Images from some of golf’s biggest meltdowns in major championships.
Images from some of golf’s biggest meltdowns in major championships.
Norman had a six-shot lead entering the final round at Augusta, but closed in 78 and lost to Nick Faldo. (Getty Images)
Bjorn had a three-stroke lead with four holes to play but finished bogey-double bogey-bogey-par to lose by one to Ben Curtis. (Getty Images)
Sanders missed a 3-foot putt on the final hole to win at St. Andrews, and then lost in a playoff to Jack Nicklaus. (Getty Images)
Hoch missed an 18-inch putt on the first extra hole to win at Augusta National, and then lost on the next playoff hole to Nick Faldo. (Getty Images)
Seeking his third U.S. Open title in five years, Goosen led by three shots entering the final round at Pinehurst. He closed in 11-over 81, however, to finish T-11. (Getty Images)
Mickelson needed par on the 72nd hole to win his first U.S. Open title, but he blew his tee shot into corporate tents and finished with a double bogey to lose by one to Geoff Ogilvy. (Getty Images)
The Frenchman led by three shots on the final hole, but a comedy of errors led to triple bogey. He lost in a three-way playoff to Paul Lawrie. (Getty Images)
Palmer led by seven shots with nine holes to play at The Olympic Club. He shot 39 on the back nine to Billy Casper’s 32 and eventually lost to Capser (69-73) in a Monday playoff. (Getty Images)
Perry led by two shots with two holes to play at Augusta National, but finished bogey-bogey and lost to Angel Cabrera in a three-way playoff. (Getty Images)
Johnson, a two-time winner of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, led by three shots after 54 holes at this Pebble Open. Things went awry quickly on Sunday, though, with a triple at the second and double at the third. He shot 82 and finished T-8. (Getty Images)
Like Johnson at the U.S. Open that year, Watney led by three entering the final round. And like DJ, he blew up quickly on Sunday. Watney shot 81 to finish T-18. (Getty Images)
McIlroy led by four shots through 54 holes at Augusta National and still had the lead entering the back nine. But he triple bogeyed the 10th and doubled the 12th en route to an 80 and tie for 15th. (Getty Images)
Dufner led by five with three holes to play at Atlanta Athletic Club, but squandered it all and lost to Keegan Bradley in a playoff. (Getty Images)
Adam Scott led by four with four holes to play at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, but bogeyed each remaining hole and lost by one to Ernie Els. (Getty Images)
Sneed bogeyed his final three holes to fall into a playoff at Augusta National, which he lost to first-timer Fuzzy Zoeller. (Getty Images)