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Major Titles Won
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Hall of Fame
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Career Wins
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Jack Nicklaus
18 Majors
Hall of Fame
🇺🇸 USA PGA • 1960s-1980s
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus (The Golden Bear)
18
Majors
73
تور PGA
117
Total Wins

Jack William Nicklaus, nicknamed "the Golden Bear", is an American retired professional golfer and golf course designer. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. He won 117 professional tournaments in his career, including a record 18 major championships. He is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Tiger Woods
15 Majors
Hall of Fame
🇺🇸 USA PGA • 1990s-2020s
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods (Tiger)
15
Majors
82
تور PGA
110
Total Wins

Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods is an American professional golfer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time and as one of the most famous athletes in modern history. Woods is tied for first in PGA Tour wins, ranks second in men's major championships, holds numerous golf records, and is an inductee of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Patty Berg
15 Majors
Hall of Fame
🇺🇸 USA LPGA • 1940s-1950s
Patty Berg
Patty Berg (Major Queen (15 Majors))
15
Majors
60
تور LPGA
63
Total Wins

Patricia Jane Berg was an American professional golfer. She was a founding member and the first president of the LPGA. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a female golfer. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Mickey Wright
13 Majors
Hall of Fame
🇺🇸 USA LPGA • 1950s-1960s
Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright (The Perfect Swing)
13
Majors
82
تور LPGA
90
Total Wins

Mary Kathryn "Mickey" Wright was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. She became a member of the tour in 1955 and won 82 LPGA Tour career events including 13 major championships. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Bobby Jones
13 Majors
Hall of Fame
🇺🇸 USA HISTORIC • 1920s
Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones (Grand Slam Jones)
13
Majors
9
تور PGA
28
Total Wins

Robert Tyre Jones Jr. was an American amateur golfer who was one of the most influential figures in the history of the sport; he was also a lawyer by profession. Jones founded and helped design Augusta National Golf Club, and co-founded the Masters Tournament. The innovations that he introduced at the Masters have been copied by virtually every professional golf tournament in the world.

Walter Hagen
11 Majors
Hall of Fame
🇺🇸 USA HISTORIC • 1910s-1930s
Walter Hagen
Walter Hagen (Sir Walter)
11
Majors
45
تور PGA
75
Total Wins

Walter Charles Hagen was an American professional golfer and a major figure in golf in the first half of the 20th century. His tally of 11 professional majors is third behind Jack Nicklaus (18) and Tiger Woods (15). Known as the "father of professional golf," he brought publicity, prestige, big prize money, and lucrative endorsements to the sport. Hagen is rated one of the greatest golfers ever.

Louise Suggs
11 Majors
Hall of Fame
🇺🇸 USA LPGA • 1940s-1950s
Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs (Miss Sluggs)
11
Majors
61
تور LPGA
61
Total Wins

Mae Louise Suggs was an American professional golfer, as well as one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.

Annika Sörenstam
10 Majors
Hall of Fame
🇸🇪 Sweden LPGA • 1990s-2000s
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam (Ms. 59)
10
Majors
72
تور LPGA
97
Total Wins

Annika Charlotta Sörenstam is a Swedish and American professional golfer regarded as one of the best female golfers in history. Before stepping away from competitive golf at the end of the 2008 season, she had won 96 international professional tournaments, making her the female golfer with the most wins to her name. She has won 72 official LPGA tournaments including ten majors and 24 other tournaments internationally.

Babe Didrikson Zaharias
10 Majors
Hall of Fame
🇺🇸 USA LPGA • 1940s-1950s
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (The Babe)
10
Majors
41
تور LPGA
48
Total Wins

Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field. She won two gold medals and a silver in track and field at the 1932 Summer Olympics before turning to professional golf and winning 10 LPGA major championships.

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# Golfer Country Tour & Era Majors Tour Wins Total Wins Hall of Fame Profile
1
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus
Jack Nicklaus (The Golden Bear)
🇺🇸 USA PGA 1960s-1980s 18 73 117
2
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods (Tiger)
🇺🇸 USA PGA 1990s-2020s 15 82 110
3
Patty Berg
Patty Berg
Patty Berg (Major Queen (15 Majors))
🇺🇸 USA LPGA 1940s-1950s 15 60 63
4
Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright
Mickey Wright (The Perfect Swing)
🇺🇸 USA LPGA 1950s-1960s 13 82 90
5
Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones (Grand Slam Jones)
🇺🇸 USA HISTORIC 1920s 13 9 28
6
Walter Hagen
Walter Hagen
Walter Hagen (Sir Walter)
🇺🇸 USA HISTORIC 1910s-1930s 11 45 75
7
Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs (Miss Sluggs)
🇺🇸 USA LPGA 1940s-1950s 11 61 61
8
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam (Ms. 59)
🇸🇪 Sweden LPGA 1990s-2000s 10 72 97
9
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Babe Didrikson Zaharias (The Babe)
🇺🇸 USA LPGA 1940s-1950s 10 41 48
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