Golfers with the most second-place finishes at majors

A look at golfers who have signed the most second-place scorecards throughout major championship history.

Payne Stewart – 4

Payne Stewart at the 1998 U.S. Open at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.

Payne Stewart picked up three major wins—two U.S. Opens and one PGA Championship—during a career that was tragically cut short. Stewart came close to major championship glory another four times, with runner-up finishes split between the U.S. Open and the British Open.