Five Golfers Most Likely to Win Multiple Majors in 2026 | Deadspin.com 
Apr 12, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Rory McIlroy holds the Masters championship trophy during the green jacket ceremony after the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Scottie Scheffler is the most recent to figure out the recipe. Xander Schauffele solved the riddle one year earlier.
Winning a major title, along with the glory and emotion that comes with it, seems like the impossible dream. Winning more than one in a career seems like fantasy.
The reality is that the list of multiple major winners is not all that short and the list of those who have won multiple in the same season is longer than it might seem.
Scheffler won the PGA Championship and the Open Championship last year. Schauffele took the same titles in 2024.
Starting in 2000, when Tiger Woods roared off with the final three majors of the season at the U.S. Open, the Open Championship and the PGA Championship, the multiple-major haul has happened a hefty 10 times.
Woods is the only one of those to pull off the triple, and when he won the Masters Tournament the following year, he invented the Tiger Slam: Four consecutive majors in overlapping seasons.
Woods also pulled off two in one season in 2002, 2005 and 2006. Since then, the double has been accomplished by Ireland’s Padraig Harrington (2008), Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (2014), Jordan Spieth (2015) and Brooks Koepka (2018) before Schauffele and Scheffler did it.
Here are the five most likely options to go double major in 2026:
RORY McILROY
After winning the first major of the year, McIlroy appears to have the best chance to win multiples, especially after doing it once already. But the last time the Masters winner had two in the same season was Spieth in 2015. Before that, it was Woods in 2005 and 2002. The Open Championship is at Royal Birkdale and the last time it was there in 2017, McIlroy finished in a tie for fourth when Spieth won. His best round at the Masters was a 67 in the final round, showing his nerves are steady.
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER
Apr 10, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Scottie Scheffler tees off on the ninth hole during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn Images Horse racing has its famed closers from Silky Sullivan back in the day to Zenyatta in more recent times. Scheffler seems to be taking on that personality in 2026, matching mediocre early rounds with red-hot later ones and rallying into contention at events like Phoenix, Pebble Beach and the Masters. With just three majors remaining, perhaps Scheffler picks up the pace down the stretch to pull off a double by the time the Open Championship has its trophy ceremony in July.
COLLIN MORIKAWA
Mar 8, 2026; Orlando, Florida, USA; Collin Morikawa plays his shot from the first tee during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images A current back injury and a major drought that extends back to 2021 does not scream threat, much less a double one, except that Morikawa’s strength is only better this year. Always a stellar iron player, Morikawa is best on the PGA Tour in strokes gained on approach shots to the green. Steady improvement in his weakness — putting — could have him back in major wonderland. And that back injury? Morikawa managed to finish T7 at the Masters by keeping his swing steady. He said the memorable result shows the power of “the mind.”
VIKTOR HOVLAND
With talent that suggests multiple majors are coming, Hovland remains in search of the first one. Once he knocks down the door, the trophies might start piling up fast. Hovland has a top-10 in each of the four majors since 2022. When considering the three majors remaining, Hovland has a top-four finish or better in each over the previous four seasons. If that U.S. Open rough seems like it would be an issue, Hovland was third last year. His T18 finish at last week’s Masters actually shortened his PGA Championship odds.
CAMERON YOUNG
Apr 11, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Cameron Young chips onto the sixth green during the third round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The 28-year-old didn’t land his first victory on the PGA Tour until last year then went 3-1-0 at the Ryder Cup for the U.S. He picked up his second victory this season and it came at The Players Championship no less. Young brought McIlroy back to the pack at the Masters with a 7-under 65 in the third round. He even had a two-shot lead on Sunday before fading. Like Hovland, Young has a top-10 in all four majors since 2022. At 19th in the world when the season started, Young is now third and well on his way.
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Apr 12, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Rory McIlroy holds the Masters championship trophy during the green jacket ceremony after the final round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images Scottie Scheffler is the most recent to figure out the recipe. Xander Schauffele solved the riddle one year earlier.
Winning a major title, along with the glory and emotion that comes with it, seems like the impossible dream. Winning more than one in a career seems like fantasy.
The reality is that the list of multiple major winners is not all that short and the list of those who have won multiple in the same season is longer than it might seem.
Scheffler won the PGA Championship and the Open Championship last year. Schauffele took the same titles in 2024.
Starting in 2000, when Tiger Woods roared off with the final three majors of the season at the U.S. Open, the Open Championship and the PGA Championship, the multiple-major haul has happened a hefty 10 times.
Woods is the only one of those to pull off the triple, and when he won the Masters Tournament the following year, he invented the Tiger Slam: Four consecutive majors in overlapping seasons.
Woods also pulled off two in one season in 2002, 2005 and 2006. Since then, the double has been accomplished by Ireland’s Padraig Harrington (2008), Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy (2014), Jordan Spieth (2015) and Brooks Koepka (2018) before Schauffele and Scheffler did it.
Here are the five most likely options to go double major in 2026:
RORY McILROY
After winning the first major of the year, McIlroy appears to have the best chance to win multiples, especially after doing it once already. But the last time the Masters winner had two in the same season was Spieth in 2015. Before that, it was Woods in 2005 and 2002. The Open Championship is at Royal Birkdale and the last time it was there in 2017, McIlroy finished in a tie for fourth when Spieth won. His best round at the Masters was a 67 in the final round, showing his nerves are steady.
SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER
Apr 10, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Scottie Scheffler tees off on the ninth hole during the second round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-Imagn Images Horse racing has its famed closers from Silky Sullivan back in the day to Zenyatta in more recent times. Scheffler seems to be taking on that personality in 2026, matching mediocre early rounds with red-hot later ones and rallying into contention at events like Phoenix, Pebble Beach and the Masters. With just three majors remaining, perhaps Scheffler picks up the pace down the stretch to pull off a double by the time the Open Championship has its trophy ceremony in July.
COLLIN MORIKAWA
Mar 8, 2026; Orlando, Florida, USA; Collin Morikawa plays his shot from the first tee during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images A current back injury and a major drought that extends back to 2021 does not scream threat, much less a double one, except that Morikawa’s strength is only better this year. Always a stellar iron player, Morikawa is best on the PGA Tour in strokes gained on approach shots to the green. Steady improvement in his weakness — putting — could have him back in major wonderland. And that back injury? Morikawa managed to finish T7 at the Masters by keeping his swing steady. He said the memorable result shows the power of “the mind.”
VIKTOR HOVLAND
With talent that suggests multiple majors are coming, Hovland remains in search of the first one. Once he knocks down the door, the trophies might start piling up fast. Hovland has a top-10 in each of the four majors since 2022. When considering the three majors remaining, Hovland has a top-four finish or better in each over the previous four seasons. If that U.S. Open rough seems like it would be an issue, Hovland was third last year. His T18 finish at last week’s Masters actually shortened his PGA Championship odds.
CAMERON YOUNG
Apr 11, 2026; Augusta, Georgia, USA; Cameron Young chips onto the sixth green during the third round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images The 28-year-old didn’t land his first victory on the PGA Tour until last year then went 3-1-0 at the Ryder Cup for the U.S. He picked up his second victory this season and it came at The Players Championship no less. Young brought McIlroy back to the pack at the Masters with a 7-under 65 in the third round. He even had a two-shot lead on Sunday before fading. Like Hovland, Young has a top-10 in all four majors since 2022. At 19th in the world when the season started, Young is now third and well on his way.
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