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 CHAMPIONSHIP in the SAME CALENDAR YEAR. |
Before The Masters was founded, "The Two National Amateur Championships of the U.S and the UK" were considered majors along with "The Two National Opens" and only BOBBY JONES has ever completed a grand slam with these. No man has ever achieved a modern grand slam, Tiger Woods being the closest in winning all four consecutively, but over two calendar years. In annual playing order, the modern major championships are: Masters Tournament (April) - hosted as an invitational by and played at Augusta National Golf Club U.S. Open (June) - hosted by the USGA and played at various locations in the USA The Open Championship (July) - hosted by The R&A and always played on a links course at various locations in the UK PGA Championship (4th weekend after The Open) - hosted by the PGA of America and played at various locations in the USA. The term "Grand Slam" was first applied to BOBBY JONES' achievement of winning the four major golf events of 1930: The Open Championship, the U.S. Open, the U.S. Amateur and The Amateur Championship. When Jones won all four, the sports world searched for ways to capture the magnitude of his accomplishment. Up to that time, there was no term to describe such a feat because no one had thought it possible. The Atlanta Journal's O.B. Keeler dubbed it the "Grand Slam," borrowing a bridge term. George Trevor of the New York Sun wrote that Jones had "stormed the impregnable quadrilateral of golf." Keeler would later write the words that would forever be linked to one of the greatest individual accomplishments in the history of sports: This victory, the fourth major title in the same season and in the space of four months, had now and for all time entrenched BOBBY JONES safely within the "Impregnable Quadrilateral of Golf", that granite fortress that he alone could take by escalade, and that others may attack in vain, forever. Jones remains the only man to have achieved the Grand Slam, since before the creation of The Masters and the advent of the professional era, the Amateur Championships were considered Major Championships. The modern definition could not be applied until at least 1934, when the Masters was founded, and still carried little weight in 1953 when Ben Hogan, after winning the Masters, the US Open and The Open Championship, could not compete in the PGA Championship; the nearly concurrent PGA Championship and The Open Championship and the state of transatlantic travel made completing the Grand Slam impossible. Hogan is the only player to have won The Masters, the US Open and The Open Championship in the same calendar year. TIGER WOODS has come closest to meeting the modern definition of golf's Grand Slam by holding all four modern major championships simultaneously — the US Open, The Open Championship and the PGA Championship in 2000 and the 2001 Masters — although not in the same calendar year. This has been referred to as a Consecutive Grand Slam. Only five golfers have won all four of golf's modern Majors at any time during their career, an achievement which is often referred to as a Career Grand Slam: GENE SARAZEN, BEN HOGAN, GARY PLAYER, JACK NICKLAUS, TIGER WOODS. Woods and Nicklaus not only have a Career Grand Slam, they have won each of the four Majors three times. |
