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Top 10 Masters Meltdowns
Golf's biggest tournament has had no shortage of spectacular performances but also its fair share of big-time collapses. As this year's quest for the Green Jacket begins, TIME.com looks at the most memorable mishaps in Masters history
by Sean Gregory
Shark Tank, 1996
Aussie Greg Norman, nicknamed "The Shark," is no stranger to meltdowns in the majors. But his near legendary lowest point came at the '96 Masters, when he shot a dreadful 78, six over par, in the final round, relinquishing a six-stroke lead to Nick Faldo, who finished with a brilliant 67. In the process Norman, then the top-ranked player in the world, blew the biggest final round lead in a major ever. Norman struggled from the start, pulling his drive into the trees on the first hole; he butchered chips, fidgeted before shots, and in trying to make up a two stroke deficit with three holes to go, found the pond on 16 and finished with a double bogey. "I screwed up," he said afterwards. "It's all on me."
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