Masters 2026: How long has it been since notable major winners claimed their most recent one?
With only four opportunities a year to win, it's easy for the months between major wins to become years.
AUGUSTA, Ga. — When Rory McIlroy won the 2025 Masters, he didn’t just claim the career Grand Slam. He also snapped an ugly major winless streak that stretched all the way back to the PGA Championship in 2014.
That’s 10 major seasons, 39 in total (remember, there was no 2020 Open Championship) that McIlroy showed up as one of the favorites, then left empty-handed. McIlroy’s streak was a long, cruel one, but certainly not the longest among today’s top challengers. For as much as many of today’s stars have won, their most recent majors are surprisingly far in the distance.
(You can blame Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka for a lot of that. ) With only four opportunities a year to win, it’s easy to let the months between wins become years, and the years become decades. So let’s see who’s been waiting the longest to snap their own dubious streak … Scottie Scheffler Last major won: 2025 Open Championship Majors held since then: 0.
He’s the most recent major winner, and owns two of the last three. Prospects: Very good. Scheffler is going for his own career Grand Slam later this year at the U.