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title: "Which are the five major titles in international golf ?"  
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published: 2018-07-22  
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# Which are the five major titles in international golf ?

Which are the five [major titles](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33767/who-are-the-tennis-players-with-the-most-major-titles) in [international](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2891/lenovo-must-pay-interdigital-138-7-million-for-patents) golf ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

The most prominent competitions in professional golf are the **major [golf](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47466/which-is-the-highest-golf-course-in-the-world) championships**, generally known as the **Majors**. The **Master's Tournament**, the **[US Open](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62168/who-won-the-119th-us-open-title-recently)**, The **Open Championship**, and the **PGA Championship** are all annual tournaments. A grand slam would be achieved if a single golfer won all majors in the same calendar year. This has never been done before. **Tiger Woods** is the only player to have won all majors on consecutive occasions, which he did in the **2000–2001 season**.

- **April** — **Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta**, **Georgia**, hosts **the Master's Tournament** as an invitational.
- The **PGA Championship**, hosted by the **PGA of America** and held at several locales across the **United States**, takes place in **May**.
- The **United States Golf Association (USGA)** hosts the **U.S. Open** each June, which is held at several locales across the country.
- The **Open Championship** is held in **July** and is always held on a links course in a different location in the **United Kingdom**.
- The **Ryder Cup** is held every year at several locations across any country.

**Jack Nicklaus** holds the record for **most major championships** won, with **18 victories**. **Tiger Woods** is ranked **second** on the list, having won **15 major championships** to date, the most recent of which was the **2019 Masters**. **Walter** **Hagen** is in third place with **11 majors**, and he and Jack Nicklaus have both won **five PGA Championships.** **Nicklaus** also owns the record for most Masters triumphs, having won the tournament **six times**. Nicklaus also holds the record for most **US Open triumphs** with **Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, and Ben Hogan, who have all won four times**. With **six Open Championship titles** during his career**, Harry Vardon holds the record for most Open Championship victories.**

Only **five golfers: Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, and Gene Sarazen have won all majors during their careers, achieving the career grand slam.**

The **U.S. Amateur** and **The Amateur Championship** were originally regarded majors, but they are no longer deemed such, thus victories in these tournaments are not included in the list.\

There have been **458 majors played** so far. A total of **227 men** have **won majors**, with **84** of them **winning** at least **two.**\

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