Grand Slam

1. What is a grand slam in golf?

Winning the four major golf tournaments

In golf, a grand slam is when a golfer wins the four major tournaments, the Masters, U.S. Open, The Open Championship, and the PGA Championship, in a single calendar year. However, like in tennis, some people may use the term for when a golfer wins all four tournaments in their career ("career grand slam") instead of just one year.

Achieving a grand slam in one calendar year is extremely difficult because you must play at the top of your game on vastly different courses in varying weather against the top competition in the world. Additionally, golfers must stay healthy through the four months. For example, the Masters Tournament takes place in April, the U.S. Open takes place in June, the Open Championship (British Open) is in July, and the PGA Championship is in August.

Male golf grand slam winners include Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Ben Hogan, and Gene Sarazen. Notable female grand slam winners include Annika Sörenstam, Louise Suggs, Mickey Wright, Pat Bradley, and Juli Inkster.

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I can't believe Johnson blew that putt
He left the door wide open for Spieth to complete the grand slam

Tiger Woods winning the Masters as part of his grand slam

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Updated January 30, 2023
2. What is a grand slam in baseball?

A four-run home run

In baseball, a grand slam is a home run when all three bases are occupied, resulting in four runs (three baserunners and the batter). It is the highest number of runs a team can score during one at-bat.

Grand slams are uncommon since the bases have to be loaded (occupied), and the batter has to hit a home run (challenging to do, especially when a pitcher doesn't want to give them anything good to hit). Additionally, if the hitter has a high batting average when the bases are loaded, the pitcher may intentionally walk them to let in one run instead of 4.

To look at the stats, the number of grand slams in the MLB each year is usually in the low- to mid-100s, and the number of at-bats in the MLB each year is generally in the 160,000 range. So that makes for a tiny chance of a grand slam.

Example

My fav game was when Trout hit that grand slam to win the game
Trout is the goat!

Schwarber with the grand slam

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Updated January 30, 2023
3. What is a grand slam in tennis?

Winning the four major tennis tournaments

In tennis, a grand slam is when a player wins the four major tennis tournaments, Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open, and French Open, in a single calendar year. Some people may also use the term for when a player wins all four tournaments in their career ("career grand slam") instead of limiting it to one year.

It's incredibly challenging to achieve a grand slam in one calendar year because you must not only play at the top of your game on different court surfaces but also stay healthy during a months-long stretch of grueling play. For example, the Australian Open takes place in January, the French Open in May and June, Wimbledon in June and July, and the US Open in August and September.

Notable male grand slam winners include Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Don Budge, Roy Emerson, Andre Agassi, Ken Rosewall, and Roger Federer. And notable female grand slam winners include Serena Williams, Margaret Court, Steffi Graf, Chris Evert, and Martina Navratilova.

Example

Williams finishes off Johnson and wins the US Open for the Grand Slam!
She's the GOAT!

Nadal capping off a grand slam

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Updated January 30, 2023

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