Chronological list of men's major golf champions explained

As of the 2024 season, 233 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four major championships – the modern accepted definition of the majors has only existed since the 1960s but wins in these tournaments have been retrospectively recognized by all the major sanctioning organizations.

By year

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YearOrderThe Open Championship[1] U.S. Open[2] PGA Championship[3] Masters Tournament[4]
1860O Willie Park Sr. (1/4)tournament started in 1895tournament started in 1916tournament started in 1934
1861O Old Tom Morris (1/4)
1862O Old Tom Morris (2/4)
1863O Willie Park Sr. (2/4)
1864O Old Tom Morris (3/4)
1865O Andrew Strath (1/1)
1866O Willie Park Sr. (3/4)
1867O Old Tom Morris (4/4)
1868O Young Tom Morris (1/4)
1869O Young Tom Morris (2/4)
1870O Young Tom Morris (3/4)
1871–Not held; no trophy available
1872O Young Tom Morris (4/4)
1873O Tom Kidd (1/1)
1874O Mungo Park (1/1)
1875O Willie Park Sr. (4/4)
1876O Bob Martin (1/2)
1877O Jamie Anderson (1/3)
1878O Jamie Anderson (2/3)
1879O Jamie Anderson (3/3)
1880O Bob Ferguson (1/3)
1881O Bob Ferguson (2/3)
1882O Bob Ferguson (3/3)
1883O Willie Fernie (1/1)
1884O Jack Simpson (1/1)
1885O Bob Martin (2/2)
1886O David Brown (1/1)
1887O Willie Park Jr. (1/2)
1888O Jack Burns (1/1)
1889O Willie Park Jr. (2/2)
1890O John Ball, Jnr (1/1)
1891O Hugh Kirkaldy (1/1)
1892O Harold Hilton (1/2)
1893O Willie Auchterlonie (1/1)
1894O John Henry Taylor (1/5)
1895OU John Henry Taylor (2/5) Horace Rawlins (1/1)
1896OU Harry Vardon (1/7) James Foulis (1/1)
1897OU Harold Hilton (2/2) Joe Lloyd (1/1)
1898OU Harry Vardon (2/7) Fred Herd (1/1)
1899OU Harry Vardon (3/7) Willie Smith (1/1)
1900OU John Henry Taylor (3/5) Harry Vardon (4/7)
1901OU James Braid (1/5) Willie Anderson (1/4)
1902OU Sandy Herd (1/1) Laurie Auchterlonie (1/1)
1903OU Harry Vardon (5/7) Willie Anderson (2/4)
1904OU Jack White (1/1) Willie Anderson (3/4)
1905OU James Braid (2/5) Willie Anderson (4/4)
1906OU James Braid (3/5) Alex Smith (1/2)
1907OU Arnaud Massy (1/1) Alec Ross (1/1)
1908OU James Braid (4/5) Fred McLeod (1/1)
1909OU John Henry Taylor (4/5) George Sargent (1/1)
1910UO James Braid (5/5) Alex Smith (2/2)
1911UO Harry Vardon (6/7) John McDermott (1/2)
1912OU Ted Ray (1/2) John McDermott (2/2)
1913OU John Henry Taylor (5/5) Francis Ouimet (1/1)
1914OU Harry Vardon (7/7) Walter Hagen (1/11)
1915UNot held due to World War I Jerome Travers (1/1)
1916UP Chick Evans (1/1) Jim Barnes (1/4)
1917–Not held due to World War INot held due to World War I
1918–
1919UP Walter Hagen (2/11) Jim Barnes (2/4)
1920OUP George Duncan (1/1) Ted Ray (2/2) Jock Hutchison (1/2)
1921OUP Jock Hutchison (2/2) Jim Barnes (3/4) Walter Hagen (3/11)
1922OUP Walter Hagen (4/11) Gene Sarazen (1/7) Gene Sarazen (2/7)
