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Best Win Ratio
This list features the players with the best win ratio in golf history.
RANK | PLAYERS | MATCHES | WINS | WIN% | YEARS |
1 | Walter Hagen | 191 | 44 | 23.0% | 1912–1942 |
2 | Tiger Woods | 378 | 82 | 21.6% | 1996–present |
3 | Ben Hogan | 300 | 64 | 21.3% | 1930–1971 |
4 | Byron Nelson | 287 | 52 | 18.1% | 1935–1946 |
5 | Sam Snead | 585 | 82 | 14.0% | 1934–1987 |
6 | Henry Picard | 201 | 26 | 12.9% | 1925–1945 |
7 | Scottie Scheffler | 150 | 18 | 12.6% | 2019–present |
8 | Jack Nicklaus | 595 | 73 | 12.2% | 1962–2005 |
9 | Gene Sarazen | 316 | 38 | 12.0% | 1920–1973 |
10 | Cary Middlecoff | 346 | 39 | 11.3% | 1947–1961 |
11 | Rory McIlroy | 273 | 29 | 10.6% | 2007–present |
References
Golf Monthly, Is The Greatest Golfer Of All Time Tiger Woods Or Jack Nicklaus? We Dived Into The Stats To Try And Settle The Argument For Good… by Fergus Bisset, 12 September 2024. Golf Monthly. Available at: https://www.golfmonthly.com/features/tiger-woods-or-jack-nicklaus-who-is-the-greatest-golfer-what-the-stats-say(Accessed: 1 December 2025). Golf Monthly
PGA TOUR Communications [@PGATOURComms]. (Date unknown) Photo posted on X (formerly Twitter) [online]. Available at: https://x.com/PGATOURComms/status/1188616043343831046/photo/1 (Accessed: 1 December 2025). X (formerly Twitter)
Golf News Stories Online, Billy Casper: A Giant Among Golfers [online]. Available at: https://golfnewsstoriesonline.com/news/all/golf_news/billy_casper_a_giant_among_golfers.html# (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Invalid URL
PGA TOUR, Rory McIlroy ‐ Player Profile [online]. Available at: https://www.pgatour.com/player/28237/rory-mcilroy(Accessed: 1 December 2025). Invalid URL
PGA TOUR, Walter Hagen ‐ Player Profile [online]. Available at: https://www.pgatour.com/player/15388/walter-hagen(Accessed: 1 December 2025).
PGA TOUR, Scottie Scheffler ‐ Player Profile [online]. Available at: https://www.pgatour.com/player/46046/scottie-scheffler (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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