Meanwhile, the economics, finance and math majors are pursing jobs with salaries that often double once they've gotten some decent experience under their belts.

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That is partly a question of scale: one lucky break by a smaller firm could double its reserves, but barely register at one of the majors.

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He was leading the U.S. Open at Winged Foot, looked like he was going to win a third straight major championship, then had a complete meltdown on the 18th hole there, made a double bogey, lost and has not contended in the two majors since.

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