1923OUP Arthur Havers (1/1) Bobby Jones (1/7) Gene Sarazen (3/7)
1924UOP Walter Hagen (5/11) Cyril Walker (1/1) Walter Hagen (6/11)
1925UOP Jim Barnes (4/4) Willie MacFarlane (1/1) Walter Hagen (7/11)
1926OUP Bobby Jones (2/7) Bobby Jones (3/7) Walter Hagen (8/11)
1927UOP Bobby Jones (4/7) Tommy Armour (1/3) Walter Hagen (9/11)
1928OUP Walter Hagen (10/11) Johnny Farrell (1/1) Leo Diegel (1/2)
1929OUP Walter Hagen (11/11) Bobby Jones (5/7) Leo Diegel (2/2)
1930OUP Bobby Jones (6/7) Bobby Jones (7/7) Tommy Armour (2/3)
1931OUP Tommy Armour (3/3) Billy Burke (1/1) Tom Creavy (1/1)
1932OUP Gene Sarazen (4/7) Gene Sarazen (5/7) Olin Dutra (1/2)
1933UOP Denny Shute (1/3) Johnny Goodman (1/1) Gene Sarazen (6/7)
1934MUOP Henry Cotton (1/3) Olin Dutra (2/2) Paul Runyan (1/2) Horton Smith (1/2)
1935MUOP Alf Perry (1/1) Sam Parks Jr. (1/1) Johnny Revolta (1/1) Gene Sarazen (7/7)
1936MUOP Alf Padgham (1/1) Tony Manero (1/1) Denny Shute (2/3) Horton Smith (2/2)
1937MPUO Henry Cotton (2/3) Ralph Guldahl (1/3) Denny Shute (3/3) Byron Nelson (1/5)
1938MUOP Reg Whitcombe (1/1) Ralph Guldahl (2/3) Paul Runyan (2/2) Henry Picard (1/2)
1939MUOP Dick Burton (1/1) Byron Nelson (2/5) Henry Picard (2/2) Ralph Guldahl (3/3)
1940MUPNot held due to World War II Lawson Little (1/1) Byron Nelson (3/5) Jimmy Demaret (1/3)
1941MUP Craig Wood (2/2) Vic Ghezzi (1/1) Craig Wood (1/2)
1942MPNot held due to World War II Sam Snead (1/7) Byron Nelson (4/5)
1943–Not held due to World War IINot held due to World War II
1944P Bob Hamilton (1/1)
1945P Byron Nelson (5/5)
1946MUOP Sam Snead (2/7) Lloyd Mangrum (1/1) Ben Hogan (1/9) Herman Keiser (1/1)
1947MUPO Fred Daly (1/1) Lew Worsham (1/1) Jim Ferrier (1/1) Jimmy Demaret (2/3)
1948MPUO Henry Cotton (3/3) Ben Hogan (3/9) Ben Hogan (2/9) Claude Harmon (1/1)
1949MPUO Bobby Locke (1/4) Cary Middlecoff (1/3) Sam Snead (4/7) Sam Snead (3/7)
1950MUPO Bobby Locke (2/4) Ben Hogan (4/9) Chandler Harper (1/1) Jimmy Demaret (3/3)
1951MUPO Max Faulkner (1/1) Ben Hogan (6/9) Sam Snead (5/7) Ben Hogan (5/9)
1952MUPO Bobby Locke (3/4) Julius Boros (1/3) Jim Turnesa (1/1) Sam Snead (6/7)
1953MUPO Ben Hogan (9/9) Ben Hogan (8/9) Walter Burkemo (1/1) Ben Hogan (7/9)
1954MUOP Peter Thomson (1/5) Ed Furgol (1/1) Chick Harbert (1/1) Sam Snead (7/7)
1955MUOP Peter Thomson (2/5) Jack Fleck (1/1) Doug Ford (1/2) Cary Middlecoff (2/3)
1956MUOP Peter Thomson (3/5) Cary Middlecoff (3/3) Jack Burke Jr. (2/2) Jack Burke Jr. (1/2)
1957MUOP Bobby Locke (4/4) Dick Mayer (1/1) Lionel Hebert (1/1) Doug Ford (2/2)
1958MUOP Peter Thomson (4/5) Tommy Bolt (1/1) Dow Finsterwald (1/1) Arnold Palmer (1/7)
1959MUOP Gary Player (1/9) Billy Casper (1/3) Bob Rosburg (1/1) Art Wall Jr. (1/1)
1960MUOP Kel Nagle (1/1) Arnold Palmer (3/7) Jay Hebert (1/1) Arnold Palmer (2/7)
1961MUOP Arnold Palmer (4/7) Gene Littler (1/1) Jerry Barber (1/1) Gary Player (2/9)
