List of men's major championships winning golfers
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The men's major golf championships, also known simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious events in professional golf.[1] The competitions are the Masters Tournament, the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, and The Open Championship, contested annually.

Jack Nicklaus has won the most majors, achieving 18 victories during his career.[2] Second on the list is Tiger Woods, who has won 15 majors to date; his most recent major victory was at the 2019 Masters.[3] Walter Hagen is third with 11 majors;[4] he and Nicklaus have both won the most PGA Championships with five.[5] Nicklaus also holds the record for the most victories in the Masters, winning the tournament six times.[6] Additionally, Nicklaus shares the record for the most U.S. Open victories with Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones and Ben Hogan, each winning four times.[7] Harry Vardon holds the record for the most Open Championship victories, winning six times during his career.[8] 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,[9] 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.S. Amateur and The Amateur Championship were once considered to be majors,[10] 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.
By golfer
| * | Completed a career Grand Slam |
By year
Win number out of total wins is shown in parentheses for golfers with more than one major championship.
| Year | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 2025 | ||||
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| 2021 | ||||
| 2020 | Not held due to coronavirus pandemic | |||
| 2019 |
By country
| Country | Masters | U.S. Open | The Open | PGA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 89 | 48 | 89 | 290 | |
| 1 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 55 | |
| 4 | 8 | 22 | 2 | 36 | |
| 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 22 | |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 18 | |
| 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 90 | 125 | 153 | 107 | 475 |
Gallery
- Jack Nicklaus won a record 18 majors
- Tiger Woods has won 15 majors
- Walter Hagen won 11 majors
- Ben Hogan won nine majors
- Gary Player won nine majors
- Tom Watson won eight majors
- Bobby Jones won seven majors
- Arnold Palmer won seven majors
- Gene Sarazen won seven majors
- Sam Snead won seven majors
- Harry Vardon won seven majors
- Nick Faldo won six majors
- Rory McIlroy has won six majors
- Phil Mickelson has won six majors
- Seve Ballesteros won five majors
- James Braid won five majors
- Brooks Koepka has won five majors
- John Henry Taylor won five Open Championships
- Willie Anderson won four U.S. Opens
- Tom Morris, Sr. and Tom Morris, Jr. both won four Open Championships
- Willie Park, Sr. won four Open Championships
- Scottie Scheffler has won four majors