36 Dustin Johnson (Weeks 1-35, 39)
Low 18-Hole Score 60 – 3 players Most recent: B. DeChambeau, BMW Champ
Low opening 36-hole score 126 – 2 Most recent: R. Henley, Wyndham Champ.
Low opening 54-hole score 192 – 2 Most recent: H. English, WGC-FESJI
Low 72-Hole Score 259 – Kevin Na Sony Open in Hawaii
Most Birdies in a round – 12 Richy Werenski ZOZO C’ship
Most Eagles in a round – 3 Tyrrell Hatton, Palmetto Championship & Matthew Wolff Shriners Children’s Open
Longest Drive – 425yards (Lee Westwood AT&T Byron Nelson)
Longest Hole Out – 272 yards (Scott Harrington Sanderson Farms C’ship
Longest Putt Made – 92’11” (Zach Johnson 2020 U.S. Open)
Longest Birdie Streak – 7 (Keith Mitchell 3M Open)
Holes-in-one – 37
Low 36-hole cut -7-under (Shriners Children’s Open)
High 36-hole cut – +6 (2020 U.S. Open)
High 36-hole cut (non-majors) – +3 (Houston Open)
Successful defending champions – O
Suspension in play – 24; Longest suspension in play – Over 24 hours at Northern Trust
International PGA Tour members – 96 from 29 different countries outside US
Most US States to host a tournament – California with 8 (Texas & Florida with 5)
Countries outside of the US to host PGA Tour sanctioned events – 5 (Bermuda 1, Dominican Republic 2, England 1, Mexico 1, Puerto Rico 1.)
