Since the beginning of the new millennium, 103 men’s major championships have been contested. The only major not held since 2000 was the 2020 British Open Championship, which was postponed by a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All other major tournaments that year were postponed to the fall, with the Masters being held back-to-back in November 2020 and April 2021.
Major champions since 2000 include one of the greatest golfers of all time, two lifetime Grand Slam winners, and numerous players who are one major title away from joining golf’s elite list of Grand Slam winners.
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But you can also look at all of the men’s major champions from a different perspective. That is, what university did they attend? Of the 103 total majors, 71 were won by players who attended colleges within the United States. Some attended schools in Asia and Europe, but the majority went on to top universities within the country. Many of them went on to achieve success in college, laying the foundation for later success on the sport’s biggest stages in the world.
So which university has produced the most major championships and major champions since 2000? It starts with a big cat in a tree on the west coast.
Most major championships won by the school since 2000
Stanford: 13th place
Tiger Woods celebrates winning the 2019 Masters.
tiger woods
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Arizona: 8
Phil Mickelson poses with the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 2021 PGA Championship.
Phil Mickelson (6x), Jon Rahm (2x)
Texas: 7
U.S. golfer Scottie Scheffler kisses that year’s Champion Golfer trophy, the Claret Jug, after winning the 153rd British Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland on July 20, 2025.
Jordan Spieth (3x), Scottie Scheffler (4x)
Brooks Koepka poses with the Wanamaker Trophy on the 18th green after winning the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club on Sunday, May 21, 2023.
Brooks Koepka
Georgia: 3
Bubba Watson celebrates in a green jacket after winning the 2014 Masters Golf Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
Bubba Watson (2x), Brian Herman
San Diego State: 3
JJ Spawn holds up the U.S. Open trophy at Oakmont Country Club.
Xander Schauffele (2x), JJ Spaun
Alabama: 2
Justin Thomas poses with the Wanamaker trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Southern Hills Country Club.
Justin Thomas
California: 2
Colin Morikawa of the United States celebrates with his Claret Jug after winning on day four of the 149th Open at Royal St. George’s Golf Club in Sandwich, England, on July 18, 2021.
Collin Morikawa
Carolina coast: 2
Dustin Johnson celebrates in a green jacket after winning the Masters at Augusta National in November 2020.
dustin johnson
Drake: 2
American golfer Zach Johnson kisses the annual champion’s trophy, the Claret Jug, as he poses for a photo in front of the clubhouse after winning a three-way playoff on day five of the 2015 British Open Golf Championship.
zach johnson
Georgia Tech: 2
Stewart Cink (USA) kisses the Claret Jug after winning the 2009 British Open at Turnberry Country Club. Required Credit: Simon Stacpoole/Offside Sports via USA TODAY Sports
David Duvall, Stewart Sink
SMU: 2
Bryson DeChambeau celebrates winning the 2024 U.S. Open at Pinehurst.
bryson dechambeau
Wake Forest: 2
Webb Simpson holds the trophy after winning the 112th U.S. Open Golf Tournament at the Olympic Club.
Darren Clarke, Webb Simpson
Arizona: 1
Jim Furyk kisses the trophy after winning the 2003 U.S. Open on the North Course at Olympia Fields Country Club on June 15, 2003 in Olympia Fields, Illinois.
Jim Furyk
Auburn: 1
Jason Dufner
Augusta: 1
Patrick Reed holds up the trophy after winning the 2018 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.
patrick reed
Baylor: 1
jimmy walker
BYU: 1
On April 13, 2003, Mike Weir of Canada was presented with a green jacket by Tiger Woods of the United States after winning the playoff after the final round of the 2003 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.
mike weir
Clemson: 1
lucas glover
Indiana: 1
Shawn Michael of the United States holds up the trophy after winning the 85th PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York on August 17, 2003.
sean michael
Jacksonville: 1
Danny Willett
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Kansas: 1
Gary Woodland holds up the trophy during the final round of the 2019 U.S. Open golf tournament at Pebble Beach Golf Links.
gary woodland
Kent State University: 1
ben curtis
LSU: 1
david toms
New Mexico: 1
rich beme
Northwest: 1
Matthew Fitzpatrick poses with the U.S. Open championship trophy after the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament.
matt fitzpatrick
Oklahoma: 1
tod hamilton
Oregon/Oklahoma: 1
Windham Clark celebrates winning the US Open at Los Angeles Country Club.
Wyndham Clark
St. John’s: 1
keegan bradley
UAB: 1
graham mcdowell
UNLV:1
Australia’s Adam Scott celebrates after making a birdie putt on the second playoff hole to win the green jacket during the final round of the 2013 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.
adam scott
No university: 32
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland celebrates winning the 2025 Masters Tournament after completing the first hole of the playoffs at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, April 13, 2025.
Vijay Singh (2x), Retief Goosen (2x), Ernie Els (2x), Michael Campbell, Jeff Ogilvy, Padraig Harrington (3x), Angel Cabrera (2x), Trevor Immelman, Ye Yan, Louis Oosthuizen, Martin Kaymer (2x), Charl Schwartzel, Rory McIlroy (5x), Justin Rose, Jason Day, Henrik Stenson, Sergio Garcia, Francesco Molinari, Shane Lowry, Hideki Matsuyama, Cameron Smith
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Which college has produced the most major championships since 2000?
