Top five golf players in the world

1. Jack Nicklaus

Majors won: 18 (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975 & 1986 Masters; 1962, 1967, 1972 & 1980 U.S. Open; 1966, 1970 & 1978 Open Championship; 1963, 1971, 1973, 1975 & 1980 PGA Championship)

PGA Tour victories: 73 (third all time)

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2. Tiger Woods

Majors won: 15 (1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 & 2019 Masters; 2000, 2002 & 2008 U.S. Open; 2000, 2005 & 2006 Open Championship; 1999, 2000, 2006 & 2007 PGA Championship)

3. Bobby Jones

Majors won: 13 (1923, 1926, 1929 & 1930 U.S. Open; 1926, 1927 & 1930 Open Championship; 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928 & 1930 U.S. Amateur; 1930 British Amateur)

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4. Walter H9agen

Majors won: 11 (1914, 1919 U.S. Open; 1922, 1924, 1928, 1929 Open Championship; 1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 PGA Championship. 

PGA Tour victories: 45 (eighth all time) 

5. Sam Snead

Majors won: 7 (1949, 1952 & 1954 Masters; 1946 Open Championship; 1942, 1949 & 1951 PGA Championship)

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