Who are golf’s Grand Slam winners and who are close? Phil Mickelson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy close to immortality

Golf’s Grand Slam remains the pinnacle of the game and one of the hardest feats to achieve in world sport.

Every golfer dreams of winning a major, but only a select few have won all four - The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and The Open Championship.

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A host of legendary names have tried and come close but the group of players to do it has remained unchanged for over two decades since 2000.

Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, who have won over 30 major titles between them, head up the illustrious list.

They are joined by Ben Hogan, Gary Player and Gene Sarazen as the only men to claim all four championships.

Golf’s Grand Slam winners

Jack Nicklaus (18 major titles)

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• Masters: 1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986
• US Open: 1962, 1967, 1972, 1980
• The Open: 1966, 1970, 1978
• PGA Championship: 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980

Tiger Woods (15 major titles)

• Masters: 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019
• US Open: 2000, 2002, 2008
• The Open: 2000, 2005, 2006
• PGA Championship: 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007

Ben Hogan (9 major titles)

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• Masters: 1951, 1953
• US Open: 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953
• The Open: 1953
• PGA Championship: 1946, 1948

Gary Player (9 major titles)

• Masters: 1961, 1974, 1978
• US Open: 1965
• The Open: 1959, 1968, 1974
• PGA Championship: 1962, 1972

Gene Sarazen (7 major titles)

• Masters: 1935
• US Open: 1922, 1932
• The Open: 1932
• PGA Championship: 1922, 1923, 1933

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Golfers with three legs of Grand Slam

There are currently 12 players who have captured three of the four majors but have failed to complete the Grand Slam.

The list is made up of some of the greatest names the sport has ever seen including Arnold Palmer, Sam Snead and Tom Watson.

There are three players still active on the list and all will hope to complete the Grand Slam before they retire.

Phil Mickelson has famously finished second at the US Open SIX times to miss out on competing the quadruple.

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Rory McIlroy only needs the Green Jacket to complete a set of all four major titles while Jordan Spieth is eyeing a win at the PGA Championship.

• Jordan Spieth
• Rory McIlroy
• Phil Mickelson
• Tom Watson
• Raymond Floyd
• Lee Trevino
• Arnold Palmer
• Sam Snead
• Byron Nelson
• Walter Hagen
• Tommy Armour
• Jim Barnes