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Best of All Time at THE MASTERS

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00:00 Birdie train
01:29 Phil
02:32 Masters Curse
03:53 1995 Tribute
05:15 Slam
06:36 Jack Nicklaus
07:53 7-iron
08:59 Bow
10:12 Hole in…
11:26 Pine straw
12:37 2018
14:08 No way
15:42 Adam
17:26 16th
19:11 1987 Chip
20:19 2022
21:35 Double eagle
22:46 Watson
24:19 5x
25:53 1996
27:17 Final round
28:39 Tiger
29:56 Spieth
31:31 Bryson
33:00 3 feet
34:22 2 feet
35:48 Billy
36:58 2009
38:28 10
39:48 Man down
41:10 Nightmare
42:46 3-hole collapse
44:12 1994
45:37 15th
47:16 bye

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from legendary shots that made Augusta explode to green jackets won in total chaos these are the best moments of all time at the Masters and first we start with number 35 you want to talk about clutch forget buzzer beaters and walk-offs charles Schwarzel redefined the word at Augusta in 2011 heading into the final stretch the leaderboard was chaos big names everywhere tiger was charging like it was 2005 again jason Day and Adam Scott were going toe-to-toe jeff Ogulvie was suddenly in the mix and nobody and I mean nobody was talking about Charles Schwarzel until he started doing the impossible he birdied 15 okay nice solid then he birdied 16 now heads are turning wait is he making a move then comes 17 another birdie three in a row the broadcast booth starts buzzing fans on the grounds are pulling out their phones and suddenly Schwarzel’s name is sitting right at the top of the leaderboard by the time he reached the 18th T it was his tournament to win or lose and what does he do he stripes the drive walks up to the green like it’s just another Sunday round lines up the putt knowing that history is right there staring him in the face and drills it four straight birdies to close no one in the entire history of the Masters had ever done that to win the green jacket at number 34 we’ve got the moment Phil Mickelson finally silenced the doubters and looked like he just won the lottery while doing it by 2004 Phil wasn’t just one of the best players in the world he was the best player without a major over 40 tries so many close calls so much heartbreak people had started to wonder if he was cursed if he’d be one of those guys who never quite got there but then came Augusta phil had clawed his way into a tie with Ernie L’s going into the final hole the pressure was insane one hole to decide everything and standing over an 18 ft birdie putt with the weight of his entire career on his shoulders Phil did what Phil does he sank it center of the cup no bounce no drama just pure magic and then that leap phil didn’t just fist pump he jumped arms in the air feet off the ground face lit up like a kid on Christmas morning it wasn’t graceful it wasn’t even that high but it was real pure joy after years of frustration coming in at number 33 and here we have probably the saddest moments in Mast’s history sometimes greatness isn’t just about who wins it’s about the ones who got so close and never quite made it enter Tom Weissoff tall smooth swing major champion and one of the most naturally gifted players of his era but at Augusta the guy just couldn’t catch a break viskoff didn’t just come close once or twice he finished second at the Masters four times that’s not bad luck that’s a full-on heartbreak saga he was runner up in 1969 then again in 72 and again in 74 and just for good measure once more in 1975 four times he stood just behind the guy in the green jacket four times he had to smile through the ceremony shake hands and walk away empty-handed while someone else made history and here’s the thing each one of those years he played well enough to win he was in it right there but Augusta has a funny way of testing your soul and vice cop he might have had one of the toughest relationships with that course of anyone in Mast’s history he never slipped on the jacket but he became a part of the story anyway not as the hero but as the reminder of just how cruel this tournament can be let’s shift gears for the next one because at first it looked like just another veteran chasing one final shot at glory but if you knew what was going on behind the scenes this was something that breaks your heart ben Krenshaw walked into the 1995 Masters carrying more than just clubs just days earlier his lifelong mentor and coach Harvey Pennock had passed away crenshaw was devastated he even broke down during the funeral nobody would have blamed him for skipping Augusta altogether but he showed up and what happened next it felt like the course was carrying him he wasn’t even supposed to be a contender he was 43 winless in over a year and emotionally drained but that week Crenshaw played like a man on a mission every putt rolled true every bounce seemed to go his way and after four rounds of inspired golf he stood on the 18th green one stroke ahead of Davis Love the Third with a tap in to win it all he sank the putt and then it hit him he bent over put his hands to his face and sobbed full body emotion the kind of moment that makes Augusta feel holy he nearly collapsed into the arms of his caddy Carl Jackson as if the entire week had finally caught up to him later Krenshaw said it best i definitely had a couple of Harvey bounces for some reason it was my week here we are at number 31 and at first nobody realized what was happening tiger had already won three majors in a row yeah that’s insane but because they didn’t all happen in the same calendar year people weren’t quite calling it a grand slam not yet but Tiger he had a