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2008 Golf Majors Top 10 Finishers

170 golfers participated in golf’s four Major tournaments during 2008.  101 golfers played in more than one major during 2008.  I thought it would be interesting to see the 2008 Golf Majors Top 10 Finishers by event and how much prize earnings they won.

Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA
Position Masters April 10-13 Prize
1 Trevor Immelman $1,350,000
2 Tiger Woods $810,000
T3 Brandt Snedeker $435,000
T3 Stewart Cink $435,000
T5 Padraig Harrington $273,750
T5 Steve Flesch $273,750
T5 Phil Mickelson $273,750
T8 Miguel Angel Jimenez $217,500
T8 Robert Karlsson $217,500
T8 Andres Romero $217,500
Torrey Pines GC, La Jolla, CA
Position U.S. OpenJune 12-15 Prize
1 Tiger Woods $1,350,000
2 Rocco Mediate $810,000
3 Lee Westwood $491,995
T4 D.J. Trahan $307,303
T4 Robert Karlsson $307,303
T6 Miguel Angel Jimenez $220,686
T6 Carl Pettersson $220,686
T6 John Merrick $220,686
T9 Eric Axley $160,769
T9 Geoff Ogilvy $160,769
T9 Camilo Villagas $160,769
T9 Heath Slocum $160,769
T9 Brandt Snedeker $160,769
Royal Birkdale, Southport, England
Position British Open July 17-20 Prize
1 Padraig Harrington $1,498,875
2 Ian Poulter $899,325
T3 Greg Norman $509,617
T3 Henrik Stenson $509,617
T5 Jim Furyk $359,730
T5 Chris Wood Amateur
T7 Stephen Ames $193,743
T7 Ernie Els $193,743
T7 Steve Stricker $193,743
T7 Robert Allenby $193,743
T7 Robert Karlsson $193,743
T7 David Howell $193,743
T7 Ben Curtis $193,743
T7 Paul Casey $193,743
T7 Anthony Kim $193,743
Oakland Hills CC, Bloomfield Township, MI
Position PGA August 7-10 Prize
1 Padraig Harrington $1,350,000
T2 Sergio Garcia $660,000
T2 Ben Curtis $660,000
T4 Henrik Stenson $330,000
T4 Camilo Villagas $330,000
6 Steve Flesch $270,000
T7 Phil Mickelson $231,250
T7 Andres Romero $231,250
T9 Charlie Wi $176,725
T9 Jeev Milkha Singh $176,725
T9 Justin Rose $176,725
T9 Alastair Forsyth $176,725

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Daly show to make it a memorable Masters

FORMER US PGA and British Open champion John Daly has been given a late invite to next week’s 30th anniversary Australian Masters – but will he remember his one previous visit to Melbourne’s Huntingdale layout?

Daly, who is playing this week’s Hong Kong Open, which is co-sanctioned by the Asian and European tours, contacted Masters organizers at the weekend seeking a start at the tournament.

IMG Australasian vice-president David Rollo said yesterday: “I had no hesitation in giving John a sponsor invite. He is a major winner and will add to our field.”

Daly has expressed an interest in joining the European Tour, which started its 2009 schedule with last week’s Singapore Open, and is looking for a swift start in the Race to Dubai, the Tour’s season-long, $US10 million ($15.5m) competition which concludes with the Dubai World Championship next November.

“I’ve enjoyed all my previous trips to Australia,” Daly said in a statement.

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Jeev breaks into top 50

Jeev Milkha Singh is back among the elites again with the latest world golf rankings putting the Indian pro on the 46th place after his sensational triumph at the Singapore Open.

Jeev claimed a thrilling one-stroke victory over multiple Major winners Padraig Harrington and Ernie Els at the Singapore Open on the Asian Tour at Sentosa Golf Club’s Serapong course on Sunday.

The Chandigarh-pro went to the last hole with a one stroke lead and his par was enough for the win as Harrington and Els missed good birdie chances on the 18th.

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