List of major champions over 40
Only 33 of the last 410 major championships dating to the 1860 British Open have been won by a player in his 40s. Here's a look at the players, including the tournament and where it was played:
AGE 48
Julius Boros, 1968 PGA Championship, Pecan Valley
AGE 46
Jack Nicklaus, 1986 Masters, Augusta National
Old Tom Morris, 1867 British Open, Prestwick
AGE 45
Hale Irwin, 1990 U.S. Open, Medinah
Jerry Barber, 1961 PGA Championship, Olympia Fields
AGE 44
Lee Trevino, 1984 PGA Championship, Shoal Creek
Robert De Vicenzo, 1967 British Open, Royal Liverpool
Harry Vardon, 1914 British Open, Prestwick
AGE 43
Ben Crenshaw, 1995 Masters, Augusta National
Raymond Floyd, 1986 U.S. Open, Shinnecock Hills
Julius Boros, 1963 U.S. Open, The Country Club
Ted Ray, 1920 U.S. Open, Inverness
Old Tom Morris, 1864 British Open, Prestwick
AGE 42
Payne Stewart, 1999 U.S. Open, Pinehurst No. 2
Tom Kite, 1992 U.S. Open, Pebble Beach
Gary Player, 1978 Masters, Augusta National
Tommy Bolt, 1958 U.S. Open, Southern Hills
J.H. Taylor, 1913 British Open, Royal Liverpool
Willie Park Sr., 1875 British Open, Prestwick
AGE 41
Vijay Singh, 2004 PGA Championship, Whistling Straits
Mark O'Meara, 1998 British Open, Royal Birkdale
Mark O'Meara, 1998 Masters, Augusta National
Sam Snead, 1954 Masters, Augusta National
Henry Cotton, 1948 British Open, Muirfield
Harry Vardon, 1911 British Open, Royal St. George's
Old Tom Morris, 1862 British Open, Prestwick
AGE 40
Jack Nicklaus, 1980 PGA Championship, Oak Hill
Jack Nicklaus, 1980 U.S. Open, Baltusrol
Ben Hogan, 1953 British Open, Carnoustie
Ben Hogan, 1953 U.S. Open, Oakmont
Ben Hogan, 1953 Masters, Augusta National
James Braid, 1910 British Open, St. Andrews
Old Tom Morris, 1861 British Open, Prestwick








