Aged to perfection: The oldest PGA Tour winners - William Hill
We look at some of the golfing greats who have remained at the top of the game longer than anyone, reviewing the six oldest PGA Tour winners since its inception.
news.williamhill.comHere’s a concise update on the oldest golf major winners.
- Phil Mickelson is the oldest major winner in modern history, winning the 2021 PGA Championship at 50 years, 11 months, and 7 days. This set the current benchmark for age at the time of a major title.[1]
- Historically, Julius Boros held the previous record for oldest major winner, winning the PGA Championship in 1968 at 48 years, 4 months, and 18 days.[1]
- If you’re curious about longer-running records, Old Tom Morris (The Open Champion in 1867) remains the oldest major winner in the Open era if you go back to 19th century editions, at 46 years, 3 months, 10 days.[2]
Notes:
- Lists and analyses of oldest major winners are widely published across golf outlets, with Mickelson’s 2021 feat consistently highlighted as the standout elderly-major achievement in the post-war era.[3][7]
- For a broader sense of “oldest major winners” across historical eras, sources vary in how they segment post-war vs. pre-war and men’s vs. women’s majors, but Mickelson remains the benchmark for the men’s majors in the modern era.[6][9]
If you’d like, I can pull together a compact timeline or a 1-page graphic showing age vs. year for the top contenders.