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Jack Nicklaus won the Career Grand Slam three times Tiger Woods won the Career Grand Slam three times. The modern definition of four majors open to pros and amateurs could not be applied until at least 1934, when the Masters was founded, and still carried little weight in 1953 when Ben Hogan won the Masters, U.S. Open, and Open Championship.
Harry Vardon holds the record for the most Open Championship victories, winning six times during his career. [8] Five men: Nicklaus, Woods, Hogan, Gary Player and Gene Sarazen are the only golfers to have won all four of the majors during their career, [9] thus achieving the career grand slam.
As of the 2024 season, 233 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.
[5] [6] [7] Norman also earned thirty top-10 finishes and was the runner-up eight times in majors throughout his career. [8] In a reference to his blond hair, size, aggressive golf style and his birthplace's native coastal animal , Norman's nickname is "the Great White Shark" (often shortened to just " the Shark "), which he earned after his ...
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 ...
Tiger Woods’ debut in the TGL, a new high-tech indoor golf league, ... Charlie was joined in the crowd by the likes of 23-time grand slam champion Serena Williams who co-owns the LA team.
Throughout its history, many changes in the Grand Slam tennis tournaments have affected the number of titles won by various players. These have included the opening of the French national championships to international players in 1925, the elimination of the challenge round in 1922, and the admission of professional players in 1968 (the start of the Open Era).
Gene Sarazen (/ ˈ s ɑːr ə z ɛ n /; [1] born Eugenio Saraceni, [2] February 27, 1902 – May 13, 1999) was an American professional golfer, one of the world's top players in the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of seven major championships.