The men's major golf championships

Men's major golf championships

The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...

, also known simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious events in professional golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

. The competitions are the Masters Tournament, the U.S. Open

U.S. Open (golf)

The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...

, the The Open Championship

The Open Championship

The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...

 and the PGA Championship

PGA Championship

The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...

, contested annually in that order. Should the same golfer win all four majors in one year, this would be recognized as a grand slam

Grand Slam (golf)

The Grand Slam in golf is winning all the golf's major championships in the same calendar year.-The Men's Grand Slam:The Grand Slam in men's golf is an unofficial concept, having changed over time. In the modern era, The Grand Slam is generally considered to be winning all four of golf's major...

; no one has completed this feat, although Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...

 has held all four majors at once, a feat recognized as the Tiger Slam. Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones (golfer)

Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. was an American amateur golfer, and a lawyer by profession. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete on a national and international level...

 completed a grand slam in 1930, when he won the U.S. Open, The Open, U.S. Amateur Championship, and The Amateur Championship

The Amateur Championship

The Amateur Championship is a golf tournament which is held annually in the United Kingdom. It is one of the two leading individual tournaments for amateur golfers, alongside the U.S. Amateur...

; in 1930, the Masters had not been established, and he was an amateur and therefore not eligible for the PGA Championship.

Jack Nicklaus

Jack Nicklaus

Jack William Nicklaus , nicknamed "The Golden Bear", is an American professional golfer. He won 18 career major championships on the PGA Tour over a span of 25 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest professional golfers of all time. In addition to his 18 Majors, he was runner-up a...

 holds the record for winning the most majors, winning 18 during his career. Second on the list is Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer whose achievements to date rank him among the most successful golfers of all time. Formerly the World No...

, who has won 14 majors to date; his last major victory was at the 2008 U.S. Open

2008 U.S. Open Golf Championship

The 2008 United States Open Championship was the 108th U.S. Open, played from June 12 to June 16 at Torrey Pines, north of San Diego. The U.S. Open was held at the Torrey Pines for the first time, and took place on the South Course. Tiger Woods won his third U.S...

. Walter Hagen

Walter Hagen

Walter Charles Hagen was a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of eleven professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods . He won the U.S. Open twice, and in 1922 he became the first native-born American to win the British Open, which he went on...

 is third with 11 majors; he and Jack Nicklaus have both won the most PGA Championships with five. Nicklaus also holds the record for the most victories in the Masters, winning the competition six times. Nicklaus also shares the record for the most U.S. Open victories with Willie Anderson

Willie Anderson (golfer)

William Law Anderson was a Scottish immigrant to the United States who became the first golfer to win four U.S. Opens, with victories in 1901, 1903, 1904, and 1905. He is still the only man to win three consecutive titles, and only Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan, and Jack Nicklaus have equalled his total...

, Bobby Jones

Bobby Jones (golfer)

Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr. was an American amateur golfer, and a lawyer by profession. Jones was the most successful amateur golfer ever to compete on a national and international level...

 and Ben Hogan

Ben Hogan

William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...

, each winning this competition four times. Harry Vardon

Harry Vardon

Harry Vardon was a Jersey professional golfer and member of the fabled Great Triumvirate of the sport in his day, along with John Henry Taylor and James Braid. He won The Open Championship a record six times and also won the U.S. Open.-Biography:Vardon was born in Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands...

 holds the record for the most Open Championship victories, winning six times during his career.

Although the U.S. Amateur Championship and the Amateur Championship were once considered to be majors, they are no longer recognized as such, and successes in these competitions are not included in the list.

