As of the 2018 PGA Championship, 221 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 | 3 | 2015 | 2015 | 2017 | |
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 |
217 | Sergio García | 2017 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 2017 | | | |
218 | Brooks Koepka | 2017 | U.S. Open | 3 | | 2017, 2018 | | 2018 |
219 | Justin Thomas | 2017 | PGA Championship | 1 | | | | 2017 |
220 | Patrick Reed | 2018 | Masters Tournament | 1 | 2018 | | | |
221 | Francesco Molinari | 2018 | The Open Championship | 1 | | | 2018 | |
- Yellow means career grand slam champion. (Note: The Masters did not exist until 1934, making it impossible for golfers before that time to win a 'grand slam.' Bobby Jones won the U.S. and British Amateurs and Opens, making him the first 'grand slam' winner.