The four current men's major golf championships are currently played in the chronological order of the Masters Tournament in April, the PGA Championship in May, the US Open in June and the Open Championship (British Open) in July.
Interestingly enough, that's also the order in which the tournaments were first played, youngest to oldest.
The Masters Tournament began in 1934, with the PGA Championship starting in 1916. The US Open was first played in 1895, with the Open Championship first played in 1860.
These tournaments have not always been considered major championships -- which was a classification decided in 1930 for Bobby Jones who, in that single year, became the first player to win the US Open, The Open, the US Amateur and the Amateur Championship (British Amateur) in a calendar year.
We have listed out the men's major championship winners by year, dating back to 1860. The tournaments were not always played in this order, so they are not in chronological order. Rather, they are situated by the current men's major championship calendar. The Open, US Open and PGA Championship were not played in different stages of World War I, and all four majors were not played during different stages of World War II.
However, since 1945, three of the four majors have been played continuously. The R&A canceled the 2020 Open Championship because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Men's golf major championship winners by year
| YEAR | MASTERS | PGA CHAMPIONSHIP | US OPEN | THE OPEN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Scottie Scheffler (2) | Xander Schauffele | Bryson DeChambeau (2) | Xander Schauffele |
| 2023 | Jon Rahm | Brooks Koepka (3) | Wyndham Clark | Brian Harman |
| 2022 | Scottie Scheffler | Justin Thomas (2) | Matt Fitzpatrick | Cameron Smith |
| 2021 | Hideki Matsuyama | Phil Mickelson (2) | Jon Rahm | Collin Morikawa |
| 2020 | Dustin Johnson | Collin Morikawa | Bryson DeChambeau | Not Played |
| 2019 | Tiger Woods (5) | Brooks Koepka (2) | Gary Woodland | Shane Lowry |
| 2018 | Patrick Reed | Brooks Koepka | Brooks Koepka (2) | Francesco Molinari |
| 2017 | Sergio García | Justin Thomas | Brooks Koepka | Jordan Spieth |
| 2016 | Danny Willett | Jimmy Walker | Dustin Johnson | Henrik Stenson |
| 2015 | Jordan Spieth | Jason Day | Jordan Spieth | Zach Johnson |
| 2014 | Bubba Watson (2) | Rory McIlroy (2) | Martin Kaymer | Rory McIlroy |
| 2013 | Adam Scott | Jason Dufner | Justin Rose | Phil Mickelson |
| 2012 | Bubba Watson | Rory McIlroy | Webb Simpson | Ernie Els (2) |
| 2011 | Charl Schwartzel | Keegan Bradley | Rory McIlroy | Darren Clarke |
| 2010 | Phil Mickelson (3) | Martin Kaymer | Graeme McDowell | Louis Oosthuizen |
| 2009 | Ángel Cabrera | Yang Yong-eun | Lucas Glover | Stewart Cink |
| 2008 | Trevor Immelman | Pádraig Harrington | Tiger Woods (3) | Pádraig Harrington (2) |
| 2007 | Zach Johnson | Tiger Woods (4) | Ángel Cabrera | Pádraig Harrington |
| 2006 | Phil Mickelson (2) | Tiger Woods (3) | Geoff Ogilvy | Tiger Woods (3) |
