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Players are listed here in order of their first win. 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. In 2020, a year dramatica
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] Nicklaus also holds the record for the most victories in the Masters, winning the tournament six times. [6]
2 – Jimmy Powell, 1995 First of America Classic, 1996 Brickyard Crossing Championship. Most Champions Tour major victories; 12 – Bernhard Langer, 2010-2023. Most Senior PGA Championship major victories; 4 – Hale Irwin, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004. Most Senior Players Championship major victories; 3 – Bernhard Langer, 2014, 2015, 2016
He holds the record for most wins in match play competition. The PGA Championship is an annual golf competition formerly held in mid-August until 2019, when it moved to mid-May. It was established in 1916 and is one of the four major championships played each year which include the Masters, the U.S. Open, and the Open Championship (British Open ...
Along with his record 18 major victories, Jack Nicklaus also holds the record for most runner-up finishes in major championships, with 19, including a record 7 at the Open Championship. Phil Mickelson has the second most with 12 runner-up finishes after the 2023 Masters, which includes a record 6 runner-up finishes at the U.S. Open, the one ...
Pages in category "Golf records and rankings" ... List of Champions Tour major championship winning golfers; ... Most European Tour wins in a year; G. Grand Slam ...
The Masters Tournament is a golf competition that was established in 1934, with Horton Smith winning the inaugural tournament. [1] The Masters is the first of four major championships to be played each year, with the final round of the Masters always being scheduled for the second Sunday in April. [2]
In the 1980s, the significance of all historical tournaments was reassessed by golf historians, working together with PGA Tour staff, during the course of a major statistical research project. [3] The Open Championship was first recognized as an official tour event in 1995, and in 2002, all victories in earlier Open Championships were ...