Men 's major Golf championships - wikipedia Men 's major Golf championships `` Major tournaments '' redirects here. For major tennis tournaments, see Grand slam ( tennis ). The men 's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. In order of play date, they are : April -- Masters Tournament ( weekend ending 2nd Sunday in April ) -- hosted as an invitational by and played at Augusta National Golf Club in the U.S. state of Georgia. June -- U.S. Open ( weekend ending with the 3rd Sunday in June, or Father 's Day. ) -- hosted by the United States Golf Association ( USGA ) and played at various locations in the United States. July -- The Open Championship ( week containing the 3rd Friday in July ) -- hosted by The R&A, an offshoot of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, and always played on a links course at one of ten locations in the United Kingdom. August -- PGA Championship ( 3rd weekend prior to Labor Day weekend, but will be moved to the third weekend of May beginning in 2019 ) -- hosted by the Professional Golfers ' Association of America and played at various locations in the United States. Jack Nicklaus, winner of a record 18 majors Contents 1 Importance 2 History 3 Television coverage 3.1 United Kingdom & Ireland 3.2 United States 4 Distinctive characteristics of majors 5 Major championship winners 5.1 Major champions by nationality 6 Scoring records 6.1 Scoring records - aggregate 6.2 Scoring records - to par 6.3 Single round records 7 ' Player of the Year ' in major championships 8 Consecutive victories at a major championship 9 Wire - to - wire major victories 10 Top ten finishes in all four modern majors in one season 11 Multiple major victories in a calendar year 11.1 Four 11.2 Three 11.3 Two 11.3. 1 Masters and U.S. Open 11.3. 2 Masters and Open Championship 11.3. 3 Masters and PGA Championship 11.3. 4 U.S. Open and Open Championship 11.3. 5 U.S. Open and PGA Championship 11.3. 6 Open Championship and PGA Championship 12 Consecutive major victories ( including over multiple years ) 12.1 Four 12.2 Three 12.3 Two 12.4 Most runner - up finishes in major championships 12.5 Players with most runner - up finishes but no major victories 13 See also 14 References 15 External links Importance Alongside the biennial Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup team competitions, the majors are golf 's marquee events. Elite players from all over the world participate in them, and the reputations of the greatest players in golf history are largely based on the number and variety of major championship victories they accumulate. The top prizes are not actually the largest in golf, being surpassed by The Players Championship, three of the four World Golf Championships events ( the HSBC Champions, promoted to WGC status in 2009, has a top prize comparable to that of the majors ), and some other invitational events. However, winning a major boosts a player 's career far more than winning any other tournament. If he is already a leading player, he will probably receive large bonuses from his sponsors and may be able to negotiate better contracts. If he is an unknown, he will immediately be signed up. Perhaps more importantly, he will receive an exemption from the need to annually re-qualify for a tour card on his home tour, thus giving a tournament golfer some security in an unstable profession. Currently, the PGA Tour gives a five - year exemption to all major winners, while the European Tour gives a seven - year exemption. Three of the four majors take place in the United States. The Masters is played at the same course, Augusta National Golf Club, every year, while the other three rotate courses ( the Open Championship, however, is always played on a links course ). Each of the majors has a distinct history, and they are run by four different golf organizations, but their special status is recognized worldwide. Major championship winners receive the maximum possible allocation of 100 points from the Official World Golf Ranking, which is endorsed by all of the main tours, and major championship prize money is official on the three richest regular ( i.e. under - 50 ) golf tours, the PGA Tour, European Tour and Japan Golf Tour. Although the majors are considered prestigious due to their history and traditions, there are still other non - `` major '' tournaments which prominently feature top players competing for purses meeting or exceeding those of the four traditional majors, such as the World Golf Championships, the European Tour 's DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, and the PGA Tour 's Players Championship. As The Players has the largest prize fund of any golf event, and is promoted as the tour 's flagship tournament, it is frequently considered to be an unofficial `` fifth major '' by players and critics. After the announcement that the Evian Masters would be recognized as the fifth women 's major by the LPGA Tour, players shared objections to the concept of having a fifth men 's major, owing to the long - standing traditions that the existing four have established. History The majors originally consisted of two British tournaments, The Open Championship and The Amateur Championship, and two American tournaments, the U.S. Open and the U.S. Amateur. With the introduction of the Masters Tournament in 1934, and the rise of professional golf in the late 1940s and 1950s, the term `` major championships '' eventually came to describe the Masters, the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, and the PGA Championship. It is difficult to determine when the definition changed to include the current four tournaments, although many trace it to Arnold Palmer 's 1960 season. After winning the Masters and the U.S. Open to start the season, he remarked that if he could win the Open Championship and PGA Championship to finish the season, he would complete `` a grand slam of his own '' to rival Bobby Jones 's 1930 feat. Until that time, many U.S. players such as Byron Nelson also considered the Western Open and the North and South Open as two of golf 's `` majors, '' and the British PGA Matchplay Championship was as important to British and Commonwealth professionals as the PGA Championship was to Americans. During the 1950s, the short - lived World Championship of Golf was viewed as a `` major '' by its competitors, as its first prize was worth almost ten times any other event in the game, and it was the first event whose finale was televised live on U.S. television. The oldest of the majors is The Open Championship, commonly referred to as the `` British Open '' outside the United