"majors throughout their existence. The Senior PGA Championship was held twice in 1984 but was not held in 1983 or 1985. Bernhard Langer holds the record for the most senior majors won with ten. 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 to have won each of the five senior major"
"definitive answer. Only five golfers have won all four of golf's modern majors at any time during their careers, an achievement which is often referred to as a ""Career Grand Slam"": Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. Woods and Nicklaus have won each of the four majors at least three times. A number of dominant players of their eras have failed to achieve the Career Grand Slam because of their inability to win a particular major. Sam Snead and Phil Mickelson (through 2018) failed to win a U.S. Open; Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, and Jordan"
"Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer. Many observers regard him as the greatest golfer of all time. During a span of more than 25 years, he won a record 18 major championships while producing 19 second-place and 9 third-place finishes. Nicklaus focused on the major championships—Masters Tournament, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship—and played a selective schedule of regular PGA Tour events, yet still finished with 73 victories, third on the all-time list behind Sam Snead (82) and Tiger Woods (80). Nicklaus won the U.S. Amateur"
"and Nicklaus. Phil Mickelson holds the dubious record with six (1999, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2013) second-place finishes. His five titles in the U.S. Amateur are a record. Jones was ranked as the fourth greatest golfer of all time by ""Golf Digest"" magazine in 2000. Nicklaus was first, Hogan second, and Snead third. Jones was ranked as the third greatest golfer of all time in a major survey published by ""Golf Magazine"", September 2009. Nicklaus was ranked first, with Tiger Woods second, Hogan fourth, and Snead fifth. Jones appeared in a series of short instructional films produced by Warner Brothers"
"Masters was added as a major, no player has won all four in one year. Tiger Woods is the only professional golfer to win four consecutive professional majors; he did so over two years in 2000 and 2001. The record for most consecutive wins in professional golf is 11, set Byron Nelson in 1945; Nelson would win 18 tournaments overall that year, a year when wartime manpower shortages were still limiting the number and quality of professional golfers for Nelson to compete against. In Formula One, Michael Schumacher was the 2004 champion with 13 wins in 18 races. In IndyCar,"
"Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. ""*Through the 2018 season."" Amateur Professional Lucas Glover Lucas Hendley Glover (born November 12, 1979) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour. He is best known for winning the 2009 U.S. Open. Glover was born in Greenville, South Carolina, the biological son of major-league baseball player Ron Musselman and Hershey Hendley (The daughter of former pro football player Dick Hendley). After Musselman and Hendley separated and divorced, Musselman fell behind on child support payments and went more than six months without seeing"
"2009 Open Championship The 2009 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 138th Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at the Ailsa Course of the Turnberry Resort, in Ayrshire, Scotland. Stewart Cink won his only major championship to date (2018) after a four-hole playoff with Tom Watson. At age 59, Watson had the chance to win his sixth Open and become the oldest major champion in history during regulation play, but was unable to par the final hole and tied with Cink. It was the fourth Open at Turnberry; the previous winners were Watson (1977), Greg Norman"
"longest streak of top-10s in majors which is held by Ben Hogan with 18 between 1948 and 1956. In an 18-hole playoff, Nicklaus shot a (65) to Rodríguez's (69). The Senior British Open was not sanctioned by the circuit then known as the Champions Tour until 2003. DNP = Did not play CUT = Missed the half-way cut WD = Withdrew ""T"" = tied Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10. Jack Nicklaus Jack William Nicklaus (born January 21, 1940), nicknamed The Golden Bear, is an American retired professional golfer. Many observers regard him as the greatest golfer of"
"Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy, (born 4 May 1989) is a professional golfer from Northern Ireland who is a member of both the European and PGA Tours. He was world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking for 95 weeks. He is a four-time major champion, winning the 2011 U.S Open, (setting a tournament record score of −16), 2012 PGA Championship (with a tournament record margin of victory (8 strokes)), 2014 Open Championship, and 2014 PGA Championship. Along with Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth he is one of four players to win three majors by the age of"
"breaking the previous record of 19 years 5 months set by Robert A. Gardner in 1909. In 2008, New Zealander Danny Lee became the youngest ever winner, only to be eclipsed by 17-year-old An Byeong-hun the following year. Before the professional game became dominant, the event was regarded as one of the majors. This is no longer the case, but the champion still receives an automatic invitation to play in all of the majors except the PGA Championship. In addition, the runner-up also receives an invitation to play in the Masters and the U.S. Open. However, the golfers must maintain"
"Presidents Cup. The table is complete through to the 2018 season. Since the establishment of The Masters in 1934, an American has won at least one major every year, with the exception of 1994. The aggregate scoring records for each major are tabulated below. Green indicates an outright record and yellow indicates a shared record. The scoring records to par for each major are tabulated below. Green indicates an outright record and yellow indicates a shared record. The record for a single round in a major championship is 62 which was recorded by South African golfer Branden Grace in the"
"Rickie Fowler and Sergio García. The victory was the player's third major championship of his career, having led the field after each round of the tournament. McIlroy and Tiger Woods are the only golfers to win both The Silver Medal and The Gold Medal at The Open Championship. His third major title having won the 2011 U.S. Open and 2012 PGA Championship, McIlroy became the third European to win three different majors and joined Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as one of three golfers since the first Masters Tournament in 1934 to win three majors by the age of 25."
