Golfers ranked by total victories across the four Major championships — The Masters, US Open, The Open Championship, and PGA Championship. Jack Nicklaus holds the all-time record for most major championship victories with 18 — a total that...
About: Most PGA Major Championship Wins (All Time)
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Golfers ranked by total victories across the four Major championships — The Masters, US Open, The Open Championship, and PGA Championship. Jack Nicklaus holds the all-time record for most major championship victories with 18 — a total that Tiger Woods pursued across two decades and ultimately fell short of at 15, cementing Nicklaus's status as the greatest major champion in golf history despite Woods' record-breaking dominance across many other metrics.
Key Findings
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Jack Nicklaus leads with 18 in All Time.
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Average value in All Time: 11 · median: 9.
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Gap in All Time: Jack Nicklaus is 2.6× larger than Gene Sarazen.
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Data Points
8
8 categories
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1 year
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Top Value
18
Jack Nicklaus
PGA Major Championship Wins · All Time
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Metrics
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PGA Major Championship Wins
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Period
All Time
Single year snapshot
Category Rankings
Ranked by All Time value · vs. All Time| # | Category | All Time | All Time | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Jack Nicklaus | 18 | 18 | +0% |
| 🥈 | Tiger Woods | 15 | 15 | +0% |
| 🥉 | Walter Hagen | 11 | 11 | +0% |
| 4 | Ben Hogan | 9 | 9 | +0% |
| 5 | Gary Player | 9 | 9 | +0% |
| 6 | Tom Watson | 8 | 8 | +0% |
| 7 | Arnold Palmer | 7 | 7 | +0% |
| 8 | Gene Sarazen | 7 | 7 | +0% |
Statistical Summary — All Time
18
Maximum
7
Minimum
11
Average
9
Median
What This Data Shows
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