Kingdom. Dominated by American champions in the 1920s and 1930s, the comparative explosion in the riches available on the U.S. Tour from the 1940s onwards meant that the lengthy overseas trip needed to qualify and compete in the event became increasingly prohibitive for the leading American professionals. Their regular participation dwindled after the war years. Ben Hogan entered just once in 1953 and won, but never returned. Sam Snead won in 1946 but lost money on the trip ( first prize was $600 ) and did not return until 1962. Golf writer Dan Jenkins, often seen as the world authority on majors since he 's attended more ( 200 + ) than anyone else, has noted that `` the pros did n't talk much about majors back then. I think it was Herbert Warren Wind who starting using the term. He said golfers had to be judged by the major tournaments they won, but it 's not like there was any set number of major tournaments. '' In 1960, Arnold Palmer entered The Open Championship in an attempt to emulate Hogan 's 1953 feat of winning on his first visit. Though a runner - up by a stroke in his first attempt, Palmer returned and won the next two in 1961 and 1962. Scheduling difficulties persisted with the PGA Championship, but more Americans began competing in the 1960s, restoring the event 's prestige ( and with it the prize money that once again made it an attractive prospect to other American pros ). The advent of transatlantic jet travel helped to boost American participation in The Open. A discussion between Palmer and Pittsburgh golf writer Bob Drum led to the concept of the modern Grand Slam of Golf. In August 2017, after the previous year 's edition was scheduled earlier due to golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics, the PGA of America announced that the PGA Championship would be moved to late - May beginning in 2019, in between the Masters and U.S. Open. The PGA Tour concurrently announced that it would move the Players Championship back to March the same year ; as a result, the Players and the four majors will still be played across five consecutive months. Television coverage United Kingdom & ireland In the United Kingdom, the BBC used to be the exclusive TV home of the Masters Tournament and the Open Championship, however from 2011 onwards Sky Sports has exclusive live coverage of the first two days of the Masters, with the weekend rounds shared with the BBC. The U.S. Open is shown exclusively on Sky Sports. Beginning in 2016, Sky Sports also became the exclusive broadcaster of the Open Championship ; the BBC elected to forego the final year of its contract. The BBC continues to hold rights to broadcast a nightly highlights programme. Sky also held rights to the PGA Championship, but in July 2017, it was reported that the PGA of America had declined to renew its contract, seeking a different media model for the tournament in the United Kingdom. The BBC acquired rights to the PGA Championship for 2017, with most coverage relegated to BBC Red Button and the conclusion of coverage on BBC Two. The PGA reached a separate deal to also stream coverage in the UK via Facebook Live, hosted by GiveMeSport. United States As none of the majors fall under the direct jurisdiction of tours, broadcast rights for these events are negotiated separately with each sanctioning body. All four majors have been broadcast at some point by one of the `` big three '' networks -- all of whom are currently or have previously been PGA Tour broadcast partners. In 2015, CBS was the only big three network that held weekend - round rights to one or more majors, as the remainder, along with early round coverage of all four, were held either by Fox or cable networks. The Masters has been televised by CBS since 1956. Beginning in 1966, ABC obtained the broadcast rights for the other three majors and held them for a quarter century. The PGA Championship moved to CBS in 1991 and the U.S. Open returned to NBC in 1995. ABC retained The Open Championship as its sole major, but moved its live coverage on the weekend to sister cable network ESPN in 2010. In June 2015, it was announced that NBC and Golf Channel would acquire rights to the Open Championship under a 12 - year deal. While the NBC deal was originally to take effect in 2017, ESPN chose to opt out of its final year of Open rights, so the NBC contract took effect beginning in 2016 instead. The Masters operates under one - year contracts ; CBS has been the main TV partner every year since 1956, with ESPN broadcasting CBS - produced coverage of the first and second rounds since 2008, replacing USA Network, which had shown the event since the early 1980s. As of 2015, Fox Sports holds broadcast rights to the U.S. Open and other USGA events, replacing NBC and ESPN, with Fox Sports 1 as the primary pay TV outlet. CBS and Turner Sports hold rights to the PGA Championship, with TNT handling early round and weekend morning coverage, and CBS airing weekend afternoon coverage. Their respective contracts with the PGA of America run through 2019. Distinctive characteristics of majors Because each major was developed and is run by a different organization, they each have different characteristics that set them apart. These involve the character of the courses used, the composition of the field, and other idiosyncrasies. The Masters Tournament ( sometimes referred to as the U.S. Masters ) is the only major that is played at the same course every year ( Augusta National Golf Club ), being the invitational tournament of that club. The Masters invites the smallest field of the majors, generally under 100 players ( although, like all the majors, it now ensures entry for all golfers among the world 's top 50 prior to the event ), and is the only one of the four majors that does not use `` alternates '' to replace qualified players who do not enter the event ( usually due to injury ). Former champions have a lifetime invitation to compete, and also included in the field are the current champions of the major amateur championships, and most of the previous year 's PGA Tour winners ( winners of `` alternate '' events held opposite a high - profile tournament do not receive automatic invitations ). The traditions of Augusta, such as the awarding of a green jacket to the champion, create a distinctive character for the tournament, as does the course itself, with its lack of primary rough but severely undulating fairways and greens, and punitive use of ponds and creeks on several key holes on the back nine. The U.S. Open is notorious for being played on difficult courses that have tight fairways, challenging greens, demanding pin positions and