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Golf - Player Records

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Most Major Tournament Wins

This list features the players with the most Grand Slam major trophy wins in Golf history.

RANK

PLAYERS

TROPHIES

WINS

YEARS

1

Jack Nicklaus

18

Masters (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986); U.S. Open (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980); The Open (1966, 1970, 1978); PGA (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980)

1962–1986

2

Tiger Woods

15

Masters (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019); U.S. Open (2000, 2002, 2008); The Open (2000, 2005, 2006); PGA (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007)

1997–2019

3

Walter Hagen

11

U.S. Open (1914, 1919); The Open (1922, 1924, 1928, 1929); PGA (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927)

1914–1929

4

Ben Hogan

9

Masters (1951, 1953); U.S. Open (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953); The Open (1953); PGA (1946, 1948)

1946–1953

5

Gary Player

9

Masters (1961, 1974, 1978); U.S. Open (1965); The Open (1959, 1968, 1974); PGA (1962, 1972)

1959–1978

6

Tom Watson

8

Masters (1977, 1981); U.S. Open (1982); The Open (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)

1975–1983

7

Harry Vardon

7

U.S. Open (1900); The Open (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914)

1896–1914

8

Bobby Jones

7

U.S. Open (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930); The Open (1926, 1927, 1930)

1923–1930

9

Gene Sarazen

7

Masters (1935); U.S. Open (1922, 1932); The Open (1932); PGA (1922, 1923, 1933)

1922–1935

10

Sam Snead

7

Masters (1949, 1952, 1954); The Open (1946); PGA (1942, 1949, 1951)

1942–1954

11

Arnold Palmer

7

Masters (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964); U.S. Open (1960); The Open (1961, 1962)

1958–1964

12

Lee Trevino

6

U.S. Open (1968, 1971); The Open (1971, 1972); PGA (1974, 1984)

1968–1984

13

Nick Faldo

6

Masters (1989, 1990, 1996); The Open (1987, 1990, 1992)

1987–1996

14

Phil Mickelson

6

Masters (2004, 2006, 2010); The Open (2013); PGA (2005, 2021)

2004–2021

15

James Braid

5

The Open (1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910)

1901–1910

16

J.H. Taylor

5

The Open (1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913)

1894–1913

17

Byron Nelson

5

Masters (1937, 1942); U.S. Open (1939); PGA (1940, 1945)

1937–1945

18

Peter Thomson

5

The Open (1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965)

1954–1965

19

Seve Ballesteros

5

Masters (1980, 1983); The Open (1979, 1984, 1988)

1979–1988

20

Brooks Koepka

5

U.S. Open (2017, 2018); PGA (2018, 2019, 2023)

2017–2023

21

Rory McIlroy

4

U.S. Open (2011); The Open (2014); PGA (2012, 2014)

2011–2014

22

Tom Morris Sr.

4

The Open (1861, 1862, 1864, 1867)

1861–1867

23

Tom Morris Jr.

4

The Open (1868, 1869, 1870, 1872)

1868–1872

24

Willie Park Sr.

4

The Open (1860, 1863, 1866, 1875)

1860–1875

25

Willie Anderson

4

U.S. Open (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905)

1901–1905

26

Jim Barnes

4

U.S. Open (1921); The Open (1925); PGA (1916, 1919)

1916–1925

27

Bobby Locke

4

The Open (1949, 1950, 1952, 1957)

1949–1957

28

Raymond Floyd

4

Masters (1976); U.S. Open (1986); PGA (1969, 1982)

1969–1986

29

Ernie Els

4

U.S. Open (1994, 1997); The Open (2002, 2012)

1994–2012

30

Scottie Scheffler

2

Masters (2022, 2024)

2022–2024


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References

Golf Compendium, Golfers With the Most Wins in Major Championships [online]. Available at: https://www.golfcompendium.com/2022/11/most-wins-in-major-championships-golf.html (Accessed: 1 December 2025). Golf Compendium Wikipedia, List of men’s major championships winning golfers: By golfer [online]. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_major_championships_winning_golfers#By_golfer (Accessed: 1 December 2025).
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