Een major golfkampioenschap, kortweg major (Engels: Major Championship), is een van de meest prestigieuze golftoernooien bij de mannen. De vier majors zijn:
Naam Oprichting Info 1860 georganiseerd door de leden van de The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews en altijd gespeeld op een linksgolfbaan in Groot-Brittannië US Open 1895 georganiseerd door de United States Golf Association en gespeeld op verscheidene golfbanen in de Verenigde Staten PGA Championship 1916 georganiseerd door de Professional Golfers' Association of America en gespeeld op verscheidene locaties in de Verenigde Staten Masters Tournament 1934 georganiseerd door de Augusta National Golf Club op de gelijknamige privé-golfbaan in de Amerikaanse staat Georgia. Van oorsprong een invitatietoernooi.
Geschiedenis Oorspronkelijk waren er twee Britse golftoernooien, The Open Championship en The Amateur Championship, en twee Amerikaanse, het US Open en het US Amateur, de vier bekende majors. Na het oprichten van de Masters in 1934 en de toename van de bekendheid van de golfsport in de jaren 40 en 50 van de 20e eeuw werd de term "major championships" toegepast bij de Masters, het US Open, het PGA Championship (alle drie in de VS) en het Open Championship (in Groot-Brittannië).
Winnaars majors Jaar Masters Tournament PGA Championship US Open The Open Championship 1860 Nog niet opgericht Nog niet opgericht Nog niet opgericht Willie Park sr. (1/4) 1861 Tom Morris sr. (1/4) 1862 Tom Morris sr. (2/4) 1863 Willie Park sr. (2/4) 1864 Tom Morris sr. (3/4) 1865 Andrew Strath 1866 Willie Park sr. (3/4) 1867 Tom Morris sr. (4/4) 1868 Tom Morris jr. (1/4) 1869 Tom Morris jr. (2/4) 1870 Tom Morris jr. (3/4) 1871 Geen toernooi 1872 Tom Morris jr. (4/4) 1873 Tom Kidd 1874 Mungo Park 1875 Willie Park sr. (4/4) 1876 Bob Martin (1/2) 1877 Jamie Anderson (1/3) 1878 Jamie Anderson (2/3) 1879 Jamie Anderson (3/3) 1880 Bob Ferguson (1/3) 1881 Bob Ferguson (2/3) 1882 Bob Ferguson (3/3) 1883 Willie Fernie 1884 Jack Simpson 1885 Bob Martin (2/2) 1886 David Brown 1887 Willie Park jr. (1/2) 1888 Jack Burns 1889 Willie Park jr. (2/2) 1890 John Ball jr. 1891 Hugh Kirkaldy 1892 Harold Hilton (1/2) 1893 Willie Auchterlonie 1894 John Henry Taylor (1/5) 1895 Horace Rawlins John Henry Taylor (2/5) 1896 James Foulis Harry Vardon (1/7) 1897 Joe Lloyd Harold Hilton (2/2) 1898 Fred Herd Harry Vardon (2/7) 1899 Willie Smith Harry Vardon (3/7) 1900 Harry Vardon (4/7) John Henry Taylor (3/5) 1901 Willie Anderson (1/4) James Braid (1/5) 1902 Laurie Auchterlonie Sandy Herd 1903 Willie Anderson (2/4) Harry Vardon (5/7) 1904 Willie Anderson (3/4) Jack White 1905 Willie Anderson (4/4) James Braid (2/5) 1906 Alex Smith (1/2) James Braid (3/5) 1907 Alec Ross France Arnaud Massy 1908 Fred McLeod James