thick and high rough, placing a great premium on accuracy, especially with driving and approach play. Additionally, while most regular tour events are played on courses with par 72, the U.S. Open has almost never been held on a par - 72 course in recent decades ; the 2017 event will be the first since 1992 to be played at par 72. During this time, the tournament course has occasionally been played to a par of 71 but most commonly par 70. The U.S. Open is rarely won with a score much under par. The event is the championship of the United States Golf Association, and in having a very strict exempt qualifiers list -- made up of recent major champions, professionals currently ranked high in the world rankings or on the previous year 's money lists around the world, and leading amateurs from recent USGA events -- about half of the 156 - person field still enters the tournament through two rounds of open qualification events, mostly held in the U.S. but also in Europe and Japan. The U.S. Open has no barrier to entry for either women or junior players, as long as they are a professional or meet amateur handicap requirements. As of 2016, however, no female golfer has yet qualified for the U.S. Open, although in 2006 Michelle Wie made it to the second qualifying stage. The U.S. Open continues to have an 18 - hole playoff if players are tied after four rounds. ( The Open and PGA Championships use four - and three - hole aggregate playoffs respectively, followed by sudden death if necessary, and most regular events as well as the Masters only have simple sudden - death playoffs. ) The Sunday of the Championship has also in recent years fallen on Father 's Day ( at least as recognized in the US and the UK ) which has lent added poignancy to winners ' speeches. The Open Championship ( sometimes referred to as the British Open ) is organized by The R&A, an offshoot of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, and is typically played on a links - style course in the United Kingdom ( primarily England or Scotland ). It carries the prestige of being the oldest professional golf tournament currently in existence and the original `` Open '' championship ( although the very first event was held only for British professionals ). It is respected for maintaining the tradition of links play that dates back to the very invention of the game in Scotland. Links courses are generally typified as coastal, flat and often very windswept, with the fairways cut through dune grass and gorse bushes that make up the `` rough '', and have deep bunkers. The course is generally not `` doctored '' to make it more difficult, effectively making the variable weather the main external influence on the field 's score. As well as exempting from qualifying recent professional major and amateur champions, all former Open Championship winners under age 60, and leading players from the world rankings, the R&A ensures that leading golfers from around the globe are given the chance to enter by holding qualifying events on all continents, as well as holding final qualifying events around the UK in the weeks prior to the main tournament. The champion receives ( and has his name inscribed on the base of ) the famous Claret Jug, a trophy that dates back to 1872 ( champions from 1860 until 1871 received instead a championship belt, much like a champion professional boxer 's belt nowadays ) and the engraving of the champions ' name on the trophy prior to them receiving it is, in itself, one of the traditions of the closing ceremony of the championship, as is the award of the silver medal to the leading amateur player to have made the cut to play the last 36 holes. The PGA Championship ( sometimes referred to as the U.S. PGA ) is traditionally played at a parkland club in the United States, and the courses chosen tend to be as difficult as those chosen for the U.S. Open, with several, such as Baltusrol Golf Club, Medinah Country Club, Oakland Hills Country Club, Oak Hill Country Club, and Winged Foot Golf Club, having hosted both. The PGA generally does not set up the course as difficult as the USGA does. The PGA of America enters into a profit - sharing agreement with the host club ( except when the event is hosted by Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, a club that it owns ). In a parallel with The Masters, previous winners of the PGA Championship have a lifetime invitation to compete. As well as inviting recent champions of the other three professional majors and leading players from the world rankings, the PGA Championship field is completed by qualifiers held among members of the PGA of America, the organization of club and teaching professionals that are separate from the members of the PGA Tour. The PGA Championship is also the only one of the four majors to invite all winners of PGA Tour events in the year preceding the tournament. Amateur golfers do not normally play on the PGA Tour, and could only qualify by winning one of the other three majors, winning a PGA Tour event while playing under a sponsor 's exemption, or having a high world ranking. The PGA tends to be played in high heat and humidity that characterize the American climate in August, which often sets it apart as a challenge from ( in particular ) the Open Championship which precedes it, that is often played in cooler and rainy weather. Major Championship winners See also : List of men 's major championships winning golfers Win number out of total wins is shown in parentheses for golfers with more than one major championship. Year Masters Tournament U.S. Open The Open Championship PGA Championship 2018 April 5 -- 8, Augusta National June 14 -- 17, Shinnecock Hills July 19 -- 22, Carnoustie Golf Links August 9 -- 12, Bellerive Country Club 2017 Sergio García Brooks Koepka Jordan Spieth ( 3 / 3 ) Justin Thomas 2016 Danny Willett Dustin Johnson Henrik Stenson Jimmy Walker 2015 Jordan Spieth ( 1 / 3 ) Jordan Spieth ( 2 / 3 ) Zach Johnson ( 2 / 2 ) Jason Day 2014 Bubba Watson ( 2 / 2 ) Martin Kaymer ( 2 / 2 ) Rory McIlroy ( 3 / 4 ) Rory McIlroy ( 4 / 4 ) 2013 Adam Scott Justin Rose Phil Mickelson ( 5 / 5 ) Jason Dufner 2012 Bubba Watson ( 1 / 2 ) Webb Simpson Ernie Els ( 4 / 4 ) Rory McIlroy ( 2 / 4 ) 2011 Charl Schwartzel Rory McIlroy ( 1 / 4 ) Darren Clarke Keegan Bradley Phil Mickelson ( 4 / 5 ) Graeme McDowell Louis Oosthuizen Martin Kaymer ( 1 / 2 ) 2009 Ángel Cabrera ( 2 / 2 ) Lucas Glover Stewart Cink Yang Yong - eun 2008 Trevor Immelman Tiger Woods ( 14 / 14 ) Pádraig Harrington ( 2 / 3 ) Pádraig Harrington ( 3 / 3 ) 2007 Zach Johnson ( 1 / 2 ) Ángel Cabrera ( 1 / 2 ) Pádraig Harrington ( 1 / 