runner-up

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A four-time player, Season 23 runner-up and 2015 Survivor Hall of Fame inductee, Coach is one of the show’s most legendary figures.

From Los Angeles Times

A year earlier Scheffler won at Bay Hill, the Players and added a runner-up finish in Houston.

From BBC

On the back of a Prem Rugby Cup win and seven wins in their last eight Prem games, last year's runners-up are rolling impressively.

From BBC

"I was attacking the golf course versus playing defensive," said the American, who has twice finished runner-up at the PGA Tour's flagship tournament.

From BBC

World Championship runners-up Canada take on the Czech Republic, who won bronze at the Worlds at 16:05.

From BBC