"Jim Furyk (5,15,19), Pádraig Harrington (3,4,5,6,13,19), David Howell, Anthony Kim (5,15,19), Greg Norman (3), Ian Poulter (5,6,19), Henrik Stenson (5,6,14,19), Steve Stricker (5,15,19), Chris Wood 2. Past Open Champions born between 17 July 1943 and 19 July 1948 3. Past Open Champions aged 60 or under on 19 July 2008 Mark Calcavecchia, John Daly, David Duval (4), Nick Faldo, Todd Hamilton (4), Paul Lawrie (4), Tom Lehman, Justin Leonard (5,15,19), Sandy Lyle, Mark O'Meara, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods (4,5,11,12,13) 4. The Open Champions for 1999-2008 5. The first 50 players on the Official World Golf Rankings for Week 21, 2009"
"the U.S. LPGA majors. The five current major championships are: <br> Inbee Park is recognized as achieving the career Grand Slam for winning four different major championships, even though The Evian Championship had since been designated as the fifth major championship. Patty Berg is the all-time record holder of the most Titleholders and Women's Western Open victories.<br> ""Note: Mallon won two more Canadian Women's Open championships after it was replaced by the Women's British Open."" Senior (i.e., 50 and over) men's golf also has a set of majors. Like the women's majors, the senior majors are not globally recognized. However,"
"to the first category by which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. 1. Masters champions Seve Ballesteros, Fred Couples (10), Ben Crenshaw, Raymond Floyd, Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Larry Mize, José María Olazábal (10,14,15,17), Mark O'Meara, Gary Player, Vijay Singh (4,10,11,14,15,16,17), Craig Stadler, Tom Watson, Mike Weir (10,11,14,15,17), Tiger Woods (2,3,4,10,12,14,15,16,17), Fuzzy Zoeller 2. U.S. Open champions (last five years) Michael Campbell (15,17), Jim Furyk (11,12,14,15,17), Retief Goosen (10,14,15,17), Geoff Ogilvy (10,11,14,15,16,17) 3. The Open champions (last five years) Ben Curtis (14), Ernie Els (12,14,15,17), Todd Hamilton 4. PGA champions (last five years) Rich"
"major championship. Gary Player holds the record for most appearances, with 52. Player also holds the record for the number of consecutive cuts made, with 23 between 1959 and 1982 (Player did not compete in 1973 as he was recovering from recent surgery). He shares this record with Fred Couples, who made his consecutive cuts between 1983 and 2007, not competing in 1987 and 1994. Nick Price and Greg Norman share the course record of 63, with their rounds coming in 1986 and 1996 respectively. The highest winning score of 289 (+1) has occurred three times: Sam Snead in 1954,"
"other records are achieved for successive tournament wins, mini-combination victories amongst others. Ivan Lendl and Novak Djokovic are the only players to win all nine events during their careers. However, since the creation of the ""Masters 1000"" in 2009, Novak Djokovic is the only player to claim all nine ATP Masters 1000 events. Winning all nine events during a career has been called a ""Career 'Golden Masters'"". Rafael Nadal has won the most number of ATP Masters 1000 singles titles. He has won 33 titles to date. Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan have won the most doubles titles of all-time"
"George Coetzee, Nicolas Colsaerts, Jamie Donaldson, Branden Grace, Thorbjørn Olesen, Thaworn Wiratchant. 1. Past Masters Champions<br> Ángel Cabrera, Fred Couples (11), Ben Crenshaw, Trevor Immelman, Zach Johnson (15,16,17,18,19), Bernhard Langer, Sandy Lyle, Phil Mickelson (11,15,16,17,18,19), Larry Mize, José María Olazábal, Mark O'Meara, Charl Schwartzel (18,19), Vijay Singh, Craig Stadler, Bubba Watson (11,15,17,18,19), Tom Watson, Mike Weir, Tiger Woods (2,13,15,16,17,18,19), Ian Woosnam 2. Last five U.S. Open Champions<br> Lucas Glover, Graeme McDowell (11,12,18,19), Rory McIlroy (4,14,15,16,17,18,19), Webb Simpson (12,15,17,18,19) 3. Last five British Open Champions<br> Stewart Cink, Ernie Els (13,15,17,18,19), Pádraig Harrington (4,11,12), Louis Oosthuizen (11,15,17,18,19) 4. Last five PGA Champions<br>"