3 ) Tiger Woods ( 13 / 14 ) 2006 Phil Mickelson ( 3 / 5 ) Geoff Ogilvy Tiger Woods ( 11 / 14 ) Tiger Woods ( 12 / 14 ) 2005 Tiger Woods ( 9 / 14 ) Michael Campbell Tiger Woods ( 10 / 14 ) Phil Mickelson ( 2 / 5 ) Phil Mickelson ( 1 / 5 ) Retief Goosen ( 2 / 2 ) Todd Hamilton Vijay Singh ( 3 / 3 ) 2003 Mike Weir Jim Furyk Ben Curtis Shaun Micheel 2002 Tiger Woods ( 7 / 14 ) Tiger Woods ( 8 / 14 ) Ernie Els ( 3 / 4 ) Rich Beem 2001 Tiger Woods ( 6 / 14 ) Retief Goosen ( 1 / 2 ) David Duval David Toms 2000 Vijay Singh ( 2 / 3 ) Tiger Woods ( 3 / 14 ) Tiger Woods ( 4 / 14 ) Tiger Woods ( 5 / 14 ) 1999 José María Olazábal ( 2 / 2 ) Payne Stewart ( 3 / 3 ) Paul Lawrie Tiger Woods ( 2 / 14 ) 1998 Mark O'Meara ( 1 / 2 ) Lee Janzen ( 2 / 2 ) Mark O'Meara ( 2 / 2 ) Vijay Singh ( 1 / 3 ) 1997 Tiger Woods ( 1 / 14 ) Ernie Els ( 2 / 4 ) Justin Leonard Davis Love III Nick Faldo ( 6 / 6 ) Steve Jones Tom Lehman Mark Brooks 1995 Ben Crenshaw ( 2 / 2 ) Corey Pavin John Daly ( 2 / 2 ) Steve Elkington 1994 José María Olazábal ( 1 / 2 ) Ernie Els ( 1 / 4 ) Nick Price ( 2 / 3 ) Nick Price ( 3 / 3 ) 1993 Bernhard Langer ( 2 / 2 ) Lee Janzen ( 1 / 2 ) Greg Norman ( 2 / 2 ) Paul Azinger 1992 Fred Couples Tom Kite Nick Faldo ( 5 / 6 ) Nick Price ( 1 / 3 ) 1991 Ian Woosnam Payne Stewart ( 2 / 3 ) Ian Baker - Finch John Daly ( 1 / 2 ) 1990 Nick Faldo ( 3 / 6 ) Hale Irwin ( 3 / 3 ) Nick Faldo ( 4 / 6 ) Wayne Grady Nick Faldo ( 2 / 6 ) Curtis Strange ( 2 / 2 ) Mark Calcavecchia Payne Stewart ( 1 / 3 ) Sandy Lyle ( 2 / 2 ) Curtis Strange ( 1 / 2 ) Seve Ballesteros ( 5 / 5 ) Jeff Sluman Larry Mize Scott Simpson Nick Faldo ( 1 / 6 ) Larry Nelson ( 3 / 3 ) 1986 Jack Nicklaus ( 18 / 18 ) Raymond Floyd ( 4 / 4 ) Greg Norman ( 1 / 2 ) Bob Tway 1985 Bernhard Langer ( 1 / 2 ) Andy North ( 2 / 2 ) Sandy Lyle ( 1 / 2 ) Hubert Green ( 2 / 2 ) 1984 Ben Crenshaw ( 1 / 2 ) Fuzzy Zoeller ( 2 / 2 ) Seve Ballesteros ( 4 / 5 ) Lee Trevino ( 6 / 6 ) Seve Ballesteros ( 3 / 5 ) Larry Nelson ( 2 / 3 ) Tom Watson ( 8 / 8 ) Hal Sutton 1982 Craig Stadler Tom Watson ( 6 / 8 ) Tom Watson ( 7 / 8 ) Raymond Floyd ( 3 / 4 ) 1981 Tom Watson ( 5 / 8 ) David Graham ( 2 / 2 ) Bill Rogers Larry Nelson ( 1 / 3 ) 1980 Seve Ballesteros ( 2 / 5 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 16 / 18 ) Tom Watson ( 4 / 8 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 17 / 18 ) 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller ( 1 / 2 ) Hale Irwin ( 2 / 3 ) Seve Ballesteros ( 1 / 5 ) David Graham ( 1 / 2 ) 1978 Gary Player ( 9 / 9 ) Andy North ( 1 / 2 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 15 / 18 ) John Mahaffey 1977 Tom Watson ( 2 / 8 ) Hubert Green ( 1 / 2 ) Tom Watson ( 3 / 8 ) Lanny Wadkins 1976 Raymond Floyd ( 2 / 4 ) Jerry Pate Johnny Miller ( 2 / 2 ) Dave Stockton ( 2 / 2 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 13 / 18 ) Lou Graham Tom Watson ( 1 / 8 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 14 / 18 ) Gary Player ( 7 / 9 ) Hale Irwin ( 1 / 3 ) Gary Player ( 8 / 9 ) Lee Trevino ( 5 / 6 ) 1973 Tommy Aaron Johnny Miller ( 1 / 2 ) Tom Weiskopf Jack Nicklaus ( 12 / 18 ) 1972 Jack Nicklaus ( 10 / 18 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 11 / 18 ) Lee Trevino ( 4 / 6 ) Gary Player ( 6 / 9 ) 1971 Charles Coody Lee Trevino ( 2 / 6 ) Lee Trevino ( 3 / 6 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 9 / 18 ) 1970 Billy Casper ( 3 / 3 ) Tony Jacklin ( 2 / 2 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 8 / 18 ) Dave Stockton ( 1 / 2 ) 1969 George Archer Orville Moody Tony Jacklin ( 1 / 2 ) Raymond Floyd ( 1 / 4 ) 1968 Bob Goalby Lee Trevino ( 1 / 6 ) Gary Player ( 5 / 9 ) Julius Boros ( 3 / 3 ) 1967 Gay Brewer Jack Nicklaus ( 7 / 18 ) Roberto DeVicenzo Don January 1966 Jack Nicklaus ( 5 / 18 ) Billy Casper ( 2 / 3 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 6 / 18 ) Al Geiberger 1965 Jack Nicklaus ( 4 / 18 ) Gary Player ( 4 / 9 ) Peter Thomson ( 5 / 5 ) Dave Marr 1964 Arnold Palmer ( 7 / 7 ) Ken Venturi Tony Lema Bobby Nichols 1963 Jack Nicklaus ( 2 / 18 ) Julius Boros ( 2 / 3 ) Bob Charles Jack Nicklaus ( 3 / 18 ) 1962 Arnold Palmer ( 5 / 7 ) Jack Nicklaus ( 1 / 18 ) Arnold Palmer ( 6 / 7 ) Gary Player ( 3 / 9 ) 1961 Gary Player ( 2 / 9 ) Gene Littler Arnold Palmer ( 4 / 7 ) Jerry Barber 1960 Arnold Palmer ( 2 / 7 ) Arnold Palmer ( 3 / 7 ) Kel Nagle Jay Hebert 1959 Art Wall, Jr. Billy Casper ( 1 / 3 ) Gary Player ( 1 / 9 ) Bob Rosburg 1958 Arnold Palmer ( 1 / 7 ) Tommy Bolt Peter Thomson ( 4 / 5 ) Dow Finsterwald 1957 Doug Ford ( 2 / 2 ) Dick Mayer Bobby Locke ( 4 / 4 ) Lionel Hebert 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. ( 1 / 2 ) Cary Middlecoff ( 3 / 3 ) Peter Thomson ( 3 / 5 ) Jack Burke, Jr. ( 2 / 2 ) 1955 Cary Middlecoff ( 2 / 3 ) Jack Fleck Peter Thomson ( 2 / 5 ) Doug Ford ( 1 / 2 ) 1954 Sam Snead ( 7 / 7 ) Ed Furgol Peter Thomson ( 1 / 5 ) Chick Harbert 1953 Ben Hogan ( 7 / 9 ) Ben Hogan ( 8 / 9 ) Ben Hogan ( 9 / 9 ) Walter Burkemo 1952 Sam Snead ( 6 / 7 ) Julius Boros ( 1 / 3 ) Bobby Locke ( 3 / 4 ) Jim Turnesa 1951 Ben Hogan ( 5 / 9 ) Ben Hogan ( 6 / 9 ) Max Faulkner Sam Snead ( 5 / 7 ) 1950 Jimmy Demaret ( 3 / 3 ) Ben Hogan ( 4 / 9 ) Bobby Locke ( 2 / 4 ) Chandler Harper 1949 Sam Snead ( 3 / 7 ) Cary Middlecoff ( 1 / 3 ) Bobby Locke ( 1 / 4 ) Sam Snead ( 4 / 7 ) 1948 Claude Harmon Ben Hogan ( 3 / 9 ) Henry Cotton ( 3 / 3 ) Ben Hogan ( 2 / 9 ) 1947 Jimmy Demaret ( 2 / 3 ) Lew Worsham Fred Daly Jim Ferrier 1946 Herman Keiser Lloyd Mangrum Sam Snead ( 2 / 7 ) Ben Hogan ( 1 / 9 ) 1945 Not held due to World War II Not held due to World War II Not held due to World War II Byron Nelson ( 5 / 5 ) 1944 Bob Hamilton 1943 Not held due to World War II 1942 Byron Nelson ( 4 / 5 ) Sam Snead ( 1 / 7 ) 1941 Craig Wood ( 1 / 2 ) Craig Wood ( 2 / 2 ) Vic Ghezzi 1940 Jimmy Demaret ( 1 / 3 ) Lawson Little Byron Nelson ( 3 / 5 ) 1939 Ralph Guldahl ( 3 / 3 ) Byron Nelson ( 2 / 5 ) Dick Burton Henry Picard ( 2 / 2 ) 1938 Henry Picard ( 1 / 2 ) Ralph Guldahl ( 2 / 3 ) Reg Whitcombe Paul Runyan ( 2 / 2 ) 1937 Byron Nelson ( 1 / 5 ) Ralph Guldahl ( 1 / 3 ) Henry Cotton ( 2 / 3 ) Denny Shute ( 3 / 3 ) 1936 Horton Smith ( 2 / 2 ) Tony Manero Alf Padgham Denny Shute ( 2 / 3 ) 1935 Gene Sarazen ( 7 / 7 ) Sam Parks, Jr. Alf Perry Johnny Revolta 1934 Horton Smith ( 1 / 2 ) Olin Dutra ( 2 / 2 ) Henry Cotton ( 1 / 3 ) Paul Runyan ( 1 / 2 ) 1933 Not yet founded Johnny Goodman Denny Shute ( 1 / 3 ) Gene Sarazen ( 6 / 7 ) 1932 Gene Sarazen ( 5 / 7 ) Gene Sarazen ( 4 / 7 ) Olin Dutra ( 1 / 2 ) 1931 Billy Burke Tommy Armour ( 3 / 3 ) Tom Creavy 1930 Bobby Jones ( 7 / 7 ) Bobby Jones ( 6 / 7 ) Tommy Armour ( 2 / 3 ) 1929 