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The Grand Slam in professional golf is winning all of golf's major championships in the same calendar year. The only player who has accomplished a similar feat is Bobby Jones in 1930, winning the four major tournaments of that era open to amateurs: the British Amateur, the British Open, the United States Open, and the United States Amateur. [1]
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. Although the U.S. Amateur and The Amateur Championship were once considered to be majors, [ 10 ] they are no longer recognized as such, and victories in these ...
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.
A discussion between Palmer and Pittsburgh golf writer Bob Drum led to the concept of the modern Grand Slam of Golf. [ 9 ] In August 2017, after the previous year's edition was scheduled earlier due to golf at the 2016 Summer Olympics , the PGA of America announced that the PGA Championship would be moved to late-May beginning in 2019, in ...
Jones is the only player ever to have won the (pre-Masters) Grand Slam, or all four major championships, in the same calendar year (1930). Jones's path to the 1930 Grand Slam title was: The Amateur Championship, Old Course at St Andrews, Scotland (May 31, 1930) The Open Championship, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England (June 20, 1930)
Roger Federer has won a lot of grand slam titles. Here they all are in one spot: Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail ...
List of Grand Slam champions can refer to: List of Grand Slam men's singles champions; List of Grand Slam women's singles champions; List of Grand Slam men's doubles ...
Bernhard Langer is the only player to have won each of the five senior major championships and is therefore held to have won the 'Career Grand Slam.' In his time, Nicklaus also held a 'Career Grand Slam' as the Senior Open did not become the fifth senior major until 2003, by which time Nicklaus had effectively retired from senior golf (his only ...