Golf Major Winners
Every men’s major champion by year: Masters past winners since 1934, and every PGA Championship, U.S. Open and Open Championship winner since each began, with the 2026 winners’ Kalshi price before the first round and the market’s favourites for the next majors.
Champions and Kalshi pricesUpdated Friday, Oct 23, 2026 · 11:41 AM ET
Where these numbers come from: Champions: the tournaments’ records, as Wikipedia’s list of men’s major champions compiles them, kept by hand from the 2026 Open on. Prices: the winner’s last Kalshi trade before the first round, from KXMASTERS, KXPGA, KXUSOPEN and KXTHEOPEN (2025) and KXPGATOUR (2026 on).
2026 MAJORSWho won each of the 2026 majors, and the price Kalshi’s winner market had on them before the first round.
2026 major winners
| Major | Winner | Kalshi before R1 |
|---|---|---|
| The Masters (opens in a new tab) | Rory McIlroy | 6% |
| PGA Championship (opens in a new tab) | Aaron Rai | <1% |
| U.S. Open (opens in a new tab) | Wyndham Clark | 2% |
| The Open Championship (opens in a new tab) | Ryan Fox | <1% |
NEXT MAJORSThe three golfers priced highest to win each major Kalshi lists ahead, with their price.
Who the market favours next
| Major | Favourites |
|---|---|
| The Masters 2027 (opens in a new tab) | Scottie Scheffler 18% · Rory McIlroy 9% · Jon Rahm 5% |
KALSHI ERAThe 8 major champions since 2025 with a Kalshi price before the first round, from the longest shot to the shortest price.
How long a shot was each champion?
Middle price4%The median of the 8 champions’ prices before the first round
Won from 10% or less5 of 8Champions priced at 10% or less before the first round
Longest shotsThe champions priced lowest before the first round
- Aaron Rai<1%2026 PGA Championship
- Ryan Fox<1%2026 Open Championship
- J.J. Spaun1%2025 U.S. Open
- Wyndham Clark2%2026 U.S. Open
Shortest pricesThe champions priced highest before the first round
- Scottie Scheffler17%2025 PGA Championship
- Scottie Scheffler17%2025 Open Championship
- Rory McIlroy13%2025 Masters
- Rory McIlroy6%2026 Masters
MOST MAJORSEvery golfer with 5 or more men’s majors, and where they won them.
Most major championships
| Golfer | Majors | Masters | PGA | U.S. | Open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Nicklaus | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
| Tiger Woods | 15 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Walter Hagen | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| Ben Hogan | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Gary Player | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Tom Watson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Arnold Palmer | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Bobby Jones | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Gene Sarazen | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Harry Vardon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Sam Snead | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Lee Trevino | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nick Faldo | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Phil Mickelson | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Rory McIlroy | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Brooks Koepka | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Byron Nelson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| James Braid | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| John Henry Taylor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Peter Thomson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Seve Ballesteros | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
THE MASTERSEvery Masters champion, newest first, since 1934. Years it was not played are left out.
