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sixth man

American  
[man] / mæn /

noun

Basketball.
  1. a team's best substitute.


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After becoming just the sixth man to complete golf’s career grand slam last year, the 36-year-old from Northern Ireland is hoping a second green jacket can spark another run of major titles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

After becoming just the sixth man to complete golf’s career grand slam, the 36-year-old from Northern Ireland is hoping he can spark another run of major titles—starting with a second green jacket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

McIlroy became only the sixth man to complete golf's career Grand Slam with a long-awaited victory at the Masters in April.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

After years of frustration and near misses, McIlroy's victory at the Masters made him only the sixth man in history to complete a Grand Slam of all four major championships.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

The sixth man, Samuel Blair, who had been carried out of the shed by the molasses wave, had ended up on the beach close to North End Park.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler