Ian Baker Finch was already in a freefall toward oblivion. Since winning the 1991 British Open, he'd been winless and in his most recent 27 starts he had missed 23 cuts and withdrawn twice after 80-plus opening rounds. Now it was the 1995 British Open and he stood on the first tee at St. Andrews waiting to start the opening round. While his playing partner, Arnold Palmer, stood watching, Baker Finch snap hooked his driver so badly that the ball crossed the parallel 18th fairway and went out of bounds. It is perhaps the worst shot in golf history, and 18 months later Baker Finch's career was over.