Masters past winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Rory McIlroyKalshi price before round 1: 6% |
| 2025 | Rory McIlroyKalshi price before round 1: 13% |
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm |
| 2022 | Scottie Scheffler |
| 2021 | Hideki Matsuyama |
| 2020 | Dustin Johnson |
| 2019 | Tiger Woods |
| 2018 | Patrick Reed |
| 2017 | Sergio García |
| 2016 | Danny Willett |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth |
| 2014 | Bubba Watson |
| 2013 | Adam Scott |
| 2012 | Bubba Watson |
| 2011 | Charl Schwartzel |
| 2010 | Phil Mickelson |
| 2009 | Ángel Cabrera |
| 2008 | Trevor Immelman |
| 2007 | Zach Johnson |
| 2006 | Phil Mickelson |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods |
| 2004 | Phil Mickelson |
| 2003 | Mike Weir |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods |
| 2000 | Vijay Singh |
| 1999 | José María Olazábal |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara |
| 1997 | Tiger Woods |
| 1996 | Nick Faldo |
| 1995 | Ben Crenshaw |
| 1994 | José María Olazábal |
| 1993 | Bernhard Langer |
| 1992 | Fred Couples |
| 1991 | Ian Woosnam |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo |
| 1989 | Nick Faldo |
| 1988 | Sandy Lyle |
| 1987 | Larry Mize |
| 1986 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1985 | Bernhard Langer |
| 1984 | Ben Crenshaw |
| 1983 | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1982 | Craig Stadler |
| 1981 | Tom Watson |
| 1980 | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1979 | Fuzzy Zoeller |
| 1978 | Gary Player |
| 1977 | Tom Watson |
| 1976 | Raymond Floyd |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1974 | Gary Player |
| 1973 | Tommy Aaron |
| 1972 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1971 | Charles Coody |
| 1970 | Billy Casper |
| 1969 | George Archer |
| 1968 | Bob Goalby |
| 1967 | Gay Brewer |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1965 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1964 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1961 | Gary Player |
| 1960 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1959 | Art Wall Jr. |
| 1958 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1957 | Doug Ford |
| 1956 | Jack Burke Jr. |
| 1955 | Cary Middlecoff |
| 1954 | Sam Snead |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan |
| 1952 | Sam Snead |
| 1951 | Ben Hogan |
| 1950 | Jimmy Demaret |
| 1949 | Sam Snead |
| 1948 | Claude Harmon |
| 1947 | Jimmy Demaret |
| 1946 | Herman Keiser |
| 1942 | Byron Nelson |
| 1941 | Craig Wood |
| 1940 | Jimmy Demaret |
| 1939 | Ralph Guldahl |
| 1938 | Henry Picard |
| 1937 | Byron Nelson |
| 1936 | Horton Smith |
| 1935 | Gene Sarazen |
| 1934 | Horton Smith |
PGA CHAMPIONSHIPEvery PGA Championship champion, newest first, since 1916. Years it was not played are left out.
PGA Championship winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Aaron RaiKalshi price before round 1: <1% |
| 2025 | Scottie SchefflerKalshi price before round 1: 17% |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele |
| 2023 | Brooks Koepka |
| 2022 | Justin Thomas |
| 2021 | Phil Mickelson |
| 2020 | Collin Morikawa |
| 2019 | Brooks Koepka |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka |
| 2017 | Justin Thomas |
| 2016 | Jimmy Walker |
| 2015 | Jason Day |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy |
| 2013 | Jason Dufner |
| 2012 | Rory McIlroy |
| 2011 | Keegan Bradley |
| 2010 | Martin Kaymer |
| 2009 | Yang Yong-eun |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington |
| 2007 | Tiger Woods |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods |
| 2005 | Phil Mickelson |
| 2004 | Vijay Singh |
| 2003 | Shaun Micheel |
