Which Player Holds the Honor of Making the Most Starts in PGA Tour History?

Published 02/11/2022, 4:14 PM EST

Charles Howell III made his 600th career start at the 2022 Waste Management Phoenix Open. While it is a milestone, he is not the first and not even the 10th to hold the honor of making the most starts in the PGA Tour history.

Charles Howell III is making his 600th career start on the PGA TOUR at this week's WM Phoenix Open, becoming the 69th player in history to reach the 600-start milestone.
Players with the most starts in PGA TOUR history are below (note: bold are in the field this week). pic.twitter.com/2no5LIwdIk
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) February 10, 2022

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Charles Howell III made his Tour debut at the Buick Challenge as an amateur when he was 17. He joined the Tour in 2001 and won the Rookie of the Year Award in the same year. The 42-year-old has only three wins throughout his PGA career. However, he had a history of not finishing outside the Top 125 in money earnings until last season.

Howell is not famous for winning most titles among the golfers but being the most consistent. It was in last year the golfer lost his streak and failed to qualify for the playoffs since the beginning of his career. Making a 600th career start is a milestone.

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However, it is nothing compared to the person on top of the list.

Who holds the honor of making the most starts in PGA Tour history?

Charles Howell III is the 69th golfer to make the 600 starts in the Tour’s history. Mark Brooks holds the record of 803, while Jay Haas holds the second position with 798 starts.

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Mark Brooks is a 60-year-old American golfer who currently plays for the PGA Tour Champions. While he was playing for the Tour, he had won seven championships, including a major. Brooks won the 19996 PGA Championship; he won it in the playoff against Kenny Perry. He made 14 starts in 2019 alone.

While none of the star players made it to the top list, Arnold Palmer secured a position at the 8th with a 734 ‘most starts’ record. Phil Mickelson is at 31st place with 655, while Tom Watson could only secure a T54 with 619 starts. Tiger Woods is not even on the list of Top 90 golfers who made the most starts, whereas Jack Nicklaus is at the T73 place with 595.

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Anjana Prabhakaran is a Golf content writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Master's degree in Public Administration and considers researching as one of her hobbies. As her family is interested in sports, Anjana grew up watching every sport on television.

Which Player Holds the Honor of Making the Most Starts in PGA Tour History?

Who holds the honor of making the most starts in PGA Tour history?

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