Coming up just short: Tiger's second-place finishes

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Sep. 13, 2009
By PGATOUR.COM Staff

In addition to his 73 wins on the PGA TOUR, Jack Nicklaus also finished second an impressive 58 times, including 19 in major championships. Although Tiger Woods is closing in on Nicklaus' wins total, he remains well behind the pace of Nicklaus' second-place wins total. Here are Tiger's second-place finishes on TOUR.
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Tiger's 26 second-place finishes
Year Tournament Pos. Tourney winner Margin
1997 AT&T National Pebble Beach T2 Mark O'Meara 1 stroke
1998 Mercedes Championships T2 Phil Mickelson 1 stroke
1998 Nissan Open 2 Billy Mayfair Playoff
1999 Nissan Open T2 Ernie Els 2 strokes
2000 Buick Invitational T2 Phil Mickelson 4 strokes
2000 Accenture Match Play Championship 2 Darren Clarke 4 and 3
2000 THE PLAYERS Championship 2 Hal Sutton 1 stroke
2000 THE TOUR Championship 2 Phil Mickelson 2 strokes
2002 Genuity Championship 2 Ernie Els 2 strokes
2002 PGA Championship 2 Rich Beem 1 stroke
2003 Buick Open T2 Jim Furyk 2 strokes
2003 FUNAI Classic - Disney T2 Vijay Singh 4 strokes
2004 WGC-NEC Invitational T2 Stewart Cink 4 strokes
2004 Deutsche Bank Championship T2 Vijay Singh 3 strokes
2004 THE TOUR Championship 2 Retief Goosen 4 strokes
2005 U.S. Open 2 Michael Campbell 2 strokes
2005 Cialis Western Open 2 Jim Furyk 2 strokes
2005 Buick Open T2 Vijay Singh 4 strokes
2005 THE TOUR Championship 2 Bart Bryant 6 strokes
2006 Cialis Western Open T2 Trevor Immelman 2 strokes
2007 Masters T2 Zach Johnson 2 strokes
2007 U.S. Open T2 Angel Cabrera 1 stroke
2007 Deutsche Bank Championship T2 Phil Mickelson 2 strokes
2008 Masters 2 Trevor Immelman 3 strokes
2009 PGA Championship 2 Y.E. Yang 3 strokes
2009 The Barclays T2 Heath Slocum 1 stroke
Breaking down the winners when Tiger finishes in second
Player Wins
Phil Mickelson 4
Vijay Singh 3
Ernie Els 2
Jim Furyk 2
Trevor Immelman 2
Rich Beem 1
Bart Bryant 1
Angel Cabrera 1
Michael Campbell 1
Stewart Cink 1
Darren Clarke 1
Retief Goosen 1
Zach Johnson 1
Billy Mayfair 1
Mark O'Meara 1
Heath Slocum 1
Hal Sutton 1
Y.E. Yang 1
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