Jack Nicklaus
The Golden Bear
Holds the all-time record with 18 professional major championships and a staggering 19 runner-up finishes, spanning 1962 to 1986.
Golfers, Ranked
Green jackets, major counts, and the occasional water hazard of a career.
Ranked on career majors, peak dominance, and lasting impact on the sport, with credit for longevity and cultural footprint.
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Tiger Woods
Peak dominance, redefined
Won 15 majors and 82 PGA Tour titles (tied all-time), and held all four majors at once in the 'Tiger Slam' of 2000-01.
Ben Hogan
Ball-striking gold standard
Won 9 majors and famously took three of the four in 1953, returning to dominance after a near-fatal 1949 car crash.
A
Bobby Jones
The amateur who did it all
Completed the original Grand Slam in 1930 as an amateur and co-founded the Masters, retiring from competition at just 28.
Sam Snead
Silky swing, record wins
Holds the record for most PGA Tour victories with 82 and won 7 majors across a career spanning four decades.
Gary Player
The globe-trotting Black Knight
Won 9 majors and became one of only five men to complete the career Grand Slam, logging millions of miles competing worldwide.
Arnold Palmer
The King who grew the game
Won 7 majors and, with his charisma and 'Arnie's Army,' popularized golf for the television era in the 1960s.
Rory McIlroy
Career Grand Slam completed
Won his fifth major at the 2025 Masters to complete the career Grand Slam, one of only six players ever to do so.
Tom Watson
Master of the links
Won 8 majors including five Open Championships and famously beat Nicklaus in the 1977 'Duel in the Sun' at Turnberry.
B
Seve Ballesteros
The magician from Spain
Won 5 majors with dazzling recovery play and turned the Ryder Cup into a genuine European powerhouse.
Phil Mickelson
Lefty's flair and heartbreak
Won 6 majors and, at age 50, became the oldest major champion in history at the 2021 PGA Championship.
Annika Sorenstam
Dominated the LPGA
Won 72 LPGA titles and 10 majors, and shot a record 59 in competition in 2001.
Nick Faldo
Grinder with six majors
Won 6 majors between 1987 and 1996 through relentless discipline and rebuilt his swing at the peak of his career.
Scottie Scheffler
World No. 1 machine
Won multiple majors including the 2024 Masters and 2025 PGA Championship while dominating the world ranking with remarkable consistency.
C
Jordan Spieth
So close to the Slam
Won three majors by age 23 in a blazing start, but a prolonged form slump has kept the career Grand Slam just out of reach.
Greg Norman
The Shark who kept slipping
Spent 331 weeks as world No. 1 but won only 2 majors, undone by several agonizing collapses including the 1996 Masters.
Sergio Garcia
One major, plenty of drama
A brilliant ball-striker who waited until 2017 to finally win the Masters after years of major near-misses and visible frustration.
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John Daly
Grip it, rip it, unravel it
Captured two majors with prodigious length but a turbulent career of gambling, weight and off-course chaos derailed his prime.
F
Jean van de Velde
The 18th-hole meltdown
Squandered a three-shot lead on the final hole of the 1999 Open, wading into a burn before losing in a playoff.
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