Chronological list of men's major golf champions

As of the 2020 season, 225 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four professional 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.

Players are listed here in order of their first win. For a complete list of results in these tournaments see the major championships article.

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.

		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 De Vicenzo	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	15	1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019	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	5	2004, 2006, 2010		2013	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	2	2007		2015
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	2		2014		2010
202	Charl Schwartzel	2011	Masters Tournament	1	2011
203	Rory McIlroy	2011	U.S. Open	4		2011	2014	2012, 2014
204	Darren Clarke	2011	The Open Championship	1			2011
205	Keegan Bradley	2011	PGA Championship	1				2011
206	Bubba Watson	2012	Masters Tournament	2	2012, 2014
207	Webb Simpson	2012	U.S. Open	1		2012
208	Adam Scott	2013	Masters Tournament	1	2013
209	Justin Rose	2013	U.S. Open	1		2013
210	Jason Dufner	2013	PGA Championship	1				2013
211	Jordan Spieth	2015	Masters Tournament	3	2015	2015	2017
212	Jason Day	2015	PGA Championship	1				2015
213	Danny Willett	2016	Masters Tournament	1	2016
214	Dustin Johnson	2016	U.S. Open	2	2020	2016
215	Henrik Stenson	2016	The Open Championship	1			2016
216	Jimmy Walker	2016	PGA Championship	1				2016
217	Sergio García	2017	Masters Tournament	1	2017
218	Brooks Koepka	2017	U.S. Open	4		2017, 2018		2018, 2019
219	Justin Thomas	2017	PGA Championship	1				2017
220	Patrick Reed	2018	Masters Tournament	1	2018
221	Francesco Molinari	2018	The Open Championship	1			2018
222	Gary Woodland	2019	U.S. Open	1		2019
223	Shane Lowry	2019	The Open Championship	1			2019
224	Collin Morikawa	2020	PGA Championship	1				2020
225	Bryson DeChambeau	2020	U.S. Open	1		2020

• Yellow means career grand slam champion. (Note: The Masters did not exist until 1934, making it impossible for golfers before that time to win a 'grand slam.' Bobby Jones won the U.S. and British Amateurs and Opens, making him the first 'grand slam' winner.

See also

• List of men's major championships winning golfers
• Chronological list of LPGA major golf champions