Who are golf’s Grand Slam winners and who are close? Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy one win away from immortality
Golf’s Grand Slam remains the pinnacle of the game and one of the hardest feats to achieve in world sport.
Only five players in the long history of golf have claimed Grand Slam glory – winning each of the four majors in a career.
A host of legendary names have tried and come close but the group of players to do it has remained unchanged since 2000.
Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, who share an incredible 33 major titles between them, head up the illustrious list.
They are joined by Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Gene Sarazen as the only men to claim all four championships.
Rory McIlroy failed on his latest opportunity to complete the career Grand Slam as he missed the cut at the Masters last month.
Jordan Spieth chased glory at the 2023 PGA Championship in Oak Hill but will have to wait another year for a shot at the Grand Slam.
Golf’s Grand Slam winners
Jack Nicklaus (18 major titles)
Masters: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986
US Open: 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980
The Open: 1966, 1970, 1978
PGA Championship: 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980
Tiger Woods (15 major titles)
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Who are golf’s Grand Slam winners and who are close? Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy one win away from immortality
Marc Williams
Published: 15:55, 14 Jun 2023Updated: 15:55, 14 Jun 2023
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Golf’s Grand Slam remains the pinnacle of the game and one of the hardest feats to achieve in world sport.
Only five players in the long history of golf have claimed Grand Slam glory – winning each of the four majors in a career.
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A host of legendary names have tried and come close but the group of players to do it has remained unchanged since 2000.
Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, who share an incredible 33 major titles between them, head up the illustrious list.
They are joined by Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Gene Sarazen as the only men to claim all four championships.
Rory McIlroy failed on his latest opportunity to complete the career Grand Slam as he missed the cut at the Masters last month.
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Golf’s Grand Slam winners
Jack Nicklaus (18 major titles)
Masters: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986
US Open: 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980
The Open: 1966, 1970, 1978
PGA Championship: 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980
Tiger Woods (15 major titles)
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Masters: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019
US Open: 2000, 2002, 2008
The Open: 2000, 2005, 2006
PGA Championship: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
Ben Hogan (9 major titles)
Masters: 1951, 1953
US Open: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953
The Open: 1953
PGA Championship: 1946, 1948
Gary Player (9 major titles)
Masters: 1961, 1974, 1978
US Open: 1965
The Open: : 1959, 1968, 1974
PGA Championship: 1962, 1972
Gene Sarazen (7 major titles)
Masters: 1935
US Open: 1922, 1932
The Open: 1932
PGA Championship: 1922, 1923, 1933
Golfers with three legs of Grand Slam
There are currently 12 players who have captured three of the four majors but have failed to complete the Grand Slam.
The list is made up of some of the greatest names the sport has ever seen including Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead and Tom Watson.
There are three players still active on the list and all will hope to complete the Grand Slam before they retire.
Spieth needs to win the PGA Championship while McIlroy is chasing Masters glory to earn their Grand Slam titles but both have plenty of time to do it.
Jordan Spieth
Rory McIlroy
Phil Mickelson
Tom Watson
Raymond Floyd
Lee Trevino
Arnold Palmer
Sam Snead
Byron Nelson
Walter Hagen
Tommy Armour
Jim Barnes
