Chronological list of men's major golf champions
As of the 2016 season, 216 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four professional major championships. They are listed here in order of their first win. For a complete list of results in these tournaments see the major championships article. (Note that the tournaments were not always played in their current order.)
| First major | Majors won |
# |
Player |
Year |
Tournament |
Total |
Masters Tournament |
U.S. Open |
The Open Championship |
PGA Championship |
1 | Willie Park Sr | 1860 | The Open Championship | 4 | | | 1860, 1863, 1866, 1875 | |
2 | Old Tom Morris | 1861 | The Open Championship | 4 | | | 1861, 1862, 1864, 1867 | |
3 | Andrew Strath | 1865 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1865 | |
4 | Young Tom Morris | 1868 | The Open Championship | 4 | | | 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872 | |
5 | Tom Kidd | 1873 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1873 | |
6 | Mungo Park | 1874 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1874 | |
7 | Bob Martin | 1876 | The Open Championship | 2 | | | 1876, 1885 | |
8 | Jamie Anderson | 1877 | The Open Championship | 3 | | | 1877, 1878, 1879 | |
9 | Bob Ferguson | 1880 | The Open Championship | 3 | | | 1880, 1881, 1882 | |
10 | Willie Fernie | 1883 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1883 | |
11 | Jack Simpson | 1884 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1884 | |
12 | David Brown | 1886 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1886 | |
13 | Willie Park Jr | 1887 | The Open Championship | 2 | | | 1887, 1889 | |
14 | Jack Burns | 1888 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1888 | |
15 | John Ball | 1890 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1890 | |
16 | Hugh Kirkaldy | 1891 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1891 | |
17 | Harold Hilton | 1892 | The Open Championship | 2 | | | 1892, 1897 | |
18 | William Auchterlonie | 1893 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1893 | |
19 | John Henry Taylor | 1894 | The Open Championship | 5 | | | 1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913 | |
20 | Horace Rawlins | 1895 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1895 | | |
21 | Harry Vardon | 1896 | The Open Championship | 7 | | 1900 | 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914 | |
22 | James Foulis | 1896 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1896 | | |
23 | Joe Lloyd | 1897 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1897 | | |
24 | Fred Herd | 1898 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1898 | | |
25 | Willie Smith | 1899 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1899 | | |
26 | James Braid | 1901 | The Open Championship | 5 | | | 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910 | |
27 | Willie Anderson | 1901 | U.S. Open | 4 | | 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905 | | |
28 | Sandy Herd | 1902 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1902 | |
29 | Laurie Auchterlonie | 1902 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1902 | | |
30 | Jack White | 1904 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1904 | |
31 | Alex Smith | 1906 | U.S. Open | 2 | | 1906, 1910 | | |
32 | Alec Ross | 1907 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1907 | | |
33 | Arnaud Massy | 1907 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1907 | |
34 | Fred McLeod | 1908 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1908 | | |
35 | George Sargent | 1909 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1909 | | |
36 | John McDermott | 1911 | U.S. Open | 2 | | 1911, 1912 | | |
37 | Ted Ray | 1912 | The Open Championship | 2 | | 1920 | 1912 | |
38 | Francis Ouimet | 1913 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1913 | | |
39 | Walter Hagen | 1914 | U.S. Open | 11 | | 1914, 1919 | 1922, 1924, 1928, 1929 | 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 |
40 | Jerome Travers | 1915 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1915 | | |
41 | Chick Evans | 1916 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1916 | | |
42 | Jim Barnes | 1916 | PGA Championship | 4 | | 1921 | 1925 | 1916, 1919 |
43 | George Duncan | 1920 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1920 | |
44 | Jock Hutchison | 1920 | PGA Championship | 2 | | | 1921 | 1920 |
45 | Gene Sarazen | 1922 | U.S. Open | 7 | 1935 | 1922, 1932 | 1932 | 1922, 1923, 1933 |
46 | Arthur Havers | 1923 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1923 | |
47 | Bobby Jones | 1923 | U.S. Open | 7 | | 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 | 1926, 1927, 1930 | |
48 | Cyril Walker | 1924 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1924 | | |
49 | Willie Macfarlane | 1925 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1925 | | |
