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The High Noon at Troon is the numero uno, for obvious reason anything else would be treason.

 

Apart from that I have three distinct favourites amongst the ones I actually saw as they were played (Jack 86 would have been a favourite of course but Masters was not easy to see in scandinavia those days) :

 

1. Tom Watson 1983 at Birkdale. I was in England for a short holiday the time, BBC had coverage and I had just started to get seriously hooked with golf (started playing late 81), and it was the first time I got to see the very best. Watson had 200 meters left on 18 and had to get it in the hole in three to win. He hit a long iron, straight as a whistle that landed in about 6 feet. "now thats a stroke of a champion" the british commentator said and I got goosebumps all over, I realized how damned good those players were.

 

2. Tom Watson 2009 at Turnberrry. Another approach shot by Tom to another 72th. A lot of guys had hit the approach too long and all got tricky chips. Tom Watson walks up to his ball, and I was thinking - Tom, you do have the experience, you will not hit it too long, will you? Not-too-long!

 

3. Merion 2013. I will not mention any player, because the course was the winner. So not-Pinehurst. So not-Firestone. Wonderful holes that followed the natures dwindlings, perfect venue for a classic US Open. That Rose won, a class guy, hitting it from virtually the same place as Hogan on 18 didn't make it worse. It was like coming back to a Wodehouse golf story or a Bobby Jones film. A class act.

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Tom Watson 2009 Open - the only time I have ever cried watching golf- I wanted it for him sooo bad!

 

Hard to beat Tiger's - I wasn't alive to watch Hogan in 1953 or Hogan's 1950 US Open victory, but I imagine it would be right there in the pack.

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2002 PGA - Rich Beem

2003 Masters - Mike Weir

2003 Open - Ben Curtis

2003 PGA - Shaun Micheel

2004 Open - Todd Hamilton

2005 US Open - Michael Campbell

2006 US Open- Geoff Olgilvy

 

Realistically, this stretch of champions from 2002-2006 will be looked back upon as the golden age of major championship golf

 

That is funny. I hate to say this but I get upset when someone wins a major and you just know they won't win another. Minus Olgivy those guys had zero chance of winning another. I shouldn't say this but it's a waste of history.

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1996 Masters...Norman's meltdown, and Faldo's "Iceman" was absolutely riveting, and stomach churning.

 

2008 US Open...Tiger winning on one leg, two eagles on Saturday, must make putts etc...

 

1995 British Open...Daly wins out of nowhere, Rocca's chunk and bomb on 18.

 

2013 Masters...I had Cabrera at 80-1, and was able to hedge in playoff...ka-ching!

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I got into golf hard around 93. I was 14 or so. The reason?

 

It wasn't the 92 Master's, though I loved to watch Couples swing back in the day.

 

It was the US Open at Pebble. Tom Kite battling away for a 72 with Montgomerie in the house licking his chops.

 

Most of my other favorites have been mentioned already, so I will mention a couple more obscure ones:

 

The 93 US Open, Janzen over Stewart... The chip in on 12 I think. Boring course, but just a great, unsung, duel. Plus Janzen was gaming the sweet Founders 200 series.

 

Norman at Royal St. George's later that year was also great... Strong leader board and to close with a 64. And just about everyone rocking wood woods. Those were the days.

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I got into golf hard around 93. I was 14 or so. The reason?

 

It wasn't the 92 Master's, though I loved to watch Couples swing back in the day.

 

It was the US Open at Pebble. Tom Kite battling away for a 72 with Montgomerie in the house licking his chops.

 

Most of my other favorites have been mentioned already, so I will mention a couple more obscure ones:

 

The 93 US Open, Janzen over Stewart... The chip in on 12 I think. Boring course, but just a great, unsung, duel. Plus Janzen was gaming the sweet Founders 200 series.

 

Norman at Royal St. George's later that year was also great... Strong leader board and to close with a 64. And just about everyone rocking wood woods. Those were the days.

Tom kite....that was a great victory at pebble beach. After all the close calls finally got a major in quite possibly the worse us open conditions the open has seen....almost unplayable but he chipped in holed massive puts and played brilliant stuff!

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