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Jack Nicklaus

United States · born , Columbus, Ohio, USA

18major championships

Summary

  • First major 1962 U.S. Open
  • Last major 1986 The Masters
  • Ryder Cup 6 Cups · 17-8-3 · 18.5 points (66.1%)
  • Ryder Cup captain 1983, 1987
  • Runner-up in majors 19 times
  • Other titles 1959 U.S. Amateur and 1961 U.S. Amateur

Wins

  1. 1959 U.S. Amateur Broadmoor Golf Club · 1 up
  2. 1961 U.S. Amateur Pebble Beach Golf Links · 8 & 6
  3. 1962 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C. · 283 (-1) · won a playoff against Arnold Palmer
  4. 1963 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 286 (-2) · by 1 stroke from Tony Lema
  5. 1963 PGA Championship Dallas Athletic Club (Blue Course) · 279 (-5) · by 2 strokes from Dave Ragan
  6. 1965 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 271 (-17) · by 9 strokes from Arnold Palmer and Gary Player
  7. 1966 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 288 (E) · won a playoff against Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer
  8. 1966 The Open Muirfield · 282 · by 1 stroke from Dave Thomas and Doug Sanders
  9. 1967 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C. · 275 (-5) · by 4 strokes from Arnold Palmer
  10. 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 283 (-5) · won a playoff against Doug Sanders
  11. 1971 PGA Championship PGA National Golf Club · 281 (-7) · by 2 strokes from Billy Casper
  12. 1972 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 286 (-2) · by 3 strokes from Bruce Crampton, Bobby Mitchell and Tom Weiskopf
  13. 1972 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L. · 290 (+2) · by 3 strokes from Bruce Crampton
  14. 1973 PGA Championship Canterbury Golf Club · 277 (-7) · by 4 strokes from Bruce Crampton
  15. 1975 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 276 (-12) · by 1 stroke from Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf
  16. 1975 PGA Championship Firestone Country Club (South Course) · 276 (-4) · by 2 strokes from Bruce Crampton
  17. 1978 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 281 (-7) · by 2 strokes from Raymond Floyd, Simon Owen, Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw
  18. 1980 PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club (East Course) · 274 (-6) · by 7 strokes from Andy Bean
  19. 1980 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C. · 272 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Isao Aoki
  20. 1986 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 279 (-9) · by 1 stroke from Tom Kite and Greg Norman

Near misses

  1. 1960 U.S. Open Cherry Hills C.C. · runner-up to Arnold Palmer
  2. 1963 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished 3 · 278
  3. 1964 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Arnold Palmer · 282
  4. 1964 PGA Championship Columbus Country Club · runner-up to Bobby Nichols · 274
  5. 1964 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Tony Lema · 284
  6. 1965 PGA Championship Laurel Valley Golf Club · runner-up to Dave Marr · 282
  7. 1967 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Roberto De Vicenzo · 280
  8. 1968 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · runner-up to Gary Player · 291
  9. 1968 U.S. Open Oak Hill C.C. · runner-up to Lee Trevino
  10. 1969 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T6 · 285 (+1)
  11. 1971 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Charles Coody · 281
  12. 1971 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to Lee Trevino · playoff: 18 holes, 68–71
  13. 1971 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 283 (-9)
  14. 1972 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Lee Trevino · 279
  15. 1973 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 4 · 280 (-8)
  16. 1974 PGA Championship Tanglewood Park (Championship Course) · runner-up to Lee Trevino · 277
  17. 1974 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished 3 · 287 (+3)
  18. 1975 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T3 · 280 (-8)
  19. 1976 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · runner-up to Johnny Miller · 285
  20. 1977 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tom Watson · 278
  21. 1977 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · runner-up to Tom Watson · 269
  22. 1979 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Seve Ballesteros · 286
  23. 1980 The Open Muirfield · finished T4 · 280 (-4)
  24. 1981 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tom Watson · 282
  25. 1982 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L. · runner-up to Tom Watson
  26. 1982 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T10 · 288 (E)
  27. 1983 PGA Championship Riviera Country Club · runner-up to Hal Sutton · 275

