Golf Channel celebrates its 18th birthday by looking at 18 defining moments over the last 18 yeas.
Golf Channel celebrates its 18th birthday by looking at 18 defining moments over the last 18 yeas.
Proving the 1991 PGA Championship was not a fluke, John Daly won the ’95 Open Championship at St. Andrews in a playoff over Costantino Rocca. (Getty Images)
Norman led Faldo by six shots entering the final round of the 1996 Masters, but shot 78 to Faldo’s 67 and failed to win his first green jacket. (Getty Images)
Woods set the tone for his career with a record-breaking and historic 12-stroke victory in the 1997 Masters. (Getty Images)
Pak set the stage for future South Korean players by winning the second major of her rookie LPGA season at the ’98 Women’s Open in a 20-hole playoff over Jenny Chuasiriporn. (Getty Images)
Duval fired the lowest final round in PGA Tour history, shooting 59 to capture the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic on his way to the world No. 1 ranking. (Getty Images)
Stewart birdied the 72nd hole to defeat Phil Mickelson and win the ’99 U.S. Open at Pinehurst for his third-career major victory. He died in a plane accident four months later. (Getty Images)
Van de Velde led by three shots on the 72nd hole at Carnoustie, but a comedy of errors led to a triple bogey. He lost in a playoff to Paul Lawrie. (Getty Images)
The U.S. trailed by four points entering the final day of the 1999 Ryder Cup at Brookline, but highlighted by Justin Leonard’s 45-foot birdie on the 17th hole Sunday, rallied to win, 14 1/2 to 13 1/2. (Getty Imgages)
In the most dominating major performance of all-time, Woods won the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by 15 shots. (Getty Images)
Woods completed the ‘Tiger Slam’ winning the 2001 Masters for his fourth consecutive major triumph. (Getty Images)
Maritn, who suffers from a birth defect in his right leg, successfully sued the PGA Tour in 2001 - in a case that reached the U.S. Supreme Court - to use a cart during competition. (Getty Images)
Sorenstam became the first female since 1945 to compete on the PGA Tour, shooting 71-74 to miss the cut at the 2003 Bank of America Colonial. (Getty Images)
Mickelson ended an 0-for-46 mark in the majors by birdieing the 72nd hole to win the 2004 Masters Tournament. (Getty Images)
With a double stress fracture in his left tibia and a knee that would soon need arthroscopic surgery, Woods won his 14th major at Torrey Pines in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate. (Getty Images)
Watson, at age 59, nearly became the oldest player to win a major, but bogeyed the final hole at Turnberry and lost in a playoff to Stewart Cink. (Getty Images)
Woods’ life and career took a shocking turn on Nov. 25, 2009, when a car crash eventually opened the door to the discovery of numerous infidelities. (Getty Images)
After defending its membership policies regarding women for years, Augusta National extended membership to Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore in August 2012. (AP Images)
Trailing by four points on the final day at Medinah, Europe rekindled memories of Brookline in ’99 by routing the U.S. in Sunday singles to win, 14 1/2 to 13 1/2. (Getty Images)