The USA currently holds the record for most golf major winners with 280, followed by Scotland with 55 and England with 45, with a total of 20 different countries having had at least one major winner.
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List of Golf Major Winners by Country
Country | The Masters | US Open | PGA Championships | The Open | Major Winners |
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United States | 62 | 87 | 86 | 45 | 280 |
Scotland | 1 | 13 | 0 | 41 | 55 |
England | 4 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 45 |
South Africa | 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 22 |
Australia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
Spain | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Fiji | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
France | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
United States – 280
- Jack Nicklaus – (18)
- Tiger Woods – (15)
- Walter Hagen – (11)
- Ben Hogan – (9)
- Tom Watson – (8)
- Gene Sarazen – (7)
- Arnold Palmer – (7)
- Sam Snead – (7)
- Bobby Jones – (7)
- Lee Trevino – (6)
- Phil Mickelson – (6)
- Byron Nelson – (5)
- Raymond Floyd – (4)
- Brooks Koepka – (4)
- Jimmy Demaret – (3)
- Cary Middlecoff – (3)
- Ralph Guldahl – (3)
- Billy Casper – (3)
- Hale Irwin – (3)
- Julius Boros – (3)
- Payne Stewart – (3)
- Larry Nelson – (3)
- Tommy Armour – (3)
- Denny Shute – (3)
- Jordan Spieth – (3)
- Ben Crenshaw – (2)
- Horton Smith – (2)
- Bubba Watson – (2)
- Craig Wood – (2)
- Fuzzy Zoeller – (2)
- Mark O’Meara – (2)
- Zach Johnson – (2)
- Jack Burke Jr – (2)
- Doug Ford – (2)
- Henry Picard – (2)
- Lee Janzen – (2)
- John McDermott – (2)
- Andy North – (2)
- Curtis Strange – (2)
- Johnny Miller – (2)
- Olin Dutra – (2)
- Hubert Green – (2)
- John Daly – (2)
- Jock Hutchison – (2)
- Leo Diegel – (2)
- Paul Runyan – (2)
- Dave Stockton – (2)
- Dustin Johnson – (2)
- Collin Morikawa – (2)
- Justin Thomas – (2)
- Jimmy Walker – (1)
- Patrick Reed – (1)
- Tommy Aaron – (1)
- George Archer – (1)
- Gay Brewer – (1)
- Charles Coody – (1)
- Fred Couples – (1)
- Bob Goalby – (1)
- Claude Harmon – (1)
- Herman Keiser – (1)
- Larry Mize – (1)
- Craig Stadler – (1)
- Art Wall Jr – (1)
- Tommy Bolt – (1)
- Billy Burke – (1)
- Chick Evans – (1)
- Johnny Farrell – (1)
- Jack Fleck – (1)
- Ed Furgol – (1)
- Jim Furyk – (1)
- Lucas Glover – (1)
- Johnny Goodman – (1)
- Lou Graham – (1)
- Steve Jones – (1)
- Tom Kite – (1)
- Lawson Little – (1)
- Gene Littler – (1)
- Tony Manero – (1)
- Lloyd Mangrum – (1)
- Dick Mayer – (1)
- Orville Moody – (1)
- Francis Ouimet – (1)
- Sam Parks Jr. – (1)
- Jerry Pate – (1)
- Corey Pavin – (1)
- Scott Simpson – (1)
- Webb Simpson – (1)
- Jerome Travers – (1)
- Ken Venturi – (1)
- Lew Worsham – (1)
- Mark Calcavecchia – (1)
- Stewart Cink – (1)
- Ben Curtis – (1)
- David Duval – (1)
- Todd Hamilton – (1)
- Tom Lehman – (1)
- Tony Lema – (1)
- Justin Leonard – (1)
- Bill Rogers – (1)
- Tom Weiskopf – (1)
- Paul Azinger – (1)
