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    1 July 2009

    Golfers with most second place finishes in majors

    Sure, sure, everyone is interested in the big guys - the 18 majors for for Nicklaus or the 14 for Woods. But what about the guys that have finished second a lot? Is second place first loser or just the guy who challenged hard and missed out?

    Who would you think had finished second the most? Take a look at the list and see for yourself:

    Jack Nicklaus - 19
    Greg Norman - 8
    Sam Snead - 7
    Tom Watson - 7
    Ernie Els - 6
    Ben Hogan - 6
    Phil Mickelson - 6
    Byron Nelson - 6
    Gary Player - 6
    Harry Vardon - 6
    Ben Crenshaw - 5
    Raymond Floyd - 5
    Byron Nelson - 5
    Arnold Palmer - 5
    Tiger Woods - 5
    Billy Casper - 4
    Seve Ballesteros - 3
    David Duval - 3
    Sergio Garcia - 3
    Walter Hagen - 3
    Bobby Jones - 3
    Tom Kite - 3
    Gene Sarazen - 3
    Fred Couples - 2
    Nick Faldo - 2
    Jim Furyk - 2
    Retief Goosen - 2
    Bernhard Langer - 2
    Davis Love III - 2
    Nick Price - 2
    Curtis Strange - 2
    Lee Trevino - 2

    Only players that have finished second twice or more were included. If we missed anybody then leave a comment and we'll check the history books!

    2 comments:

    Anonymous said...

    What about Monty? runner up 5 times!

    Gregg said...

    I thought Palmer finished 2nd 9 times???