"events, including at least one after the US Open; if they play fewer than four, or fail to play in one after the US Open they get a ""zero"" score towards their world ranking for each one short. Roger Federer holds the record for most singles titles at 21, while Daniel Nestor holds the record for most doubles titles won with 20. Nadal has won at least one ATP 500 title from 2005 to 2018, an record of 14 consecutive years. ATP Championship Series<br> ""1990–1999"" ATP International Series Gold<br> ""2000–2008"" ATP World Tour 500<br> ""2009–present"" The following points are awarded"
"with only Tiger Woods having won more, and he is the first player to win each of the four World Golf Championship events. He is one of the longest drivers on the PGA Tour, having been ranked in the top five annually from 2008 and leading in 2015. By virtue of his 2018 Sentry Tournament of Champions win, Johnson became only the third player in Tour history to win a Tour title in each of his first 11 seasons, joining Jack Nicklaus (17) and Tiger Woods (14). Johnson was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and played collegiate golf at Coastal"
"PGA Champions<br> Rich Beem, Keegan Bradley (8,9), Mark Brooks, John Daly, Jason Dufner, Pádraig Harrington (10), Martin Kaymer (2,9), Davis Love III, Rory McIlroy (2,4,6,8,9,10), Shaun Micheel, Phil Mickelson (4,6,8,9), Vijay Singh, David Toms, Tiger Woods, Yang Yong-eun 2. Last five U.S. Open Champions<br> Justin Rose (8,9,10), Webb Simpson (8,9), Jordan Spieth (3,8,9,10) 3. Last five Masters Champions<br> Charl Schwartzel (6,8), Adam Scott (6,8), Bubba Watson (8,9,10) 4. Last five Open Champions<br> Darren Clarke, Ernie Els (6), Zach Johnson (8,9) 5. Current Senior PGA Champion<br> Colin Montgomerie 6. 15 low scorers and ties in the 2014 PGA Championship<br> Kevin Chappell,"
"and ties in the 2009 PGA Championship<br> Rory McIlroy (18,19) 15. Top 30 leaders on the 2009 PGA Tour official money earnings list<br> Paul Casey (18,19), Brian Gay (16,17,18), Retief Goosen (17,18,19), Dustin Johnson (16,17,19), Jerry Kelly (16,17), Matt Kuchar (19), Justin Leonard (18), Kevin Na (17,19), Ian Poulter (16,18,19), John Rollins, Rory Sabbatini (16), John Senden (17), David Toms (17,18), Nick Watney (17,18,19) 16. Winners of PGA Tour events that award a full-point allocation for the season-ending Tour Championship, between the 2009 Masters Tournament and the 2010 Masters Tournament<br> Ben Crane, Ernie Els (17,18,19), Nathan Green, Bill Haas, Anthony"
"are decided in best of three-set matches. In singles, Rafael Nadal holds the record for the most titles with 33 since the Masters series began in 1990. Novak Djokovic is the only player to have won all 9 Masters singles titles and became first player to complete Career Golden Masters. Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andre Agassi, and Andy Murray have each won 7 different titles. Djokovic holds the record for the most singles titles in a year, winning 6 in 2015. Additionally, Djokovic and Nadal are the only two players to win four singles titles in a row and Nadal"
"trails only Jack Nicklaus who leads with 18, and 80 PGA Tour events, second all-time behind Sam Snead (82). Woods leads all active golfers in career major wins and career PGA Tour wins. He is the youngest player to achieve the career Grand Slam, and the youngest and fastest to win 50 tournaments on tour. Additionally, Woods is only the second golfer (after Nicklaus) to have achieved a career Grand Slam three times. Woods has won 18 World Golf Championships, and won at least one of those events in each of the first 11 years after they began in 1999."