Ryder Cup

6 Cups, 28 matches: 17 won, 8 lost, 3 halved, 18.5 points. Foursomes 8-1-0, four-ball 5-3-1, singles 4-4-2.

  1. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club USA · tied 16–16 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points
  2. 1971 Old Warson Country Club USA · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 5-1-0, 5 points
  3. 1973 Muirfield USA · USA won 19–13 · 4-1-1, 4.5 points
  4. 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club USA · USA won 21–11 · 2-2-1, 2.5 points
  5. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club USA · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point
  6. 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club USA · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 4-0-0, 4 points · automatic
  7. 1983 Captain USA · won 14.5–13.5
  8. 1987 Captain USA · lost 13–15

Rivals

Beat him

Beaten in finals and playoffs

Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

Next in the chain: Arnold Palmer's rivals →

Moments

  1. 1963 Masters At 23, Nicklaus became the youngest Masters champion to that point, holing a short par putt on the 18th to win by one over Tony Lema.
  2. 1963 Masters Jock Hutchison and Fred McLeod began the tradition of honorary starters this year.
  3. 1963 PGA Championship In extreme Dallas heat, Nicklaus had to use towels to hold the Wanamaker Trophy at the presentation after his closing 68.
  4. 1963 PGA Championship Before the championship, Nicklaus won the long-drive contest with a 341-yard drive, breaking the previous record by 12 yards.
  5. 1965 Masters Jack Nicklaus finished at 271, a new Masters scoring record at the time.
  6. 1965 Masters Nicklaus won by nine strokes, with Arnold Palmer and Gary Player sharing second at 280.
  7. 1966 Masters Jack Nicklaus became the first player to win the Masters in back-to-back years.
  8. 1966 Masters Nicklaus shot 70 in an 18-hole Monday playoff to beat Tommy Jacobs (72) and Gay Brewer (78).
  9. 1966 Open Level with Sanders and Thomas with two to play, Nicklaus birdied the par-5 17th and parred the 18th to win by one and complete the career Grand Slam.
  10. 1966 Open In the first Open played over four days, Doug Sanders holed a 60-yard chip for eagle at the 9th and Arnold Palmer took a 7 at the 10th.
  11. 1970 Open Needing a par at the 72nd hole (18th) to win, Doug Sanders missed a par putt of about 2½-3 feet after stopping to pick something off his line.
  12. 1970 Open In the Sunday playoff Nicklaus took off his sweater, drove through the 18th green (about 360 yards), chipped to 8 feet and holed for a birdie 3, winning 72-73.
  13. 1971 PGA Championship Played in February at PGA National, the win made Jack Nicklaus the first golfer to win all four professional majors at least twice.
  14. 1971 PGA Championship Gene Sarazen, 69, completed two rounds before missing the cut, and Tommy Bolt finished third, his last major top-10.
  15. 1972 Masters Jack Nicklaus led after every round to win his fourth Masters, tying Arnold Palmer's record at the time.
  16. 1972 Masters It was the first Masters played after the death of co-founder Bobby Jones in December 1971.
  17. 1973 PGA Championship Nicklaus' four-shot win at Canterbury was his 12th professional major, breaking his tie with Walter Hagen and passing Bobby Jones' total.
  18. 1973 PGA Championship Sam Snead (61) tied for ninth while his nephew J.C. Snead tied for third, the only major where both Sneads finished top 10.
  19. 1975 Masters Jack Nicklaus holed a 40-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole on Sunday and won his record fifth Masters by one stroke.
  20. 1975 Masters Lee Elder became the first Black golfer to play in the Masters.
  21. 1975 PGA Championship Bruce Crampton's second-round 63 was the first 63 in PGA Championship history and only the second in any major.
  22. 1975 PGA Championship Nicklaus' third-round 67 against Crampton's 75 built a four-shot lead, and the two-stroke win gave him his 14th pro major.
  23. 1978 Open In round 3, Tommy Nakajima putted into the Road Hole Bunker at the 17th and took a 9, which gave rise to the name "Sands of Nakajima".
  24. 1978 Open In the final round Simon Owen chipped in at the 15th to lead, then a birdie by Nicklaus and a three-putt bogey by Owen at the 16th made a two-shot swing that decided it.
  25. 1980 PGA Championship Nicklaus won by seven at Oak Hill, a PGA Championship record margin at the time, for his fifth PGA title, tying Walter Hagen.
  26. 1980 PGA Championship The win made Nicklaus the third golfer to take the U.S. Open and PGA Championship in the same year, coming off his first winless season (1979).
  27. 1986 Masters Nicklaus, 46, closed with a 65 to win his sixth Masters and 18th and final major, becoming the oldest Masters champion.
  28. 1986 Masters Nick Price set the Masters 18-hole record with a third-round 63.
  29. 1975 Ryder Cup Brian Barnes beat Jack Nicklaus twice on the final day, 4 & 2 in the morning and 2 & 1 in the afternoon.
  30. 1981 Ryder Cup Jack Nicklaus went 4-0-0 in his sixth and final Ryder Cup as a player, on a U.S. team often called the strongest ever (36 major titles).

Records and firsts

  1. 1986 Masters Oldest winner · 46 years, 82 days
  2. 1963 Masters Most wins · 6 (1963; 1965; 1966; 1972; 1975; 1986)
  3. — Masters Most top-10 finishes · 22
  4. — Masters Most top-5 finishes · 15
  5. — Masters Most top-25 finishes · 29
  6. — Masters Most cuts made · 37
  7. 1942 Masters Most runner-up finishes · 4 (Hogan 1942, 1946, 1954, 1955; Nicklaus 1964, 1971, 1977, 1981; Weiskopf 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975) (Ben Hogan; Jack Nicklaus; Tom Weiskopf)
  8. 1965 Masters Back-to-back Masters champion: first to defend (1965; 1966)
  9. 1972 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: outright · 68 for R1 lead; won by 3
  10. — Open most runner-up finishes · 7 (1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1979)
  11. — Open most cuts made · 32 of 38
  12. — Open most top-5 finishes · 16 each (J.H. Taylor; Jack Nicklaus)
  13. 1963 PGA Championship Youngest PGA champions: 23 years 6 months 0 days
  14. 1980 PGA Championship Oldest PGA champions: 40 years 6 months 20 days
  15. — PGA Championship most titles · 5 (Walter Hagen; Jack Nicklaus)
  16. — PGA Championship most stroke-play titles · 5
  17. — PGA Championship most runner-up finishes (stroke play) · 4
  18. — PGA Championship most runner-up finishes (all eras) · 4 (Jack Nicklaus; Byron Nelson lost 3 finals; Lanny Wadkins and Tiger Woods 3 each)
  19. — PGA Championship most top-3 finishes · 12
  20. — PGA Championship most top-10 finishes · 15
  21. — PGA Championship most appearances · 37 (Arnold Palmer; Jack Nicklaus)
  22. — PGA Championship most cuts made · 27 (Raymond Floyd; Jack Nicklaus)
  23. — PGA Championship most sub-par rounds · 53
  24. — PGA Championship most rounds in the 60s · 41
  25. 1971 PGA Championship Wire-to-wire PGA champion: outright

Results by championship

    Best day

    1986 Masters

    Augusta National Golf Club · 279 (-9) · by 1 stroke from Tom Kite and Greg Norman

    Nicklaus, 46, closed with a 65 to win his sixth Masters and 18th and final major, becoming the oldest Masters champion.

    Nick Price set the Masters 18-hole record with a third-round 63.

    Record: Oldest winner · 46 years, 82 days

    Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 1986.

