Six of the best shots in PGA Championship history
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Hot Swings
It may be more sauna than golf tournament, but the last major of the year can still generate some serious heat of its own. A look at six of the best shots in PGA Championship history.
No. 6 Jack Nicklaus
Golden Bear 1, Green Monster 0
1975 PGA Championship
Firestone C.C., Akron, Ohio
Locked in the jaws of the "Green Monster" — Firestone's par-5, 625-yard 16th — Nicklaus nearly threw away a four-stroke third-round lead with a lousy drive, a drop, and a third shot that found the wrong side of a tree. But the Bear calmly nailed a hard 9-iron over both the tree and the pond — and stopped it 30 feet from the cup. Said Nicklaus, "Just your routine miracle par."
Hot Swings
It may be more sauna than golf tournament, but the last major of the year can still generate some serious heat of its own. A look at six of the best shots in PGA Championship history.
No. 6 Jack Nicklaus
Golden Bear 1, Green Monster 0
1975 PGA Championship
Firestone C.C., Akron, Ohio
Locked in the jaws of the "Green Monster" — Firestone's par-5, 625-yard 16th — Nicklaus nearly threw away a four-stroke third-round lead with a lousy drive, a drop, and a third shot that found the wrong side of a tree. But the Bear calmly nailed a hard 9-iron over both the tree and the pond — and stopped it 30 feet from the cup. Said Nicklaus, "Just your routine miracle par."
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