Who has the most top 3 finishes in golf majors?
PGA Championship Nicklaus holds the record for most top-three finishes with 12. Nicklaus holds the record for most top-five finishes with 14. Nicklaus holds the record for most top-10 finishes with 15.
Who has the most Top 5 finishes in golf majors?
Nicklaus
— The most prolific player in major championship history is Nicklaus. In addition to having the most victories, he has 56 top-five finishes in majors. That’s 23 more than Woods, who is second best on the list. — Nicklaus’ 56 top-five finishes in majors are more than twice as many as all but three players in history.
How many times did Jack Nicklaus finish second in a major tournament?
It’s Jack Nicklaus who, alongside his 18 professional major championships, had an incredible 19 runner-up finishes.
Who has won all 4 majors in golf in one year?
Bobby Jones
Bobby Jones, who won the pre-Masters era Career Grand Slam in 1930, is the only golfer to win four majors in the same year.
Who was more dominant Tiger or Jack?
In overall tournament wins, Tiger has Jack by a count of 79 to 73. (They pretty much won those titles in the same time span, though Nicklaus went 17-straight seasons with a win, compared to Tiger’s 14.)
Who had better competition Tiger or Jack?
Clearly Tiger Woods has more competition on a whole to worry about, but Nicklaus appears to have had more direct competition. Is that because Nicklaus’ game was at a lower level that allowed the other top-ranked players to catch him?
Who is goat of golf?
Tiger Woods inducted as the GOAT in World Golf Hall of Fame.
Has any golfer won the same major 3 years in a row?
But he died in 1910 at age 31 from complications due to epilepsy. The last golfer to win the same major three times or more consecutively was this Australian great. The year before his streak began, Thomson shared second place behind 1953 Open champion Ben Hogan.
Has any golfer ever won the Grand Slam in one year?
In golf’s modern era, no one has ever won each of these events in one season. Golf legend Bobby Jones is credited as being the only Grand Slam winner. He won the sport’s four biggest tournaments played in 1930, before the Masters was founded.
Who had tougher competition Jack or Tiger?
There has never been a 31-year-old golfer like him.
Who is considered the best golfer ever?
Jack Nicklaus
1. Jack Nicklaus. Nicknamed the “Golden Bear”, is rightfully known to be the best in Golf around the world. Having a record of 73 PGA tour wins and also the highest number of Major Championships with 18 times.