    Career line, 1959–1986

    Masters
    1963 Masters: won1964 Masters: runner-up to Arnold Palmer1965 Masters: won1966 Masters: won1971 Masters: runner-up to Charles Coody1972 Masters: won1975 Masters: won1977 Masters: runner-up to Tom Watson1981 Masters: runner-up to Tom Watson1986 Masters: won
    PGA Championship
    1963 PGA Championship: won1964 PGA Championship: runner-up to Bobby Nichols1965 PGA Championship: runner-up to Dave Marr1971 PGA Championship: won1973 PGA Championship: won1974 PGA Championship: runner-up to Lee Trevino1975 PGA Championship: won1980 PGA Championship: won1983 PGA Championship: runner-up to Hal Sutton
    U.S. Open
    1960 U.S. Open: runner-up to Arnold Palmer1962 U.S. Open: won1967 U.S. Open: won1968 U.S. Open: runner-up to Lee Trevino1971 U.S. Open: runner-up to Lee Trevino1972 U.S. Open: won1980 U.S. Open: won1982 U.S. Open: runner-up to Tom Watson
    The Open
    1963 The Open: finished 31964 The Open: runner-up to Tony Lema1966 The Open: won1967 The Open: runner-up to Roberto De Vicenzo1968 The Open: runner-up to Gary Player1969 The Open: finished T61970 The Open: won1971 The Open: finished T51972 The Open: runner-up to Lee Trevino1973 The Open: finished 41974 The Open: finished 31975 The Open: finished T31976 The Open: runner-up to Johnny Miller1977 The Open: runner-up to Tom Watson1978 The Open: won1979 The Open: runner-up to Seve Ballesteros1980 The Open: finished T41982 The Open: finished T10
    Ryder Cup
    1969 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-11971 Ryder Cup (USA): 5-1-01973 Ryder Cup (USA): 4-1-11975 Ryder Cup (USA): 2-2-11977 Ryder Cup (USA): 1-2-01981 Ryder Cup (USA): 4-0-0
    U.S. Amateur
    1959 U.S. Amateur: won1961 U.S. Amateur: won
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    • Top 10
    • Ryder Cup, USA

    Jack Nicklaus was born on January 21, 1940, in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Nicklaus won 18 major championships: 6 Masters (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986), 5 PGA Championships (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980), 4 U.S. Opens (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980) and 3 Open Championships (1966, 1970, 1978). Nicklaus played in 6 Ryder Cups for USA (1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1981), winning 17, losing 8 and halving 3 of 28 matches for 18.5 points, and captained the side in 1983 and 1987.

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    The record

    Wins in the majors (18)

    1. 1959 U.S. Amateur Broadmoor Golf Club · 1 up
    2. 1961 U.S. Amateur Pebble Beach Golf Links · 8 & 6
    3. 1962 U.S. Open Oakmont C.C., Oakmont, PA · 283 (-1) · won a playoff against Arnold Palmer (18 holes, 71–74)
    4. 1963 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 286 (-2) · by 1 stroke from Tony Lema
    5. 1963 PGA Championship Dallas Athletic Club (Blue Course), Dallas, Texas · 279 (-5) · by 2 strokes from Dave Ragan
    6. 1965 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 271 (-17) · by 9 strokes from Arnold Palmer and Gary Player
    7. 1966 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 288 (E) · won a playoff against Tommy Jacobs and Gay Brewer (Nicklaus 70; Jacobs 72; Brewer 78)
    8. 1966 The Open Muirfield · 282 · by 1 stroke from Dave Thomas and Doug Sanders
    9. 1967 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, NJ · 275 (-5) · by 4 strokes from Arnold Palmer
    10. 1970 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 283 (-5) · won a playoff against Doug Sanders (Nicklaus 72; Sanders 73)
    11. 1971 PGA Championship PGA National Golf Club, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida · 281 (-7) · by 2 strokes from Billy Casper
    12. 1972 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 286 (-2) · by 3 strokes from Bruce Crampton, Bobby Mitchell and Tom Weiskopf
    13. 1972 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L., Pebble Beach, CA · 290 (+2) · by 3 strokes from Bruce Crampton
    14. 1973 PGA Championship Canterbury Golf Club, Cleveland, Ohio · 277 (-7) · by 4 strokes from Bruce Crampton
    15. 1975 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 276 (-12) · by 1 stroke from Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf
    16. 1975 PGA Championship Firestone Country Club (South Course), Akron, Ohio · 276 (-4) · by 2 strokes from Bruce Crampton
    17. 1978 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · 281 (-7) · by 2 strokes from Raymond Floyd, Simon Owen, Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw
    18. 1980 PGA Championship Oak Hill Country Club (East Course), Rochester, New York · 274 (-6) · by 7 strokes from Andy Bean
    19. 1980 U.S. Open Baltusrol G.C., Springfield, NJ · 272 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Isao Aoki
    20. 1986 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 279 (-9) · by 1 stroke from Tom Kite and Greg Norman

