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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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American Express: Jack Nicklaus and Gerald Ford back when it was the Bob Hope
circa 1980: American golfer Jack Nicklaus and former US president Gerald Ford at the Bob Hope Classic Golf Tournament on Pebble Beach, California. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) /

Jack Nicklaus, 1975, 16th Hole

In a final-round shootout with Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf, Jack Nicklaus needed something special to happen. He hit his tee shot on the par-3 16th hole about 40 feet below the hole. On the green, but not in an ideal location in which to make birdie.

But, as he proved over the years, Nicklaus is not most players. He lined up the putt, gave it a solid stroke, then watched it go into the hole. This set off a rare emotional celebration from the Golden Bear, who would go on to win the event for the fifth time.

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