50 | Tommy Armour | 1927 | U.S. Open | 3 | | 1927 | 1931 | 1930 |
51 | Johnny Farrell | 1928 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1928 | | |
52 | Leo Diegel | 1928 | PGA Championship | 2 | | | | 1928, 1929 |
53 | Billy Burke | 1931 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1931 | | |
54 | Tom Creavy | 1931 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1931 |
55 | Olin Dutra | 1932 | PGA Championship | 2 | | 1934 | | 1932 |
56 | Johnny Goodman | 1933 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1933 | | |
57 | Denny Shute | 1933 | The Open Championship | 3 | | | 1933 | 1936, 1937 |
58 | Horton Smith | 1934 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 1934, 1936 | | | |
59 | Henry Cotton | 1934 | The Open Championship | 3 | | | 1934, 1937, 1948 | |
60 | Paul Runyan | 1934 | PGA Championship | 2 | | | | 1934, 1938 |
61 | Sam Parks, Jr. | 1935 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1935 | | |
62 | Alf Perry | 1935 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1935 | |
63 | Johnny Revolta | 1935 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1935 |
64 | Tony Manero | 1936 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1936 | | |
65 | Alf Padgham | 1936 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1936 | |
66 | Byron Nelson | 1937 | Masters Tournament | 5 | 1937, 1942 | 1939 | | 1940, 1945 |
67 | Ralph Guldahl | 1937 | U.S. Open | 3 | 1939 | 1937, 1938 | | |
68 | Henry Picard | 1938 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 1938 | | | 1939 |
69 | Reg Whitcombe | 1938 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1938 | |
70 | Dick Burton | 1939 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1939 | |
71 | Jimmy Demaret | 1940 | Masters Tournament | 3 | 1940, 1947, 1950 | | | |
72 | Lawson Little | 1940 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1940 | | |
73 | Craig Wood | 1941 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 1941 | 1941 | | |
74 | Vic Ghezzi | 1941 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1941 |
75 | Sam Snead | 1942 | PGA Championship | 7 | 1949, 1952, 1954 | | 1946 | 1942, 1949, 1951 |
76 | Bob Hamilton | 1944 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1944 |
77 | Herman Keiser | 1946 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1946 | | | |
78 | Lloyd Mangrum | 1946 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1946 | | |
79 | Ben Hogan | 1946 | PGA Championship | 9 | 1951, 1953 | 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 | 1953 | 1946, 1948 |
80 | Lew Worsham | 1947 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1947 | | |
81 | Jim Ferrier | 1947 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1947 |
82 | Fred Daly | 1947 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1947 | |
83 | Claude Harmon | 1948 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1948 | | | |
84 | Cary Middlecoff | 1949 | U.S. Open | 3 | 1955 | 1949, 1956 | | |
85 | Bobby Locke | 1949 | The Open Championship | 4 | | | 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957 | |
86 | Chandler Harper | 1950 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1950 |
87 | Max Faulkner | 1951 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1951 | |
88 | Julius Boros | 1952 | U.S. Open | 3 | | 1952, 1963 | | 1968 |
89 | Jim Turnesa | 1952 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1952 |
90 | Walter Burkemo | 1953 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1953 |
91 | Ed Furgol | 1954 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1954 | | |
92 | Peter Thomson | 1954 | The Open Championship | 5 | | | 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965 | |
93 | Chick Harbert | 1954 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1954 |
94 | Jack Fleck | 1955 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1955 | | |
95 | Doug Ford | 1955 | PGA Championship | 2 | 1957 | | | 1955 |
96 | Jack Burke, Jr. | 1956 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 1956 | | | 1956 |
97 | Dick Mayer | 1957 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1957 | | |
98 | Lionel Hebert | 1957 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1957 |
99 | Arnold Palmer | 1958 | Masters Tournament | 7 | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 | 1960 | 1961, 1962 | |
100 | Tommy Bolt | 1958 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1958 | | |
101 | Dow Finsterwald | 1958 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1958 |
102 | Art Wall, Jr. | 1959 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1959 | | | |
103 | Billy Casper | 1959 | U.S. Open | 3 | 1970 | 1959, 1966 | | |
104 | Gary Player | 1959 | The Open Championship | 9 | 1961, 1974, 1978 | 1965 | 1959, 1968, 1974 | 1962, 1972 |
105 | Bob Rosburg | 1959 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1959 |