- Jerry Barber – (1)
- Rich Beem – (1)
- Keegan Bradley – (1)
- Mark Brooks – (1)
- Walter Burkemo – (1)
- Tom Creavy – (1)
- Jason Dufner – (1)
- Dow Finsterwald – (1)
- Al Geiberger – (1)
- Vic Ghezzi – (1)
- Bob Hamilton – (1)
- Chick Harbert – (1)
- Chandler Harper – (1)
- Jay Hebert – (1)
- Lionel Hebert – (1)
- Don January – (1)
- Davis Love III – (1)
- John Mahaffey – (1)
- Dave Marr – (1)
- Shaun Micheel – (1)
- Bobby Nichols – (1)
- Johnny Revolta – (1)
- Bob Rosburg – (1)
- Jeff Sluman – (1)
- Hal Sutton – (1)
- David Toms – (1)
- Jim Turnesa – (1)
- Bob Tway – (1)
- Lanny Wadkins – (1)
- Gary Woodland – (1)
- Bryson DeChambeau – (1)
- Scottie Scheffler – (1)
Scotland – 55
- James Braid – (5)
- Willie Anderson – (4)
- Tom Morris Sr. – (4)
- Tom Morris Jr. – (4)
- Willie Park Sr. – (4)
- James Anderson – (3)
- Bob Ferguson – (3)
- Sandy Lyle – (2)
- Alex Smith – (2)
- Bob Martin – (2)
- Willie Park Jr. – (2)
- Laurie Auchterlonie – (1)
- James Foulis – (1)
- Fred Herd – (1)
- Willie Macfarlane – (1)
- Fred McLeod – (1)
- Alec Ross – (1)
- Willie Smith – (1)
- William Auchterlonie – (1)
- David Brown – (1)
- Jack Burns – (1)
- George Duncan – (1)
- Willie Fernie – (1)
- Sandy Herd – (1)
- Tom Kidd – (1)
- Hugh Kirkaldy – (1)
- Paul Lawrie – (1)
- Mungo Park – (1)
- Jack Simpson – (1)
- Andrew Strath – (1)
- Jack White – (1)
England – 45
- Harry Vardon – (7)
- Nick Faldo – (6)
- John Henry Taylor – (5)
- Jim Barnes – (4)
- Henry Cotton – (3)
- Edward Ray – (2)
- Harold Hilton – (2)
- Tony Jacklin – (2)
- Alf Padgham – (1)
- Alf Perry – (1)
- Arthur Havers – (1)
- Cyril Walker – (1)
- Danny Willett – (1)
- George Sargent – (1)
- Horace Rawlins – (1)
- Joe Lloyd – (1)
- John Ball Jr – (1)
- Justin Rose – (1)
- Max Faulkner – (1)
- Reg Whitcombe – (1)
- Richard Burton – (1)
- Matt Fitzpatrick – (1)
South Africa – 22
- Gary Player – (9)
- Ernie Els – (4)
- Bobby Locke – (4)
- Retief Goosen – (2)
- Trevor Immelman – (1)
- Charl Schwartzel – (1)
- Louis Oosthuizen – (1)
Australia – 18
- Peter Thomson – (5)
- David Graham – (2)
- Greg Norman – (2)
- Adam Scott – (1)
- Geoff Ogilvy – (1)
- Ian Baker-Finch – (1)
- Kel Nagle – (1)
- Jason Day – (1)
- Steve Elkington – (1)
- Jim Ferrier – (1)
- Wayne Grady – (1)
- Cameron Smith – (1)
Spain – 10
- Seve Ballesteros – (5)
- José María Olazábal – (2)
- Sergio Garcia – (1)
- Jon Rahm – (2)
Northern Ireland – 7
- Rory McIlroy – (4)
- Graeme McDowell – (1)
- Darren Clarke – (1)
- Fred Daly – (1)
Germany – 4
- Bernhard Langer – (2)
- Martin Kaymer – (2)
Ireland – 4
- Pádraig Harrington – (3)
- Shane Lowry – (1)
Argentina – 3
- Angel Cabrera – (2)
- Roberto De Vicenzo – (1)
Fiji – 3
- Vijay Singh – (3)
Zimbabwe – 3
- Nick Price – (3)
New Zealand – 2
- Michael Campbell – (1)
- Bob Charles – (1)
Canada – 1
- Mike Weir – (1)
France – 1
- Arnaud Massy – (1)
Italy – 1
- Francesco Molinari – (1)
Japan – 1
- Hideki Matsuyama – (1)
South Korea – 1
- Yang Yong-eun – (1)
Sweden – 1
- Henrik Stenson – (1)
Wales – 1
- Ian Woosnam – (1)