As of the 2026 season, 478 major championships have been played. 236 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four 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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YearOrderThe Open ChampionshipU.S. OpenPGA ChampionshipMasters Tournament1860O Willie Park Sr. (1/4)tournament started in 1895tournament started in 1916tournament started in 19341861O Old Tom Morris (1/4)1862O Old Tom Morris (2/4)1863O Willie Park Sr. (2/4)1864O Old Tom Morris (3/4)1865O Andrew Strath (1/1)1866O Willie Park Sr. (3/4)1867O Old Tom Morris (4/4)1868O Young Tom Morris (1/4)1869O Young Tom Morris (2/4)1870O Young Tom Morris (3/4)1871–Not held; no trophy available1872O Young Tom Morris (4/4)1873O Tom Kidd (1/1)1874O Mungo Park (1/1)1875O Willie Park Sr. (4/4)1876O Bob Martin (1/2)1877O Jamie Anderson (1/3)1878O Jamie Anderson (2/3)1879O Jamie Anderson (3/3)1880O Bob Ferguson (1/3)1881O Bob Ferguson (2/3)1882O Bob Ferguson (3/3)1883O Willie Fernie (1/1)1884O Jack Simpson (1/1)1885O Bob Martin (2/2)1886O David Brown (1/1)1887O Willie Park Jr. (1/2)1888O Jack Burns (1/1)1889O Willie Park Jr. (2/2)1890O John Ball, Jnr (1/1)1891O Hugh Kirkaldy (1/1)1892O Harold Hilton (1/2)1893O Willie Auchterlonie (1/1)1894O John Henry Taylor (1/5)1895OU John Henry Taylor (2/5) Horace Rawlins (1/1)1896OU Harry Vardon (1/7) James Foulis (1/1)1897OU Harold Hilton (2/2) Joe Lloyd (1/1)1898OU Harry Vardon (2/7) Fred Herd (1/1)1899OU Harry Vardon (3/7) Willie Smith (1/1)1900OU John Henry Taylor (3/5) Harry Vardon (4/7)1901OU James Braid (1/5) Willie Anderson (1/4)1902OU Sandy Herd (1/1) Laurie Auchterlonie (1/1)1903OU Harry Vardon (5/7) Willie Anderson (2/4)1904OU Jack White (1/1) Willie Anderson (3/4)1905OU James Braid (2/5) Willie Anderson (4/4)1906OU James Braid (3/5) Alex Smith (1/2)1907OU Arnaud Massy (1/1) Alec Ross (1/1)1908OU James Braid (4/5) Fred McLeod (1/1)1909OU John Henry Taylor (4/5) George Sargent (1/1)1910UO James Braid (5/5) Alex Smith (2/2)1911UO Harry Vardon (6/7) John McDermott (1/2)1912OU Ted Ray (1/2) John McDermott (2/2)1913OU John Henry Taylor (5/5) Francis Ouimet (1/1)1914OU Harry Vardon (7/7) Walter Hagen (1/11)1915UNot held due to World War I Jerome Travers (1/1)1916UP Chick Evans (1/1) Jim Barnes (1/4)1917–Not held due to World War INot held due to World War I1918–1919UP Walter Hagen (2/11) Jim Barnes (2/4)1920OUP George Duncan (1/1) Ted Ray (2/2) Jock Hutchison (1/2)1921OUP Jock Hutchison (2/2) Jim Barnes (3/4) Walter Hagen (3/11)1922OUP Walter Hagen (4/11) Gene Sarazen (1/7) Gene Sarazen (2/7)1923OUP Arthur Havers (1/1) Bobby Jones (1/7) Gene Sarazen (3/7)1924UOP Walter Hagen (5/11) Cyril Walker (1/1) Walter Hagen (6/11)1925UOP Jim Barnes (4/4) Willie MacFarlane (1/1) Walter