Golf's Second Slam
People generally know about winning the grand slam in golf - victories in the 4 major tournaments (US Open, Masters, British Open, PGA). There have been 5 players who have done it in history - Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player have done it. Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods won each of those majors at least 3 times so they are each 3 times grand slam winners. Any discussion about the greatest golfer of all time comes down to those 2 golfers. In addition to winning the majors, there is a thing called the "second slam" where you get second place in all four majors. There have been 8 players who have done this. Craig Wood, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Greg Norman, Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, and Dustin Johnson are 7 of those. What about Tiger and Jack? Tiger hasn't gotten second place in all the majors. Jack, in addition to winning the grand slam three times over, has won the second slam 4 times over. In my mind, that closes the argument. Tiger has won a lot of tournament...