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Larry Mize, Masters, Augusta National


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1987
Larry Mize vs. Greg Norman
285-285*
(Won playoff at second hole)

Upstart Larry Mize may have been the hometown favorite, but he was the huge underdog in a three-way playoff. After Seve Ballesteros dropped out early, it fell to Greg Norman to burst Mize's bubble. Instead, it was Mize who popped the champagne corks. At the second playoff hole, Mize flared an awful 5-iron approach 45 yards to the right of the 11th hole, then chose sand wedge for his third shot. He bumped it a yard short of the green and watched it track towards the hole — and drop in. Elated, Mize vaulted skyward, arms extended, making for one of golf's most memorable images.

Credit: James Drake/SI

 

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