{"id":719,"date":"2015-04-09T17:01:20","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T17:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.golfballs.com\/?p=719"},"modified":"2025-02-17T10:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T16:58:27","slug":"top-10-moments-of-masters-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/top-10-moments-of-masters-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Moments of Masters Past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>81 years ago, the first Masters teed off beneath the pines at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Since then, the Masters has been home to some of the greatest sports moments of all time. With the first round of the 2015 Masters kicking off, we decided to put together a list of our top ten favorite moments of Masters past.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10. Larry Mize\u2019s Amazing Chip<\/strong> \u2013 The 1987 Masters was a rough one for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.golfballs.com\/Brand-Store\/Greg-Norman-Golf.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=top10mastersmoments4915&amp;utm_content=gregnormanbrandstore&amp;t=blog\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Norman<\/a>. His excruciatingly close putt on the 18<sup>th<\/sup> during the final round opened up the door for Larry Mize to post a birdie, forcing a three-way playoff. Mize went on to sink a miracle 140-foot chip shot in sudden-death play, winning the Masters.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NvQa4fbETKU\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"video\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. Scott Hoch Buckles Under Playoff Pressure<\/strong> \u2013 The 10<sup>th<\/sup> hole of the 1989 Masters is one Scott Hoch will never forget. What should have been a simple putt just two feet from the hole during a final-round playoff turned into a missed opportunity, allowing Nick Faldo to post his first Masters win.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v-QNKZr2leg\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"video\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. Greg Norman\u2019s Collapse in 1996<\/strong> \u2013 Speaking of Nick Faldo, the pro-golfing Englishman has a way with stealing away dreams of green jackets from other players. It was the 1996 Masters where Faldo \u2013 following a cringe-worthy implosion by Greg Norman \u2013 went on to win his third Masters title.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WHh5ODSbWgw\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"video\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>7. Ben Crenshaw Overcomes Heartache For The Win<\/strong> \u2013 Mourning the loss of his coach and mentor Harvey Penick, who had passed away the Sunday before the Masters was set to begin, Crenshaw won the major tournament for the first person to put a golf club in his hands, charging through the 1995 Masters in true resolute form.<\/p>\n<p><center><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/player.espn.com\/player.js?playerBrandingId=4ef8000cbaf34c1687a7d9a26fe0e89e&amp;adSetCode=91cDU6NuXTGKz3OdjOxFdAgJVtQcKJnI&amp;pcode=1kNG061cgaoolOncv54OAO1ceO-I&amp;width=800&amp;height=450&amp;externalId=espn:4012518&amp;thruParam_espn-ui[autoPlay]=false&amp;thruParam_espn-ui[playRelatedExternally]=true\"><\/script><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. Tiger\u2019s First Masters Win<\/strong> \u2013 1997 would mark the year that Tiger Woods took home his first of many green jackets, as well as several broken records. The 21-year-old golf pro became the youngest ever champion to win the Masters, posting the lowest ever 72-hole score, all while winning by the largest margin of victory of 12 shots under his closest competitor, Tom Kite.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FJM3iOvoVLQ\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"video\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Louis Oosthuizen\u2019s Double Eagle<\/strong> \u2013 The 2012 Masters would be one for the record books, as Louis Oosthuizen sank an amazing second shot on the second hole of Augusta National, marking the first-ever double eagle on Pink Dogwood from 253 yards out \u2013 the longest double-eagle shot in Masters history.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gHyucbGtX_Y\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"video\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Mickelson Finally Takes Home The Green Jacket<\/strong> \u2013 Phil Mickelson\u2019s long-awaited first major win would come at one of the pro golfer\u2019s most beloved courses during the 2004 Masters tournament. Despite his excellent record and phenomenal performances, Lefty had been winless in his previous 46 major starts, making his 2004 achievement long overdue. \u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nCFZdFuyQdw<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nCFZdFuyQdw\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"video\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Tiger Woods\u2019 4<sup>th<\/sup> Consecutive Major<\/strong> \u2013 4 majors, 4 consecutive titles. There\u2019s a first time for everything, and Tiger Woods has never been hesitant to break a few records throughout the course of his career. The 2001 Masters marked the site of the golf legend\u2019s major achievement, having won four majors in a row. What would later be dubbed, \u201cThe Tiger Slam,\u201d the accomplishment is arguably one of the greatest in the history of the game.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MPWiWH5sFA4\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"video\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Jack Nicklaus Secures His Last Green Jacket<\/strong> \u2013 The 1986 Masters would be remembered as the major where one of golf\u2019s greatest players came from behind, defied age and beat the odds for one last Masters victory. Jack Nicklaus won his 6<sup>th<\/sup> and final green jacket at the ripe old age of 46. His birdie on the 17th hole was one of the Golden Bear\u2019s most memorable moments at Augusta.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AaxFB7ORhao\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"video\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Tiger\u2019s Amazing Birdie on the 16<sup>th<\/sup> Hole<\/strong> \u2013 Our favorite Masters moment takes us back to the 16<sup>th<\/sup> hole at Augusta National in 2005, where Chris DiMarco was giving Tiger Woods a serious run for his money. Nothing short of an incredible performance would beat DiMarco, and Tiger certainly didn&#8217;t disappoint, sinking a nail-biting, slow-rolling chip shot from the fringe of the 16<sup>th<\/sup> green to birdie the hole. It\u2019s one of the most surreal moments from the Masters that resonates across the entire world of professional sports, and is easily one of the best pro sports clips of this century.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IkVDrULXH7c\" height=\"450\" width=\"800\" allowfullscreen=\"\" style=\"border: none;\" title=\"video\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Masters has long been a tournament where the best golfers in the world come together for a shot at greatness under the Georgia pines, where true grit is tested, and where legendary golfers are made. Hopefully the 2015 Masters will have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.golfballs.com\/Golf-Balls\/Catalog.html?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=top10mastersmoments4915&amp;utm_content=balls&amp;t=blog\" target=\"_blank\">golf balls<\/a> flying\u00a0 far and fast, and force us to make some revisions to next year\u2019s \u201cTop 10 Masters Moments\u201d list. Until next time, we\u2019ll be watching.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>81 years ago, the first Masters teed off beneath the pines at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. Since then, the Masters has been home to some of the greatest sports moments of all&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4559,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[48,194],"tags":[195,22,201,200,83,198,202,38,199,18,39],"class_list":["post-719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-golf","category-pga-tour-2","tag-2015-the-masters","tag-augusta-national","tag-ben-crenshaw","tag-greg-norman","tag-jack-nicklaus","tag-larry-mize","tag-louis-oosthuizen","tag-phil-mickelson","tag-scott-hoch","tag-the-masters","tag-tiger-woods"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=719"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4512,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/719\/revisions\/4512"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}