Golf
The greatest moments in golf.
8 moments in this segment.
- — Nicklaus Wins the 1986 Masters. April 13, 1986. At 46, Jack Nicklaus charges through the back nine to win his sixth green jacket — the oldest Masters champion.
- — Mickelson’s First Major. April 11, 2004. Phil Mickelson rolls in an 18-footer on the last and leaps — finally a major champion after years of near-misses.
- — Tiger’s Chip on 16 — 2005 Masters. April 10, 2005. Tiger’s chip on the 16th hangs on the lip — Nike logo facing the camera — then drops. He goes on to win.
- — Tiger Wins on a Broken Leg. June 16, 2008. Tiger Woods sinks a birdie putt to force a playoff and wins the US Open on a fractured leg and torn ACL.
- — Tom Watson Nearly Wins at 59. July 19, 2009. A 59-year-old Tom Watson stands on the 72nd hole one putt from the Claret Jug before an agonizing playoff loss — sport’s great near-miss.
- — Miracle at Medinah. September 30, 2012. Europe rallies from 10-6 down on the final day to win the Ryder Cup — the greatest comeback in the event’s history.
- — Watson’s Chip at Pebble Beach. June 20, 1982. Tom Watson holes a near-impossible chip on the 17th to beat Nicklaus and win the US Open.
- — Tiger Woods Wins the Masters. April 14, 2019. Tiger Woods wins his 5th Masters and 15th major — 11 years after his last. The hug with his children behind the 18th green became the most-shared Masters photograph in history.
