Golf’s Grand Slam remains the pinnacle of the game and one of the hardest feats to achieve in world sport.
Every golfer dreams of winning a major, but only a select few have won all four – The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and The Open Championship.
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Woods won his fifth green jacket in 2019Credit: Getty
A host of legendary names have tried and come close but the group of players to do it has remained unchanged for over two decades.
Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, who have won over 30 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.
Golf’s Grand Slam winners
Jack Nicklaus (18 major titles)
Masters: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986US Open: 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980The Open: 1966, 1970, 1978PGA Championship: 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980
Tiger Woods (15 major titles)
Masters: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019US Open: 2000, 2002, 2008The Open: 2000, 2005, 2006PGA Championship: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
Ben Hogan (9 major titles)
Masters: 1951, 1953US Open: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953The Open: 1953PGA Championship: 1946, 1948
Gary Player (9 major titles)
Masters: 1961, 1974, 1978US Open: 1965The Open: 1959, 1968, 1974PGA Championship: 1962, 1972
Gene Sarazen (7 major titles)
Masters: 1935US Open: 1922, 1932The Open: 1932PGA Championship: 1922, 1923, 1933
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McIlroy and Spieth are looking to join Woods as Grand Slam winnersGolfers 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.
Phil Mickelson has famously finished second at the US Open SIX times to miss out on competing the quadruple.
Rory McIlroy only needs the Green Jacket to complete a set of all four major titles and will hope the upcoming 2025 Masters tournament will finally be his year.
Jordan Spieth then needs to win at the PGA Championship to secure his Grand Slam.
Jordan SpiethRory McIlroyPhil MickelsonTom WatsonRaymond FloydLee TrevinoArnold PalmerSam SneadByron NelsonWalter HagenTommy ArmourJim Barnes
Brooks Koepka, Collin Morikawa, Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele and Dustin Johnson are among the current active players who have completed half of the career Grand Slam.