different name for it and one more major to go when he arrived at Augusta in 2001 the buzz was there but it didn’t feel like pressure it felt like inevitability the US Open crushed it the Open Championship no problem the PGA handled all that remained was the Masters and just like the others Tiger played with a kind of cold calculated focus that felt unfair he wasn’t out driving the field he was out thinking it outlasting it every swing looked like it had been pre-programmed every putt perfect speed perfect line when he tapped in on 18 and claimed his second green jacket the crowd erupted because they finally realized what he’d done he hadn’t just won the Masters he’d completed the Tiger Slam holding all four major titles at the same time something no one in the history of golf had ever done not Nicholas not Palmer not Hogan just Tiger next number 30 there was a moment on Sunday in 1986 where something strange started happening a noise distant at first started echoing through the trees at Augusta not polite applause not a golf clap a roar and the closer it got to the 18th green the more it started to sound like history was unfolding jack Nicholas 46 years old written off by nearly everyone was on a back n charge that felt like something out of a dream he hadn’t won a major in 6 years most people thought the Golden Bears time had passed but then came the final round and he shot a ridiculous 65 that’s seven under including a back 930 birdies at 10 11 13 15 and then came 17 a birdie putt that looked impossible under pressure until Jack drained it like it was a casual Sunday round at his home club and then the celebration that iconic putter raise arm in the air eyes wide soaking it all in he wasn’t supposed to do this he wasn’t supposed to win again but Jack didn’t just win he made time stand still and became the oldest Mast’s champion in history claiming his sixth green jacket in the most dramatic way possible onto the next one you know those moments where a shot isn’t just clutch it feels like it carries the weight of an entire country that was Sandy Lyle on the 18th hole at Augusta in 1988 up to that point no British player had ever slipped on the green jacket not one and Lyall he was this close to being the first but he had a problem a big one his drive on 18 had landed in a fairway bunker not exactly where you want to be when you’re tied for the lead at the Masters what happened next it wasn’t just a good shot it was a shot for the ages he pulled a seven iron and somehow blasted it out clean it cleared the lip soared toward the green landed on the top tier and then started rolling slowly teasingly down the slope picking up speed tracking it stopped 10 ft from the hole and then with every ounce of pressure on his shoulders Sandy stepped up and drained the birdie putt securing a one-shot win and writing his name in the history books as the first British golfer to ever win the Masters number 28 is a very special one when the final putt dropped on the 18th green in 2021 the crowd cheered but what happened next that’s what made this moment unforgettable hideki Matsuyama had just made history becoming the first Japanese male golfer to ever win a major and not just any major the masters but here’s the thing he didn’t celebrate with a fist pump or a roar there were no tears no theatrics instead as Hideki quietly walked off the green his caddy Sha Hayau Fuji removed his cap turned back toward the course and bowed one small gesture no words just a deep bow of respect to Augusta to the game to the moment it went viral almost instantly not because it was flashy but because it was perfect it summed up everything the wind meant not just for Hideki but for Japan for tradition and for golf as a global game matsuyama’s victory was more than a win it was a cultural milestone a moment that transcended sport and it all ended with the most graceful mic drop in Mast’s history and now we’re with number 27 with probably one of the strangest things ever caught on camera lewis Uisen had been around Augusta long enough to know that the 16th hole can deliver magic or disaster and on this sunny Sunday in 2016 something magical was about to happen but not in the way anyone expected he steps up to the tea calm focused the crowd settles the ball launches into the Georgia sky and lands cleanly on the green it starts to track left catching that famous slope you know the one and begins its slow curling descent toward the hole the murmurss start the gallery rises this thing looks perfect but then someone spots it another ball sitting just short of the cup in the way completely still a potential dream killer you could feel 10,000 people holding their breath his ball keeps rolling and smashes right into the other one everyone is silent that has to be it it’s ruined right wrong the deflection somehow sends his ball directly into the hole a hole in one off another player’s ball it was the kind of shot that made you laugh cheer and question if Lewis had secretly been practicing bank shots at the local pool hall next number 26 while some shots at Augusta are remembered because they’re perfect others on the other hand are remembered because they shouldn’t have happened and then there’s this one phil Mickelson was standing in the pine straw on Augusta’s 13th hole during the final round of the 2010 Masters ball nestled in a mess of needles and dirt trees everywhere and no clear path to the green for most people but this is Phil and when Phil sees chaos he sees opportunity the shot in front of him a sixiron 200 yd through a narrow gap in the trees no wider than a doorway off an