The Best Golfers Of All Time

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Here are the best golfers of all time, ranked by fans everywhere. Featuring old golf legends and current pros, these men's golf players rankings are determined by PGA Tour wins, major championships, and of course, fan voting. While famous golfers, like Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, dominate most top 10 lists, new golfers, like Jon Rahm and Collin Morikawa, are quickly climbing up the top 100.

Vote up the best male golfers in the world, and see who lands on the coveted spot of the greatest golfer of all time.

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Tiger Woods
United States of America
PGA Tour: 82 wins
Masters: 5 wins (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019)
US Open: 3 wins (2000, 2002, 2008)
British Open: 3 wins (2000, 2005, 2006)
US PGA: 4 wins (1999, 2000, 2006, 2007)

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Jack Nicklaus
United States of America
PGA Tour: 73 wins
Masters: 6 wins (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986)
US Open: 4 wins (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980)
British Open: 3 wins (1966, 1970, 1978)
US PGA: 5 wins (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980)

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Ben Hogan
United States of America
PGA Tour: 64 wins
Masters: 2 wins (1951, 1953)
US Open: 4 wins (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953)
British Open: 1 win (1953)
US PGA: 2 wins (1946, 1948)

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Sam Snead
United States of America
PGA Tours: 82 wins
Masters: 3 wins (1949, 1952, 1954)
British Open: 1 win (1946)
US PGA: 3 wins (1942, 1949, 1951)
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Arnold Palmer
United States of America
PGA Tours: 62 wins
Masters: 4 wins (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964)
US Open: 1 win (1960)
British Open: 2 wins (1961, 1962)
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Phil Mickelson
United States of America
PGA Tours: 44 wins
Masters: 3 wins (2004, 2006, 2010)
British Open: 1 win (2013)
US PGA: 1 win (2005)

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Bobby Jones
United States of America
PGA Tours: 9 wins
US Open: 4 wins (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930)
British Open: 3 wins (1926, 1927, 1930)
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Byron Nelson
United States of America
PGA Tours: 52 wins
Masters: 2 wins (1937, 1942)
US Open: 1 win (1939)
US PGA: 2 wins (1940, 1945)
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Lee Trevino
United States of America
PGA Tours: 29 wins
US Open: 2 wins (1968, 1971)
British Open: 2 wins (1971, 1972)
US PGA: 2 wins (1974, 1984)
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Tom Watson
United States of America
PGA Tours: 39 wins
Masters: 2 wins (1977, 1981)
US Open: 1 win (1982)
British Open: 5 wins (1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983)
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Walter Hagen
United States of America
PGA Tours: 45 wins
US Open: 2 wins (1914, 1919)
British Open: 4 wins (1922, 1924, 1928, 1929)
US PGA: 5 wins (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927)
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Gary Player
South Africa
PGA Tours: 24 wins
Masters: 3 wins (1961, 1974, 1978)
US Open: 1 win (1965)
British Open: 3 wins (1959, 1969, 1974)
US PGA: 2 wins (1962, 1972)
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Gene Sarazen
United States of America
PGA Tours: 39 wins
Masters: 1 win (1935)
US Open: 2 wins (1922, 1932)
British Open: 1 win (1932)
US PGA: 3 wins (1922, 1923, 1933)
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Fred Couples
United States of America, Italy
PGA Tours: 15 wins
Masters: 1 win (1992)
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Nick Faldo
England
PGA Tours: 9 wins
Masters: 3 wins (1989, 1990, 1996)
British Open: 3 wins (1987, 1990, 1992)
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Dustin Johnson
United States of America
PGA Tours: 24 wins
Masters: 1 win (2020)
US Open: 1 win (2016)

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Harry Vardon
England
US Open: 1 win (1900)
British Open: 6 wins (1896, 1898, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914)
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Raymond Floyd
United States of America
PGA Tours: 22 wins
Masters: 1 win (1976)
US Open: 1 win (1986)
US PGA: 2 wins (1969, 1982)
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Old Tom Morris
Scotland
British Open: 4 wins (1861, 1862, 1864, 1867)
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Billy Casper
United States of America
PGA Tours: 51 wins
Masters: 1 win (1970)
US Open: 2 wins (1959, 1966)
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Johnny Miller
United States of America
PGA Tours: 25 wins
US Open: 1 win (1973)
British Open: 1 win (1976)
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Payne Stewart
United States of America
PGA Tours: 11 wins
US Open: 2 wins (1991, 1999)
US PGA: 1 win (1989)
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Seve Ballesteros
Spain
PGA Tours: 9 wins
Masters: 2 wins (1980, 1983)
British Open: 3 wins (1979, 1984, 1988)

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Bernhard Langer
Germany
PGA Tours: 3 wins
Masters: 2 wins (1985, 1993)
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Ernie Els
South Africa
PGA Tours: 19 wins
US Open: 2 wins (1994, 1997)
British Open: 2 wins (2002, 2012)

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