Western Intercollegiate Alumni and Their PGA Tour Victories

As of data gathered on October 5, 2026, there are 111 alumni who participated in the Western Intercollegiate and later won on the PGA Tour.

  • Altogether, these alumni have tallied 603 PGA Tour wins.
  • 59 of these PGA Tour wins were Major championships.
  • 17 of these notable alumni were individual medalists at the Western Intercollegiate.
  • One alumni, San Jose State's Ken Venturi, won the individual championship twice.
  • 34 alumni were members of winning teams.
  • Two alumni, Stanford's Maverick McNealy and Pepperdine's William Mouw, were each involved in two 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(opens in new tab),
Stanford (1996)

  • 1996 Team Champion member
 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(opens in new tab),
Stanford (1970, '71)		 39 8 wins total:
1977, '81 Masters
1975, ‘77, ‘80, ‘82, ‘83 Open Championship
1982 U.S. Open
GENE LITTLER(opens in new tab),
San Diego State		 29 1961 U.S. Open
JOHNNY MILLER(opens in new tab),
BYU (1968)

  • 1968 Individual Champion
  • 1968 Team Champion member
 25 1976 Open Championship
1973 U.S. Open
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER(opens in new tab),
Texas (2015, '17, '18)

  • 2015 Individual Champion
  • 2015 Team Champion member
 22 2022, '24 Masters
2025 Open Championship
2025 PGA Championship
MARK O'MEARA(opens in new tab),
Long Beach State (1978)

  • 1978 Individual Champion
 16 1998 Masters
1998 Open Championship
COREY PAVIN(opens in new tab),
UCLA (1979, '80)		 15 1995 U.S. Open
HAL SUTTON(opens in new tab),
Centenary (1979, '80)		 14 1983 PGA Championship
KEN VENTURI(opens in new tab),
San Jose State (1951, '52, '53)

  • 1951 Individual Champion
  • 1953 Individual Champion
 14 1964 U.S. Open
JORDAN SPIETH(opens in new tab),
Texas (2012)

  • 2012 Team Champion member
 13 2015 Masters
2017 Open Championship
2015 U.S. Open
CRAIG STADLER(opens in new tab),
Southern California (1972, '73, '74, '75)

  • 1973 Team Champion member
 13 1982 Masters
STEVE STRICKER(opens in new tab),
Illinois (1986, '88, '89)		 12
AL GEIBERGER(opens in new tab),
Menlo College (1956, '57)
Southern California		 11 1966 PGA Championship
JON RAHM(opens in new tab),
Arizona State (2013, '14, '15, '16)		 11 2023 Masters
2021 U.S. Open
XANDER SCHAUFFELE(opens in new tab),
San Diego State (2013, '14, '15)		 10 2024 Open Championship
2024 PGA Championship
DAVE STOCKTON, SR.(opens in new tab),
Southern California (1961, '63)		 10 1970, ‘76 PGA Championship
BRYSON DECHAMBEAU(opens in new tab),
SMU (2014)		 9 2020, '24 U.S. Open
PATRICK REED(opens in new tab),
Augusta (2011)		 9 2018 Masters
PATRICK CANTLAY(opens in new tab),
UCLA (2011, '12)

  • 2011 Team Champion member
 8
MIKE WEIR(opens in new tab),
BYU (1989, '91, '92)		 8 2003 Masters
BILL GLASSON(opens in new tab),
Oral Roberts (1981)		 7
PETER JACOBSEN(opens in new tab),
Oregon (1974)

  • 1974 Individual Champion
 7
COLLIN MORIKAWA(opens in new tab),
Cal (2016, '17, '18, '19)		 7 2021 Open Championship
2020 PGA Championship
SCOTT SIMPSON(opens in new tab),
Southern California (1975, '76, '77)		 7 1987 U.S. Open
WYNDHAM CLARK(opens in new tab),
Oregon (2017)		 6 2023, '26 U.S. Open
BOB GILDER(opens in new tab),
Arizona State (1972)

  • 1972 Team Champion member
 6 1959 PGA Championship
MAX HOMA(opens in new tab),
Cal (2011, '12, '13)

  • 2013 Team Champion member
 6
STEVE PATE(opens in new tab),
UCLA (1981, '83)

