Chronological List of Men's Major Golf Champions

Through the 2012 season, 207 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four professional major championships. They are listed here in order of their first win. For a complete list of results in these tournaments see the major championships article. (Note that the tournaments were not always played in their current order.)

First major Majors won
# Player Year Tournament Total Masters Tournament U.S. Open The Open Championship PGA Championship
1 Willie Park Sr 1860 The Open Championship 4 1860, 1863, 1866, 1875
2 Old Tom Morris 1861 The Open Championship 4 1861, 1862, 1864, 1867
3 Andrew Strath 1865 The Open Championship 1 1865
4 Young Tom Morris 1868 The Open Championship 4 1868, 1869, 1870, 1872
5 Tom Kidd 1873 The Open Championship 1 1873
6 Mungo Park 1874 The Open Championship 1 1874
7 Bob Martin 1876 The Open Championship 2 1876, 1885
8 Jamie Anderson 1877 The Open Championship 3 1877, 1878, 1879
9 Bob Ferguson 1880 The Open Championship 3 1880, 1881, 1882
10 Willie Fernie 1883 The Open Championship 1 1883
11 Jack Simpson 1884 The Open Championship 1 1884
12 David Brown 1886 The Open Championship 1 1886
13 Willie Park Jr 1887 The Open Championship 2 1887, 1889
14 Jack Burns 1888 The Open Championship 1 1888
15 John Ball 1890 The Open Championship 1 1890
16 Hugh Kirkaldy 1891 The Open Championship 1 1891
17 Harold Hilton 1892 The Open Championship 2 1892, 1897
18 William Auchterlonie 1893 The Open Championship 1 1893
19 John Henry Taylor 1894 The Open Championship 5 1894, 1895, 1900, 1909, 1913
20 Horace Rawlins 1895 U.S. Open 1 1895
21 Harry Vardon 1896 The Open Championship 7 1900 1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914
22 James Foulis 1896 U.S. Open 1 1896
23 Joe Lloyd 1897 U.S. Open 1 1897
24 Fred Herd 1898 U.S. Open 1 1898
25 Willie Smith 1899 U.S. Open 1 1899
26 James Braid 1901 The Open Championship 5 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910
27 Willie Anderson 1901 U.S. Open 4 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905
28 Sandy Herd 1902 The Open Championship 1 1902
29 Laurie Auchterlonie 1902 U.S. Open 1 1902
30 Jack White 1904 The Open Championship 1 1904
31 Alex Smith 1906 U.S. Open 2 1906, 1910
32 Alec Ross 1907 U.S. Open 1 1907
33 Arnaud Massy 1907 The Open Championship 1 1907
34 Fred McLeod 1908 U.S. Open 1 1908
35 George Sargent 1909 U.S. Open 1 1909
36 John McDermott 1911 U.S. Open 2 1911, 1912
37 Ted Ray 1912 The Open Championship 2 1920 1912
38 Francis Ouimet 1913 U.S. Open 1 1913
39 Walter Hagen 1914 U.S. Open 11 1914, 1919 1922, 1924, 1928, 1929 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927
40 Jerome Travers 1915 U.S. Open 1 1915
41 Chick Evans 1916 U.S. Open 1 1916
42 Jim Barnes 1916 PGA Championship 4 1921 1925 1916, 1919
43 George Duncan 1920 The Open Championship 1 1920
44 Jock Hutchison 1920 PGA Championship 2 1921 1920
45 Gene Sarazen 1922 U.S. Open 7 1935 1922, 1932 1932 1922, 1923, 1933
46 Arthur Havers 1923 The Open Championship 1 1923
47 Bobby Jones 1923 U.S. Open 7 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 1926, 1927, 1930
48 Cyril Walker 1924 U.S. Open 1 1924
49 Willie Macfarlane 1925 U.S. Open 1 1925
50 Tommy Armour 1927 U.S. Open 3 1927 1931 1930
51 Johnny Farrell 1928 U.S. Open 1 1928
52 Leo Diegel 1928 PGA Championship 2 1928, 1929
53 Billy Burke 1931 U.S. Open 1 1931
54 Tom Creavy 1931 PGA Championship 1 1931
55 Olin Dutra 1932 PGA Championship 2 1934 1932
56 Johnny Goodman 1933 U.S. Open 1 1933
57 Denny Shute 1933 The Open Championship 3 1933 1936, 1937
58 Horton Smith 1934 Masters Tournament 2 1934, 1936
59 Henry Cotton 1934 The Open Championship 3 1934, 1937, 1948
60 Paul Runyan 1934 PGA Championship 2 1934, 1938
61 Sam Parks, Jr. 1935 U.S. Open 1 1935
62 Alf Perry 1935 The Open Championship 1 1935
