Golf Compendium

Golf Compendium

Which golfers have won the most titles in the four major championships of men’s professional golf? The list below includes all golfers with more than one major victory.

Jack Nicklaus leads the way with 18 major titles, with Tiger Woods second at 15 wins. The four major championships in men’s pro golf are The Masters, U.S. Open, British Open and PGA Championship.

How many golfers have won more than one major, and how many have reached other milestone numbers? This is how it breaks down:

  • 84 golfers have won two or more majors.
  • 46 golfers have at least three major championship wins.
  • 20 golfers won five or more major championships.
  • And only three golfers have reached double digits — 10 major wins or more.

See also:

  • Women’s career leaders: Most wins in LPGA majors
  • Most wins in senior major championships

The List: Golfers With Most Major Wins

All golfers with at least two wins in men’s major championships are listed here. (“Span” refers to the years during which the listed wins took place. The first year is the year of the golfer’s first major win, the second year his last or most-recent senior win. If only one year is listed, all his major wins happened in that one year.)GolfersMajors SpanJack Nicklaus18 1962-1986Tiger Woods15 1997-2019Walter Hagen11 1914-1929Ben Hogan9 1946-1953Gary Player9 1959-1978Tom Watson8 1975-1983Bobby Jones7 1923-1930Arnold Palmer7 1958-1964Gene Sarazen7 1922-1935Sam Snead7 1942-1954Harry Vardon7 1896-1914Nick Faldo6 1987-1996Phil Mickelson6 2004-2021Lee Trevino6 1968-1984Seve Ballesteros5 1979-1988James Braid5 1901-1910Brooks Koepka5 2017-2023Byron Nelson5 1937-1945J.H. Taylor5 1894-1913Peter Thomson5 1954-1965Willie Anderson4 1901-1905Jim Barnes4 1916-1925Ernie Els4 1994-2012Raymond Floyd4 1969-1986Bobby Locke4 1949-1957Rory McIlroy4 2011-2014Old Tom Morris4 1861-1867Young Tom Morris4 1868-1872Willie Park Sr.4 1860-1875Jamie Anderson3 1877-1879Tommy Armour3 1927-1931Julius Boros3 1952-1968Billy Casper3 1959-1970Henry Cotton3 1934-1948Jimmy Demaret3 1940-1950Bob Ferguson3 1880-1882Ralph Guldahl3 1937-1939Padraig Harrington3 2007-2008Hale Irwin3 1974-1990Cary Middlecoff3 1949-1956Larry Nelson3 1981-1987Nick Price3 1992-1994Denny Shute3 1933-1937Vijay Singh3 1998-2004Jordan Spieth3 2015-2017Payne Stewart3 1989-1999Jack Burke Jr.2 1956Angel Cabrera2 2007-2009Ben Crenshaw2 1984-1995John Daly2 1991-1995Leo Diegel2 1928-1929Olin Dutra2 1932-1934Doug Ford2 1955-1957Retief Goosen2 2001-2004David Graham2 1979-1981Hubert Green2 1977-1985Harold Hilton2 1892-1897Jock Hutchison2 1920-1921Tony Jacklin2 1969-1970Lee Janzen2 1993-1998Dustin Johnson2 2016-2020Zach Johnson2 2007-2015Martin Kaymer2 2010-2014Bernhard Langer2 1985-1993Sandy Lyle2 1985-1988Bob Martin2 1876-1885John McDermott2 1911-1912Johnny Miller2 1973-1976Collin Morikawa2 2020-2021Greg Norman2 1986-1993Andy North2 1978-1985Jose Maria Olazabal2 1994-1999Mark O’Meara2 1998Willie Park Jr.2 1887-1889Henry Picard2 1938-1939Jon Rahm22021-2023Ted Ray2 1912-1920Paul Runyan2 1934-1938Alex Smith2 1906-1910Horton Smith2 1934-1936Dave Stockton2 1970-1976Curtis Strange2 1988-1989Justin Thomas2 2017-2022Bubba Watson2 2012-2014Craig Wood2 1941Fuzzy Zoeller2 1979-1984

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