1962MUOP Arnold Palmer (6/7) Jack Nicklaus (1/18) Gary Player (3/9) Arnold Palmer (5/7)
1963MUOP Bob Charles (1/1) Julius Boros (2/3) Jack Nicklaus (3/18) Jack Nicklaus (2/18)
1964MUOP Tony Lema (1/1) Ken Venturi (1/1) Bobby Nichols (1/1) Arnold Palmer (7/7)
1965MUOP Peter Thomson (5/5) Gary Player (4/9) Dave Marr (1/1) Jack Nicklaus (4/18)
1966MUOP Jack Nicklaus (6/18) Billy Casper (2/3) Al Geiberger (1/1) Jack Nicklaus (5/18)
1967MUOP Roberto De Vicenzo (1/1) Jack Nicklaus (7/18) Don January (1/1) Gay Brewer (1/1)
1968MUOP Gary Player (5/9) Lee Trevino (1/6) Julius Boros (3/3) Bob Goalby (1/1)
1969MUOP Tony Jacklin (1/2) Orville Moody (1/1) Raymond Floyd (1/4) George Archer (1/1)
1970MUOP Jack Nicklaus (8/18) Tony Jacklin (2/2) Dave Stockton (1/2) Billy Casper (3/3)
1971PMUO Lee Trevino (3/6) Lee Trevino (2/6) Jack Nicklaus (9/18) Charles Coody (1/1)
1972MUOP Lee Trevino (4/6) Jack Nicklaus (11/18) Gary Player (6/9) Jack Nicklaus (10/18)
1973MUOP Tom Weiskopf (1/1) Johnny Miller (1/2) Jack Nicklaus (12/18) Tommy Aaron (1/1)
1974MUOP Gary Player (8/9) Hale Irwin (1/3) Lee Trevino (5/6) Gary Player (7/9)
1975MUOP Tom Watson (1/8) Lou Graham (1/1) Jack Nicklaus (14/18) Jack Nicklaus (13/18)
1976MUOP Johnny Miller (2/2) Jerry Pate (1/1) Dave Stockton (2/2) Raymond Floyd (2/4)
1977MUOP Tom Watson (3/8) Hubert Green (1/2) Lanny Wadkins (1/1) Tom Watson (2/8)
1978MUOP Jack Nicklaus (15/18) Andy North (1/2) John Mahaffey (1/1) Gary Player (9/9)
1979MUOP Seve Ballesteros (1/5) Hale Irwin (2/3) David Graham (1/2) Fuzzy Zoeller (1/2)
1980MUOP Tom Watson (4/8) Jack Nicklaus (16/18) Jack Nicklaus (17/18) Seve Ballesteros (2/5)
1981MUOP Bill Rogers (1/1) David Graham (2/2) Larry Nelson (1/3) Tom Watson (5/8)
1982MUOP Tom Watson (7/8) Tom Watson (6/8) Raymond Floyd (3/4) Craig Stadler (1/1)
1983MUOP Tom Watson (8/8) Larry Nelson (2/3) Hal Sutton (1/1) Seve Ballesteros (3/5)
1984MUOP Seve Ballesteros (4/5) Fuzzy Zoeller (2/2) Lee Trevino (6/6) Ben Crenshaw (1/2)
1985MUOP Sandy Lyle (1/2) Andy North (2/2) Hubert Green (2/2) Bernhard Langer (1/2)
1986MUOP Greg Norman (1/2) Raymond Floyd (4/4) Bob Tway (1/1) Jack Nicklaus (18/18)
1987MUOP Nick Faldo (1/6) Scott Simpson (1/1) Larry Nelson (3/3) Larry Mize (1/1)
1988MUOP Seve Ballesteros (5/5) Curtis Strange (1/2) Jeff Sluman (1/1) Sandy Lyle (2/2)
1989MUOP Mark Calcavecchia (1/1) Curtis Strange (2/2) Payne Stewart (1/3) Nick Faldo (2/6)
1990MUOP Nick Faldo (4/6) Hale Irwin (3/3) Wayne Grady (1/1) Nick Faldo (3/6)
1991MUOP Ian Baker-Finch (1/1) Payne Stewart (2/3) John Daly (1/2) Ian Woosnam (1/1)
1992MUOP Nick Faldo (5/6) Tom Kite (1/1) Nick Price (1/3) Fred Couples (1/1)
1993MUOP Greg Norman (2/2) Lee Janzen (1/2) Paul Azinger (1/1) Bernhard Langer (2/2)
1994MUOP Nick Price (2/3) Ernie Els (1/4) Nick Price (3/3) José María Olazábal (1/2)