Bobby Jones ( 5 / 7 ) Walter Hagen ( 11 / 11 ) Leo Diegel ( 2 / 2 ) 1928 Johnny Farrell Walter Hagen ( 10 / 11 ) Leo Diegel ( 1 / 2 ) 1927 Tommy Armour ( 1 / 3 ) Bobby Jones ( 4 / 7 ) Walter Hagen ( 9 / 11 ) 1926 Bobby Jones ( 3 / 7 ) Bobby Jones ( 2 / 7 ) Walter Hagen ( 8 / 11 ) 1925 Willie MacFarlane Jim Barnes ( 4 / 4 ) Walter Hagen ( 7 / 11 ) 1924 Cyril Walker Walter Hagen ( 5 / 11 ) Walter Hagen ( 6 / 11 ) 1923 Bobby Jones ( 1 / 7 ) Arthur Havers Gene Sarazen ( 3 / 7 ) 1922 Gene Sarazen ( 1 / 7 ) Walter Hagen ( 4 / 11 ) Gene Sarazen ( 2 / 7 ) 1921 Jim Barnes ( 3 / 4 ) Jock Hutchison ( 2 / 2 ) Walter Hagen ( 3 / 11 ) 1920 Ted Ray ( 2 / 2 ) George Duncan Jock Hutchison ( 1 / 2 ) 1919 Walter Hagen ( 2 / 11 ) Not held due to World War I Jim Barnes ( 2 / 4 ) 1918 Not held due to World War I Not held due to World War I 1917 1916 Chick Evans Jim Barnes ( 1 / 4 ) 1915 Jerome Travers Not yet founded 1914 Walter Hagen ( 1 / 11 ) Harry Vardon ( 7 / 7 ) 1913 Francis Ouimet John Henry Taylor ( 5 / 5 ) 1912 John McDermott ( 2 / 2 ) Ted Ray ( 1 / 2 ) 1911 John McDermott ( 1 / 2 ) Harry Vardon ( 6 / 7 ) 1910 Alex Smith ( 2 / 2 ) James Braid ( 5 / 5 ) 1909 George Sargent John Henry Taylor ( 4 / 5 ) 1908 Fred McLeod James Braid ( 4 / 5 ) 1907 Alec Ross Arnaud Massy 1906 Alex Smith ( 1 / 2 ) James Braid ( 3 / 5 ) 1905 Willie Anderson ( 4 / 4 ) James Braid ( 2 / 5 ) 1904 Willie Anderson ( 3 / 4 ) Jack White 1903 Willie Anderson ( 2 / 4 ) Harry Vardon ( 5 / 7 ) 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie Sandy Herd 1901 Willie Anderson ( 1 / 4 ) James Braid ( 1 / 5 ) 1900 Harry Vardon ( 4 / 7 ) John Henry Taylor ( 3 / 5 ) 1899 Willie Smith Harry Vardon ( 3 / 7 ) 1898 Fred Herd Harry Vardon ( 2 / 7 ) 1897 Joe Lloyd Harold Hilton ( 2 / 2 ) 1896 James Foulis Harry Vardon ( 1 / 7 ) 1895 Horace Rawlins John Henry Taylor ( 2 / 5 ) 1894 Not yet founded John Henry Taylor ( 1 / 5 ) 1893 Willie Auchterlonie 1892 Harold Hilton ( 1 / 2 ) 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1890 John Ball, Jnr 1889 Willie Park, Jr. ( 2 / 2 ) 1888 Jack Burns 1887 Willie Park, Jr. ( 1 / 2 ) 1886 David Brown 1885 Bob Martin ( 2 / 2 ) 1884 Jack Simpson 1883 Willie Fernie 1882 Bob Ferguson ( 3 / 3 ) 1881 Bob Ferguson ( 2 / 3 ) 1880 Bob Ferguson ( 1 / 3 ) 1879 Jamie Anderson ( 3 / 3 ) 1878 Jamie Anderson ( 2 / 3 ) 1877 Jamie Anderson ( 1 / 3 ) 1876 Bob Martin ( 1 / 2 ) 1875 Willie Park, Sr. ( 4 / 4 ) 1874 Mungo Park 1873 Tom Kidd 1872 Young Tom Morris ( 4 / 4 ) 1871 Not played 1870 Young Tom Morris ( 3 / 4 ) 1869 Young Tom Morris ( 2 / 4 ) 1868 Young Tom Morris ( 1 / 4 ) 1867 Old Tom Morris ( 4 / 4 ) 1866 Willie Park, Sr. ( 3 / 4 ) 1865 Andrew Strath 1864 Old Tom Morris ( 3 / 4 ) 1863 Willie Park, Sr. ( 2 / 4 ) 1862 Old Tom Morris ( 2 / 4 ) 1861 Old Tom Morris ( 1 / 4 ) 1860 Willie Park, Sr. ( 1 / 4 ) Major champions by nationality The table below shows the number of major championships won by golfers from various countries. Tallies are also shown for major wins by golfers from Europe and from the `` Rest of the World '' ( RoW ), i.e. the world excluding Europe and the United States. The United States plays Europe in the Ryder Cup and an International Team representing the Rest of the World in the Presidents Cup. The table is complete through to the 2016 season. Since the establishment of The Masters in 1934, an American has won at least one major every year, with the exception of 1994. Decade Total ARG AUS CAN ENG FIJ FRA GER JER KOR NZL NIR IRE SCO RSA ESP SWE USA WAL ZIM Eur RoW Total 443 17 35 9 7 55 22 8 267 124 52 2010s 32 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 6 -- -- 15 -- -- 12 5 2000s 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 25 -- -- 12 1990s 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 21 9 10 1980s 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 29 -- -- 9 1970s 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 -- -- 5 1960s 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 -- -- 8 1950s 40 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 -- -- 8 1940s 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 22 -- -- 1930s 36 -- -- -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 -- -- 6 -- 1920s 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 -- -- 7 -- 1910s 15 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 7 -- -- 8 -- 1900s 20 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 14 -- -- -- -- -- -- 20 -- 1890s 15 -- -- -- 7 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 -- 1880s 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 -- 1870s 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 -- -- -- -- -- -- 9 -- 1860s 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 -- Scoring records Scoring records - aggregate The aggregate scoring records for each major are tabulated below. Green indicates an outright record and yellow indicates a shared record. Date Tournament Player Country Rounds Score To par Apr 13, 1997 Masters Tournament Woods, Tiger Tiger Woods United States 70 - 66 - 65 - 69 270 − 18 Apr 12, 2015 Masters Tournament Spieth, Jordan Jordan Spieth United States 64 - 66 - 70 - 70 270 − 18 Aug 19, 2001 PGA Championship Toms, David David Toms United States 66 - 65 - 65 - 69 265 − 15 Jun 19, 2011 U.S. Open McIlroy, Rory Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland 65 - 66 - 68 - 69 268 − 16 Jul 17, 2016 The Open Championship Stenson, Henrik Henrik Stenson Sweden 68 - 65 - 68 - 63 264 − 20 Scoring records - to par The scoring records to par for each major are tabulated below. Green indicates an outright record and yellow indicates a shared record. Date Tournament Player Country Rounds Score To par Finish Apr 13, 1997 Masters Tournament Woods, Tiger Tiger Woods United States 70 - 66 - 65 - 69 270 − 18 Won Jun 19, 2011 U.S. Open McIlroy, Rory Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland 65 - 66 - 68 - 69 268 − 16 Won Apr 12, 2015 Masters Tournament Spieth, Jordan Jordan Spieth United States 64 - 66 - 70 - 70 270 − 18 Won Aug 16, 2015 PGA Championship Day, Jason Jason Day Australia 68 - 67 - 66 - 67 268 − 20 Won Jul 17, 2016 The Open Championship Stenson, Henrik Henrik Stenson Sweden 68 - 65 - 68 - 63 264 − 20 Won Jun 18, 2017 U.S. Open Koepka, Brooks Brooks Koepka United States 67 - 70 - 68 - 67 272 − 16 Won Single round records The record for a single round in a major championship is 62 which was recorded by South African golfer Branden Grace in the third round of the 2017 Open Championship. # Player Country Major Date Course Rnd To par Finish Grace, Branden Branden Grace South Africa The Open Championship Jul 22, 2017 Royal Birkdale