Leads
Leads
Most Leads Entering Final Round Converted to a Win
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56
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Sam Snead
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55
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Tiger Woods
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43
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Byron Nelson
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41
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Ben Hogan
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32
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Jack Nicklaus
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Largest Lead with 18 Holes to Play
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13
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Bobby Locke
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1948 Chicago Victory National Open
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Won by 16
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Sam Snead
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1936 West Virginia Closed Pro
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Won by 16
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11
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Gene Sarazen
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1927 Long Island Open
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Won by 11
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10
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Tiger Woods
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2000 U.S. Open Championship
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Won by 15
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Gene Littler
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1955 Tournament of Champions
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Won by 13
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Ben Hogan
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1945 Portland Open Invitational
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Won by 14
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Gene Sarazen
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1935 Massachusetts Open
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Won by 14
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Walter Hagen
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1920 Florida West Coast Open
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Won by 12
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Largest Lead Lost with 18 Holes to Play
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6
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Collin Morikawa
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2023 Sentry Tournament of Champions
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72
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Scottie Scheffler
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2022 TOUR Championship
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73
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Dustin Johnson
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2018 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions
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77
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Spencer Levin
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2012 Waste Management Phoenix Open
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75
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Sergio Garcia
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2005 Wachovia Championship
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72
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Greg Norman
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1996 Masters Tournament
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78
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Hal Sutton
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1983 Anheuser-Busch Golf Classic
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77
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Gay Brewer
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1969 Danny Thomas-Diplomat Classic
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73
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Bobby Cruickshank
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1928 Florida Open
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80
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The Last Time
Last Amateur to Lead After Any Round
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Paul Dunne
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2015 The Open Championship
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3
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T30
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Patrick Cantlay
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2011 Travelers Championship
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2
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T24
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Last Amateur to Play in the Final Group of the Final Round
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Jared du Toit
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2016 RBC Canadian Open
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T9
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Paul Dunne
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2015 The Open Championship
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T30
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Last Player to Hold Lead/Co-Lead in First Round as a Professional
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Sepp Straka
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2019 Safeway Open
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T46
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Jon Rahm
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2016 Quicken Loans National
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T3
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Last Player to Hold First-Round Lead/Co-Lead and Miss the Cut
| Player |
Tournament |
Outright Lead/Co-Lead |
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Jordan Spieth
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2023 Sony Open in Hawaii
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Shared lead
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Matt Every
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2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
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Shared lead
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Vaughn Taylor
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2018 THE NORTHERN TRUST
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Shared lead
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Xinjun Zhang
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2018 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
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Shared lead
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Zecheng Dou
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2018 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
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Shared lead
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Andrew Loupe
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2016 Travelers Championship
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Shared lead
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Keegan Bradley
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2016 Valspar Championship
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Shared lead
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Danny Lee
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2014 Valspar Championship
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Shared lead
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Camilo Villegas
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2013 The Honda Classic
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Outright lead
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Jim Renner
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2011 Travelers Championship
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Outright lead
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Ben Martin
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2011 Northern Trust Open
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Shared lead
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Last Leader/Co-Leader After Any Round to Withdraw
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Jon Rahm
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2021 the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide
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3
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Withdrew following the third round after testing positive for COVID-19
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Erik Compton
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2015 Wyndham Championship
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1
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Withdrew prior to third round with ankle injury
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Hunter Mahan
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2013 RBC Canadian Open
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2
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Withdrew 50 minutes prior to third round when his wife went into labor
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