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The Masters: Greatest Shots in Tournament History

By Tim Letcher

14 JUN 1994: JACK NICKLAUS AND ARNOLD PALMER WAIT ON THE FIRST TEE PRIOR TO THEIR PRACTICE ROUND FOR THE U.S. OPEN AT OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB IN OAKMONT, PENNSYLVANIA Mandatory Credit: Gary Newkirk/ALLSPORT
14 JUN 1994: JACK NICKLAUS AND ARNOLD PALMER WAIT ON THE FIRST TEE PRIOR TO THEIR PRACTICE ROUND FOR THE U.S. OPEN AT OAKMONT COUNTRY CLUB IN OAKMONT, PENNSYLVANIA Mandatory Credit: Gary Newkirk/ALLSPORT /
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – MARCH 02: Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa hits his tee shot on the third hole during the second round of the Honda Classic at PGA National on March 2, 2012 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – MARCH 02: Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa hits his tee shot on the third hole during the second round of the Honda Classic at PGA National on March 2, 2012 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

Louis Oosthuizen, 2012, 2nd Hole

Only two players in Masters history have ever recorded an albatross, or a double eagle. Playing the second hole in the final round of the 2012 Masters, Oosthuizen hit a four-iron from 253 yards out. The shot hit on the front part of the green, then rolled nearly 80 feet before trickling over the edge of the cup and into the hole.

It was the first career albatross for the South African, who was wearing a Masters green polo shirt, and it propelled him into the lead early on Sunday. Oosthuizen would be tied for the lead after Sunday’s round, but would lose to Bubba Watson in a playoff after Watson hit an amazing shot of his own.

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