Wednesday, 6 April 2011

Masters Moments - 2005 - Tiger's extraordinary chip

Some golf shots are destined to remain forever in the memory. The 2005 Masters probably won't be remembered for Tiger Woods and Chris Di Marco going head to head in a play-off
Instead, the final day will be remembered for Woods' second at the par-3 16th. Playing out of the rough just off the green, Woods chipped his shot at a right angle away from the pin, using gravity to bring the ball back down the slope towards the hole.
In a moment Hollywood script writers would have been proud of, the ball gradually rolled to the hole until it came to a rest on the edge of the cup.
As everyone around the green held their breath, another quarter roll saw the ball drop from sight - the sponsor's name in view (a huge bonus for the Nike marketing team).
I believe the resulting roar from the gallery was heard around the whole of Georgia!

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