Ranking the Best Active PGA Tour Players with Only One Major Win
As hard as it is to win one major championship, it might be difficult to believe there are those who think a golfer needs to win at least two majors before he can be considered a true champion.
Regardless of what you make of that, those who win just one are still very good players and can never have that title of "major champion" taken away.
Following is a list that ranks the best active players who have won one major.
To me, there's no doubt who the best of that group is.
Check it out and see if you agree.
10. Jason Dufner
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Jason Dufner won the 2013 PGA Championship with a strong display of ball-striking and clutch putting.
A bulging disc in his neck started bothering him in April around the time of the Masters. He tried to play through the pain, but finally gave up at the PGA Championship in August.
He lost to Adam Scott in the Crowne Plaza Invitational but clearly struggled most of the year. But if he's healthy, he can get back to the form that helped him win at Oak Hill.
He's gotten off to a good start, posting a top-10 in one of the two events he's played in the fall part of the 2014-15 season.
9. Webb Simpson
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When Webb Simpson won the 2012 U.S. Open at famed Olympic Club at the age of 27, he had the look and the game of a guy who might win several more major titles.
And while he hasn't been a factor in a major since then, he has been a productive player.
Included in his 22 top-10s is a win (the Shriners Hospital for Children Open) and over $9.8 million in earnings.
Simpson was in contention a few times in 2014 in tour events, perhaps signalling an upward turn in his game that could signal a return to prominence for the North Carolina native.
8. Louis Oosthuizen
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Louis Oosthuizen won the 2010 Open Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews to become the first player to win his first major at the famed venue since Tony Lema did it in 1964.
The 32-year-old from South Africa has played fairly well since his spectacular performance at St. Andrews, with his best season coming in 2012 when he finished second twice, third once and earned nearly $3.5 million.
A highlight of that year was his second-place finish at the Masters to Bubba Watson in a playoffs. Oosthuizen had recorded a double eagle on the second hole in the final round, but eventually lost when Watson pulled off the miracle shot from the right trees on the 10th hole in the playoff.
He's battled neck injuries, but has been able to win worldwide each year since 2010.
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7. Charl Schwartzel
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Like his fellow countryman Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel has established himself as a worldwide player and won twice in 2013 and once in 2012 since his major victory.
That, of course, came at the 2011 Masters, an event that will be long remembered in Augusta National Golf Club lore.
Schwartzel put together an amazing finish, making birdies on the last four holes to get the win by two shots over Adam Scott and Jason Day.
The 30-year-old had to deal with an abdominal tear in 2012 but has recovered and has plenty of good golf left.
6. Keegan Bradley
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He has the hairy eyeball stare.
He's extremely confident, an attribute that sometimes borders on cockiness.
Oh yeah, Keegan Bradley is really talented, too.
But Bradley has won just twice since winning the PGA Championship in 2011, although one of those, the 2012 World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, was a big one.
Bradley has won over $10 million since 2011 and has put himself in position to win several times. He posted six top-10s in 2014.
5. Zach Johnson
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Zach Johnson created a great story when he won the 2007 Masters. A notorious short hitter out there on the PGA Tour in the land of the long bombers, Johnson decided his game plan for the week was going to center around him not going for any of Augusta National's par fives in two.
And he followed that plan to the letter, allowing him to win his first major title.
While he hasn't won another major since, Johnson has been to the winner's circle eight times on the PGA Tour.
Not a bad run of success for guy who will turn 39 in February.
4. Jim Furyk
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Jim Furyk has ridden that funky swing of his to 16 victories on the PGA Tour, including the 2003 U.S. Open at Olympia Fields.
And he's one of those unique players who has gotten better and better since he moved past the accepted age of golfing greatness.
Since 2010, when he turned 40, he's posted 43 top-10s. In 2010 by the way, he won three times.
He finished second four times in 2014 and in 2012 had a couple of near-misses, including at the U.S. Open and the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational.
3. Graeme McDowell
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Graeme McDowell was something of a surprise winner of the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
He hadn't had much of a 2009 season, and his win at Pebble was one of only two top-10s in 2010. But he pulled off the shots and made the putts when he needed to on the way to becoming a major champion.
That win hasn't exactly propelled McDowell to a collection of wins on the PGA Tour, but he has been productive. He didn't win again until the 2013 RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links, but he has posted 21 top-10 finishes since 2010.
He's one of the best ball-strikers on the PGA Tour and shows no signs of slowing down in that regard.
2. Justin Rose
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Justin Rose has been one of the most consistent and productive players in the game, not only since he won the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club, but since 2010.
Since that time, he's won six times and has earned $19.1 million. Oh, and don't forget the 32 top-10 finishes he's posted.
Rose broke through the "major" barrier with a strong performance at Merion and stamped himself as a player to be reckoned with as he and his golf career move into his mid-30s.
1. Adam Scott
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Adam Scott's thrilling playoff victory over Angel Cabrera in the 2013 Masters seemed to signal the beginning of a reign of domination for the Australian. More specifically, it seemed like that win would trigger a run of major success for Scott.
That didn't come in the 2014 season, although he did finish in the top 14 of all four majors.
Scott is the No. 2 player in the world for a reason. But he did post 10 top-10 finishes and won just a bit over $4 million.
His name won't be appropriate on this list for much longer. Scott gave notice to what kind of year 2015 might be when he finished second in the Australian Masters last weekend.
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