unstable lie with everything on the line any sane golfer would chip out take the safe route but Phil he went for it what happened next barely made sense he launched a laser that zipped through the trees somehow missed every branch landed softly on the green and rolled to a stop just a few feet from the cup the crowd exploded the commentators were stunned and everyone watching at home had the same thought he didn’t just do that did he phil didn’t just go for it he pulled off something that looked physically impossible and made it look easy number 25 might be the quietest Masters win with the loudest backstory when Patrick Reed slipped on the green jacket in 2018 it should have been the proudest moment of his career but instead of roars and cheers echoing through Augusta there was awkward silence the applause soft the crowd me and for a guy who just won one of golf’s biggest prizes Reed looked more like someone who crashed the party than hosted it why because Reed didn’t just bring a scorecard to Augusta he brought baggage old college teammates had accused him of cheating and stealing he’d been kicked off the University of Georgia golf team even at Augusta State where he led the team to two national titles he reportedly wasn’t exactly winning popularity contests and the drama didn’t stop there reed’s own family wasn’t even invited to the tournament that’s right his parents and sister watched him win his first major from home they lived just a few miles from the course oh and then there’s him brash confident once said he was a top five player in the world when he hadn’t even cracked the top 20 the kind of guy who celebrates hard fist pumps louder and walks like he’s already won before he hits the first te so when he held off Jordan Spe and Ricky Fowler to win that Masters yeah it was clutch but it was also complicated patrick Reed won the tournament but if you listened closely it sounded like Augusta wasn’t quite sure how to feel about it coming in at number 24 what if I told you two of the greatest shots in Mast’s history didn’t even count no green jacket on the line no leaderboard pressure just two guys a pond and a little tradition that turned into something unforgettable it happens every year during Mast’s practice rounds on the par 316th players try to skip the ball across the water most fail a few get lucky but in 2009 VJ Singh did the impossible he launched a ball that skipped across the pond like a stone once twice three times it climbed the slope of the green curled with the perfect speed and dropped a hole in one on a skipped shot the crowd absolutely lost it someone yelled “You’ll never see that again.” Except “We did.” Because 11 years later in 2020 John Rom walked up to the very same hole on his birthday no less and decided to give it a go he wasn’t just fooling around he was about to create a shot so unreal it looked fake he struck it clean three skips the ball glided up the green like it was magnetized to the flag then it started to break rolling faster curving perfectly and just when you thought it might stop short it vanished right into the cup another ace another skipped ace on video in slow motion and on his birthday you couldn’t script that two aces two skips two jaw-dropping moments that didn’t even make the scorecard but became instant Mast’s legends now at number 23 imagine this you’re standing on the 18th green at Augusta National a light rain falling the green jacket within reach you line up a 25 ft birdie putt the kind you dream about as a kid knowing it’s your chance to make history that’s exactly where Adam Scott found himself at the 2013 Masters but what happened next it took a turn no one expected scott was chasing more than a win australia had never seen one of its own claim the Masters and after years of heartbreak including Scott’s own collapse at the 2012 Open this moment was about redemption but then came Anel Cabrera the 2009 Masters Champion nicknamed Elpato wasn’t done yet calm and composed Cabrera landed a brilliant approach shot on the 18th setting up a clutch birdie to force a playoff the rain picked up the tension thickened and suddenly the Green Jacket was still up for grabs the playoff began back on the 18th both players made pars refusing to give an inch then it was onto the 10th hole one of Augusta’s most iconic and treacherous both drives found the fairway but Scott’s approach shot was the difference landing just 15 ft from the hole cabrera left himself a tougher putt missing his chance for birdie now it was Scott’s moment the gallery fell silent as he stood over his putt the weight of a nation on his shoulders once again with a smooth stroke he sent the ball rolling and into the center of the cup history was made which brings us to number 22 when it comes to unforgettable moments in golf Tiger Wood’s insane chipin on the 16th hole at the 2005 Masters is in a league of its own by that point Tiger was already a living legend but this shot it was something only Tiger could pull off he was locked in a tight battle with Chris Demarco during the final round holding on to a slim one-stroke lead but then after his T-OT flew past the green things were looking shaky now here’s where it gets wild tiger’s ball was stuck in the rough with thick grass all around and a tricky sloping green ahead a shot most would struggle with even CBS commentator Lanny Watkins couldn’t believe the challenge saying that if Tiger got the ball within 15 feet it would be a huge win then Tiger steps up to the ball lines it up like he’s done a million times before and with that signature smooth swing he lets it fly the ball pops off