Golf Club − 8 7000600000000000000 ♠ T6 Many players have recorded a score of 63. This has occurred 32 times by 30 golfers between 1973 and 2017. Greg Norman and Vijay Singh are the only golfers to record two rounds of 63 in the majors. Johnny Miller was the first golfer to shoot 63 in a major and was the only golfer to shoot 63 in the final round to win a major until Henrik Stenson did so as well during the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club. # Player Country Major Date Course Rnd To par Finish Miller, Johnny Johnny Miller United States U.S. Open Jun 17, 1973 Oakmont Country Club − 8 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 Crampton, Bruce Bruce Crampton Australia PGA Championship Aug 8, 1975 Firestone Country Club − 7 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 Hayes, Mark Mark Hayes United States The Open Championship Jul 7, 1977 Turnberry − 7 7000900000000000000 ♠ T9 Weiskopf, Tom Tom Weiskopf United States U.S. Open Jun 12, 1980 Baltusrol Golf Club − 7 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 5 Nicklaus, Jack Jack Nicklaus United States U.S. Open Jun 12, 1980 Baltusrol Golf Club ( 2 ) − 7 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 6 Aoki, Isao Isao Aoki Japan The Open Championship Jul 19, 1980 Muirfield − 8 7001120000000000000 ♠ T12 7 Floyd, Raymond Raymond Floyd United States PGA Championship Aug 5, 1982 Southern Hills Country Club − 7 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 8 Player, Gary Gary Player South Africa PGA Championship Aug 17, 1984 Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club − 9 7000200000000000000 ♠ T2 9 Price, Nick Nick Price Zimbabwe Masters Tournament Apr 12, 1986 Augusta National Golf Club − 9 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 10 Norman, Greg Greg Norman Australia The Open Championship Jul 18, 1986 Turnberry ( 2 ) − 7 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 11 Broadhurst, Paul Paul Broadhurst England The Open Championship Jul 21, 1990 Old Course at St Andrews − 9 7001120000000000000 ♠ T12 12 Mudd, Jodie Jodie Mudd United States The Open Championship Jul 21, 1991 Royal Birkdale Golf Club − 7 7000500000000000000 ♠ T5 13 Faldo, Nick Nick Faldo England The Open Championship Jul 16, 1993 Royal St George 's Golf Club − 7 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 14 Stewart, Payne Payne Stewart United States The Open Championship Jul 18, 1993 Royal St George 's Golf Club ( 2 ) − 7 7001120000000000000 ♠ 12 15 Singh, Vijay Vijay Singh Fiji PGA Championship Aug 13, 1993 Inverness Club − 8 7000400000000000000 ♠ 4 16 Bradley, Michael Michael Bradley United States PGA Championship Aug 10, 1995 Riviera Country Club − 8 7001540000000000000 ♠ T54 17 Faxon, Brad Brad Faxon United States PGA Championship Aug 13, 1995 Riviera Country Club ( 2 ) − 8 7000500000000000000 ♠ 5 18 Norman, Greg Greg Norman ( 2 ) Australia Masters Tournament Apr 11, 1996 Augusta National Golf Club ( 2 ) − 9 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 19 Olazábal, José María José María Olazábal Spain PGA Championship Aug 19, 2000 Valhalla Golf Club − 9 7000400000000000000 ♠ T4 20 O'Meara, Mark Mark O'Meara United States PGA Championship Aug 17, 2001 Atlanta Athletic Club − 7 7001220000000000000 ♠ T22 21 Singh, Vijay Vijay Singh ( 2 ) Fiji U.S. Open Jun 13, 2003 Olympia Fields Country Club − 7 7001200000000000000 ♠ T20 22 Bjørn, Thomas Thomas Bjørn Denmark PGA Championship Aug 13, 2005 Baltusrol Golf Club ( 3 ) − 7 7000200000000000000 ♠ T2 23 Woods, Tiger Tiger Woods United States PGA Championship Aug 10, 2007 Southern Hills Country Club ( 2 ) − 7 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 24 McIlroy, Rory Rory McIlroy Northern Ireland The Open Championship Jul 15, 2010 Old Course at St Andrews ( 2 ) − 9 7000300000000000000 ♠ T3 25 Stricker, Steve Steve Stricker United States PGA Championship Aug 11, 2011 Atlanta Athletic Club ( 2 ) − 7 7001120000000000000 ♠ T12 26 Dufner, Jason Jason Dufner United States PGA Championship Aug 9, 2013 Oak Hill Country Club − 7 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 27 Iwata, Hiroshi Hiroshi Iwata Japan PGA Championship Aug 14, 2015 Whistling Straits − 9 7001210000000000000 ♠ T21 28 Mickelson, Phil Phil Mickelson United States The Open Championship Jul 14, 2016 Royal Troon Golf Club − 8 7000200000000000000 ♠ 2 29 Stenson, Henrik Henrik Stenson Sweden The Open Championship Jul 17, 2016 Royal Troon Golf Club ( 2 ) − 8 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 30 Streb, Robert Robert Streb United States PGA Championship Jul 29, 2016 Baltusrol Golf Club ( 4 ) − 7 7000700000000000000 ♠ T7 31 Thomas, Justin Justin Thomas United States U.S. Open Jun 17, 2017 Erin Hills − 9 7000900000000000000 ♠ T9 32 Haotong, Li Li Haotong China The Open Championship Jul 23, 2017 Royal Birkdale Golf Club ( 2 ) − 7 7000300000000000000 ♠ 3 ' Player of the year ' in major championships There is no official award presented to the player with the best overall record in the four majors, although the PGA 's Player of the Year system favors performances in the major championships. Since 1984, world ranking points have been assigned to finishes in the majors, which has allowed a calculation of which player has earned the most ranking points in majors in a season -- in almost every year since, one of the year 's major winners has either won two of them, or has been the only player to win one and record a high finish in another ( like Justin Leonard in 1997, David Duval in 2001, Lucas Glover in 2009 or Dustin Johnson in 2016 ), enough to finish top of such a merit table in those years. The single exception was Nick Faldo in 1988, whose finishes of 2nd, 3rd and 4th earned him more world ranking points than any of that year 's champions achieved during the season. Tables are occasionally constructed for interest showing the overall scoring records for those players who have completed all 288 holes in the majors during a season. In the 1970s, Jack Nicklaus led such a table in 1970 -- 73, 1975 and 1979, with Gary Player leading in 1974, Raymond Floyd in 1976, and Tom Watson in 1977 and 1978. In the 1980s a notable leader was in 1987, when Ben Crenshaw was top of this compilation after finishing 4th, 4th, 4th and 7th in the four majors. In total Crenshaw took 1,140 strokes, only 12 more than the sum total of the four respective champions ' scores of 1,128. Recent ' winners ' of this accolade are Pádraig Harrington in 2008, Ross Fisher in 2009, Phil Mickelson in 2010, Charl Schwartzel in 2011, and Adam Scott in 2012. In 2013 Scott and fellow Australian Jason Day tied for this accolade