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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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12th May 1928: British Open Golf championship, Gene Sarazen (1902 – ) driving. First golfer to win all four major championships (British Open, American Open, Masters, US PGA) (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
12th May 1928: British Open Golf championship, Gene Sarazen (1902 – ) driving. First golfer to win all four major championships (British Open, American Open, Masters, US PGA) (Photo by E. Bacon/Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) /

Gene Sarazen, 1935, 15th Hole

If a shot is called “the shot heard ‘round the world”, it must be special. And this one truly was. Gene Sarazen trailed by three shots as he stood on the 15th fairway in the final round of the 1935 Masters. He needed something spectacular to happen.

So, how does one most easily make up a three-shot deficit? Sarazen holed his four-wood shot from 235 yards out for an albatross to tie for the lead. The legendary Sarazen would go on to beat Craig Wood in a 36-hole playoff to claim the win in the event’s second season.

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