  | Player | Tit | GS | U.S. Amateur | U.S. Open | The Open | The Amateur |
Bobby Jones | 13 | 1 | 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930 | 1923, 1926, 1929, 1930 | 1926, 1927, 1930 | 1930 | |
  | Player | Tit | CS | Masters | U.S. Open | The Open | PGA |
Jack Nicklaus | 18 | 3 | 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986 | 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980 | 1966, 1970, 1978 | 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980 | |
Tiger Woods | 14 | 3 | 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 | 2000, 2002, 2008 | 2000, 2005, 2006 | 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007 | |
Ben Hogan | 9 | 1 | 1951, 1953 | 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953 | 1953 | 1946, 1948 | |
Gary Player | 9 | 1 | 1961, 1974, 1978 | 1965 | 1959, 1968, 1974 | 1962, 1972 | |
Gene Sarazen | 7 | 1 | 1935 | 1922, 1932 | 1932 | 1922, 1923, 1933 |
The Masters | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | PGA Championship | |||||
2015 | Jordan Spieth (1) | Jordan Spieth (2) | Zach Johnson (2) | Jason Day | ||||
2014 | Bubba Watson (2) | Martin Kaymer (2) | Rory McIlroy (3) | Rory McIlroy (4) | ||||
2013 | Adam Scott | Justin Rose | Phil Mickelson (5) | Jason Dufner | ||||
2012 | Bubba Watson (1) | Webb Simpson | Ernie Els (4) | Rory McIlroy (2) | ||||
2011 | Charl Schwartzel | Rory McIlroy (1) | Darren Clark | Keegan Bradley | ||||
2010 | Phil Mickelson (4) | Graeme McDowell | Louis Oosthuizen | Martin Kaymer (1) | ||||
2009 | Angel Cabrera (2) | Lucas Glover | Stewart Cink | Y. E. Yang | ||||
2008 | Trevor Immelman | Tiger Woods (14) | Pádraig Harrington (2) | Pádraig Harrington (3) | ||||
2007 | Zach Johnson (1) | Angel Cabrera (1) | Pádraig Harrington (1) | Tiger Woods (13) | ||||
2006 | Phil Mickelson (3) | Geoff Ogilvy | Tiger Woods (11) | Tiger Woods (12) | ||||
2005 | Tiger Woods (9) | Michael Campbell | Tiger Woods (10) | Phil Mickelson (2) | ||||
2004 | Phil Mickelson (1) | Retief Goosen (2) | Todd Hamilton | Vijay Singh (3) | ||||
2003 | Mike Weir | Jim Furyk | Ben Curtis | Shaun Micheel | ||||
2002 | Tiger Woods (7) | Tiger Woods (8) | Ernie Els (3) | Rich Beem | ||||
2001 | Tiger Woods (6) | Retief Goosen (1) | David Duval | David Toms | ||||
2000 | Vijay Singh (2) | Tiger Woods (3) | Tiger Woods (4) | Tiger Woods (5) | ||||
1999 | José María Olazábal (2) | Payne Stewart (3) | Paul Lawrie | Tiger Woods (2) | ||||
1998 | Mark O'Meara (1) | Lee Janzen (2) | Mark O'Meara (2) | Vijay Singh (1) | ||||
1997 | Tiger Woods (1) | Ernie Els (2) | Justin Leonard | Davis Love III | ||||
1996 | Nick Faldo (6) | Steve Jones | Tom Lehman | Mark Brooks | ||||
1995 | Ben Crenshaw (2) | Corey Pavin | John Daly (2) | Steve Elkington | ||||
