Another year of major golf is over, and we've had another superbly exciting year of action with three more maiden champions and one old favourite getting back to winning ways, but still no sign of Tiger adding to his 14 major titles.
Nearly men
A rejuvenated
Henrik Stenson finished on the same +4 mark as Dufner for the majors, and after two steady outings he really pushed on at The Open as he finished second behind Mickelson and was then really in the hunt at Oak Hill before just fading away.
Lee Westwood was another man left kicking himself at the Open after letting his lead slip away and he had a poor final round at the US PGA as well, but yet again he was there or thereabouts at major crunch time.
Brandt Snedeker's big chance this year came at the Masters when he faltered in the final round after holding a share of the lead after 54 holes, while he also played well again at the Open and like Westwood and Stenson you feel a major win could be just around the corner.
It's easy to forget also that Tiger may well have had his 15th major in the bag at the first attempt this year had his fine approach shot at the Masters not hit the pin and spun back into the water - resulting in his infamous dodgy drop.
He may have remained in the tournament, but he lost vital shots that could have helped him end his major drought, which stretched on to another year after he also missed a good chance at the Open as well. Two Top-10 finishes in majors would be a decent year in most other player's book.
Top performers
Former World No 1 Martin Kaymer also made the cut at all four majors but never really threatened, and you could say the same for the likes of Sergio Garcia, Dustin Johnson and Matt Kuchar, who all had their moments but not sustained challenges.
KJ Choi is perhaps the most surprising name on the list of 13 and certainly the lowest ranked, proving that you need to be among the very best to negotiate such a tough year of major golf.
