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List of men's major championships winning golfers

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List of men's major championships winning golfers

The men's major golf championships, also known simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious events in professional golf. The competitions are the Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship, the U . Open, and The Open Championship, contested annually.

Jack Nicklaus has won the most majors, achieving 18 victories during his career. Second on the list is Tiger Woods, who has won 15 majors to date; his most recent major victory was at the 2019 Masters. Walter Hagen is third with 11 majors; he and Nicklaus have both won the most PGA Championships with five. Nicklaus also holds the record for the most victories in the Masters, winning the tournament six times. Additionally, Nicklaus shares the record for the most U . Open victories with Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan, each winning four times. Harry Vardon holds the record for the most Open Championship victories, winning six times during his career. Six men: Nicklaus, Woods, Hogan, Gary Player, Rory McIlroy and Gene Sarazen are the only golfers to have won all four of the majors during their career, thus achieving the career grand slam. Nicklaus and Woods are the only players to have won multiple career grand slams, winning each major more than once. Although the U . Amateur and The Amateur Championship were once considered to be majors, they are no longer recognized as such, and victories in these competitions are not included in the list. As of the 2026 Masters Tournament, 475 majors have been played. A total of 234 different men have won majors and, of these, 89 have won at least two.

Tables

Key · By golfer
Completed a career Grand Slam
Men's major championship winning golfers · By golfer
1
1
Rank
1
Country
United States
Golfer
Jack Nicklaus*
Winning span
1962–1986
Masters
6
U . Open
4
The Open
3
PGA
5
Total
18
2
2
Rank
2
Country
United States
Golfer
Tiger Woods*
Winning span
1997–2019
Masters
5
U . Open
3
The Open
3
PGA
4
Total
15
3
3
Rank
3
Country
United States
Golfer
Walter Hagen
Winning span
1914–1929
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
4
PGA
5
Total
11
4
4
Rank
4
Country
United States
Golfer
Ben Hogan*
Winning span
1946–1953
Masters
2
U . Open
4
The Open
1
PGA
2
Total
9
4
4
Rank
4
Country
South Africa
Golfer
Gary Player*
Winning span
1959–1978
Masters
3
U . Open
1
The Open
3
PGA
2
Total
9
6
6
Rank
6
Country
United States
Golfer
Tom Watson
Winning span
1975–1983
Masters
2
U . Open
1
The Open
5
PGA
0
Total
8
7
7
Rank
7
Country
Jersey
Golfer
Harry Vardon
Winning span
1896–1914
Masters
0
U . Open
1
The Open
6
PGA
0
Total
7
7
7
Rank
7
Country
United States
Golfer
Bobby Jones
Winning span
1923–1930
Masters
0
U . Open
4
The Open
3
PGA
0
Total
7
7
7
Rank
7
Country
United States
Golfer
Gene Sarazen*
Winning span
1922–1935
Masters
1
U . Open
2
The Open
1
PGA
3
Total
7
7
7
Rank
7
Country
United States
Golfer
Sam Snead
Winning span
1942–1954
Masters
3
U . Open
0
The Open
1
PGA
3
Total
7
7
7
Rank
7
Country
United States
Golfer
Arnold Palmer
Winning span
1958–1964
Masters
4
U . Open
1
The Open
2
PGA
0
Total
7
12
12
Rank
12
Country
United States
Golfer
Lee Trevino
Winning span
1968–1984
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
2
PGA
2
Total
6
12
12
Rank
12
Country
England
Golfer
Nick Faldo
Winning span
1987–1996
Masters
3
U . Open
0
The Open
3
PGA
0
Total
6
12
12
Rank
12
Country
United States
Golfer
Phil Mickelson
Winning span
2004–2021
Masters
3
U . Open
0
The Open
1
PGA
2
Total
6
12
12
Rank
12
Country
Northern Ireland
Golfer
Rory McIlroy*
Winning span
2011–2026
Masters
2
U . Open
1
The Open
1
PGA
2
Total
6
16
16
Rank
16
Country
Scotland
Golfer
James Braid
Winning span
1901–1910
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
5
PGA
0
Total
5
16
16
Rank
16
Country
England
Golfer
John Henry Taylor
Winning span
1894–1913
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
5
PGA
0
Total
5
16
16
Rank
16
Country
United States
Golfer
Byron Nelson
Winning span
1937–1945
Masters
2
U . Open
1
The Open
0
PGA
2
Total
5
16
16
Rank
16
Country
Australia
Golfer
Peter Thomson
Winning span
1954–1965
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
5
PGA
0
Total
5
16
16
Rank
16
Country
Spain
Golfer
Seve Ballesteros
Winning span
1979–1988
Masters
2
U . Open
0
The Open
3
PGA
0
Total
5
16
16
Rank
16
Country
United States
Golfer
Brooks Koepka
Winning span
2017–2023
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
3
Total
5
22
22
Rank
22
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Tom Morris Sr.
Winning span
