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Tags: He said that no greater test than coming to the golf tee 18 need only to make par to win a major championship. During the 1999 Open at Carnoustie Golf Links, Jean Van de Velde played nearly error-free golf over the first 71 holes. Be the first French try to win British Open since 1907, I was on the 18th tee with a three shot lead.

Carnoustie Hole number 18 is one of the most difficult finishing holes in all of golf. For the last rotation, the number of 18 (nicknamed the “Home”) had a 475 yard par 4. Barry Burn snakes through the hole affects every month. Shares directly in front of the green creating a major obstacle for shot 2.

While it’s easy to second guess decisions one after the fact, most experts agree Van de Velde That decision that day will go down as one of the biggest blunders in history courses.

In a three-shot lead Van de Velde needed just to make double bogey 6 raising the claret jug. First decision was to hit driver off the tee. So far, the TV commentators do not believe I was playing safe by pressing iron off the tee to avoid the Barry Burn. Tags: Van de Velde While not overlook Barry Burn, his tee shot is so as to leave him about 200 yards to green. Most agree that the smart play is set out in front of the Barry Burn, easy pitch to hit green, then needed three putts to win. Van de Velde chose to go for the green with a 2-iron. I pushed his shot right of the green when the ball bounced off the grandstand struck some rocks in the Barry Burn and went into deep rough on the other side of the fire.

From terrible lie, Van de Velde dumped his third shot into the water. After a penalty and drop, I hit the bottom of the ball in and plopped into the sand trap. Somehow keeping his composure, Van de Velde was able to get up and down from the trap, sinking six-footer to get into a playoff with Paul Lawrie and Justin Leonard.

But by then the damage is done. Paul Lawrie won the four playoff hole by three strokes to Be British Open champion. For Jean Van de Velde is a chance to win answered one of golf’s majors, to win a tournament I was seemingly in hand reputation on the 18th tee.

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