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Originally Posted by John_W
When you're on the green putting, there's always the chance the putt will go in. I think his most exciting shot was 2005 at the Masters with a one stroke lead, and during the final round 16th hole par 3, when he chipped in from off the back of the green. He was aiming for an old ball mark that was hardly visible and had 20' of slope before going in.
His greatest shot, and I also saw this one live, was the 72nd hole of the 2000 Canadian open with a one shot lead and the challenger Grante Waite lying 2 on the side of the green. Tiger on the par 5, 18th hole in a fairway bunker he hit a 6 iron from wet sand 218 yards across the lake to about 15' from the pin.
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Those were both great but he's had so many that it's impossible to call one the greatest.
I was fortunate to witness one in person that was kind of meaningless. On day 2 of the 1999 Ryder Cup I was standing against the ropes of the 12th tee with my two sons waiting to get a close up view of Tiger. His group was coming up next and I could see them coming down the 11th hole. Tiger wasn't with them. Then I noticed two people in the woods about 200 yards off the tee. It was Tiger and Steve. He evidently had hit a pull off the tee that caught the trees and left him 240 yards from the green with no straight line to the target. I suddenly saw the flash of club in the backswing then saw his ball heading straight toward us. It began to hook and flew over the pond in front of the tiny green and landed about 20 feet from the hole. He missed the putt and the hole was halved. The thing was that his target was almost 90 degrees from where he had to start the ball and he hit it off of dirt.
After he had gone through the 12th hole, we walked up the 11th and found the spot that he had hit from. The mark in the dirt was still fresh. I couldn't believe my eyes. He was in jail. I've seen a lot of golf shots in my life, but that was the most amazing thing I've ever seen.
To top it off, Steve gave the ball to my son.