with a cumulative score of + 2. Rickie Fowler led in 2014 with − 32 after top - five finishes in all four tournaments, while in 2015 Jordan Spieth led the standings by achieving the lowest all - time cumulative score in a year of − 54, one shot better than the cumulative score of Tiger Woods in 2000. In 2016, Jason Day again led with − 9, achieved despite not winning any of the major tournaments during the year. In 2017, Brooks Koepka topped the list with a cumulative scored of − 21, one shot better than Matt Kuchar and Hideki Matsuyama. Consecutive victories at a major Championship Nationality Player Major # Years Scotland Tom Morris, Jr. The Open Championship 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872 United States Walter Hagen PGA Championship 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 Scotland Jamie Anderson The Open Championship 1877, 1878, 1879 Scotland Bob Ferguson The Open Championship 1880, 1881, 1882 Scotland Willie Anderson U.S. Open 1903, 1904, 1905 Australia Peter Thomson The Open Championship 1954, 1955, 1956 Scotland Tom Morris, Sr. The Open Championship 1861, 1862 Jersey Harry Vardon The Open Championship 1898, 1899 Scotland James Braid The Open Championship 1905, 1906 England John Henry Taylor The Open Championship 1894, 1895 United States John McDermott U.S. Open 1911, 1912 England Jim Barnes PGA Championship 1916, 1919 United States Gene Sarazen PGA Championship 1922, 1923 United States Bobby Jones The Open Championship 1926, 1927 United States Walter Hagen The Open Championship 1928, 1929 United States Leo Diegel PGA Championship 1928, 1929 United States Bobby Jones U.S. Open 1929, 1930 United States Denny Shute PGA Championship 1936, 1937 United States Ralph Guldahl U.S. Open 1937, 1938 South Africa Bobby Locke The Open Championship 1949, 1950 United States Ben Hogan U.S. Open 1950, 1951 United States Arnold Palmer The Open Championship 1961, 1962 United States Jack Nicklaus Masters Tournament 1965, 1966 United States Lee Trevino The Open Championship 1971, 1972 United States Tom Watson The Open Championship 1982, 1983 United States Curtis Strange U.S. Open 1988, 1989 England Nick Faldo Masters Tournament 1989, 1990 United States Tiger Woods PGA Championship 1999, 2000 United States Tiger Woods Masters Tournament 2001, 2002 United States Tiger Woods The Open Championship 2005, 2006 United States Tiger Woods PGA Championship ( 2 ) 2006, 2007 Ireland Pádraig Harrington The Open Championship 2007, 2008 These are consecutive because no tournaments were played in between at The Open Championship in 1871 or at the PGA Championship in 1917 and 1918. Wire - to - wire major victories Players who have led or been tied for the lead after each round of a major. Outright leader after every round Nationality Player Year Major Jersey Ted Ray 1912 Open United States Walter Hagen 1914 U.S. England Jim Barnes 1921 United States Bobby Jones 1927 Open Gene Sarazen 1932 England Henry Cotton 1934 United States Craig Wood 1941 Masters Ben Hogan 1953 U.S. Arnold Palmer 1960 Masters Bobby Nichols 1964 PGA England Tony Jacklin 1970 U.S. United States Jack Nicklaus 1971 PGA 1972 Masters Tom Weiskopf 1973 Open Raymond Floyd 1976 Masters 1982 PGA Hal Sutton Tiger Woods 2000 U.S. 2002 2005 Open Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy 2011 U.S. Germany Martin Kaymer 2014 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy Open United States Jordan Spieth 2015 Masters Tied for the lead at the end of least one round Nationality Player Year Major Scotland Willie Anderson 1903 U.S. Alex Smith 1906 United States Chick Evans 1916 Tommy Bolt 1958 Arnold Palmer 1964 Masters Raymond Floyd 1969 PGA Jack Nicklaus 1972 U.S. Hubert Green 1977 Spain Seve Ballesteros 1980 Masters United States Jack Nicklaus U.S. Payne Stewart 1991 Zimbabwe Nick Price 1994 PGA United States Tiger Woods 2000 South Africa Retief Goosen 2001 U.S. United States Phil Mickelson 2005 PGA South Africa Trevor Immelman 2008 Masters United States Jimmy Walker 2016 PGA Jordan Spieth 2017 Open Top ten finishes in all four modern majors in one season It was rare, before the early 1960s, for the leading players from around the world to have the opportunity to compete in all four of the ' modern ' majors in one season, because of the different qualifying criteria used in each at the time, the costs of traveling to compete ( in an era when tournament prize money was very low, and only the champion himself would earn the chance of ongoing endorsements ), and on occasion even the conflicting scheduling of the Open and PGA Championships. In 1937, the U.S. Ryder Cup side all competed in The Open Championship, but of those who finished in the top ten of that event, only Ed Dudley could claim a `` top ten '' finish in all four of the majors in 1937, if his defeat in the last - 16 round of that year 's PGA Championship ( then at matchplay ) was considered a `` joint 9th '' position. Following 1960, when Arnold Palmer 's narrowly failed bid to add the Open Championship to his Masters and U.S. Open titles ( and thus emulate Hogan 's 1953 `` triple crown '' ) helped to establish the concept of the modern professional `` Grand Slam '', it has become commonplace for the leading players to be invited to, and indeed compete in, all four majors each year. Even so, those who have recorded top - ten finishes in all four, in a single year, remains a small and select group. Three majors won in calendar year that the top ten was completed # Two majors won in calendar year that the top ten was completed ‡ One major won in calendar year that the top ten was completed † No majors won in calendar year that the top ten was completed ^ Never won a regular tour major championship in his career * Nationality Player Year Wins Major championship results Lowest placing Masters U.S. Open Open Ch. PGA Ch. United States Ed Dudley * 1937 0 3rd 5th 6th R16 R16 United States Arnold Palmer ‡ 1960 2nd T7 T7 South Africa Gary Player ^ 1963 0 T5 T8 T7 T8 T8 United States Arnold Palmer ( 2 ) ^ 1966 0 T4 2nd T8 T6 T8 United States Doug Sanders * 1966 0 T4 T8 T2 T6 T8 United States Miller Barber * 1969 0 7th T6 10th T5 10th United States Jack Nicklaus † 1971 T2 2nd T5 T5 United States Jack Nicklaus ( 2 ) † 1973 T3 T4 4th T4 United States Jack Nicklaus ( 3 ) ^ 0 T4 T10 3rd 2nd T10 South Africa Gary Player ( 2 ) ‡ T8 7th T8 United States Hale Irwin ^ 0 T4 T3 T9 T5 T9 United States Jack Nicklaus ( 4 ) ‡ T7 T3 T7 United States Tom Watson † T8 T9 9th T9 United States Jack Nicklaus ( 5 ) ^ 1977 0 2nd T10 2nd 3rd T10 United States Tom Watson ( 2 ) ‡ 1977 T7 T6 T7 United States Tom Watson ( 3 ) ‡ 1982 T5 