Career Grand Slam — a feat every golfer dreams of achieving. According to the LPGA, a player who wins four different major championships during their career is considered to have completed the Career Grand Slam. An even more impressive feat is the Super Career Grand Slam, which requires a player to win five different major tournaments in their career. Additionally, winning four straight majors in a single season is considered a Grand Slam, while winning all five majors in one year would be a Super Grand Slam.
Currently, several talented athletes are close to joining the exclusive Career Grand Slam club. Notably, Lydia Ko needs a victory at either the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship or the U.S. Women’s Open, while In Gee Chun requires a win at The Chevron Championship or the AIG Women’s Open. Anna Nordqvist would need to claim the Chevron Championship or the U.S. Women’s Open to become the second European to capture a Career Grand Slam. But here are the top 5 women in golf who have already done it and made it look effortless.
1. Louise Suggs
Of course, we have to start with Louise Suggs, the legendary LPGA founder and trailblazer, who made history on June 9, 1957, by becoming the first LPGA Tour member to capture a Career Grand Slam at just 33 years old, winning the LPGA Championship at Churchill Valley Country Club in Pittsburgh, Pa., where she dominated Wiffi Smith by three shots. Her major-winning ways began way back in 1946 with the Titleholders Championship, and she went on to claim 11 major titles, including four Titleholders Championships, four Women’s Western Opens, two U.S. Women’s Opens, and that pivotal LPGA Championship in 1957, with her final major win coming in 1959 at the Titleholders Championship.
2. Pat Bradley
Everyone knows this name quite well, and for good reason — Pat Bradley, the talented Massachusetts native, etched her name in history books by becoming the third LPGA Tour member to complete the Career Grand Slam in 1986. At 35 years old, Bradley claimed the LPGA Championship title at Jack Nicklaus Sports Center in Mason, Ohio, edging out Patty Sheehan by a single stroke. This monumental win was part of her impressive collection of six major championships, which also included multiple victories at the du Maurier Classic, U.S. Women’s Open, and Nabisco Dinah Shore, cementing her legacy with 31 Tour titles.
3. Karrie Webb
When talking about Career Grand Slammers in the LPGA, one has to mention Karrie Webb, the Australian golf legend who made history by becoming the first international player to achieve this impressive feat. She clinched the Career Grand Slam title after winning the 2001 McDonald’s LPGA Championship at DuPont Country Club in Delaware. Notably, Webb didn’t just stop at the Career Grand Slam; she went on to achieve a Super Career Grand Slam, winning all five major championships in women’s golf, including the 1999 du Maurier Classic, the 2000 Nabisco Championship, the 2000 and 2001 U.S. Women’s Opens, and the 2002 Women’s British Open, showcasing her dominance in the golf world.
4. Annika Sorenstam
And here comes the name you were looking for – Annika Sorenstam, the Swedish golf legend who dominated the LPGA Tour with 72 victories, including 10 major championships. She achieved the Career Grand Slam in 2003 at the Weetabix Women’s British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes, becoming the first and only European to do so. Sorenstam’s major wins include multiple titles at the U.S. Women’s Open, Nabisco Championship, Kraft Nabisco Championship, and McDonald’s LPGA Championship, with an impressive record of successfully defending her title at a major championship three times.
5. Inbee Park
And last but not least, we have Inbee Park, the Republic of Korea native who made history in 2015 by becoming the most recent women golfer to complete the Career Grand Slam with her impressive win at the Ricoh Women’s British Open, where she defeated Jin Young Ko by three strokes at Turnberry in Scotland, claiming her seventh major title. This victory marked the last major championship win of her LPGA Tour career, which is filled with numerous accolades, including multiple major victories at the U.S. Women’s Open, Kraft Nabisco Championship, and Wegmans LPGA Championship. Park’s impressive résumé boasts 21 LPGA Tour titles, with her most recent win being the Kia Classic in 2021.
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