the club face sailing through the air and then it hits the green but not just anywhere it lands in exactly the right spot high up on the slope and that’s where the magic begins the ball starts rolling slowly towards the hole it keeps rolling and you can feel the energy building as it gets closer closer then boom it reaches the cup and what does it do it stops like stops right on the edge the whole world gasps it’s like time freezes seconds feel like minutes and just when it seems like it might stay there forever gravity finally kicks in bam it drops the crowd explodes people are losing their minds tiger just pulled off what seemed impossible and the way that ball paused on the lip it was like golf’s version of a dramatic mic drop rolling in at number 21 we’ve got Larry Mai versus Greg Norman in the 1987 Masters and oh boy is this one going to hurt if you’re a Greg Norman fan this one actually starts with three players in the mix see Balisteros Greg Norman and Larry Mai but Sebe bows out after the first playoff hole leaving the stage set for a dramatic duel between Norman and Mai then comes the moment that would haunt Norman for years now let’s set the scene it’s the second playoff hole the par4 11th at Augusta’s Amen Corner norman is in prime position safely on the green with a putt for birdie meanwhile Mai he’s 140 ft away from the pin sitting in a scruffy patch of fairway with an awkward lie but then Mai pulls off the unthinkable he takes his wedge strikes it clean and the ball starts rolling a perfect line straight toward the hole and then it drops dead center larry Mai just chipped in for the win unbelievable the crowd explodes into chaos norman standing there in shock and just like that a local Augusta boy becomes Mast’s champion coming in at number 20 is a moment so perfect so absurdly cinematic it felt like Augusta turned into a Hollywood set it was the final hole of the 2022 Masters rory Mroy and Colin Morawa had both found themselves in the exact same greenside bunker on 18 awkward lie tricky angle Sunday pressure you’d think they’d be playing defense nope rory steps up first he splashes it out and the ball starts tracking rolling curling and then boom it drops hole out birdie the crowd erupts rory throws his club screams to the heavens and sprints out of the bunker like he just won the lottery the crowd’s still buzzing and now it’s Morawa’s turn and everyone’s thinking “There’s no way this happens twice.” But it does morawa hits his shot and it’s deja vu same slope same speed same result another hole out from the same bunker back to back the crowd lost their minds people were jumping like they’d just seen a UFO land on the green grown adults were high-fiving strangers even Rory looked like he couldn’t believe what just happened like did we just break golf two superstars two impossible shots one shared bunker and one unforgettable ending but wait until you hear about what Lewis Heisen did at the 2012 Masters we’re at Augusta National one of golf’s most sacred grounds it’s the final round and Lewis is standing on the second TE ready to take on a par five that’s already tested the nerves of legends he steps up takes a swing and sends the ball soaring down the fairway with his driver it’s a beauty straight powerful and lands perfectly in position setting him up for an approach most players could only dream of and then comes the moment that would go down in history louie is now 253 yards from the hole he pulls out his four iron most players would just hope to get the ball somewhere on the green from this distance but Louie he’s about to do something that only three other players had ever done at the Masters his shot hits the front of the green perfectly and then the ball starts rolling tracking toward the flag and suddenly it disappears into the hole an albatross the rarest score in golf the crowd erupts even the usually stoic Louis can’t help but smile in one incredible moment he just made the first double eagle ever on the second hole at Augusta next number 18 bubba Watson’s 2012 Masters playoff moment oh that’s the stuff legends are made of picture this bubba’s on the 10th hole at Augusta National Sudden death playoff and his T-shot goes wild straight into the trees for most golfers even the greats this is the point where you’re throwing in the towel but Bubba no way he was just getting started he’s standing 164 yards out surrounded by dog woods and pine trees with barely a sliver of the green in sight the ball’s sitting up on pine straw and what does Bubba do he taps into that magic only he’s got instead of playing it safe like everyone’s expecting he starts visualizing this insane hook shot that would make any golfer’s jaw drop even Nick Faldo calling it from the booth is pretty much saying “Yeah no chance.” But Bubba oh Bubba had a plan with his 52° ping wedge in hand he sets up almost perpendicular to the green yeah perpendicular he closes his stance and lets it rip the ball shoots off the pine straw and starts curving so hard it looks like it’s bending the rules of golf itself time feels like it’s standing still as it snakes through the trees and then bam it lands just 15 ft from the pin it was one of those shots that you’ve got to see to believe a simple two putt later Bubba’s wearing his first green jacket leaving everyone completely speechless that moment didn’t just win him the Masters it cemented him as one of golf’s unorthodox geniuses sliding into number 17 and this is a moment that left the entire sports world completely speechless imagine being written off by almost everyone your career seemingly over your body