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In golf, a hole in one or hole-in-one occurs when a ball hit from a tee to start a hole finishes in the cup. The feat is also known as an ace, mostly in American English.As the feat needs to occur on the stroke that starts a hole, a ball hit from a tee following a lost ball, out-of-bounds, or water hazard is not a hole-in-one, due to the application of a stroke penalty.
List of albatrosses in notable tournaments. This article lists albatrosses that have been scored in important golf tournaments. An albatross, also called a double eagle, is a score of three-under- par on a single hole. This is most commonly achieved with two shots on a par-5, but can be done with a hole-in-one on a par-4.
As of the 2024 season, 233 golfers have won one of men's professional golf's four major championships – the modern accepted definition of the majors has only existed since the 1960s but wins in these tournaments have been retrospectively recognized by all the major sanctioning organizations.
The Grand Slam in men's golf is an unofficial term for winning all four major championships in the same year. In the modern era, the Grand Slam requires victories in four tournaments in a single calendar year (listed in current playing order): Masters Tournament, held the week ending on the 2nd Sunday in April – hosted as an invitational by ...
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the major championships, [1] and often referred to simply as the majors, are the most prestigious tournaments in golf. Historically, the national open and amateur championships of Great Britain and the United States were regarded as the majors. With the rise of professional golf in the ...
Sam Snead won seven majors. Harry Vardon won The Open Championship a record six times, and won one U.S. Open, for a total of seven majors. Nick Faldo won six majors. Phil Mickelson has won six majors. Seve Ballesteros won five majors. James Braid won five majors. John Henry Taylor won five Open Championships.
He is one of five champions to win wire-to-wire with his victory in 1960. Tiger Woods, five-time Masters Champion in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, and 2019. Tiger is one of three golfers to successfully defend his title. Sam Snead, three-time Masters Champion in 1949, 1952, 1954. Gary Player, three-time Masters Champion in 1961, 1974, and 1978, and ...
Nicklaus' position on the all-time money list is misleading, given he is regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time. Tournament purses have expanded considerably since his prime. For example, Nicklaus received $144,000 for winning the Masters in 1986 while Zach Johnson received $1,305,000 for winning the Masters in 2007.