The Making of a Major
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CREDIT: Scott Olson/Reuters
1999 STUMPED!
Medinah Country Club,
Medinah, Ill.
Winner: Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods triumphed, but this PGA is remembered for one of the wildest recovery shots in major history. On the 16th hole in the final round, the drive of 19-year-old Sergio Garcia landed 189 yards from the green in exposed roots behind a massive tree. Instead of chipping safely to the fairway, he shut his eyes at impact and slashed the ball out with a banana slice. Hot damn! The ball rocketed onto the green about 60 feet from the hole as the young Spaniard bounded up the fairway. Woods took the title but Garcia's shot stole the thunder.