broken and your personal life in shambles no one believes you’ll ever compete at the highest level again then against all odds you step back onto golf’s biggest stage and pull off the most unbelievable comeback in sports history that’s exactly what Tiger Woods did at the 2019 Masters let’s set the scene tiger Woods once untouchable had faced an unimaginable fall from grace four back surgeries personal scandals a DUI arrest in 2017 many thought his career was over but at Augusta National the place where his legacy began Tiger reminded the world why he’s one of the greatest the final round was pure drama as the back nine unfolded it was anyone’s game brooks Kupka Dustin Johnson and Xander Schoffley all made strong charges but Woods with his signature calm under pressure navigated the chaos with a steady hand by the time he tapped in for par on the 18th he had secured a one-shot victory sent his 15th major title and then came the moment no one will ever forget the embrace with his mother the hug with his two kids who had never seen their dad win a major it was impossible not to think back to 1997 when a 21-year-old Tiger celebrated his first M’s win with his late father this wasn’t just a win it was a full circle moment 22 years in the making now number 16 well it was supposed to be his moment greg Norman had been chasing the green jacket for years and in 1996 it finally looked like fate had lined everything up three rounds in he was unstoppable a course record 63 on Thursday a six-shot lead heading into Sunday norman didn’t just have a cushion he had a fortress but Augusta doesn’t care about storylines and Sunday didn’t play favorites it started with a missed putt then a drive into the trees a few more holes passed and suddenly that six shot lead wasn’t so comfortable nick Faldo ever the silent assassin just kept grinding quietly erasing the gap one par one birdie at a time by the time they reached Aean corner something had changed norman’s shoulder slumped his swing lost its edge the man who once walked with swagger now looked like he was just trying to survive then came the back n splash on 12 three putt on 15 the nightmare was in full swing norman shot a 78 and watched a six-shot lead turn into a five shot loss when it was over Faldo didn’t celebrate he felt the intense pain of Norman and walked straight over to him not as a rival but as a fellow human who had just witnessed a man collapse in front of millions he wrapped Norman in a quiet hug and simply said “I don’t know what to say.” Coming in at number 15 it was all going too perfectly that’s the thing about Augusta it doesn’t warn you it just waits rory Mroy was 21 leading wire towire smiling his way through Augusta National like he owned the place after three rounds of near flawless golf he’d built a fourshot cushion heading into Sunday the headlines were basically written “A new king is crowned the future is now the Masters has a new golden boy and for nine holes that dream stayed intact he turned in 37 nothing flashy but still in control but then came the back nine and Augusta did what Augusta does the 10th hole a long bending par4 hit first a wild T-shot led to a triple bogey okay still time but what followed wasn’t just bad golf it was a total nightmare bogey at 11 then disaster at the 12th nerves indecision and a double bogey on one of the shortest holes on the course then his T-shot on 13 wet by the time he walked off that green the lead had vanished the crowd was stunned silent and Mroy looked like a ghost of the player we’d watched for 3 days he carded an 80 the worst round of the day and finished tied for 15th well sometimes golf breaks you before it builds you next number 14 the world of golf changed forever in 1997 when 21-year-old Tiger Woods set the Masters tournament on fire tiger became the youngest player in history to win and not just by a little bit he absolutely crushed the competition with an unbelievable 12-stroke victory let that sink in gentlemen 12 strokes to this day no one’s even come close to that kind of blowout at the Masters he was tearing through that field like he’d been doing it for decades leaving everyone else looking like amateurs golf Digest even called it the dawn of dominance and oh man were they right tiger stormed through all four rounds but the moment that sealed the deal his insane third round 65 going seven under that’s when the rest of the field probably realized “Yeah we’re done here.” By the time the final round rolled around Tiger was untouchable when it was all said and done woods lifted his first ever Mast’s trophy and more importantly he had rewritten golf history by the end of that day and the crazy part the world knew this was just the beginning of something legendary over the next 20 years Tiger didn’t disappoint collecting 15 major titles and sitting right behind the goat himself Jack Nicholas and now we’re with unlucky number 13 it wasn’t supposed to happen not to him not here not like this jordan Speath wasn’t just leading the 2016 Masters he was cruising the defending champ already a two-time major winner at just 22 was halfway through his final round with a five shot lead the green jacket looked like it was already hanging in his locker but then he turned into a corner and Augusta turned on him it started with a bogey on 10 no big deal a little stumble then another on 11 okay starting to wobble but when he stepped onto the tea at 12 that’s when everything shattered his T-shot splash right into Ray’s creek the drop splash again panic creeping in then a flubbed bunker shot then more chaos and just like that Spe wrote down a