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11 Byron Nelson

Byron Nelson won 11 tournaments in a row.

Byron Nelson won 11 straight PGA Tour events in 1945, from mid March to mid August. He won 18 tournaments that year in total. The PGA Tour calls 1945 the most successful season in its history.

The next best streak anyone has managed is about half as long.

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Source: PGA Tour. The PGA Tour deep dive on Nelson covers his 11 consecutive wins in 1945 and his 18 wins that season.

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Byron Nelson won 11 straight PGA Tour events in 1945, from mid March to mid August. He won 18 tournaments that year in total. The PGA Tour calls 1945 the most successful season in its history. The next best streak anyone has managed is about half as long. Source: PGA Tour. The PGA Tour deep dive on Nelson covers his 11 consecutive wins in 1945 and his 18 wins that season.

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