1995MUOP John Daly (2/2) Corey Pavin (1/1) Steve Elkington (1/1) Ben Crenshaw (2/2)
1996MUOP Tom Lehman (1/1) Steve Jones (1/1) Mark Brooks (1/1) Nick Faldo (6/6)
1997MUOP Justin Leonard (1/1) Ernie Els (2/4) Davis Love III (1/1) Tiger Woods (1/15)
1998MUOP Mark O'Meara (2/2) Lee Janzen (2/2) Vijay Singh (1/3) Mark O'Meara (1/2)
1999MUOP Paul Lawrie (1/1) Payne Stewart (3/3) Tiger Woods (2/15) José María Olazábal (2/2)
2000MUOP Tiger Woods (4/15) Tiger Woods (3/15) Tiger Woods (5/15) Vijay Singh (2/3)
2001MUOP David Duval (1/1) Retief Goosen (1/2) David Toms (1/1) Tiger Woods (6/15)
2002MUOP Ernie Els (3/4) Tiger Woods (8/15) Rich Beem (1/1) Tiger Woods (7/15)
2003MUOP Ben Curtis (1/1) Jim Furyk (1/1) Shaun Micheel (1/1) Mike Weir (1/1)
2004MUOP Todd Hamilton (1/1) Retief Goosen (2/2) Vijay Singh (3/3) Phil Mickelson (1/6)
2005MUOP Tiger Woods (10/15) Michael Campbell (1/1) Phil Mickelson (2/6) Tiger Woods (9/15)
2006MUOP Tiger Woods (11/15) Geoff Ogilvy (1/1) Tiger Woods (12/15) Phil Mickelson (3/6)
2007MUOP Pádraig Harrington (1/3) Ángel Cabrera (1/2) Tiger Woods (13/15) Zach Johnson (1/2)
2008MUOP Pádraig Harrington (2/3) Tiger Woods (14/15) Pádraig Harrington (3/3) Trevor Immelman (1/1)
2009MUOP Stewart Cink (1/1) Lucas Glover (1/1) Yang Yong-eun (1/1) Ángel Cabrera (2/2)
2010MUOP Louis Oosthuizen (1/1) Graeme McDowell (1/1) Martin Kaymer (1/2) Phil Mickelson (4/6)
2011MUOP Darren Clarke (1/1) Rory McIlroy (1/4) Keegan Bradley (1/1) Charl Schwartzel (1/1)
2012MUOP Ernie Els (4/4) Webb Simpson (1/1) Rory McIlroy (2/4) Bubba Watson (1/2)
2013MUOP Phil Mickelson (5/6) Justin Rose (1/1) Jason Dufner (1/1) Adam Scott (1/1)
2014MUOP Rory McIlroy (3/4) Martin Kaymer (2/2) Rory McIlroy (4/4) Bubba Watson (2/2)
2015MUOP Zach Johnson (2/2) Jordan Spieth (2/3) Jason Day (1/1) Jordan Spieth (1/3)
2016MUOP Henrik Stenson (1/1) Dustin Johnson (1/2) Jimmy Walker (1/1) Danny Willett (1/1)
2017MUOP Jordan Spieth (3/3) Brooks Koepka (1/5) Justin Thomas (1/2) Sergio García (1/1)
2018MUOP Francesco Molinari (1/1) Brooks Koepka (2/5) Brooks Koepka (3/5) Patrick Reed (1/1)
2019MPUO Shane Lowry (1/1) Gary Woodland (1/1) Brooks Koepka (4/5) Tiger Woods (15/15)
2020PUMNot held due to coronavirus pandemic[5] Bryson DeChambeau (1/2) Collin Morikawa (1/2) Dustin Johnson (2/2)
2021MPUO Collin Morikawa (2/2) Jon Rahm (1/2) Phil Mickelson (6/6) Hideki Matsuyama (1/1)
2022MPUO Cameron Smith (1/1) Matt Fitzpatrick (1/1) Justin Thomas (2/2) Scottie Scheffler (1/2)
2023MPUO Brian Harman (1/1) Wyndham Clark (1/1) Brooks Koepka (5/5) Jon Rahm (2/2)
2024MPUO Xander Schauffele (2/2) Bryson DeChambeau (2/2) Xander Schauffele (1/2) Scottie Scheffler (2/2)
2025MPUO July 17–20, Royal Portrush June 12–15, Oakmont May 15–18, Quail Hollow April 10–13, Augusta National
YearOrderThe Open ChampionshipU.S. OpenPGA ChampionshipMasters Tournament

By player

Players are listed here in order of their first win.

