Golf for the ages

With the victory in the U.S. Open, Tiger Woods continued his incredible streak - that being never losing a major when he led or tied for the lead going into the final round. He is 14 for 14. What is almost as amazing is that he has never won a major when trailing going into the final round. And, that's 41 out of 41.

>> Woods has five second place finishes in majors, but trailed after 54 holes.
>> Only Hagan has a better ratio of wins to runner-ups.
>> After 13.5 seasons, Nicklaus had won 11 majors - three short of Woods.

Shown are the all-time leaders for most major championships. Woods continues to close the gap on Nicklaus, but will probably never come close to Jack's combined first and second total.

Player	Firsts	Seconds	Total
Jack Nicklaus	18	19	37
Tiger Woods	14	5	19
Walter Hagen	11	2	13
Ben Hogan	9	6	15
Gary Player	9	6	15
Tom Watson	8	7	15
Bobby Jones	7	4	11
Arnold Palmer	7	9	16
Gene Sarazen	7	3	10
Sam Snead	7	5	12
Nick Faldo	6	2	8
Lee Travino	6	2	8