I wrote the following in May 2013 during LPGA Kingsmill. Thought I'd share it here again....
Before the fourth round of Kingsmill and during an interview with Golf Channel, Cristie Kerr stated that she felt her career accomplishments had "Hall of Fame" status. She was 10 points shy of the minimum requirements, but she said if you considered her second place finishes behind upper tier golfers like Annika and Lorena, it is worthy and equivalent. Looking at the numbers, Cristie has 35 top 2 finishes after Kingsmills. Just for fun, let's see how some current Hall of Famers compare. Annika has 118 top 2 finishes, which is impressive, but Kathy Whitworth had 183 top 2's! Some might argue that Kathy competed in a weaker field. Maybe true, but still a staggering number to behold. Si Re Pak has 40 top 2's, which is more in line with Cristie's 35. Someone inclined to agree with Cristie would be Laura Davies. Laura has been 2 points shy of the Hall for quite some time, and she has 42 top 2's. What about the men? Sam Snead has 139 top 2's, Jack Nicklaus has 131, and Tiger has 105 with potential for more. One last top 2 fact, Jack Nicklaus has more second place finishes in a major than wins, 19. Of course he won 18, making it 37 top 2's in major championships. No one even comes close to that. Tiger has a chance (diminishing every year) to past Jack in total majors won, but with today's competition, 38 major top 2's is virtually impossible.
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