For much of the modern era the four major championships have been played chronologically in the order listed, but this has not always been the case, and starting in 2019 the PGA Championship was rescheduled as the second major of the year. In 2020, a year dramatically affected by COVID-19, The Open Championship was not held, and the Masters was held in November, after the other two majors.

First majorMajors won
No.CountryPlayerYearTournamentTotalMasters TournamentU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
1 4 1860, 1863, 1866, 1875
2 4 1861, 1862, 1864, 1867
3 1 1865
4 4 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872
5 1 1873
6 1 1874
7 2 1876, 1885
8 3 1877, 1878, 1879
9 3 1880, 1881, 1882
10 1 1883
11 1 1884
12 1 1886
13 2 1887, 1889
14 1 1888
15 1 1890
16 1 1891
17 2 1892, 1897
18 1 1893
19 5 1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913
20 1 1895
21 7 1900 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914
22 1 1896
23 1 1897
24 1 1898
25 1 1899
26 5 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910
27 4 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905
28 1 1902
29 1 1902
30 1 1904
31 2 1906, 1910
32 1 1907
33 1 1907
34 1 1908
35 1 1909
36 2 1911, 1912
37 2 1920 1912
38 1 1913
39 11 1914, 1919 1922, 1924, 1928, 1929 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
40 1 1915
41 1 1916
42 4 1921 1925 1916, 1919
43 1 1920
44 2 1921 1920
45 7 1935 1922, 1932 1932 1922, 1923, 1933
46 1 1923
47 7 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 1926, 1927, 1930
48 1 1924
49 1 1925
50 3 1927 1931 1930
51 1 1928
52 2 1928, 1929
53 1 1931
54 1 1931
55 2 1934 1932
56 1 1933
57 3 1933 1936, 1937
58 2 1934, 1936
59 3 1934, 1937, 1948
60 2 1934, 1938
61 1 1935
62 1 1935
63 1 1935
64 1 1936
65 1 1936
66 5 1937, 1942 1939 1940, 1945
67 3 1939 1937, 1938
68 2 1938 1939
69 1 1938
70 1 1939
71 3 1940, 1947, 1950
72 1 1940
73 2 1941 1941
74 1 1941
75 7 1949, 1952, 1954 1946 1942, 1949, 1951
76 1 1944
77 1 1946
78 1 1946
79 9 1951, 1953 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 1953 1946, 1948
80 1 1947
81 1 1947
82 1 1947
83 1 1948
84 3 1955 1949, 1956
85 4 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957
86 1 1950
87 1 1951
88 3 1952, 1963 1968
89 1 1952
90 1 1953
91 1 1954
92 5 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965
93 1 1954
94 1 1955
95 2 1957 1955
96 2 1956 1956
97 1 1957
98 1 1957
99 7 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 1960 1961, 1962
100 1 1958
101 1 1958
102 1 1959
103 3 1970 1959, 1966
104 9 1961, 1974, 1978 1965 1959, 1968, 1974 1962, 1972
105 1 1959
106 1 1960
107 1 1960
108 1 1961
109 1 1961
110 18 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 1966, 1970, 1978 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980
111 1 1963
112 1 1964
113 1 1964
114 1 1964
