Most Wins in Men's Professional Majors
| Golfer | Major Wins | First | Last |
| Peter Thomson | 5 | 1954 British Open | 1965 British Open |
| Willie Anderson | 4 | 1901 US Open | 1905 US Open |
| Jim Barnes | 4 | 1916 PGA Championship | 1925 British Open |
| Ernie Els | 4 | 1994 US Open | 2012 British Open |
Who has won all 4 Grand Slams?
The Golden Slam, or Golden Grand Slam, is a term created in 1988 when Steffi Graf won all four Grand Slam tournaments and the gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics in the same calendar year. Then Who is number 1 seed at US Open?
Who won the Grand Slam in golf?
The term Grand Slam was first applied to Bobby Jones' achievement of winning the four major golf events of 1930: The Open Championship, the U.S. Open, the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur. When Jones won all four, the sports world searched for ways to capture the magnitude of his accomplishment.
What are the 4 major golfing events?
- Masters Tournament - weekend ending second Sunday in April
- PGA Championship - weekend ending third Sunday in May
- US Open Championship - weekend ending on the third Sunday in June
- The Open Championship - weekend containing the third Friday in July
What are the four majors in golf?
The four majors in men’s golf in the order in which they are played each year are the Master’s, the U.S. Open, the British Open (or the Open Championship) and the PGA Championship. Winning all four of these tournaments in a single year constitutes winning the Grand Slam of Golf. The oldest of these tournaments is the British Open, which ...
Who has held all 4 majors at once?
Remarkably, only one player has completed the Golden Slam within a single calendar season. It is Germany's Steffi Graf. Graf achieved the Golden Slam by winning the 1988 Olympic gold medal, the 1988 Australian Open, the 1988 French Open, the 1988 Wimbledon Championships, and the 1988 US Open.
Has any golfer won all 4 majors in the same year?
Nobody (yet) has won four majors in the same year. (Remember, we're talking about the majors of professional golf, so Bobby Jones' 1930 Grand Slam year, which included two pro majors and two amateur majors, isn't included.)
Did Tom Watson win all 4 majors?
In Watson's illustrious career, his eight major championships include five Open Championships, two Masters titles, and one U.S. Open title....Tom Watson (golfer)Tom WatsonPGA ChampionshipT2: 1978U.S. OpenWon: 1982The Open ChampionshipWon: 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983Achievements and awards27 more rows
Has any golfer won the same major 3 years in a row?
Jamie Anderson, British Open, 1877-79 Jamie Anderson and the following golfer on our list, Bob Ferguson, each won the Open three times in a row — and they did it back-to-back.
How many major championships are there in golf?
That’s thanks to the popularity of some of the world’s best golf tournaments, which are typically referred to as the four major championships that are played in a golf season. Players that are able to win the US Masters, the PGA Championship, the US Open and the Open Championship, sometimes called the British Open, ...
Who is the only golfer to win the Grand Slam in the same year?
As mentioned, Bobby Jones is the only player to have won the Grand Slam in the same year and it wasn’t the modern day Grand Slam that he achieved. Robert Tyre Jones Jr. was born on the seventeenth of March 1902 in Atlanta, Georgia. A lawyer by profession, he went on to become one of the most influential figures in golf, helping to design Augusta National Golf Club and co-founding The Masters.
How many times has Phil Mickelson been second?
Nowhere is that more evident than in the career of Phil Mickelson, who has either come second or tied for second six times in the US Open to date. Sam Snead was also unlucky at the US Open, finishing second on four occasions. Arnold Palmer was runner-up at the PGA Championships three times.
When did Arnold Palmer win the Masters?
It wasn’t until Arnold Palmer won the Masters and the US Open in 1960 and was on his way to the British Open that the idea of those four events being a modern day Grand Slam came into being.
Did Tiger Woods win the Masters?
Tiger Woods will always consider himself unlucky not to have joined Bobby Jones on the list of players to have won a Calendar Grand Slam, not least of all because he did win all four modern-day tournaments in the same three hundred and sixty-five day period. Sadly for Woods, three of the events were won in 2000 and his Masters win came in 2001, meaning that they were spread across two golf seasons.
Who has won 7 majors?
Bobby Jones, who won four U.S. Opens and three Open Championships, won a total of 7 majors. Arnold Palmer, who won 7 majors during his career. Gene Sarazen, who won 7 majors during his career. Sam Snead, who won 7 majors during his career.
What are the majors in golf?
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 U.S. Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship, contested annually.
Is the Masters a grand slam?
Should the same golfer win all four majors in a single calendar year, this would be recognized as a grand slam. No one has ever achieved this.