By golfer

Rank	Country	Golfer	Winning span	Masters	U.S. Open	The Open	PGA	Total
1			1962–1986	6	4	3	5	18
2			1997–2008	4	3	3	4	14
3			1914–1929	0	2	4	5	11
4			1959–1978	3	1	3	2	9
4			1946–1953	2	4	1	2	9
6			1975–1983	2	1	5	0	8
7			1958–1964	4	1	2	0	7
7			1942–1954	3	0	1	3	7
7			1922–1935	1	2	1	3	7
7			1923–1930	0	4	3	0	7
7			1896–1914	0	1	6	0	7
12			1987–1996	3	0	3	0	6
12			1968–1984	0	2	2	2	6
14			1937–1945	2	1	0	2	5
14			1979–1988	2	0	3	0	5
14			1901–1910	0	0	5	0	5
14			1894–1913	0	0	5	0	5
14			1954–1965	0	0	5	0	5
19			2004–2010	3	0	0	1	4
19			1969–1986	1	1	0	2	4
19			1901–1905	0	4	0	0	4
19			1916–1925	0	1	1	2	4
19			1949–1957	0	0	4	0	4
19			1861–1867	0	0	4	0	4
19			1868–1872	0	0	4	0	4
19			1860–1875	0	0	4	0	4
27			1940–1950	3	0	0	0	3
27			1949–1956	1	2	0	0	3
27			1937–1939	1	2	0	0	3
27			1959–1970	1	2	0	0	3
27			1998–2004	1	0	0	2	3
27			1974–1990	0	3	0	0	3
27			1994–2002	0	2	1	0	3
27			1952–1968	0	2	0	1	3
27			1989–1999	0	2	0	1	3
27			1981–1987	0	1	0	2	3
27			1927–1931	0	1	1	1	3
27			1877–1879	0	0	3	0	3
27			1934–1948	0	0	3	0	3
27			1880–1882	0	0	3	0	3
27			2007–2008	0	0	2	1	3
27			1992–1994	0	0	1	2	3
27			1933–1937	0	0	1	2	3
44			1984–1995	2	0	0	0	2
44			1985–1993	2	0	0	0	2
44			1994–1999	2	0	0	0	2
44			1934–1936	2	0	0	0	2
44			2007-2009	1	1	0	0	2
44			1941	1	1	0	0	2
44			1979–1984	1	1	0	0	2
44			1985–1988	1	0	1	0	2
44			1998	1	0	1	0	2
44			1956	1	0	0	1	2
44			1955–1957	1	0	0	1	2
44			1938–1939	1	0	0	1	2
44			2001–2004	0	2	0	0	2
44			1993–1998	0	2	0	0	2
44			1911–1912	0	2	0	0	2
44			1978–1985	0	2	0	0	2
44			1906–1910	0	2	0	0	2
44			1988–1989	0	2	0	0	2
44			1969–1970	0	1	1	0	2
44			1973–1976	0	1	1	0	2
44			1912–1920	0	1	1	0	2
44			1932–1934	0	1	0	1	2
44			1979–1981	0	1	0	1	2
44			1977–1985	0	1	0	1	2
44			1892–1897	0	0	2	0	2
44			1876–1885	0	0	2	0	2
44			1986–1993	0	0	2	0	2
44			1887–1889	0	0	2	0	2
44			1991–1995	0	0	1	1	2
44			1920–1921	0	0	1	1	2
44			1928–1929	0	0	0	2	2
44			1934–1938	0	0	0	2	2
44			1970–1976	0	0	0	2	2
77			1973	1	0	0	0	1
77			1969	1	0	0	0	1
77			1967	1	0	0	0	1
77			1971	1	0	0	0	1
77			1992	1	0	0	0	1
77			1968	1	0	0	0	1
77			1948	1	0	0	0	1
77			2008	1	0	0	0	1
77			2007	1	0	0	0	1
77			1946	1	0	0	0	1
77			1987	1	0	0	0	1
77			2011	1	0	0	0	1
77			1982	1	0	0	0	1
77			1959	1	0	0	0	1
77			2003	1	0	0	0	1
77			1991	1	0	0	0	1
77			1902	0	1	0	0	1
77			1958	0	1	0	0	1
77			1931	0	1	0	0	1
77			2005	0	1	0	0	1
77			1916	0	1	0	0	1
77			1928	0	1	0	0	1
77			1955	0	1	0	0	1
77			1896	0	1	0	0	1
77			1954	0	1	0	0	1
