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Would this hypothetical scenario be the most devastating loss in golf history?
Posted on 4/12/21 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 4/12/21 at 1:30 pm
Imagine this: 2030 U.S. Open. Mickelson has just turned 60 and is one hole away from one of the greatest victories in golf history. Not only would he finally win his first US Open, but he would become the oldest golfer to win a major championship on the PGA Tour, something Tom Watson almost did at the 2009 British Open.
Through the first 54 holes, Mickelson has built an 11-stroke lead. After 71, the margin is down to 5.
On the 72nd hole (a par 4), Mickelson four-putts (including missing a 1-foot putt on stroke 6), resulting in a triple bogey, and Connor Cink (son of Stewart Cink, who beat Tom Watson in the 2009 British Open) eagles the hole to force a playoff, where Cink wins.
This scenario basically combines the following losses into one all-time heartbreak:
-Scott Hoch's missed 2-foot putt that would've won the 1989 Masters
-Greg Norman's final day collapse at the 1996 Masters
-Jean Van de Velde's final hole collapse at the 1999 British Open
-Tom Watson's near miss at the 2009 British Open
-Phil Mickelson constantly finishing 2nd at the U.S. Open, the only major he's never won
Through the first 54 holes, Mickelson has built an 11-stroke lead. After 71, the margin is down to 5.
On the 72nd hole (a par 4), Mickelson four-putts (including missing a 1-foot putt on stroke 6), resulting in a triple bogey, and Connor Cink (son of Stewart Cink, who beat Tom Watson in the 2009 British Open) eagles the hole to force a playoff, where Cink wins.
This scenario basically combines the following losses into one all-time heartbreak:
-Scott Hoch's missed 2-foot putt that would've won the 1989 Masters
-Greg Norman's final day collapse at the 1996 Masters
-Jean Van de Velde's final hole collapse at the 1999 British Open
-Tom Watson's near miss at the 2009 British Open
-Phil Mickelson constantly finishing 2nd at the U.S. Open, the only major he's never won
This post was edited on 4/12/21 at 2:00 pm
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Posted on 4/12/21 at 1:33 pm to karmew32
lol...this is so far-fetched it's not worth playing along.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 1:33 pm to karmew32
And then a plane crashes into the 18th green. That would be just slightly less likely.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 1:53 pm to karmew32
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Connor Cink (son of Stewart Cink, who beat Tom Watson in the 2009 British Open) eagles the hole to force a playoff, where Smith wins.
So Connor Cink makes an eagle to get Cameron Smith into a playoff?
Posted on 4/12/21 at 2:25 pm to karmew32
Phil sniffing another major seems far fetched at this point. If he had a lead in a US Open and blew it again? That would be horrible/awesome to watch.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 2:28 pm to karmew32
Wtf
This post was edited on 4/12/21 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 4/12/21 at 2:47 pm to karmew32
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Would this hypothetical scenario be the most devastating loss in golf history?
That same scenario, except Phil cards an 8 on the 72nd to lose a six shot lead forcing a playoff.
Boom, 1-upped
Posted on 4/12/21 at 3:05 pm to karmew32
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Imagine this: 2030 U.S. Open. Mickelson has just turned 60 and is one hole away from one of the greatest victories in golf history. Not only would he finally win his first US Open, but he would become the oldest golfer to win a major championship on the PGA Tour, something Tom Watson almost did at the 2009 British Open.
Through the first 54 holes, Mickelson has built an 11-stroke lead. After 71, the margin is down to 5.
On the 72nd hole (a par 4), Mickelson four-putts (including missing a 1-foot putt on stroke 6), resulting in a triple bogey, and Connor Cink (son of Stewart Cink, who beat Tom Watson in the 2009 British Open) eagles the hole to force a playoff, where Cink wins.
This scenario basically combines the following losses into one all-time heartbreak:
-Scott Hoch's missed 2-foot putt that would've won the 1989 Masters
-Greg Norman's final day collapse at the 1996 Masters
-Jean Van de Velde's final hole collapse at the 1999 British Open
-Tom Watson's near miss at the 2009 British Open
-Phil Mickelson constantly finishing 2nd at the U.S. Open, the only major he's never won
Posted on 4/12/21 at 3:12 pm to DestrehanTiger
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And then a plane crashes into the 18th green. That would be just slightly less likely.
Sounds like the plot from Happy Gilmore 2
Posted on 4/12/21 at 7:45 pm to karmew32
Johnny Miller once said that he always dreamed of having a 3 shot lead going into the final hole of the US Open, get on the green in regulation and lag his first putt up to tap in range. Then take his 3 wood and rip one over the top of the clubhouse OB, place a ball on the green right from where he just hit his 3 wood, and tap in for double bogey and a 1 shot win. 
Sounded like a dick when he said it, but it would be awesome to watch.
Sounded like a dick when he said it, but it would be awesome to watch.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:35 pm to DestrehanTiger
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And then a plane crashes into the 18th green. That would be just slightly less likely.
Well a tv tower once fell on the 18th green and they made em play on.
Posted on 4/12/21 at 8:56 pm to karmew32
Step away from the keyboard
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