Who is the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event (age 52)?

Sam Snead is the oldest player to win a PGA Tour event, doing so at age 52 years, 10 months, and 8 days.

Snead set the record at the 1965 Greater Greensboro Open, an event he had already won seven times. His final victory there was the eighth of his career, still a remarkable achievement at a tournament played over the same course and against younger competition.

Snead’s career stretched across four decades of official PGA Tour victories. He won his first event in 1936 and became the first player credited with winning PGA Tour events in four different decades. His longevity was matched by exceptional success: Snead finished his career with 82 official PGA Tour victories, tied with Tiger Woods for the all-time record.

The age record is sometimes confused with Snead’s other longevity marks. He also made the cut in the 1979 PGA Championship at age 67, but that was not a tournament victory. Likewise, winning senior or club-professional events does not change this specific PGA Tour record.