As of 2009, who holds the record for winning more major golf championships than anyone else?
Men's major golf championships shares the distinction of having lost playoffs in each of the four majors with Craig Wood (who lost the 1934 PGA final – at match play – on the second extra hole). Crampton was second to Jack Nicklaus on each occasion. Jay Haas, who played 87 majors, holds the record for the most major championship appearances without winning. Lee Westwood, with 80 starts, has the second most. Men's major golf championships The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the major championships, often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. In
Men's major golf championships never returned. Sam Snead won in 1946 but lost money on the trip (first prize was $600) and did not return until 1962. Golf writer Dan Jenkins, often seen as the world authority on majors since he's attended more (200+) than anyone else, has noted that "the pros didn't talk much about majors back then. I think it was Herbert Warren Wind who starting using the term. He said golfers had to be judged by the major tournaments they won, but it's not like there was any set number of major tournaments." In 1960, Arnold Palmer entered The Open Championship