T9 T9 United States Ben Crenshaw ^ 0 T4 T4 T4 T7 T7 United States Tiger Woods # 2000 5th 5th Spain Sergio García ^ 2002 0 8th 4th T8 10th 10th South Africa Ernie Els ^ 0 2nd T9 2nd T4 T9 United States Phil Mickelson † 2nd 3rd T6 T6 Fiji Vijay Singh ^ 2005 0 T5 T6 T5 T10 T10 United States Tiger Woods ( 2 ) ‡ 2005 2nd T4 T4 United States Rickie Fowler * 2014 0 T5 T2 T2 T3 T5 United States Jordan Spieth ‡ 2015 T4 2nd T4 On 13 of the 25 occasions the feat has been achieved, the player in question did not win a major that year -- indeed, three of the players ( Dudley, Sanders and Barber ) failed to win a major championship in their careers ( although Barber would go on to win five senior majors ), and Fowler has also yet to win one ( as of the end of the 2017 PGA Championship ). Multiple major victories in a calendar year Four 1930 : Bobby Jones ; The Open Championship, U.S. Open, U.S. Amateur Championship, The Amateur Championship Three 1953 : Ben Hogan ; Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship 2000 : Tiger Woods ; U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and The PGA Championship Two Masters and U.S. Open 1941 : Craig Wood 1951 : Ben Hogan 1960 : Arnold Palmer 1972 : Jack Nicklaus 2002 : Tiger Woods 2015 : Jordan Spieth Masters and Open Championship 1962 : Arnold Palmer 1966 : Jack Nicklaus 1974 : Gary Player 1977 : Tom Watson 1990 : Nick Faldo 1998 : Mark O'Meara 2005 : Tiger Woods Masters and PGA Championship 1949 : Sam Snead 1956 : Jack Burke, Jr 1963 : Jack Nicklaus 1975 : Jack Nicklaus U.S. Open and Open Championship 1926 : Bobby Jones 1932 : Gene Sarazen 1971 : Lee Trevino 1982 : Tom Watson U.S. Open and PGA Championship 1922 : Gene Sarazen 1948 : Ben Hogan 1980 : Jack Nicklaus Open Championship and PGA Championship 1924 : Walter Hagen 1994 : Nick Price 2006 : Tiger Woods 2008 : Pádraig Harrington 2014 : Rory McIlroy Consecutive major victories ( including over multiple years ) Four 1868 -- 72 : Young Tom Morris 1868 Open, 1869 Open, 1870 Open, 1872 Open ( No Open Championship played in 1871 ) 1930 : Bobby Jones 1930 Amateur, 1930 Open, 1930 U.S. Open, 1930 U.S. Amateur 2000 -- 01 : Tiger Woods 2000 U.S. Open, 2000 Open, 2000 PGA, 2001 Masters Three 1877 -- 79 : Jamie Anderson 1877 Open, 1878 Open, 1879 Open 1880 -- 82 : Bob Ferguson 1880 Open, 1881 Open, 1882 Open Two Note : The order in which the majors were contested was inconsistent between 1895 and 1953. Since 1954, the majors have been played in their modern order ( Masters, U.S. Open, Open Championship, PGA ), except 1971, when the PGA was played prior to the Masters. 1861 -- 62 : Old Tom Morris 1861 Open, 1862 Open 1894 -- 95 : J.H. Taylor 1894 Open, 1895 Open 1920 -- 21 : Jock Hutchison 1920 PGA, 1921 Open ( The Open Championship was the first major contested in 1921 ) 1921 -- 22 : Walter Hagen 1921 PGA, 1922 Open ( The Open Championship was the first major contested in 1922 ) 1922 : Gene Sarazen 1922 U.S. Open, 1922 PGA 1924 : Walter Hagen 1924 Open, 1924 PGA 1926 : Bobby Jones 1926 Open, 1926 U.S. Open ( The Open Championship was played before the U.S. Open in 1926 ) 1927 -- 28 : Walter Hagen 1927 PGA, 1928 Open ( The Open Championship was the first major contested in 1928 ) 1930 -- 31 : Tommy Armour 1930 PGA, 1931 Open ( The Open Championship was the first major contested in 1931 ) 1932 : Gene Sarazen 1932 Open, 1932 U.S. Open ( The Open Championship was the first major contested in 1932, followed by the U.S. Open ) 1941 : Craig Wood 1941 Masters, 1941 U.S. Open 1948 : Ben Hogan 1948 PGA, 1948 U.S. Open ( The PGA was played between the Masters and U.S. Open in 1948 ) 1949 : Sam Snead 1949 Masters, 1949 PGA ( As in 1948, the 1949 PGA was played between the Masters and U.S. Open ) 1951 : Ben Hogan 1951 Masters, 1951 U.S. Open 1953 : Ben Hogan ; 1953 Masters, 1953 U.S. Open ( The 1953 Open Championship, also won by Hogan, was actually concluded only 3 days after 1953 PGA ) 1960 : Arnold Palmer 1960 Masters, 1960 U.S. Open 1971 : Lee Trevino 1971 U.S. Open, 1971 Open 1972 : Jack Nicklaus 1972 Masters, 1972 U.S. Open ( The 1971 PGA, also won by Nicklaus, was not consecutive due to being played prior to the Masters in 1971 ) 1982 : Tom Watson 1982 U.S. Open, 1982 Open 1994 : Nick Price 1994 Open, 1994 PGA 2002 : Tiger Woods 2002 Masters, 2002 U.S. Open 2005 -- 06 : Phil Mickelson 2005 PGA, 2006 Masters 2006 : Tiger Woods 2006 Open, 2006 PGA 2008 : Pádraig Harrington 2008 Open, 2008 PGA 2014 : Rory McIlroy 2014 Open, 2014 PGA 2015 : Jordan Spieth 2015 Masters, 2015 U.S. Open Most runner - up finishes in major championships For the purposes of this section a runner - up is defined as someone who either ( i ) tied for the lead after 72 holes ( or 36 holes in the case of the early championships ) but lost the playoff or ( ii ) finished alone or in a tie for second place. In a few instances players have been involved in a playoff for the win or for second place prize money and have ended up taking the third prize ( e.g. 1870 Open Championship, 1966 Masters Tournament ). These players are still regarded as being runners - up. For match play PGA Championships up to 1957 the runner - up is the losing finalist. Along with his record 18 major victories, Jack Nicklaus also holds the record for most runner - up finishes in major championships, with 19, including a record 7 at the Open Championship. Phil Mickelson has the second most with 11 runner - up finishes after the 2016 Open Championship, which includes a record 6 runner - up finishes at the U.S. Open, the one major he has never won. Arnold Palmer had 10 second places, including three in the major he never won, the PGA Championship. There have been three golfers with 8 runner - up finishes -- Sam Snead, Greg Norman and Tom Watson. Norman shares the distinction of having lost playoffs in each of the four majors with Craig Wood ( who lost the 1934 PGA final -- at match play -- on the second extra hole ). Jack Nicklaus : 19 ( 1960 -- 1983 ) Phil Mickelson : 11 ( 1999 -- 2016 ) Arnold Palmer : 10 ( 1960 -- 1970 ) Sam Snead : 8 ( 1937 -- 1957 ) Greg Norman : 8 ( 1984 -- 1996 ) Tom Watson : 8 ( 1978 -- 2009 ) Players with most runner - up finishes but no major victories Colin Montgomerie 5 : U.S. Open 1994, 1997, 2006 ; Open 2005 ; PGA 1995 / Harry Cooper 4 : U.S. Open 1927, 1936 ; Masters 1936, 1938 Doug Sanders 4 : U.S. Open 1961 ; Open 1966, 1970 ; PGA 1959 Bruce Crampton 4 : Masters 1972 ; U.S. Open 1972 ; PGA 1973, 1975 Crampton was second to Jack Nicklaus on each occasion. 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Question: who has the most second place finishes in golf majors
Answer: Jack Nicklaus