1994 | José María Olazábal (1) | Ernie Els (1) | Nick Price (2) | Nick Price (3) | ||||
1993 | Bernhard Langer (2) | Lee Janzen (1) | Greg Norman (2) | Paul Azinger | ||||
1992 | Fred Couples | Tom Kite | Nick Faldo (5) | Nick Price (1) | ||||
1991 | Ian Woosnam | Payne Stewart (2) | Ian Baker-Finch | John Daly (1) | ||||
1990 | Nick Faldo (3) | Hale Irwin (3) | Nick Faldo (4) | Wayne Grady | ||||
1989 | Nick Faldo (2) | Curtis Strange (2) | Mark Calcavecchia | Payne Stewart (1) | ||||
1988 | Sandy Lyle (2) | Curtis Strange (1) | Severiano Ballesteros (5) | Jeff Sluman | ||||
1987 | Larry Mize | Scott Simpson | Nick Faldo (1) | Larry Nelson (3) | ||||
1986 | Jack Nicklaus (18) | Raymond Floyd (4) | Greg Norman (1) | Bob Tway | ||||
1985 | Bernhard Langer (1) | Andy North (2) | Sandy Lyle (1) | Hubert Green (2) | ||||
1984 | Ben Crenshaw (1) | Fuzzy Zoeller (2) | Severiano Ballesteros (4) | Lee Trevino (6) | ||||
1983 | Severiano Ballesteros (3) | Larry Nelson (2) | Tom Watson (8) | Hal Sutton | ||||
1982 | Craig Stadler | Tom Watson (6) | Tom Watson (7) | Raymond Floyd (3) | ||||
1981 | Tom Watson (5) | David Graham (2) | BBill Rogers | Larry Nelson (1) | ||||
1980 | Severiano Ballesteros (2) | Jack Nicklaus (16) | Tom Watson (4) | Jack Nicklaus (17) | ||||
1979 | Fuzzy Zoeller (1) | Hale Irwin (2) | Severiano Ballesteros (1) | David Graham (1) | ||||
1978 | Gary Player (9) | Andy North (1) | Jack Nicklaus (15) | John Mahaffey | ||||
1977 | Tom Watson (2) | Hubert Green (1) | Tom Watson (3) | Lanny Wadkins | ||||
1976 | Raymond Floyd (2) | Jerry Pate | Johnny Miller (2) | Dave Stockton (2) | ||||
1975 | Jack Nicklaus (13) | Lou Graham | Tom Watson (1) | Jack Nicklaus (14) | ||||
1974 | Gary Player (7) | Hale Irwin (1) | Gary Player (8) | Lee Trevino (5) | ||||
1973 | Tommy Aaron | Johnny Miller (1) | Tom Weiskopf | Jack Nicklaus (12) | ||||
1972 | Jack Nicklaus (10) | Jack Nicklaus (11) | Lee Trevino (4) | Gary Player (6) | ||||
1971 | Charles Coody | Lee Trevino (2) | Lee Trevino (3) | Jack Nicklaus (9) | ||||
1970 | Billy Casper (3) | Tony Jacklin (2) | Jack Nicklaus (8) | Dave Stockton (1) | ||||
1969 | George Archer | Orville Moody | Tony Jacklin (1) | Raymond Floyd (1) | ||||
1968 | Bob Goalby | Lee Trevino (1) | Gary Player (5) | Julius Boros (3) | ||||
1967 | Gay Brewer | Jack Nicklaus (7) | Roberto DeVicenzo | Don January | ||||
1966 | Jack Nicklaus (5) | Billy Casper (2) | Jack Nicklaus (6) | Al Geiberger | ||||
1965 | Jack Nicklaus (4) | Gary Player (4) | Peter Thomson (5) | Dave Marr | ||||
1964 | Arnold Palmer (7) | Ken Venturi | Tony Lema | Bobby Nichols | ||||
1963 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | Julius Boros (2) | Bob Charles | Jack Nicklaus (3) | ||||
1962 | Arnold Palmer (5) | Jack Nicklaus (1) | Arnold Palmer (6) | Gary Player (3) | ||||
1961 | Gary Player (2) | Gene Littler | Arnold Palmer (4) | Jerry Barber | ||||
1960 | Arnold Palmer (2) | Arnold Palmer (3) | Kel Nagle | Jay Hebert | ||||