seven on a hole where most players hit seven irons in less than half an hour the golden boy of golf went from leading by five to trailing by three it didn’t look real people were staring at their TVs blinking like their eyes were playing tricks on them this was supposed to be his moment his back-to-back Masters win the start of a dynasty instead it became the collapse that defined an era what made it so brutal wasn’t just the scorecard carnage it was who it happened to spe was supposed to be untouchable calm unshakable the guy who could walk through fire and come out smiling but Augusta doesn’t care about your resume and on that Sunday it reminded the world no one is safe from Amen Corner here we are with number 12 let me tell you this is Bryson de Shambo at Maximum Bryson fresh off his US Open beatdown and feeling like the Hulk with the driver Bryson walted into Augusta National and said the quiet part way too loud for me Augusta’s a par 67 that’s right not 72 not even 70 67 why because he could hit it so far he figured the par fives were tap-in birdies and even a few par fours weren’t safe he basically told the golf world “This course it’s cute.” Golf fans gasped augusta traditionalists clutched their pearls and the golf gods oh they were listening because what followed wasn’t domination it was a public golf course beatd down bryson looked like a man trying to speedrun Augusta with cheat codes and the game glitched hard he was wild off the tea couldn’t find a fairway to save his life and even lost a ball on hole three in the rough near the fairway like it vanished gone he complained about dizziness he looked confused but Augusta didn’t care that course wiped the confidence right off his face and gave him a big old reality check by the end of it all the man who called it a par 67 didn’t even make the cut he shot 7474 and packed his bags early moral of the story you don’t walk into Augusta trash talk the course and expect it to roll over augusta hears you and if you’re not careful it’ll turn your par 67 into a personal crisis next up number 11 the Masters is known for testing the nerves of even the greatest golfers but in 2016 Ernie L’s faced a nightmare that no golfer could prepare for a moment so surreal it felt like Augusta itself was out to get him it was the very first hole of his round usually a time for setting the tone and finding a rhythm l’s a seasoned veteran with major titles under his belt approached the green with confidence ready to open his tournament on the right foot but then something unusual happened he lined up his putt likely visualizing an easy start but as his putter made contact something felt off his ball rolled toward the hole only to veer just wide surprised but undeterred he set up again expecting a simple tap-in yet the ball missed again and again each attempt seemed to defy him more turning a straightforward putt into a slow motion disaster by the time he finally sank the putt El’s had taken an unthinkable six strokes just to hole out recording a painful 10 on that opening par4 a brutal sight for fans as the dreaded yips seem to grip him in front of Augusta’s quiet watching crowd moral of the story when the yips show up even a champion like Ernie is in for a wild ride all right on to the next number 10 takes us back to the 1989 nightmare of Augusta National scott Hawk had the green jacket within his grasp during a playoff against Nick Faldo on the treacherous 10th hole with Faldo stumbling to a bogey the door was wide open for Scott two putts from 30 ft would secure his first major championship simple enough right not at Augusta scott’s first putt wasn’t ideal leaving him just under 3 ft for the win but it was that second putt less than 3 ft that turned into one of golf’s most infamous moments the pressure of potentially winning the Masters seemed to freeze him in place he studied the putt for what felt like an eternity circling it from every angle like he was analyzing a masterpiece front back side to side if drones existed then he might have gotten an aerial view the longer he stood over it the more daunting that three-footer became finally he took the stroke and in the crulest twist of fate Scott made the ultimate pressure mistake he both played for break and hit it too firmly the ball blasted past the hole rolling 5 ft beyond though he composed himself enough to drain the comebacker and extend the playoff the damage was done his confidence had evaporated on the next hole sensing the moment Faldo struck like a shark smelling blood in the water he buried a 25- ft birdie putt clenching the victory and leaving Scott as yet another tragic what-if at Augusta but wait until you hear about number nine because in 2021 Billy Horchel gave us not one but two moments that had golf purists clutching their pearls at the sacred grounds of Augusta National the Masters Tournament is golf’s equivalent of a black tie dinner everything’s supposed to be proper pristine and perfect well somebody forgot to tell Billy that it started on the seventh hole during the third round horchel clearly frustrated with his play decided his golf bag needed a bit of percussion practice the cameras caught him repeatedly slamming his wedge into his bag with the kind of fury usually reserved for drummers and heavy metal bands but that was just the opening act later in the tournament Horchel found himself facing a shot from the famous Rays Creek on the 13th hole now most players would take their medicine and a penalty drop not Billy he decided to channel his inner creek warrior taking off his shoes and socks rolling up his pristine white pants