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

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 joined the calendar as the second major. In 1916, the PGA Championship was established, 18 years before The Masters joined 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).

Jordan Spieth congratulated Rory McIlroy on completing the grand slam earlier today on the range and Rory said it would be his turn next week and Jordan then replied with

“yeah, at the Rory McIlroy Country Club” 💀 pic.twitter.com/9EJ6hR0RUW

— TRACKING RORY (@TrackingRory) May 6, 2025

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!

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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.

Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus at the 1962 PGA Championship. 🚬 😎 pic.twitter.com/FPuVKhSLza

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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.