"the 4 majors (Australian Open: Djokovic and Federer, 6 titles, ""shared with Roy Emerson""; French Open: Nadal, 11 titles; Wimbledon: Federer, 8 titles), the ATP Finals (Federer, 6 titles), and 8 of the 9 ATP Masters 1000 events (Indian Wells: Djokovic and Federer, 5 titles each; Miami: Djokovic, 6 titles, ""shared with Andre Agassi""; Monte Carlo: Nadal, 11 titles; Madrid: Nadal, 5 titles; Rome: Nadal, 8 titles; Cincinnati: Federer, 7 titles; Shanghai: Djokovic and Murray, 3 titles each; Paris: Djokovic, 4 titles); Djokovic is the only player since 1990 to have won all nine Masters 1000 events at least once,"
"1999, the tournament set a record with 4,508 entries. Only two players have won the championship multiple times: Tiger Woods won the tournament for three consecutive years beginning in 1991; Jordan Spieth won in 2009 and 2011. In 2010, Jim Liu, at 14 years, 11 months, became the youngest champion ever, breaking Woods' mark of 15 years and 220 days. The number of winners who have gone on to become leading professionals is quite modest. This reflects not only the young age of the competitors, but the more random results of match play tournaments compared to stroke play events. Apart"
"2009 PGA Championship The 2009 PGA Championship was the 91st PGA Championship, held August 13–16 at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, a suburb southwest of Minneapolis. Yang Yong-eun, more commonly referred to as ""Y.E. Yang"" in the U.S., won his first major title, three strokes ahead of runner-up Tiger Woods, a four-time champion. It marked the first time that Woods had failed to win a major he had led after 54 holes. Yang also became the first Asian-born player to win a men's major championship (although the third of Asian descent, after Vijay Singh and Woods). It was"
"54 Major titles (with Federer a record 20, Nadal 17, Djokovic 14, and Murray 3). The only other active players who have a Major title to their name are Juan Martín del Potro (2009 US Open), Stan Wawrinka (2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open, 2016 US Open) and Marin Čilić (2014 US Open). Starting with the 2005 Wimbledon Championships, their combined record at Grand Slam tournaments against everyone else is 707–62. Moreover, only six times has a player outside the group beaten two of them in the same Grand Slam tournament (Safin at the 2005 Australian Open, Tsonga at the"
"Jordan Spieth Jordan Alexander Spieth (born July 27, 1993) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour and former world number one in the Official World Golf Ranking. He is a three-time major winner and the 2015 FedEx Cup champion. In April 2016, ""Time"" magazine named Spieth to its list of the ""100 Most Influential People"", noting that he ""exemplifies everything that's great about sports."" Spieth's first major win came in the 2015 Masters Tournament, when he shot a 270 (−18) and pocketed $1.8 million. He tied the 72-hole record set by Tiger Woods in 1997 and became the"
"Juli Inkster Juli Inkster (born Juli Simpson; June 24, 1960) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. With a professional career spanning 29 years to date, Inkster's 31 wins rank her second in wins among all active players on the LPGA Tour; she has over $13 million in career earnings. She also has more wins in Solheim Cup matches than any other American, and is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame. Inkster is the only golfer in LPGA Tour history to win two majors in a decade for three consecutive decades by winning"
"LPGA's all-time records for most career aces. LPGA Tour playoff record (2–1) ^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.<br> DNP = did not play.<br> CUT = missed the half way cut.<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place.<br> Green background for a win. Yellow background for a top-10 finish. Professional Meg Mallon Meg Mallon (born April 14, 1963) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1987 and won 18 LPGA Tour events, including four major championship, during her career. Mallon was inducted into the"
"in a cumulative money list taken from all official PGA European Tour events from OWGR Week 19 up to and including the BMW International Open and including the U.S. Open Nick Dougherty, Johan Edfors 10. The leading player, not exempt having applied above, in the first 5 and ties of each of the 2009 Open de France ALSTOM and the 2009 Barclays Scottish Open. 11. The U.S. Open Champions for 2005-2009 Michael Campbell, Lucas Glover 12. The U.S. Masters Champions for 2005-2009 13. The U.S. PGA Champions for 2004-2008 14. The U.S. PGA Tour Players Champions for 2007-2009 15. Top"
"not become a WGC event until 2009. <nowiki>*</nowiki> ""As of the 2018 season."" Professional Zach Johnson ""Not to be confused with golf club professional Zach J. Johnson."" Zachary Harris Johnson (born February 24, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has 12 victories on the PGA Tour, including two major championships, the 2007 Masters and the 2015 Open Championship. The son of a chiropractor, Johnson was born in Iowa City, Iowa and raised in Cedar Rapids, the eldest of Dave and Julie Johnson's three children. Playing many sports as a youth (baseball, basketball, football, and soccer), Johnson took up golf"