Johnny Miller at the 1973 U.S. Open (AP)

5. Johnny Miller

PGA Tour victories in 1970s: 18 (of 25 total)

Major titles in 1970s: two (of two total)

Miller might be best known to younger fans for his 28 years as a broadcaster, but for six years in the ’70s he was a true star of the PGA Tour and one of the most accurate iron players the game has ever seen.

As he has been keen to mention on air, his performance in the 1973 U.S. Open at Oakmont was among the best rounds ever in a major. He shot a closing 63 to overcome a six-shot deficit, leaping past players such as Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Lee Trevino and Arnold Palmer.

With an outstanding ability to fire approach shots dead at the flags, Miller racked up all 18 of his victories for the decade between 1971 and 1976. His last victory of that span was his second major, the 1976 British Open at Royal Birkdale. He then went cold (especially with the putter) until 1980, the start of a decade in which he would win six more times. His last Tour victory came in 1994 at Pebble Beach. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1998.