    Near misses

    Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

    1. 1960 U.S. Open Cherry Hills C.C. · runner-up to Arnold Palmer
    2. 1963 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished 3 · 278
    3. 1964 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Arnold Palmer · 282
    4. 1964 PGA Championship Columbus Country Club · runner-up to Bobby Nichols · 274
    5. 1964 The Open Old Course, St Andrews · runner-up to Tony Lema · 284
    6. 1965 PGA Championship Laurel Valley Golf Club · runner-up to Dave Marr · 282
    7. 1967 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · runner-up to Roberto De Vicenzo · 280
    8. 1968 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · runner-up to Gary Player · 291
    9. 1968 U.S. Open Oak Hill C.C. · runner-up to Lee Trevino
    10. 1969 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished T6 · 285 (+1)
    11. 1971 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Charles Coody · 281
    12. 1971 U.S. Open Merion G.C. · runner-up to Lee Trevino · playoff: 18 holes, 68–71
    13. 1971 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · finished T5 · 283 (-9)
    14. 1972 The Open Muirfield · runner-up to Lee Trevino · 279
    15. 1973 The Open Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished 4 · 280 (-8)
    16. 1974 PGA Championship Tanglewood Park (Championship Course) · runner-up to Lee Trevino · 277
    17. 1974 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · finished 3 · 287 (+3)
    18. 1975 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · finished T3 · 280 (-8)
    19. 1976 The Open Royal Birkdale Golf Club · runner-up to Johnny Miller · 285
    20. 1977 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tom Watson · 278
    21. 1977 The Open Turnberry (Ailsa Course) · runner-up to Tom Watson · 269
    22. 1979 The Open Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · runner-up to Seve Ballesteros · 286
    23. 1980 The Open Muirfield · finished T4 · 280 (-4)
    24. 1981 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · runner-up to Tom Watson · 282
    25. 1982 U.S. Open Pebble Beach G.L. · runner-up to Tom Watson
    26. 1982 The Open Royal Troon Golf Club (Old Course) · finished T10 · 288 (E)
    27. 1983 PGA Championship Riviera Country Club · runner-up to Hal Sutton · 275

    U.S. Open top-10 finishes in his career: 18 (GNN U.S. Open room data).

    Ryder Cup

    Nicklaus played 6 Ryder Cups for USA: 28 matches, 17 won, 8 lost, 3 halved, 18.5 points (66.1% of those available). By format: foursomes 8-1-0, four-ball 5-3-1, singles 4-4-2 (won-lost-halved).

