1.   Bernhard Langer, after a second place finish at the Players championship, also looks dangerous.

2.   A third place finish also sends a candidate on to New Hampshire.

3.   After seven second-place finishes and three third-places since his last victory, Love had finally finished on top.

4.   After seven second-place finishes without a victory, Duval won his first PGA tournament in October, and he has not stopped since.

5.   But he has often been criticized for his near misses, including eight second-place finishes in majors.

6.   But since that victory, Sindelar has only one second-place finish to his credit.

7.   But while Elkington was disappointed, he was encouraged by his third place finish, in a season that has been marred by sinus problems and meningitis.

8.   But with three second-place finishes and three thirds, there have been more than a few letdowns, collapses, upsets or all three.

9.   During his long stretch without a victory, Love was often in contention, with seven second-place finishes and three third-place finishes.

10.   Following his fifth place finish, he sat by the gas pumps with his bare feet soaking in ice water.