2026 Golf Majors: Schedule, Winners & Venues
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- Rory McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam with his 2025 Masters play-off win and began the 2026 majors campaign by retaining the title at Augusta National (April 9-12), where he won the green jacket for the second straight year.
- Aaron Rai became the newest first-time major champion, winning the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club by three shots over Jon Rahm (May 14-17, 2026), denying Scottie Scheffler a fifth major in five seasons.
- Wyndham Clark claimed the US Open at Shinnecock Hills with a wire-to-wire victory (June 18-21, 2026) — his second major in four years — while world No. 1 Scheffler finished tied-fourth on his 30th birthday as his Grand Slam bid fell short.
- Nelly Korda swept the early women's majors, winning both the Chevron Championship at Memorial Park in Houston (April 23-26) and the US Women's Open at Riviera Country Club (June 4-7) in 2026.
- The Open returns to Royal Birkdale July 16-19, 2026 — the venue where Jordan Spieth won in 2017 — with Scheffler defending the Claret Jug after his 2025 victory at Royal Portrush.
- The Solheim Cup is set for September 11-13, 2026 at Bernardus Golf in Cromvoirt, Netherlands, with Team USA defending; the AIG Women's Open follows July 30-August 2 at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
Why it matters: Aaron Rai's three-shot PGA win over Jon Rahm marks England's newest major champion and ends Scheffler's run of major success, while Nelly Korda's Chevron-US Women's Open double cements her women's-game dominance ahead of a summer headlined by The Open's return to Royal Birkdale — where Scheffler defends a Claret Jug he hasn't yet won at.
