The game of golf originated in the 15th century in Scotland, with the first major and the world's oldest tournament in existence being the British Open, which was first played in 1860 in Ayrshire, Scotland.
The most prestigious annual tournaments (Grand slams) in professional golf are; Masters Tournament, PGA Championship, U.S Open and The Open Championship also known as British Open.
USA Golfers are the most successful in major golf championships with a total of 273 grand slam titles since 1860.
Shortlists of the best golfers.
Jack Nicklaus
He is the greatest golfer to ever played the game. He has the most Major championship wins with 18 titles and second most ever PGA tour wins with 73.
The Golden bear won the masters on six different occasions, the last title came when he was 46 years old, which makes him the oldest to ever win the tournament.
He led the money list on 8 separate occasions and was named PGA player of the year five times.
Tiger Woods
He has won 14 majors which is second on the all-time list and also has 71 PGA tournaments wins, which is third on the list as well.
Recently, the 44-year old lost his marriage and caddy, which have slowdown his performance, and if he can pull himself together over the next few years, he can be the greatest golfer of all time.
Bobby Jones
He never made a penny from winning a tournament and he never turned professional in his career, yet he won 13 major championships and he is still the only golfer ever to have won the grand slams - all four major championships - in a single year and he retired at the age of 28.
Arnold Palmer
The King is ranked fifth on the career PGA tour wins list with 62, which included 7 major championships .
He won PGA tour player of the year awards twice and led the money list four times.
He was also on the cover of sports illustrated in 1960, when he was awarded the title of Sportsman of the Year.
Gary Player
The South African won nine majors in his lifetime, among it are 165 total tournament wins across various tours and the African golf legend had only 25 PGA your wins.
Byron Nelson
He is the sixth all time on the PGA tour with 52 wins, which included 5 titles in major championships.
In 1945, he won 11 consecutive tournaments with a total of 18 for the year.
With his comeback getting better, can Tiger woods become the most decorated golfer before he retires?
Fabiyi Ridwan
Sports Writer and Analyst