106 | Kel Nagle | 1960 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1960 | |
107 | Jay Hebert | 1960 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1960 |
108 | Gene Littler | 1961 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1961 | | |
109 | Jerry Barber | 1961 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1961 |
110 | Jack Nicklaus | 1962 | U.S. Open | 18 | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 | 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 | 1966, 1970, 1978 | 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980 |
111 | Bob Charles | 1963 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1963 | |
112 | Ken Venturi | 1964 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1964 | | |
113 | Tony Lema | 1964 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1964 | |
114 | Bobby Nichols | 1964 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1964 |
115 | Dave Marr | 1965 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1965 |
116 | Al Geiberger | 1966 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1966 |
117 | Gay Brewer | 1967 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1967 | | | |
118 | Roberto DeVicenzo | 1967 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1967 | |
119 | Don January | 1967 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1967 |
120 | Bob Goalby | 1968 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1968 | | | |
121 | Lee Trevino | 1968 | U.S. Open | 6 | | 1968, 1971 | 1971, 1972 | 1974, 1984 |
122 | George Archer | 1969 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1969 | | | |
123 | Orville Moody | 1969 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1969 | | |
124 | Tony Jacklin | 1969 | The Open Championship | 2 | | 1970 | 1969 | |
125 | Raymond Floyd | 1969 | PGA Championship | 4 | 1976 | 1986 | | 1969, 1982 |
126 | Dave Stockton | 1970 | PGA Championship | 2 | | | | 1970, 1976 |
127 | Charles Coody | 1971 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1971 | | | |
128 | Tommy Aaron | 1973 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1973 | | | |
129 | Johnny Miller | 1973 | U.S. Open | 2 | | 1973 | 1976 | |
130 | Tom Weiskopf | 1973 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1973 | |
131 | Hale Irwin | 1974 | U.S. Open | 3 | | 1974, 1979, 1990 | | |
132 | Lou Graham | 1975 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1975 | | |
133 | Tom Watson | 1975 | The Open Championship | 8 | 1977, 1981 | 1982 | 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983 | |
134 | Jerry Pate | 1976 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1976 | | |
135 | Hubert Green | 1977 | U.S. Open | 2 | | 1977 | | 1985 |
136 | Lanny Wadkins | 1977 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1977 |
137 | Andy North | 1978 | U.S. Open | 2 | | 1978, 1985 | | |
138 | John Mahaffey | 1978 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1978 |
139 | Fuzzy Zoeller | 1979 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 1979 | 1984 | | |
140 | Seve Ballesteros | 1979 | The Open Championship | 5 | 1980, 1983 | | 1979, 1984, 1988 | |
141 | David Graham | 1979 | PGA Championship | 2 | | 1981 | | 1979 |
142 | Bill Rogers | 1981 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1981 | |
143 | Larry Nelson | 1981 | PGA Championship | 3 | | 1983 | | 1981, 1987 |
144 | Craig Stadler | 1982 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1982 | | | |
145 | Hal Sutton | 1983 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1983 |
146 | Ben Crenshaw | 1984 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 1984, 1995 | | | |
147 | Bernhard Langer | 1985 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 1985, 1993 | | | |
148 | Sandy Lyle | 1985 | The Open Championship | 2 | 1988 | | 1985 | |
149 | Greg Norman | 1986 | The Open Championship | 2 | | | 1986, 1993 | |
150 | Bob Tway | 1986 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1986 |
151 | Larry Mize | 1987 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1987 | | | |
152 | Scott Simpson | 1987 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1987 | | |
153 | Nick Faldo | 1987 | The Open Championship | 6 | 1989, 1990, 1996 | | 1987, 1990, 1992 | |
154 | Curtis Strange | 1988 | U.S. Open | 2 | | 1988, 1989 | | |
155 | Jeff Sluman | 1988 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1988 |
156 | Mark Calcavecchia | 1989 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1989 | |
157 | Payne Stewart | 1989 | PGA Championship | 3 | | 1991, 1999 | | 1989 |
158 | Wayne Grady | 1990 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1990 |
159 | Ian Woosnam | 1991 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1991 | | | |
160 | Ian Baker-Finch | 1991 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1991 | |
161 | John Daly | 1991 | PGA Championship | 2 | | | 1995 | 1991 |
