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Originally Posted by ec_outlaw
I don't think it's quite as simple as seeing how many times he finished in 2nd behind Tiger. I'm not a fan of Phil's at all, but I think he could've put up a pretty big # if he hadn't spent his career stuck playing for 2nd. But that's just my opinion. And of course, there's no way to know the answer.
Tiger lost way more majors than he won. Phil isn't playing for 2nd in every major. Phil finished 2nd in 7 different majors. There are tons of guys Phil couldn't beat: Payne Stewart, Tiger Woods, Refief Goosen, Geoff Ogilvy, Lucas Glover, Darren Clarke, David Toms.
Quite the harrowing list!
Phold basically has cleaned up at Augusta, specifically hole 13, and finished runner up at 5 US Opens. He almost never comes close to competing for an Open C'ship, and other than his 1 PGA win, has 1 runner-up.