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The Grand Slam tournaments are a magnificent source of names and statistics that shed a fascinating light on international stars\u2019 performances over the years. Many years, in fact, because the first edition of the oldest major championship, the British Open, dates back to 1860. <\/p>\n
The only player who has managed to win the Grand Slam in a single season is Bobby Jones. He achieved the feat in 1930 when the majors were the British Amateur, British Open, US Open and US Amateur \u2013 with all four taking place within just a four-month period. The brilliant US golfer, who was 28 at the time and never turned professional, retired from competition a few months later. Among the wonderful quotes he left for posterity was this gem: \u201cThe secret of golf is turning three shots into two.\u201d <\/p>\n
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As for the term Grand Slam, this was used for the first time to describe Jones\u2019 achievement in 1930. Until then no expression had been created to refer to a feat of such magnitude. A journalist from Atlanta coined the term Grand Slam, borrowing the phrase from a card play in bridge. One other journalist wrote that Jones had exploded \u201cthe impregnable quadrilateral of golf\u201d; and another that he had completed \u201cthe most triumphant journey that any man had achieved in sport\u201d. <\/p>\n
During the modern era of the Grand Slam, with the emergence of the US Masters, played for the first time in 1934, two names have appeared regularly in the annals of the majors: Jack Nicklaus with 18 Grand Slam titles, and Tiger Woods with 14. The latter is the only player, apart from Jones, to have won all four majors consecutively, although not in the same calendar year. He won the US Open, British Open and US PGA in 2000, and the Masters the following year. <\/p>\n
The Grand Slam archives include a great deal of interesting information. Do you know, for example, who scored the lowest round in each major? Or the best total result? And the youngest winner? The answers follow\u2026 <\/p>\n
LOW 72-HOLE SCORE<\/span><\/p>\n MASTERS TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n 270, Tiger Woods: 1997, 70-66-65-69; Jordan Spieth: 2015, 64-66-70-70-70 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.<\/p>\n U.S. OPEN<\/p>\n 268, Rory McIlroy: 2011, 65-66-68-68-69 at Congressional Country Club, Bethesda, Md.<\/p>\n OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n 267, Greg Norman: 1993, 66-68-69-64 at Royal St. George\u2019s in Sandwich, England <\/p>\n PGA CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n 265, David Toms: 2001, 66-65-65-69 at Atlanta Athletic Club, Johns Creek, Ga.<\/p>\n \n LOW 72-HOLE SCORE (with relation to par)<\/span><\/p>\n MASTERS TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n 18 under, Tiger Woods: 1997, 70-66-65-69; Jordan Spieth: 2015, 64-66-70-70 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga.<\/p>\n U.S. OPEN<\/p>\n 16 under, Rory McIlroy: 2011, 65-66-68-69 at Congressional Golf Club in Bethesda, Md.<\/p>\n OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n 19 under, Tiger Woods: 2000, 67-66-67-69 at St. Andrews (Old) in St. Andrews, Scotland <\/p>\n PGA CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n 18 under, *Tiger Woods: 2000, 66-67-70-67; Bob May: 2000, 72-66-66-66-66-66 at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. (* won playoff) <\/p>\n \n LOW 18-HOLE SCORE<\/span><\/p>\n MASTERS TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n 63, Nick Price (1986, third round); Greg Norman (1996, first)<\/p>\n U.S. OPEN<\/p>\n 63, Johnny Miller (1973, fourth round); Jack Nicklaus (1980, first); Tom Weiskopf (1980, first); Vijay Singh (2003, second)<\/p>\n OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n 63, Mark Hayes (1977, second round); Isao Aoki (1980, third); Greg Norman (1986, second); Paul Broadhurst (1990, third); Jodie Mudd (1991, fourth); Nick Faldo (1993, second); Payne Stewart (1993, fourth); Rory McIlroy (2010, first).<\/p>\n PGA CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n 63, Bruce Crampton (1975, second round); Raymond Floyd (1982, first); Gary Player (1984, second); Vijay Singh (1993, second); Michael Bradley (1995, first); Brad Faxon (1995, fourth); Jose Maria Olazabal (2000, third); Mark O\u2019Meara (2001, second); Thomas Bjorn (2005, third); Tiger Woods (2007, second); Steve Stricker (2011, first); Jason Dufner (2013, second).