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TIGER'S BUNKER SHOT ONE OF THE BEST

By Mark Garrod, PA Sport Golf Correspondent, in Minnesota

Tiger Woods' dramatic 202-yard three-iron from a fairway bunker on the 18th at the US PGA championship today has to rank amongst the greatest shots ever seen in golf.

How they rank will always be a matter of huge debate, but here, PA Sport highlights some other candidates:

1926 Open, Royal Lytham: Bobby Jones is in a sandy waste area just left of the 17th fairway and amazes everybody watching by hitting a mashie onto the green. A plaque marks the spot.

1949 Open, Sandwich: Ireland's Harry Bradshaw hits a shot out of a broken beer bottle, but lost a play-off to Bobby Locke.

1950 US Open, Merion: Ben Hogan drills a one-iron onto the final green and wins a play-off against Lloyd Mangrum and George Fazio - after being crippled in a car crash and missing all four majors the previous year.

1961 Open, Royal Birkdale: Arnold Palmer uses all his strength to hit a six-iron out of a bush onto the green at the 16th hole. A plaque has been placed there too.

1972 US Open, Pebble Beach: Jack Nicklaus hits a one-iron at the short 17th and added the title to the Masters he won two months earlier.

1976 Open, Royal Birkdale: A 19-year-old Seve Ballesteros bump-and-runs a chip between the bunkers on the last to finish second.

1982 US Open, Pebble Beach: Tom Watson chips in from thick rough at the 17th to deny Nicklaus another win on the course.

1983 Ryder Cup, PGA National, Florida: Ballesteros hits a three-wood out of a fairway bunker on the last onto the green at the par five and halves with Fuzzy Zoeller

1987 Masters, Augusta: Larry Mize holes a chip-and-run to beat Greg Norman in a play-off

1988 Masters, Augusta: Sandy Lyle hits a seven-iron from the fairway bunker at the last and birdies to beat Mark Calcavecchia by one.

1993 European Masters, Switzerland: Ballesteros is directly behind a swimming pool wall, but hits a pitching wedge over the wall and between overhanging branches to the fringe of the last green and chips in for birdie.

1999 US PGA, Medinah: Sergio Garcia drives to the base of a tree, but closes his eyes as he smashes at it with a six-iron and finds the green.

2000 Canadian Open, Glen Abbey: Woods is in a fairway bunker at the par five last and hits a 218-yard six-iron over water onto the green to birdie and beat Grant Waite by one.

2002 US PGA, Hazeltine: Woods is in the edge of a bunker on the final hole of his second round, has trees between him and the green, but hits a 202-yard three-iron to 12 feet and makes the putt for birdie.

 
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