Western Intercollegiate Alumni and Their PGA Tour Victories
As of data gathered on April 6, 2026, there are 109 alumni who participated in the Western Intercollegiate and later won on the PGA Tour.
- Altogether, these alumni have tallied 596 PGA Tour wins.
- 59 of these PGA Tour wins were Major championships.
- 16 of these notable alumni were individual medalists at the Western Intercollegiate.
- One alum, San Jose State's Ken Venturi, won the individual championship twice.
- 35 alumni were members of winning teams.
- 2 alumni (Stanford's Maverick McNealy and Pepperdine's William Mouw) were each involved in 2 team wins.
(Names of individual champions are featured below in bold. Dates for all medalists and champion team members noted below in bullet points.)
| Name, Alma Mater (Years at the Western) |
PGA Tour Wins | Major Wins |
| TIGER WOODS, Stanford (1996)
|
82 | 15 wins total: 1997, 2001, '02, '05, '19 Masters 2000, '05, '06 Open Championship 2000, '02, '08 U.S. Open 1999, 2000, '06, '07 PGA Championship |
| TOM WATSON, Stanford (1970, '71) |
39 | 8 wins total: 1977, '81 Masters 1975, ‘77, ‘80, ‘82, ‘83 Open Championship 1982 U.S. Open |
| GENE LITTLER, San Diego State |
29 | 1961 U.S. Open |
| JOHNNY MILLER, BYU (1968)
|
25 | 1976 Open Championship 1973 U.S. Open |
| SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, Texas (2015, '17, '18)
|
20 | 2022, '24 Masters 2025 Open Championship 2025 PGA Championship |
| MARK O'MEARA, Long Beach State (1978)
|
16 | 1998 Masters 1998 Open Championship |
| COREY PAVIN, UCLA (1979, '80) |
15 | 1995 U.S. Open |
| HAL SUTTON, Centenary (1979, '80) |
14 | 1983 PGA Championship |
| KEN VENTURI, San Jose State (1951, '52, '53)
|
14 | 1964 U.S. Open |
| JORDAN SPIETH, Texas (2012)
|
13 | 2015 Masters 2017 Open Championship 2015 U.S. Open |
| CRAIG STADLER, Southern California (1972, '73, '74, '75)
|
13 | 1982 Masters |
| STEVE STRICKER, Illinois (1986, '88, '89) |
12 | |
| AL GEIBERGER, Menlo College (1956, '57) Southern California |
11 | 1966 PGA Championship |
| JON RAHM, Arizona State (2013, '14, '15, '16) |
11 | 2023 Masters 2021 U.S. Open |
| XANDER SCHAUFFELE, San Diego State (2013, '14, '15) |
10 | 2024 Open Championship 2024 PGA Championship |
| DAVE STOCKTON, SR., Southern California (1961, '63) |
10 | 1970, ‘76 PGA Championship |
| BRYSON DECHAMBEAU, SMU (2014) |
9 | 2020, '24 U.S. Open |
| PATRICK REED, Augusta (2011) |
9 | 2018 Masters |
| PATRICK CANTLAY, UCLA (2011, '12)
|
8 | |
| MIKE WEIR, BYU (1989, '91, '92) |
8 | 2003 Masters |
| BILL GLASSON, Oral Roberts (1981) |
7 | |
| PETER JACOBSEN, Oregon (1974)
|
7 | |
| COLLIN MORIKAWA, Cal (2016, '17, '18, '19) |
7 | 2021 Open Championship 2020 PGA Championship |
| SCOTT SIMPSON, Southern California (1975, '76, '77) |
7 | 1987 U.S. Open |
| BOB GILDER, Arizona State (1972)
|
6 | 1959 PGA Championship |
| MAX HOMA, Cal (2011, '12, '13)
|
6 | |
| STEVE PATE, UCLA (1981, '83)
|
6 | |
| BOB ROSBURG, Stanford (1947)
|
6 | 1959 PGA Championship |
| BUDDY ALLIN, BYU (1966) |
5 | |
| BEN CRANE, Oregon (1999) |
5 | |
| DAN FORSMAN, Arizona State (1979, '82) |
5 | |
| JERRY HEARD, Fresno State (1967)
|
5 | |
| ROGER MALTBIE, San Jose State (1972) |
5 | |
| BILLY MAYFAIR, Arizona State (1985) |
5 | |
| TOM PURTZER, Arizona State (1972, '73)
|
5 | |
| NICK WATNEY, Fresno State (2000, '01, '02)
|
5 | |