Hagen (7/11)1926OUP Bobby Jones (2/7) Bobby Jones (3/7) Walter Hagen (8/11)1927UOP Bobby Jones (4/7) Tommy Armour (1/3) Walter Hagen (9/11)1928OUP Walter Hagen (10/11) Johnny Farrell (1/1) Leo Diegel (1/2)1929OUP Walter Hagen (11/11) Bobby Jones (5/7) Leo Diegel (2/2)1930OUP Bobby Jones (6/7) Bobby Jones (7/7) Tommy Armour (2/3)1931OUP Tommy Armour (3/3) Billy Burke (1/1) Tom Creavy (1/1)1932OUP Gene Sarazen (4/7) Gene Sarazen (5/7) Olin Dutra (1/2)1933UOP Denny Shute (1/3) Johnny Goodman (1/1) Gene Sarazen (6/7)1934MUOP Henry Cotton (1/3) Olin Dutra (2/2) Paul Runyan (1/2) Horton Smith (1/2)1935MUOP Alf Perry (1/1) Sam Parks Jr. (1/1) Johnny Revolta (1/1) Gene Sarazen (7/7)1936MUOP Alf Padgham (1/1) Tony Manero (1/1) Denny Shute (2/3) Horton Smith (2/2)1937MPUO Henry Cotton (2/3) Ralph Guldahl (1/3) Denny Shute (3/3) Byron Nelson (1/5)1938MUOP Reg Whitcombe (1/1) Ralph Guldahl (2/3) Paul Runyan (2/2) Henry Picard (1/2)1939MUOP Dick Burton (1/1) Byron Nelson (2/5) Henry Picard (2/2) Ralph Guldahl (3/3)1940MUPNot held due to World War II Lawson Little (1/1) Byron Nelson (3/5) Jimmy Demaret (1/3)1941MUP Craig Wood (2/2) Vic Ghezzi (1/1) Craig Wood (1/2)1942MPNot held due to World War II Sam Snead (1/7) Byron Nelson (4/5)1943–Not held due to World War IINot held due to World War II1944P Bob Hamilton (1/1)1945P Byron Nelson (5/5)1946MUOP Sam Snead (2/7) Lloyd Mangrum (1/1) Ben Hogan (1/9) Herman Keiser (1/1)1947MUPO Fred Daly (1/1) Lew Worsham (1/1) Jim Ferrier (1/1) Jimmy Demaret (2/3)1948MPUO Henry Cotton (3/3) Ben Hogan (3/9) Ben Hogan (2/9) Claude Harmon (1/1)1949MPUO Bobby Locke (1/4) Cary Middlecoff (1/3) Sam Snead (4/7) Sam Snead (3/7)1950MUPO Bobby Locke (2/4) Ben Hogan (4/9) Chandler Harper (1/1) Jimmy Demaret (3/3)1951MUPO Max Faulkner (1/1) Ben Hogan (6/9) Sam Snead (5/7) Ben Hogan (5/9)1952MUPO Bobby Locke (3/4) Julius Boros (1/3) Jim Turnesa (1/1) Sam Snead (6/7)1953MUPO Ben Hogan (9/9) Ben Hogan (8/9) Walter Burkemo (1/1) Ben Hogan (7/9)1954MUOP Peter Thomson (1/5) Ed Furgol (1/1) Chick Harbert (1/1) Sam Snead (7/7)1955MUOP Peter Thomson (2/5) Jack Fleck (1/1) Doug Ford (1/2) Cary Middlecoff (2/3)1956MUOP Peter Thomson (3/5) Cary Middlecoff (3/3) Jack Burke Jr. (2/2) Jack Burke Jr. (1/2)1957MUOP Bobby Locke (4/4) Dick Mayer (1/1) Lionel Hebert (1/1) Doug Ford (2/2)1958MUOP Peter Thomson (4/5) Tommy Bolt (1/1) Dow Finsterwald (1/1) Arnold Palmer (1/7)1959MUOP Gary Player (1/9) Billy Casper (1/3) Bob Rosburg (1/1) Art Wall Jr. (1/1)1960MUOP Kel Nagle (1/1) Arnold Palmer (3/7) Jay Hebert (1/1) Arnold Palmer (2/7)1961MUOP Arnold Palmer (4/7) Gene Littler (1/1) Jerry Barber (1/1) Gary Player (2/9)1962MUOP Arnold Palmer (6/7) Jack Nicklaus (1/18) Gary Player (3/9) Arnold Palmer (5/7)1963MUOP Bob Charles (1/1) Julius