1959 | Art Wall, Jr. | Billy Casper (1) | Gary Player (1) | Bob Rosburg | ||||
1958 | Arnold Palmer (1) | Tommy Bolt | Peter Thomson (4) | Dow Finsterwald | ||||
1957 | Doug Ford (2) | Dick Mayer | Bobby Locke (4) | Lionel Hebert | ||||
1956 | Jack Burke, Jr. (1) | Cary Middlecoff (3) | Peter Thomson (3) | Jack Burke, Jr. (2) | ||||
1955 | Cary Middlecoff (2) | Jack Fleck | Peter Thomson (2) | Doug Ford (1) | ||||
1954 | Sam Snead (7) | Ed Furgol | Peter Thomson (1) | Chick Harbert | ||||
1953 | Ben Hogan (7) | Ben Hogan (8) | Ben Hogan (9) | Walter Burkemo | ||||
1952 | Sam Snead (6) | Julius Boros (1) | Bobby Locke (3) | Jim Turnesa | ||||
1951 | Ben Hogan (5) | Ben Hogan (6) | Max Faulkner | Sam Snead (5) | ||||
1950 | Jimmy Demaret (3) | Ben Hogan (4) | Bobby Locke (2) | Chandler Harper | ||||
1949 | Sam Snead (3) | Cary Middlecoff (1) | Bobby Locke (1) | Sam Snead (4) | ||||
1948 | Claude Harmon | Ben Hogan (2) | Henry Cotton (3) | Ben Hogan (3) | ||||
1947 | Jimmy Demaret (2) | Lew Worsham | Fred Daly | Jim Ferrier | ||||
1946 | Herman Keiser | Lloyd Mangrum | Sam Snead (2) | Ben Hogan (1) | ||||
1945 | Non disputato WW2 | Non disputato WW2 | Non disputato WW2 | Byron Nelson (5) | ||||
1944 | Non disputato WW2 | Non disputato WW2 | Non disputato WW2 | Bob Hamilton | ||||
1943 | Non disputato WW2 | Non disputato WW2 | Non disputato WW2 | Non disputato WW2 | ||||
1942 | Byron Nelson (4) | Non disputato WW2 | Non disputato WW2 | Sam Snead (1) | ||||
1941 | Craig Wood (1) | Craig Wood (2) | Non disputato WW2 | Vic Ghezzi | ||||
1940 | Jimmy Demaret (1) | Lawson Little | Non disputato WW2 | Byron Nelson (3) | ||||
1939 | Ralph Guldahl (3) | Byron Nelson (2) | Richard Burton | Henry Picard (2) | ||||
1938 | Henry Picard (1) | Ralph Guldahl (2) | Reg Whitcombe | Paul Runyan (2) | ||||
1937 | Byron Nelson (1) | Ralph Guldahl (1) | Henry Cotton (2) | Denny Shute (3) | ||||
1936 | Horton Smith (2) | Tony Manero | Alf Padgham | Denny Shute (2) | ||||
1935 | Gene Sarazen (7) | Sam Parks, Jr | Alf Perry | Johnny Revolta | ||||
1934 | Horton Smith (1) | Olin Dutra (2) | Henry Cotton (1) | Paul Runyan (1) | ||||
1933 |   | Johnny Goodman | Denny Shute (1) | Gene Sarazen (6) | ||||
1932 |   | Gene Sarazen (4) | Gene Sarazen (5) | Olin Dutra (1) | ||||
1931 |   | Billy Burke | Tommy Armour (3) | Tom Creavy | ||||
1930 |   | Bobby Jones (6) | Bobby Jones (7) | Tommy Armour (2) | ||||
1929 |   | Bobby Jones (5) | Walter Hagen (11) | Leo Diegel (2) | ||||
1928 |   | Johnny Farrell | Walter Hagen (10) | Leo Diegel (1) | ||||
1927 |   | Tommy Armour (1) | Bobby Jones (4) | Walter Hagen (9) | ||||
1926 |   | Bobby Jones (2) | Bobby Jones (3) | Walter Hagen (8) | ||||
1925 |   | Willie MacFarlane | Jim Barnes (4) | Walter Hagen (7) | ||||
1924 |   | Cyril Walker | Walter Hagen (5) | Walter Hagen (6) | ||||
1923 |   | Bobby Jones (1) | Arthur Havers | Gene Sarazen (3) | ||||
1922 |   | Gene Sarazen (1) | Walter Hagen (4) | Gene Sarazen (2) | ||||
1921 |   | Jim Barnes (3) | Jock Hutchison (2) | Walter Hagen (3) | ||||
