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Jack Nicklaus has won the most majors, achieving 18 victories during his career. [2] Second on the list is Tiger Woods, who has won 15 majors to date; his most recent major victory was at the 2019 Masters. [3] Walter Hagen is third with 11 majors; [4] he and Nicklaus have both won the most PGA Championships with five. [5]
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.
Major championships have been won by a margin of nine strokes or greater on eight occasions. On a further eight occasions, majors have been won by a margin of eight strokes; this includes Rory McIlroy's victory in the 2012 PGA Championship at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, which is the PGA Championship event record. [35]
This is a list of the fifty-three golfers who have won 17 or more official (or later deemed historically significant) money events on the PGA Tour. [1] [2] It is led by Sam Snead and Tiger Woods with 82 each. Many players won important events early in the 20th century, prior to the formation of the tour, with records being kept by the PGA of ...
This article lists all 140 women who have won major championships on the LPGA Tour, both past and present. [1] They are listed in order of the number of victories, with updates reflecting the 2024 season. Winning span indicates the years from the player's first major win to the last.
In a span of 25 years, from 1962 (age 22) to 1986 (age 46), Nicklaus won 18 professional major championships. This is the most any player has won in his career. Nicklaus held sole possession of the lead after 54 holes of a major championship on eight occasions and won each in regulation. Nicklaus won 10 of 12 major championships when having the ...
This is a list of all the golfers who have won ten or more official events on the U.S.-based PGA Tour Champions (known as the Senior PGA Tour from 1980–2002 and Champions Tour from 2003–2015), the leading golf tour in the world for men aged 50 and above. The list is up to date as of February 8, 2025.
Gary Player has also won nine championships that are now considered senior golf majors, but three of his titles came at the Senior Open Championship before this tournament officially gained senior major status. Jack Nicklaus has won eight senior majors and holds the record for the most regular majors won (18). Bernhard Langer is the only player ...