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Youngest Winners

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Age * Golfer (Country)
Year/Event
17 years 156 days Young Tom Morris (Scotland) 1868 British Open
19 years 319 days John J. McDermott 1911 US Open
20 years 135 days Francis Ouimet 1913 US Open
20 years 138 days Gene Sarazen 1922 US Open
20 years 228 days Tom Creavy 1931 PGA Championship
21 years 22 days Willie Auchterlonie (Scotland 1893 British Open
21 years 60 days Horace Rawlins (England) 1895 US Open
21 years 104 days Tiger Woods 1997 US Masters
21 years 120 days Bobby Jones 1923 US Open
21 years 240 days Willie Anderson (Scotland) 1901 US Open
21 years 243 days Walter Hagen 1914 US Open
21 years 259 days Jordan Speith 2015 US Masters

* Youngest age at which a golfer won a Major | Up to and including 2025
All golfers from the USA unless otherwise stated

Tiger Woods appears on the list of both the Youngest and Oldest Major winners

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