Leading winners of major titles

(Reuters) - Leading all-time career winners of professional major titles following the playoff victory by Tiger Woods in the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, California on Monday (country of origin U.S. unless stated otherwise):

18 - Jack Nicklaus

14 - Tiger Woods

11 - Walter Hagen

9 - Ben Hogan, Gary Player (South Africa)

8 - Tom Watson

7 - Bobby Jones, Harry Vardon (Britain), Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer

6 - Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo (Britain)

(Compiled by Mark Lamport-Stokes; Editing by Pritha Sarkar)