...And that was the only time he seriously contended at Sawgrass.Vijay Singh, with 34 wins and three majors, was runner-up to Woods in 2001. In his 19 other appearances, he never finished higher than eighth. Singh won 17 times from 2003 through...

Congressional looks more like a U.S. Open course than the U.S. Open did last year.

...captured the claret jug six years later at Muirfield. Woods has three claret jugs among his 14 majors. Els has been a runner-up to Woods seven times, the most of any player.They are at different places in their careers coming into the 141st British...

...chance to win only once at Sawgrass, the year he won in 2007. Singh's only good chance was in 2001, when he was runner-up to Woods. Els never has come close."Everyone who has played here, they have never really been that consistent here...

...and ending his chances.WHY HE CAN WIN: Two years ago at Congressional, he shot 62 in the final round and was runner-up to Woods.ERNIE ELS AGE: 41WORLD RANKING: 22WORLDWIDE WINS: 62MAJORS: U.S. Open (1994, 1997), British Open...

...season ? Mahan twice."It feels like there are a lot of guys very sharp right now," said McDowell, who was a runner-up to Woods at the Arnold Palmer Invitational last month. "The top players in the world are winning. The best players are...

...major champion with 36 career PGA Tour victories, was closing in on the No. 1 ranking held by Tiger Woods. He was runner-up to Woods at Bethpage Black in 2002. "Elin and I are deeply saddened to hear the news about Amy," Woods said. "Our thoughts...

...happened last week in Dubai," Els said. "It's history. There's nothing I can do about it now." Els has been runner-up to Woods seven times, more than any other player, and only a bogey at the final hole that dropped him into a tie for third...

...Wetterich became the 50th different player to be runner-up to Woods on the PGA Tour. "Guess I had to become some kind...it was mentioned to Duval that he'd never been runner-up to Woods. "Nope. And I won't be," he said. That didn't...

...impressive. "Tiger has pulled away again," said Colin Montgomerie, who considered it "no disgrace" to finish runner-up to Woods in the Open. "To go for three majors in a year and finish second in the other is incredible." After a workmanlike...