1861–1867
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
4
PGA
0
Total
4
22
22
Rank
22
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Tom Morris Jr.
Winning span
1868–1872
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
4
PGA
0
Total
4
22
22
Rank
22
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Willie Park Sr.
Winning span
1860–1875
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
4
PGA
0
Total
4
22
22
Rank
22
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Willie Anderson
Winning span
1901–1905
Masters
0
U . Open
4
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
4
22
22
Rank
22
Country
England
Golfer
Jim Barnes
Winning span
1916–1925
Masters
0
U . Open
1
The Open
1
PGA
2
Total
4
22
22
Rank
22
Country
South Africa
Golfer
Bobby Locke
Winning span
1949–1957
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
4
PGA
0
Total
4
22
22
Rank
22
Country
United States
Golfer
Raymond Floyd
Winning span
1969–1986
Masters
1
U . Open
1
The Open
0
PGA
2
Total
4
22
22
Rank
22
Country
South Africa
Golfer
Ernie Els
Winning span
1994–2012
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
2
PGA
0
Total
4
22
22
Rank
22
Country
United States
Golfer
Scottie Scheffler
Winning span
2022–2025
Masters
2
U . Open
0
The Open
1
PGA
1
Total
4
31
31
Rank
31
Country
Scotland
Golfer
James Anderson
Winning span
1877–1879
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
3
PGA
0
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Bob Ferguson
Winning span
1880–1882
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
3
PGA
0
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Tommy Armour
Winning span
1927–1931
Masters
0
U . Open
1
The Open
1
PGA
1
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
United States
Golfer
Denny Shute
Winning span
1933–1937
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
1
PGA
2
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
United States
Golfer
Ralph Guldahl
Winning span
1937–1939
Masters
1
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
England
Golfer
Henry Cotton
Winning span
1934–1948
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
3
PGA
0
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
United States
Golfer
Jimmy Demaret
Winning span
1940–1950
Masters
3
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
United States
Golfer
Cary Middlecoff
Winning span
1949–1956
Masters
1
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
United States
Golfer
Julius Boros
Winning span
1952–1968
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
1
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
United States
Golfer
Billy Casper
Winning span
1959–1970
Masters
1
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
United States
Golfer
Larry Nelson
Winning span
1981–1987
Masters
0
U . Open
1
The Open
0
PGA
2
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
United States
Golfer
Hale Irwin
Winning span
1974–1990
Masters
0
U . Open
3
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
Zimbabwe
Golfer
Nick Price
Winning span
1992–1994
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
1
PGA
2
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
United States
Golfer
Payne Stewart
Winning span
1989–1999
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
1
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
Fiji
Golfer
Vijay Singh
Winning span
1998–2004
Masters
1
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
2
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
Ireland
Golfer
Pádraig Harrington
Winning span
2007–2008
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
2
PGA
1
Total
3
31
31
Rank
31
Country
United States
Golfer
Jordan Spieth
Winning span
2015–2017
Masters
1
U . Open
1
The Open
1
PGA
0
Total
3
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Bob Martin
Winning span
1876–1885
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
2
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Willie Park Jr.
Winning span
1887–1889
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
2
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
England
Golfer
Harold Hilton
Winning span
1892–1897
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
2
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Alex Smith
Winning span
1906–1910
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
John McDermott
Winning span
1911–1912
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Jersey
Golfer
Ted Ray
Winning span
1912–1920
Masters
0
U . Open
1
The Open
1
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Jock Hutchison
Winning span
1920–1921
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
1
PGA
1
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Leo Diegel