| 2002 | Rich Beem |
| 2001 | David Toms |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods |
| 1999 | Tiger Woods |
| 1998 | Vijay Singh |
| 1997 | Davis Love III |
| 1996 | Mark Brooks |
| 1995 | Steve Elkington |
| 1994 | Nick Price |
| 1993 | Paul Azinger |
| 1992 | Nick Price |
| 1991 | John Daly |
| 1990 | Wayne Grady |
| 1989 | Payne Stewart |
| 1988 | Jeff Sluman |
| 1987 | Larry Nelson |
| 1986 | Bob Tway |
| 1985 | Hubert Green |
| 1984 | Lee Trevino |
| 1983 | Hal Sutton |
| 1982 | Raymond Floyd |
| 1981 | Larry Nelson |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1979 | David Graham |
| 1978 | John Mahaffey |
| 1977 | Lanny Wadkins |
| 1976 | Dave Stockton |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1974 | Lee Trevino |
| 1973 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1972 | Gary Player |
| 1971 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1970 | Dave Stockton |
| 1969 | Raymond Floyd |
| 1968 | Julius Boros |
| 1967 | Don January |
| 1966 | Al Geiberger |
| 1965 | Dave Marr |
| 1964 | Bobby Nichols |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1962 | Gary Player |
| 1961 | Jerry Barber |
| 1960 | Jay Hebert |
| 1959 | Bob Rosburg |
| 1958 | Dow Finsterwald |
| 1957 | Lionel Hebert |
| 1956 | Jack Burke Jr. |
| 1955 | Doug Ford |
| 1954 | Chick Harbert |
| 1953 | Walter Burkemo |
| 1952 | Jim Turnesa |
| 1951 | Sam Snead |
| 1950 | Chandler Harper |
| 1949 | Sam Snead |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan |
| 1947 | Jim Ferrier |
| 1946 | Ben Hogan |
| 1945 | Byron Nelson |
| 1944 | Bob Hamilton |
| 1942 | Sam Snead |
| 1941 | Vic Ghezzi |
| 1940 | Byron Nelson |
| 1939 | Henry Picard |
| 1938 | Paul Runyan |
| 1937 | Denny Shute |
| 1936 | Denny Shute |
| 1935 | Johnny Revolta |
| 1934 | Paul Runyan |
| 1933 | Gene Sarazen |
| 1932 | Olin Dutra |
| 1931 | Tom Creavy |
| 1930 | Tommy Armour |
| 1929 | Leo Diegel |
| 1928 | Leo Diegel |
| 1927 | Walter Hagen |
| 1926 | Walter Hagen |
| 1925 | Walter Hagen |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen |
| 1923 | Gene Sarazen |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen |
| 1921 | Walter Hagen |
| 1920 | Jock Hutchison |
| 1919 | Jim Barnes |
| 1916 | Jim Barnes |
U.S. OPENEvery U.S. Open champion, newest first, since 1895. Years it was not played are left out.
U.S. Open winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Wyndham ClarkKalshi price before round 1: 2% |
| 2025 | J. J. SpaunKalshi price before round 1: 1% |
| 2024 | Bryson DeChambeau |
| 2023 | Wyndham Clark |
| 2022 | Matt Fitzpatrick |
| 2021 | Jon Rahm |
| 2020 | Bryson DeChambeau |
| 2019 | Gary Woodland |
| 2018 | Brooks Koepka |
| 2017 | Brooks Koepka |
| 2016 | Dustin Johnson |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth |
| 2014 | Martin Kaymer |
| 2013 | Justin Rose |
| 2012 | Webb Simpson |
| 2011 | Rory McIlroy |
| 2010 | Graeme McDowell |
| 2009 | Lucas Glover |
| 2008 | Tiger Woods |
| 2007 | Ángel Cabrera |
| 2006 | Geoff Ogilvy |
| 2005 | Michael Campbell |
| 2004 | Retief Goosen |
| 2003 | Jim Furyk |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods |
| 2001 | Retief Goosen |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods |
| 1999 | Payne Stewart |
| 1998 | Lee Janzen |
| 1997 | Ernie Els |
| 1996 | Steve Jones |
| 1995 | Corey Pavin |
| 1994 | Ernie Els |
| 1993 | Lee Janzen |
| 1992 | Tom Kite |
| 1991 | Payne Stewart |
| 1990 | Hale Irwin |
| 1989 | Curtis Strange |
| 1988 | Curtis Strange |
| 1987 | Scott Simpson |
| 1986 | Raymond Floyd |
| 1985 | Andy North |
| 1984 | Fuzzy Zoeller |
| 1983 | Larry Nelson |
| 1982 | Tom Watson |
| 1981 | David Graham |
| 1980 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1979 | Hale Irwin |
