In golf, the career grand slam might be the best way to show how good you are at the game. A golfer has won the modern career grand slam if they have also won The Masters, The US Open, The Open Championship, and the PGA Championship.

It goes without saying that winning four big titles is a sign of greatness. But to win each of the four major championships, you have to show a different set of skills and pass a different test. This is especially true since all but The Masters events move sites every year. It really shows that you’ve been a full player for a long time through your career.

When Rory McIlroy played in The Masters, he was once again trying to complete the career grand slam. He had the chance to join the ranks of the all-time great professional golfers.

Which golfers have achieved the career Grand Slam?

In golf, the career grand slam has been achieved by Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, and Tiger Woods. That’s a list of all the famous people in sports history who have done this amazing thing. Also, let’s look at how they won each of the four modern major titles to see how they did it.

For the first time in modern golf history, Sarazen won The Masters in 1935, making it a career grand slam. But in the even more modern age of golf since 1966, only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have done it. As it should be, those two are the best in the history of the sport, having won 18 and 15 big championships, respectively.

By the way, Bobby Jones had also won the career grand slam at that point in time. But major championship golf was very different back then. Jones was at the top of his game when the US Open, the Open Championship, and the British Amateur were all considered majors. He made it to the career grand slam by holding all four of the major titles at the same time in 1930.

The “Tiger Slam” and its place in the history of career grand slams

Tiger Woods is the only player in modern times to hold all four major championships at the same time. Bobby Jones held the amateur titles and the first grand slam. After winning the U.S. Open, the Open title, and the PGA Championship in 2000, and then his second Masters win to start the 2001 major title season, he finished the job.

Nicklaus and no other golfer in modern times can claim to have completed the career grand slam in four consecutive majors, which is what Woods did. It was called the “Tiger Slam” because Woods didn’t win all four majors in the same year, but he did beat Nicklaus to complete the feat.

That alone tells you everything you need to know about Tiger.

Which golfers are close to breaking the grand slam record?

There is one win left for Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy, and Phil Mickelson in major championships, making them the last three players to reach the career grand slam. To finish his career, Spieth still needs to win the PGA Championship. McIlroy has been trying to win The Masters for his whole career, and Mickelson has never won the US Open.

Of course, they’re not the only ones who didn’t get the career grand slam. Many of the game’s all-time greats also missed out on that one major. A lot of great golfers, like Arnold Palmer, Byron Nelson, Raymond Floyd, Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, and others, were just one leg away from making the list.

The women’s career Grand Slam becomes somewhat complicated

It’s official that seven women’s tennis players have won the career grand slam. But the fact that big titles in women’s golf are always changing makes that fact very hard to understand. It’s hard to say what the “real” grand slam is these days because of all the changes that have happened over the years.

These seven women from different times have all won the women’s grand slam: Karrie Webb, Mickey Wright, Louise Suggs, Juli Inkster, Pat Bradley, Annika Sorenstam, and Inbee Park.

This article was first posted on fansided.com with the title “Who has completed the career grand slam in golf?” Tiger, Jack, and all-time greats.