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2 4 5 11 4 United States: Ben Hogan * 1946–1953 2 4 1 2 9 4 South Africa: Gary Player * 1959–1978 3 1 3 2 9 6 United States: Tom Watson: 1975–1983 2 1 5 0 8 7 Jersey: Harry Vardon: 1896–1914 0 1 6 0 7 7 United States: Bobby Jones: 1923–1930 0 4 3 0 7 7 United States: Gene Sarazen * 1922–1935 1 2 1 3 7 7 United States: Sam Snead ...
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.
Jim Ferrier becomes the first Australian to win a major championship, when he defeats Chick Harbert 2 and 1 in the final of the PGA Championship. Golf World magazine is founded. 1948. Henry Cotton wins his third British Open, at the age of 41. Ben Hogan wins eleven tournaments during the season, including both the U.S. Open and PGA Championships.
The 1968 U.S. Open was the 68th U.S. Open, held June 13–16 at the East Course of Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York. Lee Trevino equaled the tournament scoring record and won the first of his six major titles, four strokes ahead of runner-up Jack Nicklaus.
Pebble Beach has two of the great closing holes in golf - a par three of nearly 200 yards (180 m) with a devilishly shaped green (17), and a par 5 hugging the cliffs of the Pacific Ocean (18). Watson had played these holes very well during the tournament, and would likely need to do so again to hold off Nicklaus, who was in the clubhouse at 4 ...
This was also the first time the U.S. Open was played at a public golf course. Scoring conditions during the final round were extremely difficult; [7] the average was 78.8, the highest in post-war U.S. Open history. Nicklaus' 290 (+2) was the second-highest winning score during that span.
The 1955 U.S. Open was the 55th U.S. Open, held June 16–19 at the Lake Course of the Olympic Club in San Francisco, California.In one of the greatest upsets in golf history, Jack Fleck, a municipal course pro from Iowa, prevailed in an 18-hole playoff to win his only major title and denied Ben Hogan a record fifth U.S. Open. [1] [3]