Latest News About Most Golf Majors All Time

Here’s a concise update on the latest around the record for most golf major wins.

• As of 2025, Jack Nicklaus remains the all-time leader with 18 major championships, a record that has stood for decades. Tiger Woods is second with 15 majors, including his 2019 Masters comeback, which extended his pursuit of Nicklaus’s mark. Rory McIlroy became the active major leader with 5 titles after winning the 2025 Masters, continuing his presence among the sport’s all-time greats.[1][2][4]

• The four majors are the Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship (British Open). These events collectively define the Majors and are the standard measure when discussing “most majors” in men’s golf.[1]

• Recent discussion often centers on players who have multiple majors but aren’t yet at Nicklaus’s total, highlighting the depth of talent across eras. For example, Scottie Scheffler and others have added majors in the modern era, shaping the ongoing chase for the all-time record.[8][1]

If you’d like, I can pull the latest official leaderboard updates from the PGA Tour or-the-Open websites, or summarize how close current active players are to Nicklaus’s 18, with a quick chart.