1920 |   | Ted Ray (2) | George Duncan | Jock Hutchison (1) | ||||
1919 |   | Walter Hagen (2) | Non disputato WW1 | Jim Barnes (2) | ||||
1918 |   | Non disputato WW1 | Non disputato WW1 | Non disputato WW1 | ||||
1917 |   | Non disputato WW1 | Non disputato WW1 | Non disputato WW1 | ||||
1916 |   | Chick Evans | Non disputato WW1 | Jim Barnes (1) | ||||
1915 |   | Jerome Travers | Non disputato WW1 |   | ||||
1914 |   | Walter Hagen (1) | Harry Vardon (7) |   | ||||
1913 |   | Francis Ouimet | John Henry Taylor (5) |   | ||||
1912 |   | John McDermott (2) | Ted Ray (1) |   | ||||
1911 |   | John McDermott (1) | Harry Vardon (6) |   | ||||
1910 |   | Alex Smith (2) | James Braid (5) |   | ||||
1909 |   | George Sargent | John Henry Taylor (4) |   | ||||
1908 |   | Fred McLeod | James Braid (4) |   | ||||
1907 |   | Alec Ross | Arnaud Massy |   | ||||
1906 |   | Alex Smith (1) | James Braid (3) |   | ||||
1905 |   | Willie Anderson (4) | James Braid (2) |   | ||||
1904 |   | Willie Anderson (3) | Jack White |   | ||||
1903 |   | Willie Anderson (2) | Harry Vardon (5) |   | ||||
1902 |   | Laurie Auchterlonie | Sandy Herd |   | ||||
1901 |   | Willie Anderson (1) | James Braid (1) |   | ||||
1900 |   | Harry Vardon (4) | John Henry Taylor (3) |   | ||||
1899 |   | Willie Smith | Harry Vardon (3) |   | ||||
1898 |   | Fred Herd | Harry Vardon (2) |   | ||||
1897 |   | Joe Lloyd | Harold Hilton (2) |   | ||||
1896 |   | James Foulis | Harry Vardon (1) |   | ||||
1895 |   | Horace Rawlins | John Henry Taylor (2) |   | ||||
1894 |   |   | John Henry Taylor (1) |   | ||||
1893 |   |   | Willie Auchterlonie |   | ||||
1892 |   |   | Harold Hilton (1) |   | ||||
1891 |   |   | Hugh Kirkaldy |   | ||||
1890 |   |   | John Ball, Jnr |   | ||||
1889 |   |   | Willie Park, Jnr (2) |   | ||||
1888 |   |   | Jack Burns |   | ||||
1887 |   |   | Willie Park, Jnr (1) |   | ||||
1886 |   |   | David Brown |   | ||||
1885 |   |   | Bob Martin (2) |   | ||||
1884 |   |   | Jack Simpson |   | ||||
1883 |   |   | Willie Fernie |   | ||||
1882 |   |   | Bob Ferguson (3) |   | ||||
1881 |   |   | Bob Ferguson (2) |   | ||||
1880 |   |   | Bob Ferguson (1) |   | ||||
1879 |   |   | Jamie Anderson (3) |   | ||||
1878 |   |   | Jamie Anderson (2) |   | ||||
1877 |   |   | Jamie Anderson (1) |   | ||||
1876 |   |   | Bob Martin (1) |   | ||||
1875 |   |   | Willie Park Sr. (4) |   | ||||
1874 |   |   | Mungo Park |   | ||||
1873 |   |   | Tom Kidd |   | ||||
1872 |   |   | Tom Morris, Jr. (4) |   | ||||
1871 |   |   | Non disputato |   | ||||
1870 |   |   | Tom Morris, Jr. (3) |   | ||||
1869 |   |   | Tom Morris, Jr. (2) |   | ||||
1868 |   |   | Tom Morris, Jr. (1) |   | ||||
1867 |   |   | Tom Morris, Sr. (4) |   | ||||
1866 |   |   | Willie Park Sr. (3) |   | ||||
1865 |   |   | Andrew Strath |   | ||||
1864 |   |   | Tom Morris, Sr. (3) |   | ||||
1863 |   |   | Willie Park Sr. (2) |   | ||||
1862 |   |   | Tom Morris, Sr. (2) |   | ||||
1861 |   |   | Tom Morris, Sr. (1) |   | ||||
1860 |   |   | Willie Park Sr. (1) |   |