<\/p>\n \n MOST VICTORIES<\/span><\/p>\n MASTERS TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n 6, Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1965, 1966, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986)<\/p>\n U.S. OPEN<\/p>\n 4, Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, 1905); a-Robert T. Jones Jr. (1923, 1926, 1929, 1930); Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953); Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980). <\/p>\n OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n 6, Harry Vardon (1896, 1898, 1899, 1899, 1903, 1911, 1914)<\/p>\n PGA CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n 5, Walter Hagen (1921, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927); Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980)<\/p>\n YOUNGEST CHAMPIONS<\/span><\/p>\n MASTERS TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n Tiger Woods, 1997 (21 years, 3 months, 14 days)<\/p>\n U.S. OPEN<\/p>\n Johnny McDermott, 1911 (19 years, 10 months, 14 days)<\/p>\n The OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n Seve Ballesteros, 1979 (modern era, 22 years, 3 months, 12 days); Tom Morris Jr., 1868 (pre-modern era, 17 years, 5 months, 8 days)<\/p>\n PGA Championship<\/p>\n Gene Sarazen, 1922 (20 years, 5 months, 22 days)<\/p>\n \n OLDEST CHAMPIONS<\/span><\/p>\n MASTERS TOURNAMENT<\/p>\n Jack Nicklaus, 1986 (46 years, 2 months, 23 days)<\/p>\n U.S. OPEN<\/p>\n Hale Irwin, 1990 (45 years, 15 days)<\/p>\n The OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n Roberto De Vicenzo, 1967 (modern era, 44 years, 3 months, 3 days); Old Tom Morris, 1867 (pre-modern era, 46 years, 3 months, 10 days)<\/p>\n PGA CHAMPIONSHIP<\/p>\n Julius Boros, 1968 (48 years, 4 months, 18 days)<\/p>\n \n OLDEST PLAYERS TO WIN A MAJOR<\/span><\/p>\n Julius Boros, 1968 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, 48 years, 4 months, 18 days<\/p>\n Tom Morris, Sr., 1867 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, 46 years, 3 months, 10 days<\/p>\n Jack Nicklaus, 1986 MASTERS TOURNAMENT, 46 years, 2 months, 23 days<\/p>\n Jerry Barber, 1961 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, 45 Years, 3 months, 6 days<\/p>\n Hale Irwin, 1990 U.S. OPEN, 45 years, 15 days<\/p>\n Lee Trevino, 1984 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP, 44 years, 8 months, 18 days<\/p>\n Roberto De Vicenzo, 1967 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, 44 years, 3 months, 1 days<\/p>\n Harry Vardon, 1914 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP, 44 years, 1 month, 10 days<\/p>\n Raymond Floyd, 1986 U.S. OPEN, 43 years, 9 months, 11 days<\/p>\n Ted Ray, 1920 U.S. OPEN, 43 years, 4 months, 16 days<\/p>\n \n OLDEST FIRST-TIME MAJOR WINNERS<\/span><\/p>\n Jerry Barber (45 years, 3 months, 6 days, 1961 PGA CHAMPIONSHIP)<\/p>\n Roberto De Vicenzo (44 years, 3 months, 1 day, 1967 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP)<\/p>\n \n THE LONGEST TIME BETWEEN VICTORIES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND MAJOR<\/p>\n LONGEST TIME BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND MAJORS<\/p>\n 11 years, Julius Boros (1952 U.S. OPEN-1963 U.S. OPEN)<\/p>\n 11 years, Ben Crenshaw (1984 Masters-1995 Masters)<\/p>\n \n PLAYERS WINNING THE WEEK BEFORE A MAJOR (since 1934)<\/span><\/p>\n 2014, Rory McIlroy (WGC-Bridgestone Invitational-PGA CHAMPIONSHIP)<\/p>\n 2007, Tiger Woods (WGC-Bridgestone Invitational-PGA CHAMPIONSHIP)<\/p>\n 2006, Phil Mickelson (BellSouth Classic-MASTERS TOURNAMENT)<\/p>\n 1988, Sandy Lyle (Greater Greensboro Open-MASTERS TOURNAMENT)<\/p>\n 1971, Lee Trevino (Canadian Open-OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP)<\/p>\n 1959, Art Wall (Azalea Open-MASTERS TOURNAMENT)<\/p>\n 1949, Sam Snead (Greater Greensboro Open-MASTERS TOURNAMENT)<\/p>\n 1946, Ben Hogan (Winnipeg Open-PGA CHAMPIONSHIP)<\/p>\n 1945, Byron Nelson (Chicago Victory Open-PGA CHAMPIONSHIP)<\/p>\n 1939, Ralph Guldahl (Greater Greensboro Open-MASTERS TOURNAMENT)<\/p>\n 1939, Henry Picard (Scranton Open-PGA CHAMPIONSHIP)<\/p>\n \n PLAYERS TO WIN A MAJOR AND THEN THE FOLLOWING WEEK (since 1934)<\/span><\/p>\n 2006, Tiger Woods (PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-WGC-Bridgestone Invitational)<\/p>\n 2000, Tiger Woods (PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-WGC-Bridgestone Invitational)<\/p>\n 1998, Vijay Singh (PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-The International)<\/p>\n 1990, Hale Irwin (U.S. OPEN-Buick Classic)<\/p>\n 1985, Bernhard Langer (MASTERS TOURNAMENT-MCI Heritage)<\/p>\n 1978, John Mahaffey (PGA CHAMPIONSHIP-American Optical Classic)<\/p>\n 1978, Gary Player (MASTERS TOURNAMENT-Tournament of Champions)<\/p>\n 1966, Billy Casper (U.S. OPEN-Western Open)<\/p>\n 1950, Jimmy Demaret (MASTERS TOURNAMENT-North Fulton Open)<\/p>\n 1938, Ralph Guldahl (U.S. OPEN-Western Open)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The only player who has managed to win the Grand Slam in a single season is Bobby Jones. He achieved the feat in 1930 when the majors were the British Amateur, British Open, US Open and US Amateur \u2013 with all four taking place within just a four-month period. 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