| 2005 | Tiger Woods (4) | Phil Mickelson | Michael Campbell | Tiger Woods (2) |
| 2004 | Phil Mickelson | Vijay Singh (2) | Retief Goosen (2) | Todd Hamilton |
| 2003 | Mike Weir | Shaun Micheel | Jim Furyk | Ben Curtis |
| 2002 | Tiger Woods (3) | Rich Beem | Tiger Woods (2) | Ernie Els |
| 2001 | Tiger Woods (2) | David Toms | Retief Goosen | David Duval |
| 2000 | Vijay Singh | Tiger Woods (2) | Tiger Woods | Tiger Woods |
| 1999 | José María Olazábal (2) | Tiger Woods | Payne Stewart (2) | Paul Lawrie |
| 1998 | Mark O'Meara | Vijay Singh | Lee Janzen (2) | Mark O'Meara |
| 1997 | Tiger Woods | Davis Love III | Ernie Els (2) | Justin Leonard |
| 1996 | Nick Faldo (3) | Mark Brooks | Steve Jones | Tom Lehman |
| 1995 | Ben Crenshaw (2) | Steve Elkington | Corey Pavin | John Daly |
| 1994 | José María Olazábal | Nick Price (2) | Ernie Els | Nick Price |
| 1993 | Bernhard Langer (2) | Paul Azinger | Lee Janzen | Greg Norman (2) |
| 1992 | Fred Couples | Nick Price | Tom Kite | Nick Faldo (3) |
| 1991 | Ian Woosnam | John Daly | Payne Stewart | Ian Baker-Finch |
| 1990 | Nick Faldo (2) | Wayne Grady | Hale Irwin (3) | Nick Faldo (2) |
| 1989 | Nick Faldo | Payne Stewart | Curtis Strange (2) | Mark Calcavecchia |
| 1988 | Sandy Lyle | Jeff Sluman | Curtis Strange | Seve Ballesteros (3) |
| 1987 | Larry Mize | Larry Nelson (2) | Scott Simpson | Nick Faldo |
| 1986 | Jack Nicklaus (6) | Bob Tway | Raymond Floyd | Greg Norman |
| 1985 | Bernhard Langer | Hubert Green | Andy North (2) | Sandy Lyle |
| 1984 | Ben Crenshaw | Lee Trevino (2) | Fuzzy Zoeller | Seve Ballesteros (2) |
| 1983 | Seve Ballesteros (2) | Hal Sutton | Larry Nelson | Tom Watson (5) |
| 1982 | Craig Stadler | Raymond Floyd (2) | Tom Watson | Tom Watson (4) |
| 1981 | Tom Watson (2) | Larry Nelson | David Graham | Bill Rogers |
| 1980 | Seve Ballesteros | Jack Nicklaus (5) | Jack Nicklaus (4) | Tom Watson (3) |
| 1979 | Fuzzy Zoeller | David Graham | Hale Irwin (2) | Seve Ballesteros |
| 1978 | Gary Player (3) | John Mahaffey | Andy North | Jack Nicklaus (3) |
| 1977 | Tom Watson | Lanny Wadkins | Hubert Green | Tom Watson (2) |
| 1976 | Raymond Floyd | Dave Stockton (2) | Jerry Pate | Johnny Miller |
| 1975 | Jack Nicklaus (5) | Jack Nicklaus (4) | Lou Graham | Tom Watson |
| 1974 | Gary Player (2) | Lee Trevino | Hale Irwin | Gary Player (3) |
| 1973 | Tommy Aaron | Jack Nicklaus (3) | Johnny Miller | Tom Weiskopf |
| 1972 | Jack Nicklaus (4) | Gary Player (2) | Jack Nicklaus (3) | Lee Trevino (2) |
| 1971 | Charles Coody | Jack Nicklaus (2) | Lee Trevino (2) | Lee Trevino |
| 1970 | Billy Casper | Dave Stockton | Tony Jacklin | Jack Nicklaus (2) |
| 1969 | George Archer | Raymond Floyd | Orville Moody | Tony Jacklin |
| 1968 | Bob Goalby | Julius Boros | Lee Trevino | Gary Player (2) |
| 1967 | Gay Brewer | Don January | Jack Nicklaus (2) | Roberto De Vicenzo |
| 1966 | Jack Nicklaus (3) | Al Geiberger | Billy Casper (2) | Jack Nicklaus |
