Tony Jacklin, 1969 Open Champion and 1970 US Open Champion.
Tony Jacklin
Tony Jacklin was born July 7, 1944.Jacklin is considered one of the most successful British golfers of his generation. He won The Open in 1969 and the US Open in 1970. He was also the European Ryder Cup Captain in four consecutive playings of the event from 1983 to 1989.
His most famous achievement was his 1969 Open Championship, and 1970 US Open Championship wins.
Obviously the Majors are the most prestigious events that a player can win. They are The US Masters, The US Open, The Open and The USPGA Championship, outside of that it could be The Players Championship, considered the 5TH major.
The last Australian winner was Adam Scott. He won the Masters Tournament in 2013. It was also the first time an Australian won the Masters.
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He won 7, 4 Masters, 1 US Open and 2 Open Championships.
In 1988 Sandy Lyle became the first British winner of the tournament.
It means a lot to all players. Not only do they win around $1.35 million, a 5 year PGA Tour exemption, 10 year majors exemption, the famous green jacket and lifetime exemption to The Masters. But it is the prestige of the event and being mentioned in the same sentence as some of the legends of the game. Some players from the UK would rather win The Open and consider it the games' greatest championship. And players from the US would rather win the US Open as it is their national championship.
The Masters, US Open, The Open and USPGA Championship.
Moved on from my previous answer - Darren Clarke, which was correct at the time of writing - Updated again to Rory McllRoy in 2014.