04-17-2008, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MaxBuck
JMO. I also disagree that Jack was more consistent than Tiger. I'd wager Tiger's top-10 percentage is much higher than Jack's was.
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Couldn't find top ten and the one place I did find a line that would cover both was a 2003 document with no link to 2007 or 2008. I did update Tiger's Majors record to 2007...BUT:
Major Records
Most wins:
18 Jack Nicklaus
13 Tiger Woods
11 Walter Hagen
9 Ben Hogan, Gary Player
8 Tom Watson,
7 Harry Vardon, Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Sam Snead, Arnold Palmer
6 Lee Trevino, Nick Faldo
Most wins in one major:
6 Harry Vardon (Open), Jack Nicklaus (Masters)
5 James Braid (Open), JH Taylor (Open), Peter Thomson (Open), Tom Watson (Open), Walter Hagen, Jack Nicklaus
Most Second Place Finishes
19 Jack Nicklaus
10 Arnold Palmer
8 Sam Snead, Greg Norman
7 JH Taylor, Tom Watson
Most top-five finishes:
56 Jack Nicklaus
30 Sam Snead
29 Gene Sarazen
26 Arnold Palmer
25 Walter Hagen, Tom Watsion
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