Major golfkampioenschap (mannen)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | 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 | georganiseerd door de United States Golf Association en gespeeld op verscheidene golfbanen in de Verenigde Staten | |
| PGA Championship | georganiseerd door de Professional Golfers' Association of America en gespeeld op verscheidene locaties in de Verenigde Staten | |
| Masters Tournament | 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 (1/4) | Darren Clarke |
| 2012 | Bubba Watson (1/2) | Rory McIlroy (2/4) | Webb Simpson | Ernie Els (4/4) |
| 2013 | Adam Scott | Jason Dufner | Justin Rose | Phil Mickelson (5/6) |
| 2014 | Bubba Watson (2/2) | Rory McIlroy (4/4) | Martin Kaymer (2/2) | Rory McIlroy (3/4) |
| 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 (1/2) | Justin Thomas (2/2) | Matt Fitzpatrick | Cameron Smith |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm (2/2) | Brooks Koepka (5/5) | Wyndham Clark | Brian Harman |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler (2/2) | Xander Schauffele (1/2) | Bryson DeChambeau (2/2) | Xander Schauffele (2/2) |
| Jaar | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | US Open | The Open Championship |
Zie ook
- Major golfkampioenschap (vrouwen)
- Lijst van golfers met de meeste major golfkampioenschappen
Bronnen, noten en/of referenties
- (en) Overzicht van winnaars van alle majors op golfmajorchampionships.com
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Major golfkampioenschappen mannen
| Huidig: | Masters Tournament · US Open · The Open Championship · PGA Championship |
| Voormalig: | Brits Amateur · US Amateur |
| Gerelateerd: | Canadees Open · The Players Championship · Zuid-Afrikaans Open |
| Zie ook: | Meeste zeges · Grand Slam · Triple Crown |