  • 1983 Team Champion member
 6
BOB ROSBURG(opens in new tab),
Stanford (1947)

  • 1947 Team Champion member
 6 1959 PGA Championship
BUDDY ALLIN(opens in new tab),
BYU (1966)		 5
BEN CRANE(opens in new tab),
Oregon (1999)		 5
DAN FORSMAN(opens in new tab),
Arizona State (1979, '82)		 5
JERRY HEARD(opens in new tab),
Fresno State (1967)

  • 1967 Individual Champion
 5
ROGER MALTBIE(opens in new tab),
San Jose State (1972)		 5
BILLY MAYFAIR(opens in new tab),
Arizona State (1985)		 5
TOM PURTZER(opens in new tab),
Arizona State (1972, '73)

  • 1972 Team Champion member
 5
NICK WATNEY(opens in new tab),
Fresno State (2000, '01, '02)

  • 2000 Team Champion member
 5
GARY WOODLAND(opens in new tab),
Kansas (2004, '05, '06, '07)		 5 2019 U.S. Open
NOTAH BEGAY III(opens in new tab),
Stanford (1992)		 4
ED FIORI(opens in new tab),
Houston (1977)		 4
MARTIN LAIRD(opens in new tab),
Colorado State (2004)		 4
SCOTT PIERCY(opens in new tab),
San Diego State (1999, 2000)		 4
TOM SHAW(opens in new tab),
Oregon		 4
DUFFY WALDORF(opens in new tab),
UCLA (1985)

  • 1985 Individual Champion
 4
RICH BEEM(opens in new tab),
New Mexico State (1992)		 3 2002 PGA Championship
BART BRYANT(opens in new tab),
New Mexico State (1985)		 3
BOB EASTWOOD(opens in new tab),
San Jose State		 3
ROBERT GAMEZ(opens in new tab),
Arizona (1987)		 3
BEN GRIFFIN(opens in new tab),
North Carolina (2018)

  • 2018 Team Champion member
 3
LON HINKLE(opens in new tab),
San Diego State (1969, '70, '72)		 3
JASON KOKRAK(opens in new tab),
Xavier (2007)		 3
J.J. SPAUN(opens in new tab),
San Diego State (2012)		 3 2025 U.S. Open
BRENDAN STEELE(opens in new tab),
UC Riverside (2003, '04, '05)		 3
KIRK TRIPLETT(opens in new tab),
Nevada (1981, '83)

  • 1981 Team Champion member
 3
HOWARD TWITTY(opens in new tab),
Arizona State (1972)

  • 1972 Individual Champion
  • 1972 Team Champion member
 3
RON CERRUDO(opens in new tab),
San Jose State		 2
KEITH CLEARWATER(opens in new tab),
BYU (1980, '81)

  • 1981 Team Champion member
 2
CHUCK COURTNEY(opens in new tab),
San Diego State		 2
RICK FEHR(opens in new tab),
BYU (1981, '82)

  • 1981 Team Champion member
  • 1982 Individual Champion
 2
PAUL GOYDOS(opens in new tab),
Long Beach State (1985)		 2
JAMES HAHN(opens in new tab),
Cal (2000, '01)		 2
J.P. HAYES(opens in new tab),
Texas - El Paso (UTEP) (1986, '87)		 2
BRIAN HENNINGER(opens in new tab),
Southern California (1986)

  • 1986 Team Champion member
 2
JONATHAN KAYE(opens in new tab),
Colorado (1992)		 2
PETER MALNATI(opens in new tab),
Missouri (2008)		 2
BOB MCCALLISTER(opens in new tab),
Southern California		 2
TOM PERNICE JR.(opens in new tab),
UCLA (1979, '80, '81)		 2
DON POOLEY(opens in new tab),
Arizona (1973)		 2
MIKE REID(opens in new tab),
BYU (1972, '73, '74, '75)

  • 1975 Team Champion member
 2
MIKE SPRINGER(opens in new tab),
Arizona (1985, '86, '87)		 2
PAUL STANKOWSKI(opens in new tab),
Texas - El Paso (UTEP) (1988)		 2
MARK WIEBE(opens in new tab),
San Jose State (1978, '79)