Winning span
1928–1929
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
2
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Olin Dutra
Winning span
1932–1934
Masters
0
U . Open
1
The Open
0
PGA
1
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Horton Smith
Winning span
1934–1936
Masters
2
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Paul Runyan
Winning span
1934–1938
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
2
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Henry Picard
Winning span
1938–1939
Masters
1
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
1
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Craig Wood
Winning span
1941
Masters
1
U . Open
1
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Jack Burke Jr.
Winning span
1956
Masters
1
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
1
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Doug Ford
Winning span
1955–1957
Masters
1
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
1
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
England
Golfer
Tony Jacklin
Winning span
1969–1970
Masters
0
U . Open
1
The Open
1
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Dave Stockton
Winning span
1970–1976
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
2
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Johnny Miller
Winning span
1973–1976
Masters
0
U . Open
1
The Open
1
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Australia
Golfer
David Graham
Winning span
1979–1981
Masters
0
U . Open
1
The Open
0
PGA
1
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Fuzzy Zoeller
Winning span
1979–1984
Masters
1
U . Open
1
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Hubert Green
Winning span
1977–1985
Masters
0
U . Open
1
The Open
0
PGA
1
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Andy North
Winning span
1978–1985
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Scotland
Golfer
Sandy Lyle
Winning span
1985–1988
Masters
1
U . Open
0
The Open
1
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Curtis Strange
Winning span
1988–1989
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Germany
Golfer
Bernhard Langer
Winning span
1985–1993
Masters
2
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Australia
Golfer
Greg Norman
Winning span
1986–1993
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
2
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Ben Crenshaw
Winning span
1984–1995
Masters
2
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
John Daly
Winning span
1991–1995
Masters
0
U . Open
0
The Open
1
PGA
1
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Lee Janzen
Winning span
1993–1998
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
United States
Golfer
Mark O'Meara
Winning span
1998
Masters
1
U . Open
0
The Open
1
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
Spain
Golfer
José María Olazábal
Winning span
1994–1999
Masters
2
U . Open
0
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
48
48
Rank
48
Country
South Africa
Golfer
Retief Goosen
Winning span
2001–2004
Masters
0
U . Open
2
The Open
0
PGA
0
Total
2
Rank
Country
Golfer
Winning span
Masters
U . Open
The Open
PGA
Total
1
United States
Jack Nicklaus*
1962–1986
6
4
3
5
18
2
United States
Tiger Woods*
1997–2019
5
3
3
4
15
3
United States
Walter Hagen
1914–1929
0
2
4
5
11
4
United States
Ben Hogan*
1946–1953
2
4
1
2
9
4
South Africa
Gary Player*
1959–1978
3
1
3
2
9
6
United States
Tom Watson
1975–1983
2
1
5
0
8
7
Jersey
Harry Vardon
1896–1914
0
1
6
0
7
7
United States
Bobby Jones
1923–1930
0
4
3
0
7
7
United States
Gene Sarazen*
1922–1935
1
2
1
3
7
7
United States
Sam Snead
1942–1954
3
0
1
3
7
7
United States
Arnold Palmer
1958–1964
4
1
2
0
7
12
United States
Lee Trevino
1968–1984
0
2
2
2
6
12
England
Nick Faldo
1987–1996
3
0
3
0
6
12
United States
Phil Mickelson
2004–2021
3
0
1
2
6
12
Northern Ireland
Rory McIlroy*
2011–2026
2
1
1
2
6
16
Scotland
James Braid
1901–1910
0
0
5
0
5
16
England
John Henry Taylor
1894–1913
0
0
5
0
5
16
United States
Byron Nelson
1937–1945
2
1
0
2
5
16
Australia
Peter Thomson
1954–1965
0
0
5
0
5
16
Spain
Seve Ballesteros
1979–1988
2
0
3
0
5
16
United States
Brooks Koepka
2017–2023
0
2
0
3
5
22
Scotland
Tom Morris Sr.
1861–1867
0
0
4
0
4
22
Scotland
Tom Morris Jr.
1868–1872
0
0
4
0
4
22
Scotland
Willie Park Sr.
1860–1875
0
0
4
0
4
22
Scotland
Willie Anderson
1901–1905
0
4
0
0
4
22
England
Jim Barnes
1916–1925
0
1
1
2
4
22
South Africa
Bobby Locke
1949–1957
0
0
4
0
4
22
United States
Raymond Floyd
1969–1986
1
1
0
2
4
22
South Africa
Ernie Els
1994–2012
0
2
2
0
4
22
United States
Scottie Scheffler
2022–2025
2
0
1
1
4
31
Scotland
James Anderson
1877–1879
0
0
3
0
3
31
Scotland
