As of the 2023 Open Championship, 232 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four professional 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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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.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Chronological order O – Open Championship, U – U.S. Open, P – PGA Championship, M – Masters Tournament.
- 1 2 Jock Hutchison was born in Scotland, however on April 1, 1920 he was naturalized as U.S. citizen. His 2 majors are counted to U.S. regarding the 'wins and champions per nationality' accumulation.
- 1 2 3 Tommy Armour was born in Scotland and became U.S. citizen thus his wins are listed under the U.S..
References
- ↑ "Open Champions". The Open Championship. Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ↑ "U.S. Open – History". USGA. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Past Winners of the PGA Championship". PGA of America. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ↑ "Masters – Past Winners & Results". The Masters. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
- ↑ "The 149th Open cancelled for this year and will return to Sandwich in 2021". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2020-04-06.