| 1978 | Andy North |
| 1977 | Hubert Green |
| 1976 | Jerry Pate |
| 1975 | Lou Graham |
| 1974 | Hale Irwin |
| 1973 | Johnny Miller |
| 1972 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino |
| 1970 | Tony Jacklin |
| 1969 | Orville Moody |
| 1968 | Lee Trevino |
| 1967 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1966 | Billy Casper |
| 1965 | Gary Player |
| 1964 | Ken Venturi |
| 1963 | Julius Boros |
| 1962 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1961 | Gene Littler |
| 1960 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1959 | Billy Casper |
| 1958 | Tommy Bolt |
| 1957 | Dick Mayer |
| 1956 | Cary Middlecoff |
| 1955 | Jack Fleck |
| 1954 | Ed Furgol |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan |
| 1952 | Julius Boros |
| 1951 | Ben Hogan |
| 1950 | Ben Hogan |
| 1949 | Cary Middlecoff |
| 1948 | Ben Hogan |
| 1947 | Lew Worsham |
| 1946 | Lloyd Mangrum |
| 1941 | Craig Wood |
| 1940 | Lawson Little |
| 1939 | Byron Nelson |
| 1938 | Ralph Guldahl |
| 1937 | Ralph Guldahl |
| 1936 | Tony Manero |
| 1935 | Sam Parks Jr. |
| 1934 | Olin Dutra |
| 1933 | Johnny Goodman |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen |
| 1931 | Billy Burke |
| 1930 | Bobby Jones |
| 1929 | Bobby Jones |
| 1928 | Johnny Farrell |
| 1927 | Tommy Armour |
| 1926 | Bobby Jones |
| 1925 | Willie MacFarlane |
| 1924 | Cyril Walker |
| 1923 | Bobby Jones |
| 1922 | Gene Sarazen |
| 1921 | Jim Barnes |
| 1920 | Ted Ray |
| 1919 | Walter Hagen |
| 1916 | Chick Evans |
| 1915 | Jerome Travers |
| 1914 | Walter Hagen |
| 1913 | Francis Ouimet |
| 1912 | John McDermott |
| 1911 | John McDermott |
| 1910 | Alex Smith |
| 1909 | George Sargent |
| 1908 | Fred McLeod |
| 1907 | Alec Ross |
| 1906 | Alex Smith |
| 1905 | Willie Anderson |
| 1904 | Willie Anderson |
| 1903 | Willie Anderson |
| 1902 | Laurie Auchterlonie |
| 1901 | Willie Anderson |
| 1900 | Harry Vardon |
| 1899 | Willie Smith |
| 1898 | Fred Herd |
| 1897 | Joe Lloyd |
| 1896 | James Foulis |
| 1895 | Horace Rawlins |
THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPEvery Open Championship champion, newest first, since 1860. Years it was not played are left out.
The Open Championship winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Ryan FoxKalshi price before round 1: <1% |
| 2025 | Scottie SchefflerKalshi price before round 1: 17% |
| 2024 | Xander Schauffele |
| 2023 | Brian Harman |
| 2022 | Cameron Smith |
| 2021 | Collin Morikawa |
| 2019 | Shane Lowry |
| 2018 | Francesco Molinari |
| 2017 | Jordan Spieth |
| 2016 | Henrik Stenson |
| 2015 | Zach Johnson |
| 2014 | Rory McIlroy |
| 2013 | Phil Mickelson |
| 2012 | Ernie Els |
| 2011 | Darren Clarke |
| 2010 | Louis Oosthuizen |
| 2009 | Stewart Cink |
| 2008 | Pádraig Harrington |
| 2007 | Pádraig Harrington |
| 2006 | Tiger Woods |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods |
| 2004 | Todd Hamilton |
| 2003 | Ben Curtis |
| 2002 | Ernie Els |
| 2001 | David Duval |
| 2000 | Tiger Woods |
| 1999 | Paul Lawrie |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara |
| 1997 | Justin Leonard |
| 1996 | Tom Lehman |
| 1995 | John Daly |
| 1994 | Nick Price |
| 1993 | Greg Norman |
| 1992 | Nick Faldo |
| 1991 | Ian Baker-Finch |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo |
| 1989 | Mark Calcavecchia |
| 1988 | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1987 | Nick Faldo |
| 1986 | Greg Norman |
| 1985 | Sandy Lyle |
| 1984 | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1983 | Tom Watson |
| 1982 | Tom Watson |
| 1981 | Bill Rogers |
| 1980 | Tom Watson |
| 1979 | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1978 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1977 | Tom Watson |
