| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| HOGAN | Runner-up to Snead in Masters. |
| ELS | Runner-up to Singh at the 2000 Masters |
| ELS | Runner-up to Mickelson at the 2004 Masters |
| SNEED | Ed .., runner-up in the first Masters sudden death playoff |
| ALYDAR | Runner-up to Affirmed in 1978 |
| GREELEY | Runner-up to Grant in 1872 |
| MANTLE | Runner-up to Maris in '61 |
| ADLAI | Runner-up to Ike in 1952 and 1956 |
| CUBA | Runner-up to Japan in the first World Baseball Classic |
| ALYDAR | Runner-up to Affirmed in every 1978 Triple Crown race |
| SHAM | Runner-up to Secretariat in the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness |
| ALYDAR | Runner-up to Affirmed in all three legs of the 1978 Triple Crown |