Boros (2/3) Jack Nicklaus (3/18) Jack Nicklaus (2/18)1964MUOP Tony Lema (1/1) Ken Venturi (1/1) Bobby Nichols (1/1) Arnold Palmer (7/7)1965MUOP Peter Thomson (5/5) Gary Player (4/9) Dave Marr (1/1) Jack Nicklaus (4/18)1966MUOP Jack Nicklaus (6/18) Billy Casper (2/3) Al Geiberger (1/1) Jack Nicklaus (5/18)1967MUOP Roberto De Vicenzo (1/1) Jack Nicklaus (7/18) Don January (1/1) Gay Brewer (1/1)1968MUOP Gary Player (5/9) Lee Trevino (1/6) Julius Boros (3/3) Bob Goalby (1/1)1969MUOP Tony Jacklin (1/2) Orville Moody (1/1) Raymond Floyd (1/4) George Archer (1/1)1970MUOP Jack Nicklaus (8/18) Tony Jacklin (2/2) Dave Stockton (1/2) Billy Casper (3/3)1971PMUO Lee Trevino (3/6) Lee Trevino (2/6) Jack Nicklaus (9/18) Charles Coody (1/1)1972MUOP Lee Trevino (4/6) Jack Nicklaus (11/18) Gary Player (6/9) Jack Nicklaus (10/18)1973MUOP Tom Weiskopf (1/1) Johnny Miller (1/2) Jack Nicklaus (12/18) Tommy Aaron (1/1)1974MUOP Gary Player (8/9) Hale Irwin (1/3) Lee Trevino (5/6) Gary Player (7/9)1975MUOP Tom Watson (1/8) Lou Graham (1/1) Jack Nicklaus (14/18) Jack Nicklaus (13/18)1976MUOP Johnny Miller (2/2) Jerry Pate (1/1) Dave Stockton (2/2) Raymond Floyd (2/4)1977MUOP Tom Watson (3/8) Hubert Green (1/2) Lanny Wadkins (1/1) Tom Watson (2/8)1978MUOP Jack Nicklaus (15/18) Andy North (1/2) John Mahaffey (1/1) Gary Player (9/9)1979MUOP Seve Ballesteros (1/5) Hale Irwin (2/3) David Graham (1/2) Fuzzy Zoeller (1/2)1980MUOP Tom Watson (4/8) Jack Nicklaus (16/18) Jack Nicklaus (17/18) Seve Ballesteros (2/5)1981MUOP Bill Rogers (1/1) David Graham (2/2) Larry Nelson (1/3) Tom Watson (5/8)1982MUOP Tom Watson (7/8) Tom Watson (6/8) Raymond Floyd (3/4) Craig Stadler (1/1)1983MUOP Tom Watson (8/8) Larry Nelson (2/3) Hal Sutton (1/1) Seve Ballesteros (3/5)1984MUOP Seve Ballesteros (4/5) Fuzzy Zoeller (2/2) Lee Trevino (6/6) Ben Crenshaw (1/2)1985MUOP Sandy Lyle (1/2) Andy North (2/2) Hubert Green (2/2) Bernhard Langer (1/2)1986MUOP Greg Norman (1/2) Raymond Floyd (4/4) Bob Tway (1/1) Jack Nicklaus (18/18)1987MUOP Nick Faldo (1/6) Scott Simpson (1/1) Larry Nelson (3/3) Larry Mize (1/1)1988MUOP Seve Ballesteros (5/5) Curtis Strange (1/2) Jeff Sluman (1/1) Sandy Lyle (2/2)1989MUOP Mark Calcavecchia (1/1) Curtis Strange (2/2) Payne Stewart (1/3) Nick Faldo (2/6)1990MUOP Nick Faldo (4/6) Hale Irwin (3/3) Wayne Grady (1/1) Nick Faldo (3/6)1991MUOP Ian Baker-Finch (1/1) Payne Stewart (2/3) John Daly (1/2) Ian Woosnam (1/1)1992MUOP Nick Faldo (5/6) Tom Kite (1/1) Nick Price (1/3) Fred Couples (1/1)1993MUOP Greg Norman (2/2) Lee Janzen (1/2) Paul Azinger (1/1) Bernhard Langer (2/2)1994MUOP Nick Price (2/3) Ernie Els (1/4) Nick Price (3/3) José María Olazábal (1/2)1995MUOP John Daly (2/2) Corey Pavin (1/1) Steve Elkington (1/1) Ben Crenshaw (2/2)1996MUOP