Players
Australians have won a total of 25 majors in men's and women's competition. Some notable players include:
- Kel Nagle - won The Open Championship in 1960. Was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007.
- Greg Norman - ranked #1 in the world for 331 weeks. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2001.
- Geoff Ogilvy - Winner of the 2006 U.S. Open. Has been ranked as high as #4, in 2009.
- Adam Scott - achieved a ranking of 3rd in early 2007.
- Jan Stephenson - won three LPGA majors in the early 1980s.
- Peter Thomson - won The Open Championship 5 times. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988.
- Norman Von Nida - one of the first successful Australian golfers.
- Karrie Webb – The only golfer to have won five separate events recognised as majors by the LPGA. Qualified for the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2000; inducted in 2005.
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