Rory McIlroy Becomes The Sixth Person In History To Complete The Career Grand Slam With Dramatic Playoff Win At The Masters 2025 2mw36

The career Grand Slam in golf stands as the ultimate pinnacle of the sport. We examine those who belong to this exclusive winners club, and those who are on the brink of attaining this prestigious achievement.

Rory McIlroy Becomes Sixth Career Grand Slam Winner At The Masters 2025 271e4r

Going into The Masters 2025, Rory McIlroy stood on the brink of golf immortality, potentially becoming the first man since Tiger Woods in 2000 to achieve the golf career Grand Slam.

For 11 years the Northern Irishman has headed to Augusta National looking to completed the Grand Slam with victory at The Masters, but has failed to deliver each time. That was until The Masters 2025 when the Northern Irishman finally completed the career Grand Slam.

Since Tiger Woods in 2000, nobody had completed the career Grand Slam in golf. A few had come close such as McIlroy himself, Jordan Spieth and Phil Mickelson who all required that one elusive major championship to complete the Grand Slam.

There are another 10 or so players throughout golf history who have been one major championship away from completing the Grand Slam, including McIlroy. However, the five-time major champion no longer belongs to the ‘nearly’ club and is officially a golf career Grand Slam winner.

Ever since 2014, McIlroy has returned to Augusta every year looking to complete the Grand Slam. He has come close on more than one occasion, but was never able to get it over the line. Fans were beginning to wonder if McIlroy was ever destined to win The Masters.

Well, Rory McIlroy has officially completed the career Grand Slam after his dramatic victory at The Masters 2025. The 35-year-old beat Justin Rose in a playoff, securing a birdie at the first playoff hole.

McIlroy has ed an elite list of just six golfers who have ever completed the golfing career Grand Slam. Now McIlroy’s name will forever go down in golf history as one of the greatest players to ever pick up a golf club and complete the Grand Slam.

A sensational achievement for the Northern Irishman who can finally release the burden of 11 years of heartbreak after his Green Jacket victory at Augusta.

Which Six Players Have Completed The Career Grand Slam In Golf? 646z5h

While every professional golfer aspires to win a major tournament, only a handful have achieved victory in all four prestigious major championships: The Masters, PGA Championship, US Open and The Open Championship.

Several golfing legends have attempted and come extremely close to achieving this milestone, yet the group of players who have accomplished it has remained unchanged for over two decades.

Among the select few who have accomplished the career grand slam are Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, both of whom boast a combined total of 33 major titles, solidifying their positions at the top of this prestigious list.

Completing the esteemed group are Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Gene Sarazen and most recently Rory McIlroy.

Alongside Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods, these are the only other four men who stand as the exclusive individuals to have secured victory in all four major championships.

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Most recently of course, it was Rory McIlroy who completed the golf career Grand Slam with his playoff victory at The Masters 2025.

McIlroy had waited 11 years since his last major victory, and had been chasing the career Grand Slam ever since. Now, after 11 years of agony and heartbreak, the Northern Irishman has finally completed the Grand SLam.

McIlroy will forever go down in golfing immortality with his victory at Augusta. He beat Justin Rose in a playoff with a birdie at the first playoff hole (18th hole), to secure his fifth major championship, first Green Jacket and of course the historic career Grand Slam.

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Widely regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time, Woods completed his career Grand Slam by winning the 2000 Open. Impressively, he has dominated all four majors enough times to achieve three career Grand Slams.

Although he remains three major championships behind the great Jack Nicklaus, Woods spell of dominance from 1997-2008 in the majors remains one of the most impressive consistent displays of golf ever seen.

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Jack Nicklaus secured the career Grand Slam on three separate occasions, with his initial win occurring at the 1966 Open. Notably, he fell short of achieving a fourth career Grand Slam by just one more victory in the Open Championship before retiring.

With 18 major championships in his locker, it is unlikely that any player will ever overtake Nicklaus as the most successful player in of majors in the sport of professional golf.

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Sarazen’s illustrious career saw him clinch seven majors, and he wrote his name in history as the first player to secure the modern-era career Grand Slam with his triumph at The Masters in 1935.

However, this remarkable feat was a gradual journey, spanning 13 years from his initial major win in 1922 to his Grand Slam accolade in 1935.

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In a remarkable career, Gary Player claimed nine major titles, beginning with his victory in the 1959 Open Championship. Six years later, he sealed his career Grand Slam with a win at the 1965 US Open.

Widely regarded as one of the best players of all time, Player’s name will forever be ed in golfing folklore.

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In 1953, Ben Hogan secured victories in The Masters, US Open, and The Open Championship, completing three out of the four majors in just one year.

However, due to scheduling conflicts with the PGA Championship, he couldn’t compete in all four tournaments in the same year, thus being denied the chance of winning the career Grand Slam in one swoop.

Fortunately, Hogan had previously won the PGA Championship in 1946, thus solidifying his career Grand Slam.