Tom Lehman (1/1) Steve Jones (1/1) Mark Brooks (1/1) Nick Faldo (6/6)1997MUOP Justin Leonard (1/1) Ernie Els (2/4) Davis Love III (1/1) Tiger Woods (1/15)1998MUOP Mark O'Meara (2/2) Lee Janzen (2/2) Vijay Singh (1/3) Mark O'Meara (1/2)1999MUOP Paul Lawrie (1/1) Payne Stewart (3/3) Tiger Woods (2/15) José María Olazábal (2/2)2000MUOP Tiger Woods (4/15) Tiger Woods (3/15) Tiger Woods (5/15) Vijay Singh (2/3)2001MUOP David Duval (1/1) Retief Goosen (1/2) David Toms (1/1) Tiger Woods (6/15)2002MUOP Ernie Els (3/4) Tiger Woods (8/15) Rich Beem (1/1) Tiger Woods (7/15)2003MUOP Ben Curtis (1/1) Jim Furyk (1/1) Shaun Micheel (1/1) Mike Weir (1/1)2004MUOP Todd Hamilton (1/1) Retief Goosen (2/2) Vijay Singh (3/3) Phil Mickelson (1/6)2005MUOP Tiger Woods (10/15) Michael Campbell (1/1) Phil Mickelson (2/6) Tiger Woods (9/15)2006MUOP Tiger Woods (11/15) Geoff Ogilvy (1/1) Tiger Woods (12/15) Phil Mickelson (3/6)2007MUOP Pádraig Harrington (1/3) Ángel Cabrera (1/2) Tiger Woods (13/15) Zach Johnson (1/2)2008MUOP Pádraig Harrington (2/3) Tiger Woods (14/15) Pádraig Harrington (3/3) Trevor Immelman (1/1)2009MUOP Stewart Cink (1/1) Lucas Glover (1/1) Yang Yong-eun (1/1) Ángel Cabrera (2/2)2010MUOP Louis Oosthuizen (1/1) Graeme McDowell (1/1) Martin Kaymer (1/2) Phil Mickelson (4/6)2011MUOP Darren Clarke (1/1) Rory McIlroy (1/6) Keegan Bradley (1/1) Charl Schwartzel (1/1)2012MUOP Ernie Els (4/4) Webb Simpson (1/1) Rory McIlroy (2/6) Bubba Watson (1/2)2013MUOP Phil Mickelson (5/6) Justin Rose (1/1) Jason Dufner (1/1) Adam Scott (1/1)2014MUOP Rory McIlroy (3/6) Martin Kaymer (2/2) Rory McIlroy (4/6) Bubba Watson (2/2)2015MUOP Zach Johnson (2/2) Jordan Spieth (2/3) Jason Day (1/1) Jordan Spieth (1/3)2016MUOP Henrik Stenson (1/1) Dustin Johnson (1/2) Jimmy Walker (1/1) Danny Willett (1/1)2017MUOP Jordan Spieth (3/3) Brooks Koepka (1/5) Justin Thomas (1/2) Sergio García (1/1)2018MUOP Francesco Molinari (1/1) Brooks Koepka (2/5) Brooks Koepka (3/5) Patrick Reed (1/1)2019MPUO Shane Lowry (1/1) Gary Woodland (1/1) Brooks Koepka (4/5) Tiger Woods (15/15)2020PUMNot held due to coronavirus pandemic Bryson DeChambeau (1/2) Collin Morikawa (1/2) Dustin Johnson (2/2)2021MPUO Collin Morikawa (2/2) Jon Rahm (1/2) Phil Mickelson (6/6) Hideki Matsuyama (1/1)2022MPUO Cameron Smith (1/1) Matt Fitzpatrick (1/1) Justin Thomas (2/2) Scottie Scheffler (1/4)2023MPUO Brian Harman (1/1) Wyndham Clark (1/2) Brooks Koepka (5/5) Jon Rahm (2/2)2024MPUO Xander Schauffele (2/2) Bryson DeChambeau (2/2) Xander Schauffele (1/2) Scottie Scheffler (2/4)2025MPUO Scottie Scheffler (4/4) J. J. Spaun (1/1) Scottie Scheffler (3/4) Rory McIlroy (5/6)2026MPUO Ryan Fox (1/1) Wyndham Clark (2/2) Aaron Rai (1/1) Rory McIlroy (6/6)
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.