The five golfers to have won a career grand slam - and the 12 three-major winners, including Rory McIlroy
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Rory McIlroy missed out on the opportunity to complete a career grand slam on Sunday after a disappointing final day left him out of contention at the Masters.
He is among 11 others to have won three of the four and will have to wait another 12 months to join the five who have completed the set.
Here we look at the 17 golfers to have won at least three of the four majors.
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Walter Hagen (Masters)
An 11-time major winner who four Open championships and five US PGA championships. The one missing from his collection, the Masters, was established after his prime. His best result there was tied 11th.
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Jim Barnes (Masters)
A four-time major winner, Barnes - here with Walter Hagen - did not feature in a Masters tournament.
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Tommy Armour (Masters)
The Silver Scot won three of the majors, but tied eighth was his best Masters finish in 1937.
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Byron Nelson (Open)
Another of the sport's greats with five major wins, Nelson's best finish at the Open was 5th in 1937.
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Sam Snead (US Open)
Runner-up in the US Open an incredible five times, but a seven-time major winner and among the best there has ever been.
The Telegraph's obituary of Snead read: "Commentators vied with each other to do justice to Snead's action. It was "like a Faulkner sentence," wrote one, "long, laced with the perfect pause and blessed with a powerful ending.""
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Arnold Palmer (US PGA)
The King won seven majors in his illustrious career, but not the US PGA - a tournament he was runner-up in three times.
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Lee Trevino (Masters)
He may not have won the Masters (twice tied tenth his best effort), but aged 49 did become the oldest man to lead after the opening round in 1989, shooting a five-under par.
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Tom Watson (US PGA)
A five-time Open winner, including the Duel in the Sun battle over Jack Nicklaus, but tied second in the 1978 US PGA championship was the closest he came to a career grand slam.
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Ray Floyd (Open)
Four-time major winner, but not the Open. Finished runner-up to Jack Nicklaus at St Andrews in 1978.
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Phil Mickelson (US Open)
Five times a major winner, including the 2013 Open here, Lefty is another golfer to narrowly miss out on the final piece in the jigsaw. He has been second or joint second six times at the US Open.
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Rory McIlroy (Masters)
McIlroy's 2011 Masters meltdown, where he shot a final-round 80 having led by four at the start of the day, preceded a series of near-misses. He has had a top 10 finish four times in the last four years but aged 28 will have many more opportunities to add to his four major wins.
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Jordan Spieth (US PGA)
A young man on the brink of a career grand slam after his Open win at Royal Birkdale last year. Spieth becomes the second player with Jack Nicklaus to win three of the four before his 24th birthday.
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And those who have completed the set...
Jack Nicklaus (USA) - Masters 6, US Open 4, Open 3, PGA 5 - Total 18
Nicklaus completed the first of three career grand slams at the age of 26 with victory in the Open at Muirfield. He was also runner-up in a major 19 times and won his last title in the 1986 Masters at the age of 46.
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Tiger Woods (USA) - Masters 4, US Open 3, Open 3, PGA 4 - Total 14
Woods completed the first of two career grand slams aged 24 in the 2000 Open at St Andrews on his way to achieving the 'Tiger Slam' of 2000 US Open, Open and US PGA and the 2001 Masters.
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Ben Hogan (USA) - Masters 2, US Open 4, Open 1, PGA 2 - Total 9
Hogan was 40 when he completed his slam by winning the only Open he ever played, having already won the Masters and US Open. He could not play the US PGA that year due to a clash of dates with the Open.
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Gary Player (RSA)- Masters 3, US Open 1, Open 3, PGA 2 - Total 9
The only non-American on the list, Player completed the slam aged 29 in the 1965 US Open, the only time he won the event.
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Gene Sarazen (USA) - Masters 1, US Open 2, Open 1, PGA 3 - Total 7
Sarazen completed the slam aged 33 by winning the Masters in 1935, having missed the inaugural tournament the year before due to a "prior commitment" to play an exhibition match in South America.
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