| 1976 | Johnny Miller |
| 1975 | Tom Watson |
| 1974 | Gary Player |
| 1973 | Tom Weiskopf |
| 1972 | Lee Trevino |
| 1971 | Lee Trevino |
| 1970 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1969 | Tony Jacklin |
| 1968 | Gary Player |
| 1967 | Roberto De Vicenzo |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1965 | Peter Thomson |
| 1964 | Tony Lema |
| 1963 | Bob Charles |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1961 | Arnold Palmer |
| 1960 | Kel Nagle |
| 1959 | Gary Player |
| 1958 | Peter Thomson |
| 1957 | Bobby Locke |
| 1956 | Peter Thomson |
| 1955 | Peter Thomson |
| 1954 | Peter Thomson |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan |
| 1952 | Bobby Locke |
| 1951 | Max Faulkner |
| 1950 | Bobby Locke |
| 1949 | Bobby Locke |
| 1948 | Henry Cotton |
| 1947 | Fred Daly |
| 1946 | Sam Snead |
| 1939 | Dick Burton |
| 1938 | Reg Whitcombe |
| 1937 | Henry Cotton |
| 1936 | Alf Padgham |
| 1935 | Alf Perry |
| 1934 | Henry Cotton |
| 1933 | Denny Shute |
| 1932 | Gene Sarazen |
| 1931 | Tommy Armour |
| 1930 | Bobby Jones |
| 1929 | Walter Hagen |
| 1928 | Walter Hagen |
| 1927 | Bobby Jones |
| 1926 | Bobby Jones |
| 1925 | Jim Barnes |
| 1924 | Walter Hagen |
| 1923 | Arthur Havers |
| 1922 | Walter Hagen |
| 1921 | Jock Hutchison |
| 1920 | George Duncan |
| 1914 | Harry Vardon |
| 1913 | John Henry Taylor |
| 1912 | Ted Ray |
| 1911 | Harry Vardon |
| 1910 | James Braid |
| 1909 | John Henry Taylor |
| 1908 | James Braid |
| 1907 | Arnaud Massy |
| 1906 | James Braid |
| 1905 | James Braid |
| 1904 | Jack White |
| 1903 | Harry Vardon |
| 1902 | Sandy Herd |
| 1901 | James Braid |
| 1900 | John Henry Taylor |
| 1899 | Harry Vardon |
| 1898 | Harry Vardon |
| 1897 | Harold Hilton |
| 1896 | Harry Vardon |
| 1895 | John Henry Taylor |
| 1894 | John Henry Taylor |
| 1893 | Willie Auchterlonie |
| 1892 | Harold Hilton |
| 1891 | Hugh Kirkaldy |
| 1890 | John Ball, Jnr |
| 1889 | Willie Park Jr. |
| 1888 | Jack Burns |
| 1887 | Willie Park Jr. |
| 1886 | David Brown |
| 1885 | Bob Martin |
| 1884 | Jack Simpson |
| 1883 | Willie Fernie |
| 1882 | Bob Ferguson |
| 1881 | Bob Ferguson |
| 1880 | Bob Ferguson |
| 1879 | Jamie Anderson |
| 1878 | Jamie Anderson |
| 1877 | Jamie Anderson |
| 1876 | Bob Martin |
| 1875 | Willie Park Sr. |
| 1874 | Mungo Park |
| 1873 | Tom Kidd |
| 1872 | Young Tom Morris |
| 1870 | Young Tom Morris |
| 1869 | Young Tom Morris |
| 1868 | Young Tom Morris |
| 1867 | Old Tom Morris |
| 1866 | Willie Park Sr. |
| 1865 | Andrew Strath |
| 1864 | Old Tom Morris |
| 1863 | Willie Park Sr. |
| 1862 | Old Tom Morris |
| 1861 | Old Tom Morris |
| 1860 | Willie Park Sr. |
METHOD
How to read this page
A Kalshi price before round 1 is the winner’s last traded price before the first tee shot, read as the chance the market gave them. Kalshi listed golf majors from 2025, so earlier champions have none.
A favourite’s price is a Kalshi winner market trading now; each links to the tournament’s page and its market.
How long a shot was each champion lists every champion with a Kalshi price before play, from the lowest price to the highest. It is a short list: Kalshi’s prices go back only as far as its markets do.
FAQ
Questions
Who won the 2026 Masters?
Rory McIlroy. Kalshi priced Rory McIlroy at 6% to win before the first round.
Who won the last golf major?
Ryan Fox won the Open Championship in 2026.
Who has won the most golf majors?
Jack Nicklaus, with 18: 6 Masters, 5 PGA Championship, 4 U.S. Open, 3 Open Championship.
Which are the four men’s golf majors?
The Masters (April), the PGA Championship (May), the U.S. Open (June) and The Open Championship (July), in the order they are played.
SEE ALSO