63 Johnny Revolta 1935 PGA Championship 1 1935
64 Tony Manero 1936 U.S. Open 1 1936
65 Alf Padgham 1936 The Open Championship 1 1936
66 Byron Nelson 1937 Masters Tournament 5 1937, 1942 1939 1940, 1945
67 Ralph Guldahl 1937 U.S. Open 3 1939 1937, 1938
68 Henry Picard 1938 Masters Tournament 2 1938 1939
69 Reg Whitcombe 1938 The Open Championship 1 1938
70 Dick Burton 1939 The Open Championship 1 1939
71 Jimmy Demaret 1940 Masters Tournament 3 1940, 1947, 1950
72 Lawson Little 1940 U.S. Open 1 1940
73 Craig Wood 1941 Masters Tournament 2 1941 1941
74 Vic Ghezzi 1941 PGA Championship 1 1941
75 Sam Snead 1942 PGA Championship 7 1949, 1952, 1954 1946 1942, 1949, 1951
76 Bob Hamilton 1944 PGA Championship 1 1944
77 Herman Keiser 1946 Masters Tournament 1 1946
78 Lloyd Mangrum 1946 U.S. Open 1 1946
79 Ben Hogan 1946 PGA Championship 9 1951, 1953 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 1953 1946, 1948
80 Lew Worsham 1947 U.S. Open 1 1947
81 Jim Ferrier 1947 PGA Championship 1 1947
82 Fred Daly 1947 The Open Championship 1 1947
83 Claude Harmon 1948 Masters Tournament 1 1948
84 Cary Middlecoff 1949 U.S. Open 3 1955 1949, 1956
85 Bobby Locke 1949 The Open Championship 4 1949, 1950, 1952, 1957
86 Chandler Harper 1950 PGA Championship 1 1950
87 Max Faulkner 1951 The Open Championship 1 1951
88 Julius Boros 1952 U.S. Open 3 1952, 1963 1968
89 Jim Turnesa 1952 PGA Championship 1 1952
90 Walter Burkemo 1953 PGA Championship 1 1953
91 Ed Furgol 1954 U.S. Open 1 1954
92 Peter Thomson 1954 The Open Championship 5 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1965
93 Chick Harbert 1954 PGA Championship 1 1954
94 Jack Fleck 1955 U.S. Open 1 1955
95 Doug Ford 1955 PGA Championship 2 1957 1955
96 Jack Burke, Jr. 1956 Masters Tournament 2 1956 1956
97 Dick Mayer 1957 U.S. Open 1 1957
98 Lionel Hebert 1957 PGA Championship 1 1957
99 Arnold Palmer 1958 Masters Tournament 7 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964 1960 1961, 1962
100 Tommy Bolt 1958 U.S. Open 1 1958
101 Dow Finsterwald 1958 PGA Championship 1 1958
102 Art Wall, Jr. 1959 Masters Tournament 1 1959
103 Billy Casper 1959 U.S. Open 3 1970 1959, 1966
104 Gary Player 1959 The Open Championship 9 1961, 1974, 1978 1965 1959, 1968, 1974 1962, 1972
105 Bob Rosburg 1959 PGA Championship 1 1959
106 Kel Nagle 1960 The Open Championship 1 1960
107 Jay Hebert 1960 PGA Championship 1 1960
108 Gene Littler 1961 U.S. Open 1 1961
109 Jerry Barber 1961 PGA Championship 1 1961
110 Jack Nicklaus 1962 U.S. Open 18 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 1966, 1970, 1978 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980
111 Bob Charles 1963 The Open Championship 1 1963
112 Ken Venturi 1964 U.S. Open 1 1964
113 Tony Lema 1964 The Open Championship 1 1964
114 Bobby Nichols 1964 PGA Championship 1 1964
115 Dave Marr 1965 PGA Championship 1 1965
116 Al Geiberger 1966 PGA Championship 1 1966
117 Gay Brewer 1967 Masters Tournament 1 1967
118 Roberto DeVicenzo 1967 The Open Championship 1 1967
119 Don January 1967 PGA Championship 1 1967
120 Bob Goalby 1968 Masters Tournament 1 1968
121 Lee Trevino 1968 U.S. Open 6 1968, 1971 1971, 1972 1974, 1984
122 George Archer 1969 Masters Tournament 1 1969
123 Orville Moody 1969 U.S. Open 1 1969
124 Tony Jacklin 1969 The Open Championship 2 1970 1969
125 Raymond Floyd 1969 PGA Championship 4 1976 1986 1969, 1982
126 Dave Stockton 1970 PGA Championship 2 1970, 1976
127 Charles Coody 1971 Masters Tournament 1 1971
128 Tommy Aaron 1973 Masters Tournament 1 1973
129 Johnny Miller 1973 U.S. Open 2 1973 1976
130 Tom Weiskopf 1973 The Open Championship 1 1973
131 Hale Irwin 1974 U.S. Open 3 1974, 1979, 1990
132 Lou Graham 1975 U.S. Open 1 1975
133 Tom Watson 1975 The Open Championship 8 1977, 1981 1982 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983
134 Jerry Pate 1976 U.S. Open 1 1976
