When Bill Haas chose his 68-year-old father Jay Haas to play alongside him at the 2022 Zurich Classic, it pushed him closer to becoming just the second player to make 800 starts on the US circuit.
It got us thinking, so here are the top 10 golfers with the most career PGA Tour starts in its storied history…
Top 10: The most PGA Tour starts
10. Bobby Wadkins
Appearances: 715
Wins: 0
9. Raymond Floyd
Appearances: 726
Wins: 22
8. Arnold Palmer
Appearances: 734
Wins: 62
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7. Doug Ford
Appearances: 744
Wins: 19
6. Billy Mayfair
Appearances: 761
Wins: 5
5. Mark Calcavecchia
Appearances: 761
Wins: 13
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4. Dave Eichelberger
Appearances: 784
Wins: 21
3. Davis Love III
Appearances: 790
Wins: 21
2. Jay Haas
Appearances: 799
Wins: 9
1. Mark Brooks
Appearances: 803
Wins: 7
Mark Brooks turned professional in 1983 and won for the first time on the PGA Tour in 1996 – which was a year when he won three times including the PGA Championship. Brooks beat Kenny Perry in a playoff at Valhalla to win his only major title. He went on to win four more times on the circuit and reached 18 in the Official World Golf Rankings.
That’s more than 7,600 appearances for 179 wins – including Bobby Wadkins, who holds the unfortunate record for most PGA Tour starts without a win. (His older brother, Lanny, more than made up for it with 21 wins, including the PGA Championship, and a spot in the World Golf Hall of Fame.)
Golf is hard, folks.
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