115 1 1965
116 1 1966
117 1 1967
118 1 1967
119 1 1967
120 1 1968
121 6 1968, 1971 1971, 1972 1974, 1984
122 1 1969
123 1 1969
124 2 1970 1969
125 4 1976 1986 1969, 1982
126 2 1970, 1976
127 1 1971
128 1 1973
129 2 1973 1976
130 1 1973
131 3 1974, 1979, 1990
132 1 1975
133 8 1977, 1981 1982 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983
134 1 1976
135 2 1977 1985
136 1 1977
137 2 1978, 1985
138 1 1978
139 2 1979 1984
140 5 1980, 1983 1979, 1984, 1988
141 2 1981 1979
142 1 1981
143 3 1983 1981, 1987
144 1 1982
145 1 1983
146 2 1984, 1995
147 2 1985, 1993
148 2 1988 1985
149 2 1986, 1993
150 1 1986
151 1 1987
152 1 1987
153 6 1989, 1990, 1996 1987, 1990, 1992
154 2 1988, 1989
155 1 1988
156 1 1989
157 3 1991, 1999 1989
158 1 1990
159 1 1991
160 1 1991
161 2 1995 1991
162 1 1992
163 1 1992
164 3 1994 1992, 1994
165 2 1993, 1998
166 1 1993
167 2 1994, 1999
168 4 1994, 1997 2002, 2012
169 1 1995
170 1 1995
171 1 1996
172 1 1996
173 1 1996
174 15 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019 2000, 2002, 2008 2000, 2005, 2006 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
175 1 1997
176 1 1997
177 2 1998 1998
178 3 2000 1998, 2004
179 1 1999
180 2 2001, 2004
181 1 2001
182 1 2001
183 1 2002
184 1 2003
185 1 2003
186 1 2003
187 1 2003
188 6 2004, 2006, 2010 2013 2005, 2021
189 1 2004
190 1 2005
191 1 2006
192 2 2007 2015
193 2 2009 2007
194 3 2007, 2008 2008
195 1 2008
196 1 2009
197 1 2009
198 1 2009
199 1 2010
200 1 2010
201 2 2014 2010
202 1 2011
203 4 2011 2014 2012, 2014
204 1 2011
205 1 2011
206 2 2012, 2014
207 1 2012
208 1 2013
209 1 2013
210 1 2013
211 3 2015 2015 2017
212 1 2015
213 1 2016
214 2 2020 2016
215 1 2016
216 1 2016
217 1 2017
218 5 2017, 2018 2018, 2019, 2023
219 2 2017, 2022
220 1 2018
221 1 2018
222 1 2019
223 1 2019
224 2 2021 2020
225 2 2020, 2024
226 1 2021
227 2 2023 2021
228 2 2022, 2024
229 1 2022
230 1 2022
231 1 2023
232 1 2023
233 Xander Schauffele202422024 2024

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Open Champions. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111126022629/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx. November 26, 2011. June 1, 2013. The Open Championship.
  2. Web site: U.S. Open – History. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130629182713/http://www.usopen.com/en_US/champ_experience/history.html. June 29, 2013. June 1, 2013. USGA.
  3. Web site: Past Winners of the PGA Championship. June 1, 2013. PGA of America.
  4. Web site: Masters – Past Winners & Results. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012024707/http://www.masters.com/en_US/discover/past_winners.html. October 12, 2013. June 1, 2013. The Masters.
  5. Web site: The 149th Open cancelled for this year and will return to Sandwich in 2021. 2020-04-06. Sky Sports. en.

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