| GARY WOODLAND, Kansas (2004, '05, '06, '07) |
5 | 2019 U.S. Open |
| NOTAH BEGAY III, Stanford (1992) |
4 | |
| ED FIORI, Houston (1977) |
4 | |
| MARTIN LAIRD, Colorado State (2004) |
4 | |
| SCOTT PIERCY, San Diego State (1999, 2000) |
4 | |
| TOM SHAW, Oregon |
4 | |
| DUFFY WALDORF, UCLA (1985)
|
4 | |
| RICH BEEM, New Mexico State (1992) |
3 | 2002 PGA Championship |
| BART BRYANT, New Mexico State (1985) |
3 | |
| WYNDHAM CLARK, Oregon (2017) |
3 | 2023 U.S. Open |
| BOB EASTWOOD, San Jose State |
3 | |
| ROBERT GAMEZ, Arizona (1987) |
3 | |
| BEN GRIFFIN, North Carolina (2018)
|
3 | |
| LON HINKLE, San Diego State (1969, '70, '72) |
3 | |
| JASON KOKRAK, Xavier (2007) |
3 | |
| J.J. SPAUN, San Diego State (2012) |
3 | 2025 U.S. Open |
| BRENDAN STEELE, UC Riverside (2003, '04, '05) |
3 | |
| KIRK TRIPLETT, Nevada (1981, '83)
|
3 | |
| HOWARD TWITTY, Arizona State (1972)
|
3 | |
| RON CERRUDO, San Jose State |
2 | |
| KEITH CLEARWATER, BYU (1980, '81)
|
2 | |
| CHUCK COURTNEY, San Diego State |
2 | |
| RICK FEHR, BYU (1981, '82)
|
2 | |
| PAUL GOYDOS, Long Beach State (1985) |
2 | |
| JAMES HAHN, Cal (2000, '01) |
2 | |
| J.P. HAYES, Texas - El Paso (UTEP) (1986, '87) |
2 | |
| BRIAN HENNINGER, Southern California (1986)
|
2 | |
| JONATHAN KAYE, Colorado (1992) |
2 | |
| PETER MALNATI, Missouri (2008) |
2 | |
| BOB MCCALLISTER, Southern California |
2 | |
| TOM PERNICE JR., UCLA (1979, '80, '81) |
2 | |
| DON POOLEY, Arizona (1973) |
2 | |
| MIKE REID, BYU (1972, '73, '74, '75)
|
2 | |
| MIKE SPRINGER, Arizona (1985, '86, '87) |
2 | |
| PAUL STANKOWSKI, Texas - El Paso (UTEP) (1988) |
2 | |
| MARK WIEBE, San Jose State (1978, '79)
|
2 | |
| RYAN ARMOUR, Ohio State (1997)
|
1 | |
| JIM BENEPE, Northwestern (1982) |
1 | |
| JAY DON BLAKE, Utah State (1981)
|
1 | |
| RYAN BREHM, Michigan State (2008) |
1 | |
| BRAD BRYANT, New Mexico |
1 | |
| CURT BYRUM, New Mexico (1979) |
1 | |
| KEVIN CHAPPELL, UCLA (2005) |
1 | |
| BOBBY CLAMPETT, BYU (1978, '80)
|
1 | |
| LENNIE CLEMENTS, San Diego State (1976, '77, '78, '79) |
1 | |
| DYLAN FRITTELLI, Texas (2012)
|
1 | |
| RYAN GERARD, North Carolina (2018)
|
1 | |
| MATT GOGEL, Kansas (1994) |
1 | |
| ERNIE GONZALEZ, US International University (1983) |
1 | |
| CODY GRIBBLE, Texas (2012)
|
1 | |
| JOE HIGHSMITH, Pepperdine (2019, '21, '22)
|
1 | |
| MICHAEL KIM, Cal (2012, '13)
|
1 | |
| JAKE KNAPP, UCLA (2015) |
1 | |
| MARK LYE, San Jose State (1975)
|
1 | |
| JOHN MCMULLIN, Modesto College (1955)
|
1 | |
| MAVERICK MCNEALY, Stanford (2014, '15, '16, '17)
|
1 | |
| JOHN MERRICK, UCLA (2003)
|
1 | |
| WILLIAM MOUW, Pepperdine (2021, '22, '23)
|
1 | |
| TIM NORRIS, Fresno State (1979, '80) |
1 | |
| ARRON OBERHOLSER, San Jose State (1995, '96, '97)
|
1 | |
| C.T. PAN, Washington (2013, '14, '15) |
1 | |
| DENNIS PAULSON, San Diego State (1985) |
1 | |
| SAM RANDOLPH, Southern California (1986)
|
1 | |
| KEVIN SUTHERLAND, Fresno State (1985, '86, '87)
|
1 | |
| SAHITH THEEGALA, Pepperdine (2016, '17) |
1 | |
| MARTIN TRAINER, Southern California (2011, '12) |
1 | |
| GREG TWIGGS, San Diego State (1981, '83)
|
1 | |
| KARL VILIPS, Stanford (2021, '22, '23, '24)
|
1 | |
| JIM WIECHERS, Santa Clara |
1 | |
| DEAN WILSON, BYU (1992) |
1 | |
| AARON WISE, Oregon (2015, '16) |
1 | |
| KEVIN YU, Arizona State (2017) |
1 | |
| RICHARD ZOKOL, BYU (1979)
|
1 |