Grand Slam tournament

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In professional golf, a "Grand Slam" refers to winning all four major tournaments. For men, these are the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, and British Open (Open Championship). Achieving this feat over multiple years is known as a career Grand Slam.12

Historically, Bobby Jones completed a calendar-year Grand Slam in 1930, winning the four most important tournaments of that era, which included amateur championships. In modern men's golf, no player has achieved a single-year Grand Slam, but six players have won a career Grand Slam.1

The definition of majors for women's golf has varied, but generally, a career Grand Slam involves winning four major tournaments recognized during a player's era.1

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Bobby Jones
…man to achieve the golf Grand Slam by winning in a single year the four major tournaments of the time: the British Open (Open Championship), the U.S. Open, and the British and U.S. amateur championships. From 1923 through 1930 he won 13 championships in those four annual tournaments, a feat…
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…man to achieve the golf Grand Slam by winning in a single year the four major tournaments of the time: the British Open (Open Championship), the U.S. Open, and the British and U.S. amateur championships. From 1923 through 1930 he won 13 championships in those four annual tournaments, a feat…
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Who Has Won the Career Grand Slam in Golf?
…to have achieved a career Grand Slam. (In 1930, before the modern era, American golfer Bobby Jones completed a calendar-year Grand Slam by winning the four tournaments that were generally considered to be the most important at the time: the British Open, the U.S. Open, and the British and U.S.…
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…to have achieved a career Grand Slam. (In 1930, before the modern era, American golfer Bobby Jones completed a calendar-year Grand Slam by winning the four tournaments that were generally considered to be the most important at the time: the British Open, the U.S. Open, and the British and U.S.…
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