| 1965 | Jack Nicklaus (2) | Dave Marr | Gary Player | Peter Thomson (5) |
| 1964 | Arnold Palmer (4) | Bobby Nichols | Ken Venturi | Tony Lema |
| 1963 | Jack Nicklaus | Jack Nicklaus | Julius Boros (2) | Bob Charles |
| 1962 | Arnold Palmer (3) | Gary Player | Jack Nicklaus | Arnold Palmer (2) |
| 1961 | Gary Player | Jerry Barber | Gene Littler | Arnold Palmer |
| 1960 | Arnold Palmer (2) | Jay Hebert | Arnold Palmer | Kel Nagle |
| 1959 | Art Wall Jr. | Bob Rosburg | Billy Casper | Gary Player |
| 1958 | Arnold Palmer | Dow Finsterwald | Tommy Bolt | Peter Thomson (4) |
| 1957 | Doug Ford | Lionel Hebert | Dick Mayer | Bobby Locke (4) |
| 1956 | Jack Burke Jr. | Jack Burke Jr. | Cary Middlecoff (2) | Peter Thomson (3) |
| 1955 | Cary Middlecoff | Doug Ford | Jack Fleck | Peter Thomson (2) |
| 1954 | Sam Snead (3) | Chick Harbert | Ed Furgol | Peter Thomson |
| 1953 | Ben Hogan (2) | Walter Burkemo | Ben Hogan (4) | Ben Hogan |
| 1952 | Sam Snead (2) | Jim Turnesa | Julius Boros | Bobby Locke (3) |
| 1951 | Ben Hogan | Sam Snead (3) | Ben Hogan (3) | Max Faulkner |
| 1950 | Jimmy Demaret (3) | Chandler Harper | Ben Hogan (2) | Bobby Locke (2) |
| 1949 | Sam Snead | Sam Snead (2) | Cary Middlecoff | Bobby Locke |
| 1948 | Claude Harmon | Ben Hogan (2) | Ben Hogan | Henry Cotton (3) |
| 1947 | Jimmy Demaret (2) | Jim Ferrier | Lew Worsham | Fred Daly |
| 1946 | Herman Keiser | Ben Hogan | Lloyd Mangrum | Sam Snead |
| 1945 | Not Played | Byron Nelson (2) | Not Played | Not Played |
| 1944 | Not Played | Bob Hamilton | Not Played | Not Played |
| 1943 | Not Played | Not Played | Not Played | Not Played |
| 1942 | Byron Nelson (2) | Sam Snead | Not Played | Not Played |
| 1941 | Craig Wood | Vic Ghezzi | Craig Wood | Not Played |
| 1940 | Jimmy Demaret | Byron Nelson | Lawson Little | Not Played |
| 1939 | Ralph Guldahl | Henry Picard | Byron Nelson | Dick Burton |
| 1938 | Henry Picard | Paul Runyan (2) | Ralph Guldahl (2) | Reg Whitcombe |
| 1937 | Byron Nelson | Denny Shute (2) | Ralph Guldahl | Henry Cotton (2) |
| 1936 | Horton Smith (2) | Denny Shute | Tony Manero | Alf Padgham |
| 1935 | Gene Sarazen | Johnny Revolta | Sam Parks Jr. | Alf Perry |
| 1934 | Horton Smith | Paul Runyan | Olin Dutra | Henry Cotton |
| 1933 | -- | Gene Sarazen (3) | Johnny Goodman (a) | Denny Shute |
| 1932 | -- | Olin Dutra | Gene Sarazen (2) | Gene Sarazen |
| 1931 | -- | Tom Creavy | Billy Burke | Tommy Armour |
| 1930 | -- | Tommy Armour | Bobby Jones (a) (4) | Bobby Jones (a) (3) |
| 1929 | -- | Leo Diegel (2) | Bobby Jones (a) (3) | Walter Hagen (4) |
| 1928 | -- | Leo Diegel | Johnny Farrell | Walter Hagen (3) |
| 1927 | -- | Walter Hagen (5) | Tommy Armour | Bobby Jones (a) (2) |
| 1926 | -- | Walter Hagen (4) | Bobby Jones (a) (2) | Bobby Jones (a) |
| 1925 | -- | Walter Hagen (3) | Willie Macfarlane | Jim Barnes |
| 1924 | -- | Walter Hagen (2) | Cyril Walker | Walter Hagen (2) |
| 1923 | -- | Gene Sarazen (2) | Bobby Jones (a) | Arthur Havers |