    1. 1969 Royal Birkdale Golf Club USA · tied 16–16 · 1-2-1, 1.5 points
    2. 1971 Old Warson Country Club USA · USA won 18.5–13.5 · 5-1-0, 5 points
    3. 1973 Muirfield USA · USA won 19–13 · 4-1-1, 4.5 points
    4. 1975 Laurel Valley Golf Club USA · USA won 21–11 · 2-2-1, 2.5 points
    5. 1977 Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club USA · USA won 12.5–7.5 · 1-2-0, 1 point
    6. 1981 Walton Heath Golf Club USA · USA won 18.5–9.5 · 4-0-0, 4 points · automatic
    7. 1983 Captain USA · won 14.5–13.5
    8. 1987 Captain USA · lost 13–15

    Partners, with matches played together: Tom Watson (4), Arnold Palmer (3), Tom Weiskopf (3), Dan Sikes (2), J. C. Snead (2), Dave Stockton (1), Gene Littler (1), Bob Murphy (1), Raymond Floyd (1).

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 1959 U.S. Amateur Broadmoor Golf Club · 1 up
    2. 1961 U.S. Amateur Pebble Beach Golf Links · 8 & 6

    Masters Champions Dinner

    No menu has been recorded for the 1964 (as the 1963 champion), 1966 (as the 1965 champion), 1967 (as the 1966 champion), 1973 (as the 1972 champion) and 1976 (as the 1975 champion) dinners. Until about 1986 champions did not design the meal: the club served its standard menu.

    1987, as the 1986 champion

    1. Starter / appetizer Gulf shrimp cocktail; Garber olives; corn sticks; cheese plate
    2. Soup / salad Tossed salad
    3. Main course African lobster tail; NY prime sirloin; broiled or fried chicken; broiled or sautéed fish
    4. Sides Green beans amandine; buttered carrots; baked potato
    5. Dessert Ice cream; Black Forest cake; cheesecake; pound cake; chocolate nut sundae; club baked apple pie

    Confidence: Confirmed. Menu status: Full. The most extensive "classic club" menu on record; Mize and Langer still request the Garber olives today.

    Records and firsts

    Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

    1. 1986 Masters Oldest winner · 46 years, 82 days
    2. 1963 Masters Most wins · 6 (1963; 1965; 1966; 1972; 1975; 1986)
    3. — Masters Most top-10 finishes · 22
    4. — Masters Most top-5 finishes · 15
    5. — Masters Most top-25 finishes · 29
    6. — Masters Most cuts made · 37
    7. 1942 Masters Most runner-up finishes · 4 (Hogan 1942, 1946, 1954, 1955; Nicklaus 1964, 1971, 1977, 1981; Weiskopf 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975) (Ben Hogan; Jack Nicklaus; Tom Weiskopf)
    8. 1965 Masters Back-to-back Masters champion: first to defend (1965; 1966)
    9. 1972 Masters Wire-to-wire Masters winner: outright · 68 for R1 lead; won by 3
    10. — Open most runner-up finishes · 7 (1964, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1979)
    11. — Open most cuts made · 32 of 38
    12. — Open most top-5 finishes · 16 each (J.H. Taylor; Jack Nicklaus)
    13. 1963 PGA Championship Youngest PGA champions: 23 years 6 months 0 days
    14. 1980 PGA Championship Oldest PGA champions: 40 years 6 months 20 days
    15. — PGA Championship most titles · 5 (Walter Hagen; Jack Nicklaus)
    16. — PGA Championship most stroke-play titles · 5
    17. — PGA Championship most runner-up finishes (stroke play) · 4
    18. — PGA Championship most runner-up finishes (all eras) · 4 (Jack Nicklaus; Byron Nelson lost 3 finals; Lanny Wadkins and Tiger Woods 3 each)
    19. — PGA Championship most top-3 finishes · 12
    20. — PGA Championship most top-10 finishes · 15
    21. — PGA Championship most appearances · 37 (Arnold Palmer; Jack Nicklaus)
    22. — PGA Championship most cuts made · 27 (Raymond Floyd; Jack Nicklaus)
    23. — PGA Championship most sub-par rounds · 53
    24. — PGA Championship most rounds in the 60s · 41
    25. 1971 PGA Championship Wire-to-wire PGA champion: outright

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

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    86. WP 1971
    87. GC: 1973 ryder cup
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    92. WP 1977
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