Majors

The Major Championships, often referred to simply as the "Majors" are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in men's professional golf. The "majors" originally consisted of the The Open Championship or British Open, the British Amateur or The Amateur Championship,the US Open and the US Amateur. Bobby Jones (golf) completed the Grand Slam in 1930 when he won all four tournaments. It is difficult to determine when this changed to include the current four tournaments. It may have occured as a result of heightened media coverage during the 1950's.

Major champions by nationality

The table below shows the number of major championships won by golfers from various countries. Tallies are also shown for major wins by golfers from Europe and from the "Rest of the World" (RoW), ie the world excluding Europe and the United States. The United States plays Europe in the Ryder Cup and an International Team representing the Rest of the World in the Presidents Cup. The table is complete through the 2005 PGA Championship.

Related Topics:
Ryder Cup - Presidents Cup

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