A look at the five players who have won the modern career Grand Slam, as well as Bobby Jones, a winner of the four biggest championships of his time.
A look at the five players who have won the modern career Grand Slam, as well as Bobby Jones, a winner of the four biggest championships of his time.
Jones won the pre-Masters-era Grand Slam, capturing the U.S. Amateur (5 times), U.S. Open (4), British Amateur (1) and The Open (3). He is the only player to win all four of the time’s biggest events in the same season (1930).
Sarazen was the first man to win the modern Grand Slam and the only player to do so by winning the Masters Tournament as the final leg (1935). He also won the U.S. Open (2 times), The Open (1) and the PGA Championship (3).
Hogan’s 1953 Open victory, in his one and only Open appearance, gave him the career Grand Slam. He also won the Masters (2 times), U.S. Open (4) and PGA Championship (2). He won the first three legs of the single-season slam in 1953, but did not compete in the PGA because it was scheduled too closely to The Open.
Many people felt Nicklaus would never win The Open because of his high ball flight, but not only did he win it three times, he contended nearly every year for two decades. His 1966 triumph cemented the career slam. He also won the Masters (6 times), U.S. Open (4) and PGA Championship (5) for a record 18 major titles.
Player finalized the career Grand Slam with his 1965 U.S. Open title. It was his lone win in that major, but he won the Masters (3 times), The Open (3) and the PGA Championship (2) for a total of nine major wins.
Like Nicklaus, Woods has won the career Grand Slam three times over. He originally sealed the deal with his 2000 Open triumph. He has won the Masters (4 times), U.S. Open (3), The Open (3) and the PGA Championship (4). Though he didn’t win all four majors in the same season, he did win four consecutively, from the 2000 U.S. Open to the 2001 Masters.