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Some of the world’s top tour pros seem to win on an almost monthly basis, but for others, the gap between wins can be pretty long. Take yesterday’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am winner, Vaughn Taylor, for instance. Taylor, now 39, had to wait 10 years, five months and 24 days between victories, a drought that extended back to his win at the Reno-Tahoe Open in August 2005 – a time when Pierce Brosnan was James Bond and Arsenal were still playing at Highbury. 

That wait is far from the longest the PGA Tour has ever seen, though. Here are the longest gaps between wins in PGA Tour history:

13 years, 8 months – Joey Sindelar

Hardee’s Golf Classic on Sept. 9, 1990

Wells Fargo Championship on May 9, 2004

370 starts and 4,991 days between PGA Tour wins

13 years, 8 months – Tommy Armour III

Phoenix Open on Jan. 28, 1990

Valero Texas Open on Sept. 28, 2003

366 starts and 4,991 days between PGA Tour wins

14 years, 8 months and 29 days – Ed Fiori

Bob Hope Desert Classic on Jan. 17, 1982

Quad Cities Classic on Sept. 15, 1996

409 starts and 5,355 days between PGA Tour wins

15 years, 5 months and 10 days – Butch Baird

Waco Turner Open on May 7, 1961

San Antonio Texas Open on Oct. 17, 1976

240 starts and 5,642 days between PGA Tour wins

15 years, 6 months – Robert Gamez

Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 25, 1990

Valero Texas Open on Sept. 25, 2005

396 starts and 5,663 days between PGA Tour wins

The moral of the story? Don’t lose heart if you’ve had a barren spell. Your next win could be just around the corner. 

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