One-Hit Wonders: Golfers who won a major and never again

Golf history features several notable players who achieved a solitary, career-defining major championship victory but never managed to repeat the feat. Writer Nick Bayly highlights prominent one-time major champions, including Ben Curtis, who won the 2003 Open Championship on his major debut, Todd Hamilton at Royal Troon in 2004, and Shaun Micheel at the 2003 PGA Championship at Oak Hill.

Other celebrated one-hit wonders include Rich Beem and Y.E. Yang, both of whom held off Tiger Woods at Hazeltine to claim PGA Championship victories. The piece also details Paul Lawrie's historic 10-shot comeback at Carnoustie in 1999 and Jack Fleck's famous playoff upset over Ben Hogan at the 1955 US Open.