Braid (4/5) 1909 George Sargent John Henry Taylor (4/5) 1910 Alex Smith (2/2) James Braid (5/5) 1911 John McDermott (1/2) Harry Vardon (6/7) 1912 John McDermott (2/2) Ted Ray (1/2) 1913 Francis Ouimet John Henry Taylor (5/5) 1914 Walter Hagen (1/11) Harry Vardon (7/7) 1915 Jerome Travers Geannuleerd vanwege WOI 1916 Jim Barnes (1/4) Chick Evans 1917 Geannuleerd vanwege WOI Geannuleerd vanwege WOI 1918 1919 Jim Barnes (2/4) Walter Hagen (2/11) 1920 Jock Hutchison (1/2) Ted Ray (2/2) George Duncan 1921 Walter Hagen (3/11) Jim Barnes (3/4) Jock Hutchison (2/2) 1922 Gene Sarazen (2/7) Gene Sarazen (1/7) Walter Hagen (4/11) 1923 Gene Sarazen (3/7) Bobby Jones (1/7) Arthur Havers 1924 Walter Hagen (6/11) Cyril Walker Walter Hagen (5/11) 1925 Walter Hagen (7/11) Willie MacFarlane Jim Barnes (4/4) 1926 Walter Hagen (8/11) Bobby Jones (2/7) Bobby Jones (3/7) 1927 Walter Hagen (9/11) Tommy Armour (1/3) Bobby Jones (4/7) 1928 Leo Diegel (1/2) Johnny Farrell Walter Hagen (10/11) 1929 Leo Diegel (2/2) Bobby Jones (5/7) Walter Hagen (11/11) 1930 Tommy Armour (2/3) Bobby Jones (6/7) Bobby Jones (7/7) 1931 Tom Creavy Billy Burke Tommy Armour (3/3) 1932 Olin Dutra (1/2) Gene Sarazen (4/7) Gene Sarazen (5/7) 1933 Gene Sarazen (6/7) Johnny Goodman Denny Shute (1/3) 1934 Horton Smith (1/2) Paul Runyan (1/2) Olin Dutra (2/2) Henry Cotton (1/3) 1935 Gene Sarazen (7/7) Johnny Revolta Sam Parks jr. Alf Perry 1936 Horton Smith (2/2) Denny Shute (2/3) Tony Manero Alf Padgham 1937 Byron Nelson (1/5) Denny Shute (3/3) Ralph Guldahl (1/3) Henry Cotton (2/3) 1938 Henry Picard (1/2) Paul Runyan (2/2) Ralph Guldahl (2/3) Reg Whitcombe 1939 Ralph Guldahl (3/3) Henry Picard (2/2) Byron Nelson (2/5) Dick Burton 1940 Jimmy Demaret (1/3) Byron Nelson (3/5) Lawson Little Geannuleerd vanwege WOII 1941 Craig Wood (1/2) Vic Ghezzi Craig Wood (2/2) 1942 Byron Nelson (4/5) Sam Snead (1/7) Geannuleerd vanwege WOII 1943 Geannuleerd vanwege WOII Geannuleerd vanwege WOII 1944 Bob Hamilton 1945 Byron Nelson (5/5) 1946 Herman Keiser Ben Hogan (1/9) Lloyd Mangrum Sam Snead (2/7) 1947 Jimmy Demaret (2/3) Jim Ferrier Lew Worsham Fred Daly 1948 Claude Harmon Ben Hogan (3/9) Ben Hogan (2/9) Henry Cotton (3/3) 1949 Sam Snead (3/7) Sam Snead (4/7) Cary Middlecoff (1/3) Bobby Locke (1/4) 1950 Jimmy Demaret (3/3) Chandler Harper Ben Hogan (4/9) Bobby Locke (2/4) 1951 Ben Hogan (5/9) Sam Snead (5/7) Ben Hogan (6/9) Max Faulkner 1952 Sam Snead (6/7) Jim Turnesa Julius Boros (1/3) Bobby Locke (3/4) 1953 Ben Hogan (7/9) Walter Burkemo Ben Hogan (8/9) Ben Hogan (9/9) 1954 Sam Snead (7/7) Chick Harbert Ed Furgol Peter Thomson (1/5) 1955 Cary Middlecoff (2/3) Doug Ford (1/2) Jack Fleck Peter Thomson (2/5) 1956 Jack Burke jr. (1/2) Jack Burke jr. (2/2) Cary Middlecoff (3/3) Peter Thomson (3/5) 1957 Doug Ford (2/2) Lionel Hebert Dick Mayer Bobby Locke (4/4) 1958 Arnold Palmer (1/7) Dow Finsterwald Tommy Bolt Peter Thomson (4/5) 1959 Art Wall jr. Bob Rosburg Billy Casper (1/3) Gary Player (1/9) 1960 Arnold Palmer (2/7) Jay Hebert Arnold Palmer (3/7) Kel Nagle 1961 Gary Player (2/9) Jerry Barber Gene Littler Arnold Palmer (4/7) 1962 Arnold Palmer (5/7) Gary Player (3/9) Jack Nicklaus (1/18) Arnold Palmer (6/7) 1963 Jack Nicklaus (2/18) Jack Nicklaus (3/18) Julius Boros (2/3) Bob Charles 1964 Arnold Palmer (7/7) Bobby Nichols Ken Venturi Tony Lema 1965 Jack Nicklaus (4/18) Dave Marr Gary Player (4/9) Peter Thomson (5/5) 1966 Jack Nicklaus (5/18) Al Geiberger Billy Casper (2/3) Jack Nicklaus (6/18) 1967 Gay Brewer Don January Jack Nicklaus (7/18) Roberto DeVicenzo 1968 Bob Goalby Julius Boros (3/3) Lee Trevino (1/6) Gary Player (5/9) 1969 George Archer Raymond Floyd (1/4) Orville Moody Tony Jacklin (1/2) 1970 Billy Casper (3/3) Dave Stockton (1/2) Tony Jacklin (2/2) Jack Nicklaus (8/18) 1971 Charles Coody Jack Nicklaus (9/18) Lee Trevino (2/6) Lee Trevino (3/6) 1972 Jack Nicklaus (10/18) Gary Player (6/9) Jack Nicklaus (11/18) Lee Trevino (4/6) 1973 Tommy Aaron Jack Nicklaus (12/18) Johnny Miller (1/2) Tom Weiskopf 1974 Gary Player (7/9) Lee Trevino (5/6) Hale Irwin (1/3) Gary Player (8/9) 1975 Jack Nicklaus (13/18) Jack Nicklaus (14/18) Lou Graham Tom Watson (1/8) 1976 Raymond Floyd (2/4) Dave Stockton (2/2) Jerry Pate Johnny Miller (2/2) 1977 Tom Watson (2/8) Lanny Wadkins Hubert Green (1/2) Tom Watson (3/8) 1978 Gary Player (9/9) John Mahaffey Andy North (1/2) Jack Nicklaus (15/18) 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller (1/2) David Graham (1/2) Hale Irwin (2/3) Seve Ballesteros (1/5) 1980 Seve Ballesteros (2/5) Jack Nicklaus (17/18) Jack Nicklaus (16/18) Tom Watson (4/8) 1981 Tom Watson (5/8) Larry Nelson (1/3) David Graham (2/2) Bill Rogers 1982 Craig Stadler Raymond Floyd (3/4) Tom Watson (6/8) Tom Watson (7/8) 1983 Seve Ballesteros (3/5) Hal Sutton Larry Nelson (2/3) Tom Watson (8/8) 1984 Ben Crenshaw (1/2) Lee Trevino (6/6) Fuzzy Zoeller (2/2) Seve Ballesteros (4/5) 1985 Bernhard Langer (1/2) Hubert Green (2/2) Andy North (2/2) Sandy Lyle (1/2) 1986 Jack Nicklaus (18/18) Bob Tway Raymond Floyd (4/4) Greg Norman (1/2) 1987 Larry Mize Larry Nelson (3/3) Scott Simpson Nick Faldo (1/6) 1988 Sandy Lyle (2/2) Jeff Sluman Curtis Strange (1/2) Seve Ballesteros (5/5) 1989 Nick Faldo (2/6) Payne Stewart (1/3) Curtis Strange (2/2) Mark Calcavecchia 1990 Nick Faldo (3/6) Wayne Grady Hale Irwin (3/3) Nick Faldo (4/6) 1991 Ian Woosnam John Daly (1/2) Payne Stewart (2/3) Ian Baker-Finch 1992 Fred Couples Nick Price (1/3) Tom Kite Nick Faldo (5/6) 1993 Bernhard Langer (2/2) Paul Azinger Lee Janzen (1/2) Greg