and waiting in what happened next well let’s just say that Augusta National slopes are slippery when wet down he went creating a moment that instantly went viral and had the golf gods shaking their heads in disbelief coming in at number eight well he was just two holes away that’s it kenny Perry at 48 years old was about to make history as the oldest player to ever win the Masters the crowd was buzzing the commentators were practically writing the headlines and Perry he looked calm collected like a man in total control but then Augusta did what Augusta does on 17 with a short iron in hand perry just needed to hit the green instead he flared it wide right still no big deal right just a simple chip to save par but what followed wasn’t a tour level chip it wasn’t even a Sunday golfer chip he bladed it hard the kind of shot that makes you gasp and pretend you didn’t see it suddenly the wheels were wobbling on 18 needing par to win Perry again came up short another missed green another missed opportunity and just like that we were headed to a playoff but the bleeding didn’t stop there while Angel Cabrera found a way to hang in Perry missed yet another green and this time the dream officially died after the dust settled Perry didn’t make excuses he stood in front of the cameras and said “Great players make it happen and your average players don’t.” brutally honest painfully humble it was a collapse that left golf fans heartbroken stunned and oddly admiring because while Perry didn’t slip on the green jacket he walked away wearing something else respect here we are at number seven just a year after his incredible 2019 Masters victory Tiger Woods returned to Augusta in 2020 but this time he faced a moment that no one especially not a five-time Masters champion could have expected so here’s what happened it was the infamous 12th hole right in the heart of Aean Corner a stretch that has crushed many M’s dreams as Woods lined up his shot Ray’s Creek waited ominously in front almost daring him to take it on he took his swing and the ball drifted left landing straight in the water a mistake but one he could recover from woods reset for his next shot determined to put it behind him but shockingly his ball found the creek again a third attempt same outcome three times in a row Woods watched as his ball plunged into the creek’s magnetic pole with each splash amplifying the tension among fans and broadcasters on his fourth attempt Woods finally cleared the creek only for his ball to find the bunker after a tricky escape from the sand he finally got onto the green but only after eight strokes a couple of putts later he walked off the 12th with a 10 his highest single hole score in Masters history a men corner doesn’t play favorites even Tiger wasn’t safe from its curse that day next number six not every unforgettable blunder at the Masters comes from a player in 2019 a security guard at Augusta National became an accidental star and not for the best reasons the incident took place on the 14th hole a critical point in Tiger Woods’s round as he was making his way out of the trees on the left side of the fairway woods having just nailed an impressive shot was moving along fully in the zone but then the unexpected happened the guard intending to protect Woods from an enthusiastic crowd rushed to hold fans back and accidentally slipped on the damp grass what was supposed to be a quick block turned into a dramatic slide straight toward Woods his foot nearly colliding with one of the world’s most famous golfers in the heat of the moment fans could barely believe what they were witnessing imagine a crunching tackle more suited to soccer than a golf green vinnie Jones himself would have probably given an approving nod to the guard’s unintentional move and let’s not forget the split-second horror as people held their breath hoping the legend wouldn’t get hurt luckily Woods emerged unscathed only needing a moment to shake off the surprise as the guard awkwardly recovered Woods simply got back to business and went on to win the Masters that year looks like that guard’s best save of the day was not injuring Tiger too bad not everyone has that amount of luck which brings us to number five they say Augusta National has a way of exposing your weaknesses but for Sunayyuki Tommy Nakajima it didn’t just expose them it put them on a billboard it was 1978 his very first Masters appearance and Nakajima was doing just fine until he reached the par 513th ray Creek was waiting as it always is quiet still and deadly nakajima’s T-ot wasn’t terrible his second risky and then came the disaster his ball trickled into the water just barely instead of taking a drop he did something bold something brave something that would haunt him forever he waited in and tried to play the shot straight out of the creek and it went exactly how you’re imagining the club slapped the water the ball stayed put a second penalty followed then another before anyone could process what they were witnessing Nakajima had racked up a 13 the worst score in Mast’s history at the time and just when you thought the golf gods might ease up they didn’t a few months later at the British Open on the infamous 17th at St andrews Nakajima found himself trapped in a bunker and took four swings to escape that one hole cost him five strokes and gave birth to a cruel new phrase the sands of Nakajima two legendary courses two unforgettable disasters one brutal year no player ever dreams of being remembered for a meltdown but Nakajima’s double dose of disaster etched his name into golf history in exactly the way he didn’t want