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Who Was the Last Masters Golf Winner to Win the PGA Championship in the Same Year?

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Published15 May 2025

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The Masters, the PGA Championship, the U.S. Open, and the British Open are the four major tournaments professional golfers contend in throughout a calendar year.

In 1860, came the first major golf tournament, the British Open. A good 35 years later, in 1895, the U.S. Open ed the calendar as the second major. In 1916, the PGA Championship was established, 18 years before The Masters ed the fray.

Since the overlap began in 1895, 21 golfers have won multiple majors (two or more) over a calendar year. Some have achieved the feat multiple times, completing multiple combinations. All considered, the total stands at 34, with Xander Schauffele (2024) being the last golfer to win multiple majors in a year (PGA Championship and British Open).

The Masters-PGA Championship double has been the rarest combination, with only three players managing to complete the double since 1934.

With the 2025 Masters winner, Rory McIlroy, charging into the PGA Championship, we take a look at the men he can take inspiration from.

Let’s begin!

Also Read – PGA Championship 2025 at Quail Hollow Club: Dates, Schedule, Complete Roster, Course Details & More 

Who Was the Last Masters Winner to Win the PGA Championship in the Same Year?

The legendary Jack Nicklaus was the last golfer to win The Masters and the PGA Championship in the same year.

The golfing icon, who won a record 18 major championships, last did the Masters-PGA Championship double a whopping 50 years back, in 1975.

Golfers to Win the Masters and PGA Championship in the Same Year

A total of three golfers have won The Masters and the PGA Championship in the same year, with Jack Nicklaus achieving the feat two times. Sam Snead and Jack Burke Jr also won the two majors in the same year.

Sam Snead: 1949

One of the greatest golfers in history, Sam Snead, became the first man in history to win The Masters and the PGA Championship in the same year.

To win the 1949 PGA Championship, Snead had to beat Johnny Palmer in the final.

Jack Burke Jr: 1956

Seven years after Sam Snead made history, Jack Burke Jr. shook the world by winning both The Masters and the 1956 PGA Championship. In the PGA Championship match play, Burke got the better of Ted Kroll to claim the title.

Jack Nicklaus: 1963 & 1975

Jack Nicklaus spectacularly won The Masters in 1963, claiming the second major honour of his career. Only in his second year as a professional golfer, Nicklaus did the unimaginable, completing the Masters-PGA Championship double.

With the PGA Championship replacing match play with stroke play, Nicklaus had to overcome a three-shot deficit to get the win ahead of runner-up Dave Ragan.

In 1975, Nicklaus picked up his 13th and 14th major honours, winning The Masters and the PGA Championship. In the PGA Championship, Nicklaus beat runner-up Bruce Crampton by two strokes.

Rory McIlroy will become the fourth player in history to achieve the feat if he triumphs at Quail Hollow — a course he has conquered thrice already.

Golfers Who Won The Masters & PGA Championship But Not in the Same Year

Excluding the three elites — Sam Snead, Jack Burke Jr., and Jack Nicklaus — who won both the Masters and the PGA Championship in the same year, here are the players who claimed the two majors in different years.

Golfer Name Masters Wins PGA Championship Wins
Byron Nelson 1937, 1942 1940, 1945
Ben Hogan 1951, 1953 1946, 1948
Gary Player 1961, 1974, 1978 1962, 1972
Raymond Floyd 1976 1969, 1982
Vijay Singh 2000 1998, 2004
Tiger Woods 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2019 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007
Phil Mickelson 2004, 2006, 2010 2005, 2021
Rory McIlroy 2025 2012, 2014