| 1922 | -- | Gene Sarazen | Gene Sarazen | Walter Hagen |
| 1921 | -- | Walter Hagen | Jim Barnes | Jock Hutchison |
| 1920 | -- | Jock Hutchison | Ted Ray | George Duncan |
| 1919 | -- | Jim Barnes (2) | Walter Hagen (2) | Not Played |
| 1918 | -- | Not Played | Not Played | Not Played |
| 1917 | -- | Not Played | Not Played | Not Played |
| 1916 | -- | Jim Barnes | Chick Evans (a) | Not Played |
| 1915 | -- | -- | Jerome Travers (a) | Not Played |
| 1914 | -- | -- | Walter Hagen | Harry Vardon (6) |
| 1913 | -- | -- | Francis Ouimet (a) | John Henry Taylor (5) |
| 1912 | -- | -- | John McDermott (2) | Ted Ray[h] |
| 1911 | -- | -- | John McDermott | Harry Vardon (5) |
| 1910 | -- | -- | Alex Smith (2) | James Braid (5) |
| 1909 | -- | -- | George Sargent | John Henry Taylor (4) |
| 1908 | -- | -- | Fred McLeod | James Braid (4) |
| 1907 | -- | -- | Alec Ross | Arnaud Massy |
| 1906 | -- | -- | Alex Smith | James Braid (3) |
| 1905 | -- | -- | Willie Anderson (4) | James Braid (2) |
| 1904 | -- | -- | Willie Anderson (3) | Jack White |
| 1903 | -- | -- | Willie Anderson (2) | Harry Vardon (4) |
| 1902 | -- | -- | Laurie Auchterlonie | Sandy Herd |
| 1901 | -- | -- | Willie Anderson | James Braid |
| 1900 | -- | -- | Harry Vardon | John Henry Taylor (3) |
| 1899 | -- | -- | Willie Smith | Harry Vardon (3) |
| 1898 | -- | -- | Fred Herd | Harry Vardon (2) |
| 1897 | -- | -- | Joe Lloyd | Harold Hilton (a) (2) |
| 1896 | -- | -- | James Foulis | Harry Vardon |
| 1895 | -- | -- | Horace Rawlins | John Henry Taylor (2) |
| 1894 | -- | -- | -- | John Henry Taylor |
| 1893 | -- | -- | -- | William Auchterlonie |
| 1892 | -- | -- | -- | Harold Hilton (a) |
| 1891 | -- | -- | -- | Hugh Kirkaldy |
| 1890 | -- | -- | -- | John Ball (a) |
| 1889 | -- | -- | -- | Willie Park Jr. (2) |
| 1888 | -- | -- | -- | Jack Burns |
| 1887 | -- | -- | -- | Willie Park Jr. |
| 1886 | -- | -- | -- | David Brown |
| 1885 | -- | -- | -- | Bob Martin (2) |
| 1884 | -- | -- | -- | Jack Simpson |
| 1883 | -- | -- | -- | Willie Fernie |
| 1882 | -- | -- | -- | Bob Ferguson (3) |
| 1881 | -- | -- | -- | Bob Ferguson (2) |
| 1880 | -- | -- | -- | Bob Ferguson |
| 1879 | -- | -- | -- | Jamie Anderson (3) |
| 1878 | -- | -- | -- | Jamie Anderson (2) |
| 1877 | -- | -- | -- | Jamie Anderson |
| 1876 | -- | -- | -- | Bob Martin |
| 1875 | -- | -- | -- | Willie Park Sr. (4) |
| 1874 | -- | -- | -- | Mungo Park |
| 1873 | -- | -- | -- | Tom Kidd |
| 1872 | -- | -- | -- | Young Tom Morris (4) |
| 1871 | -- | -- | -- | Not Played |
| 1870 | -- | -- | -- | Young Tom Morris (3) |
| 1869 | -- | -- | -- | Young Tom Morris (2) |
| 1868 | -- | -- | -- | Young Tom Morris |
| 1867 | -- | -- | -- | Old Tom Morris (4) |
| 1866 | -- | -- | -- | Willie Park Sr. (3) |
| 1865 | -- | -- | -- | Andrew Strath |
| 1864 | -- | -- | -- | Old Tom Morris (3) |
| 1863 | -- | -- | -- | Willie Park Sr. (2) |
| 1862 | -- | -- | -- | Old Tom Morris (2) |
| 1861 | -- | -- | -- | Old Tom Morris |
| 1860 | -- | -- | -- | Willie Park Sr. |
