{"id":378898,"date":"2011-04-12T21:34:13","date_gmt":"2011-04-12T21:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/12\/tour-report-2011-winners-phil-vs-the-field-pgatour-com\/"},"modified":"2011-04-12T21:34:13","modified_gmt":"2011-04-12T21:34:13","slug":"tour-report-2011-winners-phil-vs-the-field-pgatour-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/12\/tour-report-2011-winners-phil-vs-the-field-pgatour-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour Report: 2011 Winners: Phil vs. the field (PGATOUR.com)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Pop quiz! Whose career PGA TOUR victory count is higher \u2013 Phil Mickelson or the season\u2019s other 14 winners combined?<\/p>\n

The fact that this is even tight enough to be a trivia question speaks volumes about the parity and unpredictability of the TOUR this year. The numbers behind the question follow with the answer below the table.<\/p>\n

2011 Winners Breakdown<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Winner<\/strong><\/td>\nEvent<\/strong><\/td>\nCareer victory<\/strong><\/td>\nLast victory<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jonathan Byrd<\/td>\nHyundai Tournament of Champions<\/td>\n5th<\/td>\n2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Wilson<\/td>\nSony Open in Hawaii<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jhonattan Vegas<\/td>\nBob Hope Classic<\/td>\n1st<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bubba Watson<\/td>\nFarmers Insurance Open<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\n2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mark Wilson<\/td>\nWaste Management Phoenix Open<\/td>\n4th<\/td>\n2011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
D.A. Points<\/td>\nAT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am<\/td>\n1st<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aaron Baddeley<\/td>\nNorthern Trust Open<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\n2007<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Johnson Wagner<\/td>\nMayakoba Golf Classic<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\n2008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luke Donald<\/td>\nWGC-Accenture Match Play Championship<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\n2006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rory Sabbatini<\/td>\nHonda Classic<\/td>\n6th<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael Bradley<\/td>\nPuerto Rico Open<\/td>\n4th<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Watney<\/td>\nWGC-Cadillac Championship<\/td>\n3rd<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gary Woodland<\/td>\nTransitions Championship<\/td>\n1st<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Martin Laird<\/td>\nArnold Palmer Invitational<\/td>\n2nd<\/td>\n2009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phil Mickelson<\/td>\nShell Houston Open<\/td>\n39th<\/td>\n2010<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charl Schwartzel<\/td>\nThe Masters<\/td>\n1st<\/td>\nN\/A<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

If you\u2019d have guessed Phil Mickelson, you\u2019d be right, but not for long. With his 39 career victories, Mickelson has one more than the total of 38 combined for the rest of this season\u2019s winners (Note:<\/strong> Mark Wilson has won twice, but his career total of four only gets counted once)<\/i><\/em>. With Lefty idle this week, he will be no better than tied with the field once a winner is crowned at TPC San Antonio.<\/p>\n

You get extra credit if you knew that Luke Donald broke the longest winless drought of any 2011 champions or that Rory Sabbatini, with six career victories, has the second most behind Mickelson.<\/p>\n

Mickelson aside, this season\u2019s winners had an average of 1.7 career victories before taking their titles. Just four \u2014 Jonathan Byrd, Bubba Watson, Mickelson, and Wilson in Phoenix \u2014 had won a tournament within a year of claiming their 2011 title. Four others \u2014 Jhonattan Vegas, D.A. Points, Gary Woodland and Charl Schwartzel \u2014 were first-time PGA TOUR winners.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n

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