135 Hubert Green 1977 U.S. Open 2 1977 1985
136 Lanny Wadkins 1977 PGA Championship 1 1977
137 Andy North 1978 U.S. Open 2 1978, 1985
138 John Mahaffey 1978 PGA Championship 1 1978
139 Fuzzy Zoeller 1979 Masters Tournament 2 1979 1984
140 Seve Ballesteros 1979 The Open Championship 5 1980, 1983 1979, 1984, 1988
141 David Graham 1979 PGA Championship 2 1981 1979
142 Bill Rogers 1981 The Open Championship 1 1981
143 Larry Nelson 1981 PGA Championship 3 1983 1981, 1987
144 Craig Stadler 1982 Masters Tournament 1 1982
145 Hal Sutton 1983 PGA Championship 1 1983
146 Ben Crenshaw 1984 Masters Tournament 2 1984, 1995
147 Bernhard Langer 1985 Masters Tournament 2 1985, 1993
148 Sandy Lyle 1985 The Open Championship 2 1988 1985
149 Greg Norman 1986 The Open Championship 2 1986, 1993
150 Bob Tway 1986 PGA Championship 1 1986
151 Larry Mize 1987 Masters Tournament 1 1987
152 Scott Simpson 1987 U.S. Open 1 1987
153 Nick Faldo 1987 The Open Championship 6 1989, 1990, 1996 1987, 1990, 1992
154 Curtis Strange 1988 U.S. Open 2 1988, 1989
155 Jeff Sluman 1988 PGA Championship 1 1988
156 Mark Calcavecchia 1989 The Open Championship 1 1989
157 Payne Stewart 1989 PGA Championship 3 1991, 1999 1989
158 Wayne Grady 1990 PGA Championship 1 1990
159 Ian Woosnam 1991 Masters Tournament 1 1991
160 Ian Baker-Finch 1991 The Open Championship 1 1991
161 John Daly 1991 PGA Championship 2 1995 1991
162 Fred Couples 1992 Masters Tournament 1 1992
163 Tom Kite 1992 U.S. Open 1 1992
164 Nick Price 1992 PGA Championship 3 1994 1992, 1994
165 Lee Janzen 1993 U.S. Open 2 1993, 1998
166 Paul Azinger 1993 PGA Championship 1 1993
167 José María Olazábal 1994 Masters Tournament 2 1994, 1999
168 Ernie Els 1994 U.S. Open 4 1994, 1997 2002, 2012
169 Corey Pavin 1995 U.S. Open 1 1995
170 Steve Elkington 1995 PGA Championship 1 1995
171 Steve Jones 1996 U.S. Open 1 1996
172 Tom Lehman 1996 The Open Championship 1 1996
173 Mark Brooks 1996 PGA Championship 1 1996
174 Tiger Woods 1997 Masters Tournament 14 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 2000, 2002, 2008 2000, 2005, 2006 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
175 Justin Leonard 1997 The Open Championship 1 1997
176 Davis Love III 1997 PGA Championship 1 1997
177 Mark O'Meara 1998 Masters Tournament 2 1998 1998
178 Vijay Singh 1998 PGA Championship 3 2000 1998, 2004
179 Paul Lawrie 1999 The Open Championship 1 1999
180 Retief Goosen 2001 U.S. Open 2 2001, 2004
181 David Duval 2001 The Open Championship 1 2001
182 David Toms 2001 PGA Championship 1 2001
183 Rich Beem 2002 PGA Championship 1 2002
184 Mike Weir 2003 Masters Tournament 1 2003
185 Jim Furyk 2003 U.S. Open 1 2003
186 Ben Curtis 2003 The Open Championship 1 2003
187 Shaun Micheel 2003 PGA Championship 1 2003
188 Phil Mickelson 2004 Masters Tournament 4 2004, 2006, 2010 2005
189 Todd Hamilton 2004 The Open Championship 1 2004
190 Michael Campbell 2005 U.S. Open 1 2005
191 Geoff Ogilvy 2006 U.S. Open 1 2006
192 Zach Johnson 2007 Masters Tournament 1 2007
193 Ángel Cabrera 2007 U.S. Open 2 2009 2007
194 Pádraig Harrington 2007 The Open Championship 3 2007, 2008 2008
195 Trevor Immelman 2008 Masters Tournament 1 2008
196 Lucas Glover 2009 U.S. Open 1 2009
197 Stewart Cink 2009 The Open Championship 1 2009
198 Yang Yong-eun 2009 PGA Championship 1 2009
199 Graeme McDowell 2010 U.S. Open 1 2010
200 Louis Oosthuizen 2010 The Open Championship 1 2010
201 Martin Kaymer 2010 PGA Championship 1 2010
202 Charl Schwartzel 2011 Masters Tournament 1 2011
203 Rory McIlroy 2011 U.S. Open 2 2011 2012
204 Darren Clarke 2011 The Open Championship 1 2011
205 Keegan Bradley 2011 PGA Championship 1 2011
206 Bubba Watson 2012 Masters Tournament 1 2012
207 Webb Simpson 2012 U.S. Open 1 2012
  • Yellow means career grand slam champion.

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