In 1971, he won the U.S., British, and Canadian Opens, all in a span of 20 days. 14 Cary Middlecoff In the decade or so between the Hogan/Nelson/Snead era and the heyday of Palmer and Nicklaus, no one played better than the lanky man from Memphis, with 40 victories including two U.S. Opens and a Masters and three seasons in which he won six times.