It was not Sandy Lyle's sweaty armpits or jaunty little jig after holing a tricky winning 10ft putt on the 18th in 1988 that sticks most in my memory - although unforgettable.
The magic moment came a few minutes before when Lyle played the fairway bunker shot of all time fairway bunker shots. It was a perfect 7-iron that flew over the pin, sat down and gradually rolled back to the hole as if the cup was drawing the ball towards it with a magnet.
The following birdie putt was enough to secure a one-stroke victory over Mark Calcavecchia. Cue the jaunty jig!
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