List of golfers with PGA Tour wins as an amateur

This is a list of golfers who won a PGA Tour tournament as amateur golfers since 1945. No golfer was able to achieve the feat during the 1960s or 1970s, after which one golfer won as an amateur in 1985, followed by another golfer in 1991.^[1] Nick Dunlap is the latest golfer to achieve the feat, doing so at the 2024 American Express.^[2]

Winning a PGA Tour tournament as an amateur is a feat that has been achieved by eight golfers in this timeframe, with the only golfer to win more than once as an amateur being Frank Stranahan, who did so four times. As the list shows, no tournament has been won by an amateur golfer more than once.

Under PGA Tour rules, if a golfer plays as an amateur, they may not collect their winnings – nor can they turn professional while they are playing in a tournament.^[3]

Golfer	Tournament	Year	Source
Cary Middlecoff	North and South Open	1945	^[4]
Fred Haas	Memphis Invitational
Frank Stranahan	Durham War Bond Tournament
	Kansas City Invitational Victory Bond Golf Tournament	1946	^[5]
	Fort Worth Invitational		^[6]
	Miami Open	1948	^[4]
Gene Littler	San Diego Open	1954	^[7]
Doug Sanders	Canadian Open	1956
Scott Verplank	Western Open	1985	^[1]
Phil Mickelson	Northern Telecom Open	1991
Nick Dunlap	The American Express	2024	^[2]

References

1. Auclair, T.J. (January 13, 2018). "It's been 27 years since Phil Mickelson won as an amateur on the PGA Tour". PGA of America.
2. "Amateur Nick Dunlap wins PGA Tour's The American Express". ESPN. January 21, 2024.
3. Rose, M. L. (March 16, 2017). "Can Amateurs Collect Winnings in PGA Events?". Golfweek.
4. "When's the last time an amateur won a PGA Tour tournament?". thegolfnewsnet.com. July 23, 2016.
5. "Bio of Golfer Frank Stranahan". Golf Compendium.
6. Rowland, Kyle (July 21, 2019). "Toledo's Stranahan among greatest amateur golfers of all time". Toledo Blade.
7. Ostrout, Neill (June 26, 2011). "Amateur Winners in the PGA Tour". Connecticut Post.