Norman (2/2) 1994 José María Olazábal (1/2) Nick Price (3/3) Ernie Els (1/4) Nick Price (2/3) 1995 Ben Crenshaw (2/2) Steve Elkington Corey Pavin John Daly (2/2) 1996 Nick Faldo (6/6) Mark Brooks Steve Jones Tom Lehman 1997 Tiger Woods (1/15) Davis Love III Ernie Els (2/4) Justin Leonard 1998 Mark O'Meara (1/2) Vijay Singh (1/3) Lee Janzen (2/2) Mark O'Meara (2/2) 1999 José María Olazábal (2/2) Tiger Woods (2/15) Payne Stewart (3/3) Paul Lawrie 2000 Vijay Singh (2/3) Tiger Woods (5/15) Tiger Woods (3/15) Tiger Woods (4/15) 2001 Tiger Woods (6/15) David Toms Retief Goosen (1/2) David Duval 2002 Tiger Woods (7/15) Rich Beem Tiger Woods (8/15) Ernie Els (3/4) 2003 Mike Weir Shaun Micheel Jim Furyk Ben Curtis 2004 Phil Mickelson (1/6) Vijay Singh (3/3) Retief Goosen (2/2) Todd Hamilton 2005 Tiger Woods (9/15) Phil Mickelson (2/6) Michael Campbell Tiger Woods (10/15) 2006 Phil Mickelson (3/6) Tiger Woods (12/15) Geoff Ogilvy Tiger Woods (11/15) 2007 Zach Johnson (1/2) Tiger Woods (13/15) Ángel Cabrera (1/2) Pádraig Harrington (1/3) 2008 Trevor Immelman Pádraig Harrington (3/3) Tiger Woods (14/15) Pádraig Harrington (2/3) 2009 Ángel Cabrera (2/2) Yang Yong-eun Lucas Glover Stewart Cink 2010 Phil Mickelson (4/6) Martin Kaymer (1/2) Graeme McDowell Louis Oosthuizen 2011 Charl Schwartzel Keegan Bradley Rory McIlroy (1/6) Darren Clarke 2012 Bubba Watson (1/2) Rory McIlroy (2/6) Webb Simpson Ernie Els (4/4) 2013 Adam Scott Jason Dufner Justin Rose Phil Mickelson (5/6) 2014 Bubba Watson (2/2) Rory McIlroy (4/6) Martin Kaymer (2/2) Rory McIlroy (3/6) 2015 Jordan Spieth (1/3) Jason Day Jordan Spieth (2/3) Zach Johnson (2/2) 2016 Danny Willett Jimmy Walker Dustin Johnson (1/2) Henrik Stenson 2017 Sergio Garcia Justin Thomas (1/2) Brooks Koepka (1/5) Jordan Spieth (3/3) 2018 Patrick Reed Brooks Koepka (3/5) Brooks Koepka (2/5) Francesco Molinari 2019 Tiger Woods (15/15) Brooks Koepka (4/5) Gary Woodland Shane Lowry 2020 Dustin Johnson (2/2) Collin Morikawa (1/2) Bryson DeChambeau (1/2) Geannuleerd vanwege Covid 2021 Hideki Matsuyama Phil Mickelson (6/6) Jon Rahm (1/2) Collin Morikawa (2/2) 2022 Scottie Scheffler (1/4) Justin Thomas (2/2) Matt Fitzpatrick Cameron Smith 2023 Jon Rahm (2/2) Brooks Koepka (5/5) Wyndham Clark (1/2) Brian Harman 2024 Scottie Scheffler (2/4) Xander Schauffele (1/2) Bryson DeChambeau (2/2) Xander Schauffele (2/2) 2025 Rory McIlroy (5/6) Scottie Scheffler (3/4) J.J. Spaun Scottie Scheffler (4/4) 2026 Rory McIlroy (6/6) Aaron Rai Wyndham Clark (2/2) Ryan Fox 2027 8-11/04 20-23/05 17-20/06 15-18/07 Jaar Masters Tournament PGA Championship US Open The Open Championship
Zie ook Major golfkampioenschap (vrouwen) Lijst van golfers met de meeste major golfkampioenschappen
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