For which major would you want the record number of victories?

[OBbogey5]

Sorry....can't help myself here...

 

So...Nicklaus has 6 Green Jackets. Nicklaus, Hogan, Jones, and Willie Anderson share the top spot with 4 US Open wins. Vardon won 6 Opens, and who really cares about the PGA ([why is this even a thing..?] Jack and Walter Hagen with 5).

 

What record would you want to hold? This is tough for me. I want to win The Masters more than any major. But I'd want the US Open tournament record. For this question....I'd want 5 US Opens! But it's close. I'd love to have 7 Masters as well, but I choose the grit over class for this one.

 

What say you?!

[Dave230]

I'd go for the Open on this one, first of all you'd break a record lasting over 100 years and it'd be nice to have won more than anyone in the history of the oldest event. There's also an allure about being the greatest at links/bad weather golf, like that's the way the game was meant to be played.

[Vindog]

The Open - Us Open

PGA

Masters

 

The Masters being played on the same course kind of lowers it, at least for this purpose, in my eyes.

[MattyO1984]

The Open

Masters

US Open

USPGA

 

It has to be The Open for me in top spot. The oldest and most prestigious in my book. I've been brought up with stories about The Open - the courses, the players, the weather. The best golf week of my life was being in St Andrews from Sunday to Sunday in 2000.

[cdnglf]

7 Opens is much better than 5 US Opens or 6 PGAs.

7 Masters would be pretty good too. They'd probably rename _all_ the bridges after you.

[nbg352]

I would happily and humbly accept ownership of the record for any single one of them, thanks very much.....

[PZero]

No brainer, The Masters.

[Flames20]

1 masters is enough to come back every year. I'll take the oldest and most prestigious, The Open Championship. US open and PGA are just meh.

[MtlJeff]

Probably US Open....because it's played on different courses, all of which are always brutal. If you've won that tournament several times you are someone who excels at all parts of the game in a truly exceptional way

[SBH9458]

US Open for me. Zero doubt. Then The Masters.

[kmbean]

PGA Championship

[widow-maker]

I think the US Open is the hardest tournament to win and the overall greatest test of all elements of your game. You have to have a lot of depth and dimension to your game. You don't just overpower a US Open course. I'd probably choose it, though there sure are a lot of reasons to pick the Open Championship and I fully understand those that do.

[Jwin323]

US Open. You win five of those, and Ben Hogan himself would surely come down from heaven to give you a pat on the back.

[bscinstnct]

Whats the difference what "you want"

 

The reality is, we will all have zero.

 

 

; )

 

[larrybud]

I think the US Open is the hardest tournament to win

 

Why would that be? If 100 people are in the tournament, any tournament, your odds, of winning is the same regardless of the tournament.

 

Masters.

 

The US Open is just too tricked out for me, and I think too much luck involved in determining the winner.

[ChillyDipper]

The (British) Open. Most variety in playing conditions and challenges. I think wind is the greatest challenge of all, and winning the Open the most would represent being the best wind players, based on averages. Certainly, there have been some mild and tame Opens (which don't count).

[Vindog]

I think the US Open is the hardest tournament to win

 

Why would that be? If 100 people are in the tournament, any tournament, your odds, of winning is the same regardless of the tournament.

 

Masters.

 

The US Open is just too tricked out for me, and I think too much luck involved in determining the winner.

 

This may be why The US Open might play tougher than its odds.

[Loki]

I think the US Open is the hardest tournament to win

 

Why would that be? If 100 people are in the tournament, any tournament, your odds, of winning is the same regardless of the tournament.

 

Masters.

 

The US Open is just too tricked out for me, and I think too much luck involved in determining the winner.

 

So you are saying that Tom Watson had the same chance of winning The Masters this year as Danny Willet? Maybe you should review what Mr. Watson said after his Friday round this past April.

 

7 Opens for me, hopefully one at the home of golf.

[widow-maker]

I think the US Open is the hardest tournament to win

 

Why would that be? If 100 people are in the tournament, any tournament, your odds, of winning is the same regardless of the tournament.

 

Masters.

 

The US Open is just too tricked out for me, and I think too much luck involved in determining the winner.

You can't have holes in your game. You've got to drive it straight. You've got to hit precise iron shots to spots on the green. You have to be able to hit recovery shots and you have to be able to putt. Take a great player like Seve Ballesteros who was masterful with his recovery and putting. He couldn't hit his driver straight enough to contend very often in the US Open. But that drawback didn't hurt him at Augusta or the Open Championship because the courses were a little more wide open. He could get away with his shortcomings at those venues but he couldn't get away with it at a US Open venue.

[Trevorn]

The Masters, then I would probably get invited to join Augusta National and tee it up with Jack every once in a while. Also, by winning the Masters 7 times, there's a good chance you would have a few of the other majors as well.

 

Do you think the host club for the other majors offers honorary membership for the winners?