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Who will be the next golfer to win 10 majors?

Just three golfers have reached the 10 major mark: Jack Nicklaus (18), Tiger Woods (15), and Walter Hagen (11).

Hagen won his 10th major at the 1928 Open Championship. 44 years later, Nicklaus won his 10th major at the 1972 Masters. 33 years later, Woods won his 10th major at the 2005 Open Championship. It has now been 21 years since Tiger hit the double digit mark.

There are 9 players under 40 with multiple majors:

Rory McIlroy (36, 6 majors)

Brooks Koepka (35, 5 majors)

Scottie Scheffler (29, 4 majors)

Jordan Spieth (32, 3 majors)

Collin Morikawa (29, 2 majors)

John Rahm (31, 2 majors)

Justin Thomas (32, 2 majors)

Bryson DeChambeau (32, 2 majors)

Xander Schauffele (32, 2 majors)

Will someone on this list make it to double digits? Will someone else be the next? Or is the next player to make it to 10 majors still an amateur?

Personally, I think Scheffler is the most likely contender given he has 4 before turning 30 and his continued great play.

I don’t think Rory is done winning majors, but I think winning 4 more in the modern era will be a tall task for a man that turns 37 in a month. Only Nicklaus (5x), Old Tom Morris (4x), Hogan (4x), and Snead (4x) have won 4 or more majors after turning 37.

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