5 Memorable Masters Meltdowns

5 Memorable Masters Meltdowns

5 Memorable Masters Meltdowns

When Tiger Woods appear he'd absence the Masters this week, an aural beef was heard through the golf world. But Woods' absence shouldn't atmosphere the action of golf's aboriginal above -- its history, afterwards all, is blowzy with amazing comebacks, absurd shots and memorable meltdowns.

It's been 5 years aback the endure analgesic collapse at Augusta National, but as a admonition of just what lurks abaft those admirable azaleas, here's a attending at the Top 5 a lot of beauteous meltdowns of the accomplished three decades. While Greg Norman's 1996 adversity was the a lot of complete, the account beneath is in about-face archival order.

2011 - Rory McIlroy

5 Memorable Masters Meltdowns

At the breakable age of 21, McIlroy, who went on to be the No. 1-ranked golfer in the apple for 95 weeks and has won four majors to date, had a collapse that could annihilate a career. Afterwards aperture the 2011 accident with a bogey-free round, he had a 2-stroke advance afterwards Friday and a 4-stroke advance afterwards Saturday. But adversity didn't yield continued to bang on Sunday, the a lot of demanding day of any golf tournament.

McIlroy opened the final annular with a bogey, but captivated on to a 1-shot advance through the foreground nine. But McIlroy's back-nine agenda looked like that of any addle-brain -- it included a bogey, a bifold and a triple, for a net absolute of 43. The triple-bogey 7 on No. 10 was the affliction of it -- he absorbed his tee shots into the cabins lining the larboard ancillary of the hole. Charl Schwartzel won the tournament, while McIlroy accomplished 15th afterwards announcement the affliction annular by any pro who led afterwards three circuit at the Masters.

Just a few months later, McIlroy won his aboriginal above -- an 8-stroke achievement over Jason Day at the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club. He aswell went on to win two PGA Championships (2012, 2014) and the British Open (2014). But alas, his best accomplishment in Augusta was fourth in 2015.

1996 - Greg Norman

5 Memorable Masters Meltdowns

Widely admired as the better accident not alone at the Masters, but in any above golf tournament, Norman’s about-face of fate on a attractive April day 30 years ago was aching to watch. Six shots advanced of Nick Faldo entering Sunday, the Abundant White Shark drowned himself in bogeys -- of both the individual and bifold variety. The attempt that absolutely abject Norman’s hopes came in the average of the acclaimed "Amen Corner," on No. 12, if his 7-iron tee attempt over Rae’s Creek formed down the acropolis into the water. Norman double-bogeyed to abatement abaft and never recovered. He plunked a attempt on No. 16 into the baptize to cap his humiliation.

Faldo won by 5 strokes, cutting a 67 to best Norman’s abhorrent 78.

The accident was not Norman's aboriginal at Augusta -- 10 years prior, he entered the aback nine on Sunday angry with Seve Ballesteros for the advance afore double-bogeying No. 10. Norman didn't say die, though, and birdied four afterwards holes to tie for the advance traveling into No. 18. But he absent a par putt and had to achieve for additional to Jack Nicklaus.

The Shark won alone two majors -- the 1986 and 1993 British Opens -- during a pro career that spanned decades. He accomplished additional three times at the Masters (1986, 1987, 1996), alert at the U.S. Open (1984, 1995) and alert at the PGA Championship (1986, 1993).

1990 - Raymond Floyd

5 Memorable Masters Meltdowns

Twenty-nine years into his able career and with a Masters (1976) achievement to his credit, Floyd accept to accept acquainted appealing acceptable about his affairs of acceptable a additional blooming anorak in 1990. Unlike abounding added Masters meltdowns, Floyd's ultimate accident was just as abundant about Nick Faldo’s abundant play as his own mistakes. Floyd captivated a 4-stroke advance with six holes to play if he bogeyed No. 17. That in and of itself wasn't abundant to lose the clash -- while Floyd was befitting his arch down mostly authoritative pars, Faldo bent blaze and birdied three of the final six holes to force a playoff.

Mentally spent, Floyd absent his focus, and the tournament, if he put his 7-iron into the pond next the 11th blooming on the additional playoff hole. Faldo parred and won.

The alone above Floyd didn't win during his career was the U.S. Open.

1989 - Scott Hoch

5 Memorable Masters Meltdowns

They don't alarm him Scott Choke for nothing. The 1989 Masters was Hoch's best attempt at acceptable a above but afterwards missing a two-foot putt on the aboriginal playoff hole, that befalling was gone. Unlike abounding others who broiled down on the final day, Hoch did not access Sunday with the lead. In fact, he was four acclamation abaft Ben Crenshaw and played lights out on the aback nine, closing the gap to the point area he bare pars on Nos. 17 and 18 to win outright.

But Hoch told Golf.com that the wet acclimate and a fan shouting to him amid Nos. 16 and 17 bankrupt his concentration. Instead of two pars, Hoch hit one too abounding club on 17 and concluded bogey-par, banishment a playoff with ... you estimated it, Nick Faldo!

On the aboriginal playoff hole, Faldo bogeyed. Hoch formed his aboriginal putt (25-foot acclivous effort) accomplished the aperture and absent that abominable two-foot decline acknowledgment afore biconcave his third putt aswell for a bogey. On the next hole, Faldo drained a 25-footer for baboon and the win while Hoch put his access appropriate of the blooming and wasn't able to get up-and-down.

1985 - Curtis Strange

5 Memorable Masters Meltdowns

Realistically, Aberrant never should accept even been in altercation to win this Masters. His opening-round 80 was awful abundant that he absolutely shouldn’t accept even fabricated the cut. But with a 65 on Friday, Aberrant did accomplish the cut and a 68 on Saturday put him in contention. He played a bogey-free foreground nine, but things got, uh, strange, as the day wore on.

Strange opened the aback nine with a bogey, but got the achievement aback with a baboon on the par-3 12th. That was the end of acceptable things happening. Aberrant entered the 13th aperture with a three-shot lead, but chose a disciplinarian off the tee that landed him in Rae's Creek. Two holes later, on the par-5 15th, Aberrant put addition brawl in the baptize and ultimately played the final three holes at 3-over. He accomplished in a three-way tie for second, two shots abaft champ Bernhard Langer.

That accomplishment was Strange's best at a Masters. He won two majors during his career -- U.S. Opens in 1988 and 1989.

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