  • 1979 Team Champion member
 2
RYAN ARMOUR(opens in new tab),
Ohio State (1997)

  • 1997 Team Champion member
 1
JIM BENEPE(opens in new tab),
Northwestern (1982)		 1
JAY DON BLAKE(opens in new tab),
Utah State (1981)

  • 1981 Individual Champion
 1
RYAN BREHM(opens in new tab),
Michigan State (2008)		 1
BRAD BRYANT(opens in new tab),
New Mexico		 1
CURT BYRUM(opens in new tab),
New Mexico (1979)		 1
KEVIN CHAPPELL(opens in new tab),
UCLA (2005)		 1
BOBBY CLAMPETT(opens in new tab),
BYU (1978, '80)

  • 1978 Team Champion member
  • 1980 Individual Champion
 1
LENNIE CLEMENTS(opens in new tab),
San Diego State (1976, '77, '78, '79)		 1
DYLAN FRITTELLI(opens in new tab),
Texas (2012)

  • 2012 Team Champion member
 1
RYAN GERARD(opens in new tab),
North Carolina (2018)

  • 2018 Team Champion member
 1
MATT GOGEL(opens in new tab),
Kansas (1994)		 1
ERNIE GONZALEZ(opens in new tab),
US International University (1983)		 1
CODY GRIBBLE(opens in new tab),
Texas (2012)

  • 2012 Team Champion member
 1
JOE HIGHSMITH(opens in new tab),
Pepperdine (2019, '21, '22)

  • 2021 Individual Champion
  • 2021 Team Champion member
 1
MICHAEL KIM(opens in new tab),
Cal (2012, '13)

  • 2013 Team Champion member
 1
JAKE KNAPP(opens in new tab),
UCLA (2015)		 1
MARK LYE(opens in new tab),
San Jose State (1975)

  • 1975 Individual Champion
 1
JOHN MCMULLIN(opens in new tab),
Modesto College (1955)

  • 1955 Individual Champion
 1
MAVERICK MCNEALY(opens in new tab),
Stanford (2014, '15, '16, '17)

  • 2014 Team Champion member
  • 2016 Individual Champion
  • 2016 Team Champion member
 1
JOHN MERRICK(opens in new tab),
UCLA (2003)

  • 2003 Team Champion member
 1
WILLIAM MOUW(opens in new tab),
Pepperdine (2021, '22, '23)

  • 2021 Team Champion member
  • 2023 Team Champion member
 1
TIM NORRIS(opens in new tab),
Fresno State (1979, '80)		 1
ARRON OBERHOLSER(opens in new tab),
San Jose State (1995, '96, '97)

  • 1996 Individual Champion
 1
C.T. PAN(opens in new tab),
Washington (2013, '14, '15)		 1
DENNIS PAULSON(opens in new tab),
San Diego State (1985)		 1
SAM RANDOLPH(opens in new tab),
Southern California (1986)

  • 1986 Individual Champion
  • 1986 Team Champion member
 1
AUSTIN SMOTHERMAN(opens in new tab),
SMU (2014)		 1
KEVIN SUTHERLAND(opens in new tab),
Fresno State (1985, '86, '87)

  • 1987 Team Champion member
 1
SAHITH THEEGALA(opens in new tab),
Pepperdine (2016, '17)		 1
MICHAEL THORBJORNSEN(opens in new tab),
Stanford (2021, '22, '23, '24)

  • 2024 Team Champion member
 1
MARTIN TRAINER(opens in new tab),
Southern California (2011, '12)		 1
GREG TWIGGS(opens in new tab),
San Diego State (1981, '83)

  • 1981 Team Champion member
 1
KARL VILIPS(opens in new tab),
Stanford (2021, '22, '23, '24)

  • 2024 Team Champion member
 1
JIM WIECHERS(opens in new tab),
Santa Clara		 1
DEAN WILSON(opens in new tab),
BYU (1992)		 1
AARON WISE(opens in new tab),
Oregon (2015, '16)		 1
KEVIN YU(opens in new tab),
Arizona State (2017)		 1
RICHARD ZOKOL(opens in new tab),
BYU (1979)

  • 1979 Team Champion member
 1