162 | Fred Couples | 1992 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 1992 | | | |
163 | Tom Kite | 1992 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1992 | | |
164 | Nick Price | 1992 | PGA Championship | 3 | | | 1994 | 1992, 1994 |
165 | Lee Janzen | 1993 | U.S. Open | 2 | | 1993, 1998 | | |
166 | Paul Azinger | 1993 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1993 |
167 | José María Olazábal | 1994 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 1994, 1999 | | | |
168 | Ernie Els | 1994 | U.S. Open | 4 | | 1994, 1997 | 2002, 2012 | |
169 | Corey Pavin | 1995 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1995 | | |
170 | Steve Elkington | 1995 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1995 |
171 | Steve Jones | 1996 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 1996 | | |
172 | Tom Lehman | 1996 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1996 | |
173 | Mark Brooks | 1996 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1996 |
174 | Tiger Woods | 1997 | Masters Tournament | 14 | 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 | 2000, 2002, 2008 | 2000, 2005, 2006 | 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 |
175 | Justin Leonard | 1997 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1997 | |
176 | Davis Love III | 1997 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 1997 |
177 | Mark O'Meara | 1998 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 1998 | | 1998 | |
178 | Vijay Singh | 1998 | PGA Championship | 3 | 2000 | | | 1998, 2004 |
179 | Paul Lawrie | 1999 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 1999 | |
180 | Retief Goosen | 2001 | U.S. Open | 2 | | 2001, 2004 | | |
181 | David Duval | 2001 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 2001 | |
182 | David Toms | 2001 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 2001 |
183 | Rich Beem | 2002 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 2002 |
184 | Mike Weir | 2003 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 2003 | | | |
185 | Jim Furyk | 2003 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 2003 | | |
186 | Ben Curtis | 2003 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 2003 | |
187 | Shaun Micheel | 2003 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 2003 |
188 | Phil Mickelson | 2004 | Masters Tournament | 5 | 2004, 2006, 2010 | | 2013 | 2005 |
189 | Todd Hamilton | 2004 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 2004 | |
190 | Michael Campbell | 2005 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 2005 | | |
191 | Geoff Ogilvy | 2006 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 2006 | | |
192 | Zach Johnson | 2007 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 2007 | | 2015 | |
193 | Ángel Cabrera | 2007 | U.S. Open | 2 | 2009 | 2007 | | |
194 | Pádraig Harrington | 2007 | The Open Championship | 3 | | | 2007, 2008 | 2008 |
195 | Trevor Immelman | 2008 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 2008 | | | |
196 | Lucas Glover | 2009 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 2009 | | |
197 | Stewart Cink | 2009 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 2009 | |
198 | Yang Yong-eun | 2009 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 2009 |
199 | Graeme McDowell | 2010 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 2010 | | |
200 | Louis Oosthuizen | 2010 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 2010 | |
201 | Martin Kaymer | 2010 | PGA Championship | 2 | | 2014 | | 2010 |
202 | Charl Schwartzel | 2011 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 2011 | | | |
203 | Rory McIlroy | 2011 | U.S. Open | 4 | | 2011 | 2014 | 2012, 2014 |
204 | Darren Clarke | 2011 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 2011 | |
205 | Keegan Bradley | 2011 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 2011 |
206 | Bubba Watson | 2012 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 2012, 2014 | | | |
207 | Webb Simpson | 2012 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 2012 | | |
208 | Adam Scott | 2013 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 2013 | | | |
209 | Justin Rose | 2013 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 2013 | | |
210 | Jason Dufner | 2013 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 2013 |
211 | Jordan Spieth | 2015 | Masters Tournament | 2 | 2015 | 2015 | | |
212 | Jason Day | 2015 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 2015 |
213 | Danny Willett | 2016 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 2016 | | | |
214 | Dustin Johnson | 2016 | U.S. Open | 1 | | 2016 | | |
215 | Henrik Stenson | 2016 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 2016 | |
216 | Jimmy Walker | 2016 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 2016 |
- Yellow means career grand slam champion.
See also