Bob Ferguson
1880–1882
0
0
3
0
3
31
Scotland
Tommy Armour
1927–1931
0
1
1
1
3
31
United States
Denny Shute
1933–1937
0
0
1
2
3
31
United States
Ralph Guldahl
1937–1939
1
2
0
0
3
31
England
Henry Cotton
1934–1948
0
0
3
0
3
31
United States
Jimmy Demaret
1940–1950
3
0
0
0
3
31
United States
Cary Middlecoff
1949–1956
1
2
0
0
3
31
United States
Julius Boros
1952–1968
0
2
0
1
3
31
United States
Billy Casper
1959–1970
1
2
0
0
3
31
United States
Larry Nelson
1981–1987
0
1
0
2
3
31
United States
Hale Irwin
1974–1990
0
3
0
0
3
31
Zimbabwe
Nick Price
1992–1994
0
0
1
2
3
31
United States
Payne Stewart
1989–1999
0
2
0
1
3
31
Fiji
Vijay Singh
1998–2004
1
0
0
2
3
31
Ireland
Pádraig Harrington
2007–2008
0
0
2
1
3
31
United States
Jordan Spieth
2015–2017
1
1
1
0
3
48
Scotland
Bob Martin
1876–1885
0
0
2
0
2
48
Scotland
Willie Park Jr.
1887–1889
0
0
2
0
2
· By year
Rory McIlroy (6/6)
Rory McIlroy (6/6)
Year
2026
Masters Tournament
Rory McIlroy (6/6)
PGA Championship
Aaron Rai
U . Open
June 18–21, Shinnecock Hills
The Open Championship
July 16–19, Royal Birkdale
Rory McIlroy (5/6)
Rory McIlroy (5/6)
Year
2025
Masters Tournament
Rory McIlroy (5/6)
PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler (3/4)
U . Open
J. J. Spaun
The Open Championship
Scottie Scheffler (4/4)
Scottie Scheffler (2/4)
Scottie Scheffler (2/4)
Year
2024
Masters Tournament
Scottie Scheffler (2/4)
PGA Championship
Xander Schauffele (1/2)
U . Open
Bryson DeChambeau (2/2)
The Open Championship
Xander Schauffele (2/2)
Jon Rahm (2/2)
Jon Rahm (2/2)
Year
2023
Masters Tournament
Jon Rahm (2/2)
PGA Championship
Brooks Koepka (5/5)
U . Open
Wyndham Clark
The Open Championship
Brian Harman
Scottie Scheffler (1/4)
Scottie Scheffler (1/4)
Year
2022
Masters Tournament
Scottie Scheffler (1/4)
PGA Championship
Justin Thomas (2/2)
U . Open
Matt Fitzpatrick
The Open Championship
Cameron Smith
Hideki Matsuyama
Hideki Matsuyama
Year
2021
Masters Tournament
Hideki Matsuyama
PGA Championship
Phil Mickelson (6/6)
U . Open
Jon Rahm (1/2)
The Open Championship
Collin Morikawa (2/2)
Dustin Johnson (2/2)
Dustin Johnson (2/2)
Year
2020
Masters Tournament
Dustin Johnson (2/2)
PGA Championship
Collin Morikawa (1/2)
U . Open
Bryson DeChambeau (1/2)
The Open Championship
Not held due to coronavirus pandemic
Tiger Woods (15/15)
Tiger Woods (15/15)
Year
2019
Masters Tournament
Tiger Woods (15/15)
PGA Championship
Brooks Koepka (4/5)
U . Open
Gary Woodland
The Open Championship
Shane Lowry
Year
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U . Open
The Open Championship
2026
Rory McIlroy (6/6)
Aaron Rai
June 18–21, Shinnecock Hills
July 16–19, Royal Birkdale
2025
Rory McIlroy (5/6)
Scottie Scheffler (3/4)
J. J. Spaun
Scottie Scheffler (4/4)
2024
Scottie Scheffler (2/4)
Xander Schauffele (1/2)
Bryson DeChambeau (2/2)
Xander Schauffele (2/2)
2023
Jon Rahm (2/2)
Brooks Koepka (5/5)
Wyndham Clark
Brian Harman
2022
Scottie Scheffler (1/4)
Justin Thomas (2/2)
Matt Fitzpatrick
Cameron Smith
2021
Hideki Matsuyama
Phil Mickelson (6/6)
Jon Rahm (1/2)
Collin Morikawa (2/2)
2020
Dustin Johnson (2/2)
Collin Morikawa (1/2)
Bryson DeChambeau (1/2)
Not held due to coronavirus pandemic
2019
Tiger Woods (15/15)
Brooks Koepka (4/5)
Gary Woodland
Shane Lowry

References

  1. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/golf/masters08/columns/story?columnist=harig_bob&id=3330050
  2. USA Today
    https://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2006-08-20-pga-championship_x.htm
  3. "Woods seals dramatic US Open win"
    https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/7456559.stm
  4. "Walter Hagen profile"
    http://www.worldgolfhalloffame.org/walter-hagen/
  5. "Championship Record Book"
    http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/history_records.html
  6. "Champions"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080119012545/http://www.masters.org/en_US/history/records/champions.html
  7. "Champions"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20080303210811/http://www.usopen.com/2007/history/usopen_records.html#champions
  8. "Do You Know (Question 48)"
    https://web.archive.org/web/20110806062418/http://www.opengolf.com/en/History.aspx?activeItem=5&page=Do%20You%20Know
  9. ESPN
    https://www.espn.com/golf/usopen14/story/_/id/11057314/career-grand-slam-grown-stature-golf
  10. "Setting a new standard: Bobby Jones wins the Grand Slam in 1930"
    http://www.golf.com/special-features/setting-new-standard-bobby-jones-wins-grand-slam-1930
  11. "Golf major champions by country"
    https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2019/07/21/golf-major-champions-by-country-players-total-majors-66623/
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