The Oldest Living Major Golf Champions
By: Kieran Clark | Thu 26 Jan 2023
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Article Updated in April 2025
On Sunday, 29th January 2023, two-time major champion Jack Burke Jr turned 100. Winner of both the Masters and PGA Championship in 1956, this son of a golf professional enjoyed a remarkable lifetime through the game, including twice captaining in the Ryder Cup.
Burke remained active courtesy of his ownership of the Champions Golf Club in Houston, which hosted the US Women's Open in 2020. The World Golf of Fame member died almost a year later, five days shy of his 101st birthday.
The Texan remains the only golf major winner to reach the age of 100, but who are the oldest living champions?
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(89-Year-Old Gary Player - Image Credit: Kevin Diss Photography)
Kathy Cornelius
Date of Birth: 27/10/1932
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1956 US Women's Open
Joyce Ziske
Date of Birth: 20/05/1934
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1960 Western Open
Gary Player
Date of Birth: 01/11/1935
Nationality: South Africa
Major Championships Won: Masters Tournament (1961, 1974, 1978), PGA Championship (1962, 1972), 1965 US Open, The Open Championship (1959, 1968, 1974)
Sir Bob Charles
Date of Birth: 14/03/1936
Nationality: New Zealand
Major Championships Won: 1963 Open Championship
Bobby Nichols
Date of Birth: 14/04/1936
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1964 PGA Championship
Tommy Aaron
Date of Birth: 22/03/1937
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1973 Masters Tournament
Charles Coody
Date of Birth: 13/07/1937
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1971 Masters Tournament
Al Geiberger
Date of Birth: 01/09/1937
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1966 PGA Championship
Lou Graham
Date of Birth: 07/01/1938
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1975 US Open
Judy Kimball
Date of Birth: 17/06/1938
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1962 Women's PGA Championship
Murle Breer
Date of Birth: 20/01/1939
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1962 US Women's Open
JoAnne Carner
Date of Birth: 04/04/1939
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: US Women's Open (1971, 1976)
Lee Trevino
Date of Birth: 01/12/1939
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: PGA Championship (1974, 1984), US Open (1968, 1971), The Open Championship (1971, 1972)
Mary Mills
Date of Birth: 19/01/1940
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: Women's PGA Championship (1964, 1973), 1963 US Women's Open
Jack Nicklaus
Date of Birth: 21/01/1940
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: Masters Tournament (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 1986), PGA Championship (1963, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1980), US Open (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980), The Open Championship (1966, 1970, 1978)
Gloria Ehret
Date of Birth: 23/08/1941
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1966 Women's PGA Championship
Dave Stockton
Date of Birth: 02/11/1941
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: PGA Championship (1970, 1976)
Raymond Floyd
Date of Birth: 04/09/1942
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1976 Masters Tournament, PGA Championship (1969, 1982), 1986 US Open
Jerilyn Britz
Date of Birth: 01/01/1943
Nationality: United States
Major Championships Won: 1979 US Women's Open
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