coming in at number four which brings us Ed Sneeed at the 1979 Masters who wasn’t so lucky after maintaining a comfortable lead throughout most of the tournament and beginning the final round with a five-stroke advantage Sneeed looked destined to slip on his first green jacket with just three holes to play he still held a three-shot lead simple math says you can bogey every hole and still win right well that’s exactly what Sneeed did and incredibly it wasn’t enough what followed was one of the most agonizing finishes in Mast’s history three straight bogeies each one more painful than the last on the 16th his par putt caught the edge and spun out on 17 same story the ball teased the hole before refusing to drop it was as if the golf gods were playing a cruel joke watching those putts dance around the cup before staying out like they were toying with Sneeed’s dreams by the time he reached the 18th hole you could see the weight of the moment crushing him his final par putt to win the Masters stopped just inches from glory the playoff loss to Fuzzy Zoler that followed was just the final twist of the knife fuzzy becoming the first rookie to win the Masters since Jean Saren in 1935 some say you can still hear Sneed’s size echoing through the Augusta Pines well maybe I’m exaggerating but it really is a wake-up call to remember that in golf no lead is ever truly safe even when simple math tells you otherwise sliding into our top three here we are with CBS broadcaster Gary McCord who learned the hard way that at Augusta National some things are better left unsaid see if the Masters Tournament is golf’s equivalent of a black tie dinner the Augusta National Golf Club is the Royal Palace where tradition reigns supreme and every word spoken is expected to match the prestige of the green jacket itself but in 1994 Gary McCord maybe didn’t know that it started during a late afternoon broadcast mccord was in the booth doing his usual colorful commentary when he spotted an advertisement in a magazine during a commercial break it was for the Golden Door Spa listing various treatments including of all things bikini waxes this gave him an idea for what he thought would be a clever description of Augusta’s notoriously slick greens he said they were so fast they looked like they’d been bikini waxed innocent enough right wrong the members at Augusta National Golf Club were not amused but wait it gets better he then referred to the mounds behind one of the greens as body bags that was the final straw the next thing McCord knew he was persona non gratada at golf’s most prestigious event banned exiled never to return to the Mast’s broadcast booth again all because of a bikini wax reference and some body bags that was a tough crowd and here we are at number two it’s 2018 and Sergio Garcia the defending Mast’s champion stepped onto Augusta’s 15th hole with confidence hoping to carry on the magic from his 2017 victory but in a matter of moments that confidence would crumble and his round would unravel into one of the most jaw-dropping meltdowns Augusta had ever seen a scene so painful that fans couldn’t decide whether to watch or look away so what the heck happened well the 15th hole known as Firethornne is usually a chance for birdies maybe even an eagle but it comes with Augusta’s trademark risks garcia’s first approach shot looked good until it spun back trickling down the slope and plunging into the water frustrated but undeterred Garcia dropped another ball determined to make it count he took his shot and yet again it hit the green only to roll back down and splash into the hazard now visibly rattled he tried a third time then a fourth each time the ball seemed cursed stubbornly finding its way back to the water by the fifth shot it was no longer just frustrating it was painful to watch fans around the green shifted uneasily as one of the best golfers in the world battled a hole that had turned into his worst nightmare finally after five balls had taken the same watery fate Garcia managed to land one safely on the green but by then the damage was done a series of agonizing putts later he tapped in for a staggering 13 on the hole tying the record for the highest single hole score in Mast’s history it wasn’t just a bad hole it was a complete collapse on the very course where he had been a hero just a year earlier now here it is the number one spot on the list and this one has to be the most embarrassing moment in golf history this time it’s Argentine golfer Roberto Devichenzo taking center stage in a story that still stings to this day so here’s the situation davidenzo had just finished an incredible round of 65 putting himself in perfect position for a playoff but his playing partner Tommy Aaron mistakenly marked him down for a par4 on the 17th hole instead of the birdie three that Devachenzo had actually made unaware of the error Devicheno signed his scorecard thereby making the incorrect score official now in golf the rule is clear players are fully responsible for their own scorecards and once you sign it that’s it so signing for a higher score means that score stands as a result Dvichenzo’s official score was recorded as 66 instead of 65 leaving him just one painful stroke behind Bob Goldby who was declared the winner this incident cost Davidenzo a spot in a playoff for the championship when he realized the mistake his reaction was both humble and unforgettable he simply said “What a stupid I am.” Not exactly how you want to remember your 45th birthday oh and now you’re still here we have another great golf video for you right in the middle of the screen enjoy