77			2003	0	1	0	0	1
77			2009	0	1	0	0	1
77			1933	0	1	0	0	1
77			1975	0	1	0	0	1
77			1898	0	1	0	0	1
77			1996	0	1	0	0	1
77			1992	0	1	0	0	1
77			1940	0	1	0	0	1
77			1961	0	1	0	0	1
77			1897	0	1	0	0	1
77			1925	0	1	0	0	1
77			1936	0	1	0	0	1
77			1946	0	1	0	0	1
77			1957	0	1	0	0	1
77	Northern Ireland		2010	0	1	0	0	1
77	Northern Ireland		2011	0	1	0	0	1
77			1908	0	1	0	0	1
77			1969	0	1	0	0	1
77			2006	0	1	0	0	1
77			1913	0	1	0	0	1
77			1935	0	1	0	0	1
77			1976	0	1	0	0	1
77			1995	0	1	0	0	1
77			1895	0	1	0	0	1
77			1907	0	1	0	0	1
77			1909	0	1	0	0	1
77			1987	0	1	0	0	1
77			1899	0	1	0	0	1
77			1915	0	1	0	0	1
77			1964	0	1	0	0	1
77			1924	0	1	0	0	1
77			1947	0	1	0	0	1
77			1893	0	0	1	0	1
77			1890	0	0	1	0	1
77			1991	0	0	1	0	1
77			1886	0	0	1	0	1
77			1888	0	0	1	0	1
77			1939	0	0	1	0	1
77			1989	0	0	1	0	1
77			1963	0	0	1	0	1
77			2009	0	0	1	0	1
77			2011	0	0	1	0	1
77			2003	0	0	1	0	1
77			1947	0	0	1	0	1
77			1967	0	0	1	0	1
77			1920	0	0	1	0	1
77			2001	0	0	1	0	1
77			1951	0	0	1	0	1
77			1883	0	0	1	0	1
77			2004	0	0	1	0	1
77			1923	0	0	1	0	1
77			1902	0	0	1	0	1
77			1873	0	0	1	0	1
77			1891	0	0	1	0	1
77			1999	0	0	1	0	1
77			1996	0	0	1	0	1
77			1964	0	0	1	0	1
77			1997	0	0	1	0	1
77			1907	0	0	1	0	1
77			1960	0	0	1	0	1
77			2010	0	0	1	0	1
77			1936	0	0	1	0	1
77			1874	0	0	1	0	1
77			1935	0	0	1	0	1
77			1981	0	0	1	0	1
77			1884	0	0	1	0	1
77			1865	0	0	1	0	1
77			1973	0	0	1	0	1
77			1938	0	0	1	0	1
77			1904	0	0	1	0	1
77			1993	0	0	0	1	1
77			1961	0	0	0	1	1
77			2002	0	0	0	1	1
77			2011	0	0	0	1	1
77			1996	0	0	0	1	1
77			1953	0	0	0	1	1
77			1931	0	0	0	1	1
77			1995	0	0	0	1	1
77			1947	0	0	0	1	1
77			1958	0	0	0	1	1
77			1966	0	0	0	1	1
77			1941	0	0	0	1	1
77			1990	0	0	0	1	1
77			1944	0	0	0	1	1
77			1954	0	0	0	1	1
77			1950	0	0	0	1	1
77			1960	0	0	0	1	1
77			1957	0	0	0	1	1
77			1967	0	0	0	1	1
77			2010	0	0	0	1	1
77			1997	0	0	0	1	1
77			1978	0	0	0	1	1
77			1965	0	0	0	1	1
77			2003	0	0	0	1	1
77			1964	0	0	0	1	1
77			1935	0	0	0	1	1
77			1959	0	0	0	1	1
77			1988	0	0	0	1	1
77			1983	0	0	0	1	1
77			2001	0	0	0	1	1
77			1952	0	0	0	1	1
77			1986	0	0	0	1	1
77			1977	0	0	0	1	1
77			2009	0	0	0	1	1

By country

Country	Masters	U.S. Open	The Open	PGA	Total
	56	79	41	78	254
	1	12	41	0	54
	3	7	22	2	34
	5	5	9	2	21
	0	2	9	4	15
Jersey Jersey Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...	0	2	7	0	9
	4	0	3	0	7
	0	2	2	0	4
	1	1	1	0	3
	1	0	0	2	3
	2	0	0	1	3
	0	0	2	1	3
	0	0	1	2	3
	0	1	1	0	2
	1	0	0	0	1
	0	0	1	0	1
	0	0	0	1	1
	1	0	0	0	1