The largest winning margins in PGA Tour history as Scottie Scheffler takes eight-shot lead into the final round of the Byron Nelson

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Scottie Scheffler is on course for a huge win at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson this weekend as he takes a whopping eight shot lead into the final day, albeit he is still likely to finish some way of the biggest winning margin ever.

Scheffler’s stunning three rounds of 61, 63 and then 66 have left him eight clear of the field and he has the chance to not only kickstart his 2025 season, but also go into the record books.

Winning by eight strokes ahead of round four means he’s one of few players to ever manage it.

But even being so far ahead, Scheffler still has work to do and will need to be at the same sort of level as rounds one and two if he is to set yet another record.

Indeed, if Scheffler wants to be the man who has won by the most shots in history, he’ll need a bit of luck on his side from others, and to play well himself.

The biggest winning margins in PGA Tour history

As it stands, winning by eight shots wouldn’t even put Scottie Scheffler anywhere near the upper echelons of the record books.

Indeed, while winning by eight is a huge achievement, Scheffler needs to get to a margin of 16 to join the top dogs.

For players have won by 16 over the years, with Sam Snead, Bobby Locke, Joe Kirkwood Snr, and j. Douglas Edgar making up the list.

Beyond that, Tiger Woods’ win at the US Open in 2000 by 15 strokes is next on the list, before we see three players with 14 shot leads, three with 13, and a whole host with 12 shot wins.

Indeed, the last play to win by 12 shots or more on the PGA Tour was Phil Mickelson, who won the 2006 BellSouth Classic by 13.

Realistically, Scheffler has a chance to join this list but if he gets to 16, we’ll have seen something truly special.

Largest winning margins in a major

While Scottie Scheffler can join an illustrious list today, doing it at a major is a different story really.

As mentioned above, Tiger Woods’ 15 stroke win at the US Open in 2000 remains unmatched but there have been other herculean efforts down the years.

Old Tom Morris won The Open by 13 in 1862, while Tiger features again for his 12 shot win at The Masters in 1997.

Interestingly, Rory McIlroy features on the list twice, having won by eight strokes at both the 2011 US Open and the 2012 PGA Championship.

With Scheffler playing so well, there is every chance he gets into the record books and on the form he’s showing, he might just get onto the majors list as well this year.