The last 15 major golf tournaments have produced a different winner each time.
In late 2009, Elin Nordegren, ex-wife of Tiger Woods, discovered his secrets and eventually divorced him. Tiger suffered. His game went down the tube. And look what that did to golf. The last 15 major tournaments have produced a different winner each time. The latest to join the club is Webb Simpson of the US, who claimed the US Open on Sunday. Here’s a look at the (so far) 15 beneficiaries of the marital discord of a man they couldn’t have stopped in normal circumstances.
1. WEBB SIMPSON: US, US Open 2012
2. BUBBA WATSON: US, Masters 2012
3. KEEGAN BRADLEY: US, PGA Championship 2011
4. DARREN CLARKE: Northern Ireland, The Open 2011
5. RORY MCILROY: Northern Ireland, US Open 2011
6. CHARL SCHWARTZEL: SA, Masters 2011
7. MARTIN KAYMER: Germany, PGA Championship 2010
8. LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN: SA, The Open 2010
9. GRAEME MCDOWELL: Northern Ireland, US Open 2010
10. PHIL MICKELSON: US, Masters 2010
11. YE YANG: South Korea, PGA Championship 2009
12. STEWART CINK: US, The Open 2009
13. LUCAS GLOVER: US, US Open 2009
14. ANGEL CABRERA: Argentina, Masters 2009
15. PADRAIG HARRINGTON: Ireland, PGA Championship 2008
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