09/07/2026
Top 100 golf shots of all time!
1. Gene Sarazen (1935 Masters): 4-wood from 235 yards for albatross on Augusta’s 15th hole (“Shot Heard 'Round the World”).
2. Tiger Woods (2005 Masters): Chip-in from above the green on the 16th hole that hung on the lip before dropping.
3. Ben Hogan (1950 U.S. Open): 1-iron from 213 yards to the 72nd green at Merion to force an 18-hole playoff.
4. Tom Watson (1982 U.S. Open): Chip-in from deep greenside rough on the 71st hole at Pebble Beach.
5.Bubba Watson (2012 Masters): 40-yard hooked wedge out of the pine straw on the second playoff hole to 10 feet.
6. Sandy Lyle (1988 Masters): 7-iron from the fairway bunker on the 72nd hole, spinning back off the tier to 10 feet.
7. Tiger Woods (2000 Canadian Open): 218-yard 6-iron out of a fairway bunker, clearing water in near-darkness on the 72nd hole.
8. Jack Nicklaus (1986 Masters): 1-iron tee shot to three feet on the 16th hole to cap his historic back-nine charge.
9. Seve Ballesteros (1979 Open Championship): Approach from the temporary car park right of the 16th fairway at Royal Lytham.
10. Corey Pavin (1995 U.S. Open): 228-yard 4-wood to five feet on the 72nd hole at Shinnecock Hills.
11. Tiger Woods (2008 U.S. Open): 12-foot birdie putt on Torrey Pines’ 72nd green on a fractured tibia to force a Monday playoff.
12. Shaun Micheel (2003 PGA Championship): 7-iron from 174 yards on Oak Hill’s 72nd hole to within two inches.
13. Bob Tway (1986 PGA Championship): Hole-out bunker shot on Inverness’s 72nd hole to defeat Greg Norman.
14. Payne Stewart (1999 U.S. Open): 15-foot par putt on Pinehurst No. 2’s 72nd green to win by one over Phil Mickelson.
15. Costantino Rocca (1995 Open Championship): 65-foot putt from the Valley of Sin on St Andrews' 18th to force a playoff.
16. Jack Nicklaus (1972 U.S. Open): 1-iron into a howling gale on Pebble Beach’s 17th hole, striking the flagstick.
17. Phil Mickelson (2010 Masters): 207-yard 6-iron from off pine straw through a narrow tree gap on Augusta’s 13th hole.
18.Tiger Woods (2000 U.S. Open): 7-iron out of four-inch rough over a tree on Pebble Beach’s 6th hole to reach the par 5 in two.
19. Seve Ballesteros (1983 Ryder Cup): 3-wood from a steep fairway bunker lip on PGA National’s 18th to halve with Fuzzy Zoeller.
20. Larry Mize (1987 Masters): 140-foot chip-in from right of the 11th green on the second playoff hole to beat Greg Norman.
21. Jordan Spieth (2017 Open Championship): 3-iron blind recovery from the driving range dunes on Royal Birkdale’s 13th hole.
22. Craig Stadler (1982 Masters): Approach to the 18th green in regulation from pine needles to set up his playoff win.
23.Bill Haas (2011 Tour Championship): Partial-submerged recovery shot from the water hazard on East Lake’s 17th hole in playoff.
24. Arnold Palmer (1960 U.S. Open): Tee shot driving the 346-yard par-4 1st green at Cherry Hills, sparking a final-round 65.
25. Tiger Woods (2002 PGA Championship): 3-iron out of a fairway bunker in gusting wind over trees and sand on Hazeltine's 18th.
26. Davis Love III (1997 PGA Championship): Approach on Winged Foot’s 72nd hole to tap-in range as a rainbow appeared.
27. Louis Oosthuizen (2012 Masters): 4-iron from 253 yards for an albatross on the par-5 2nd hole.
28. Rory McIlroy (2022 Masters): Hole-out from the greenside bunker on Augusta’s 72nd hole for a final-round 64.
29. Collin Morikawa (2020 PGA Championship): Tee shot driven to seven feet on Harding Park’s par-4 16th to set up eagle.
30. Jack Nicklaus (1975 Masters): 40-foot birdie putt across the 16th green during a three-way battle with Miller and Weiskopf.
31. Tiger Woods (1997 Masters): Flush iron into the 15th green, cementing his record-setting 12-shot victory.
32. Justin Leonard (1999 Ryder Cup): 45-foot birdie putt on Brookline’s 17th green capping the historic Sunday comeback.
33. Seve Ballesteros (1984 Open Championship): 15-foot birdie putt on St Andrews' 72nd hole, triggering his iconic fist pump.
34. Henrik Stenson (2016 Open Championship): 50-foot birdie putt across Royal Troon’s 15th green in his duel with Mickelson.
35. Phil Mickelson (2004 Masters): 18-foot birdie putt on Augusta’s 72nd hole to capture his first career major.
36. Nick Faldo (1996 Masters): 2-iron approach from 227 yards to nine feet on Augusta’s 13th hole to seal comeback win.
37. Tiger Woods (2019 Masters): Tee shot safely to the fat part of the 12th green after contenders rinsed balls in Rae's Creek.
38. Tiger Woods (2001 Players): "Better than most" triple-breaking 60-foot birdie putt on TPC Sawgrass's island 17th green.
39. Christy O'Connor Jr. (1989 Ryder Cup): 2-iron from 229 yards to four feet on The Belfry's 18th to defeat Fred Couples.
40. Padraig Harrington (2008 Open Championship): 5-wood from 249 yards to four feet on Royal Birkdale’s 71st hole to secure eagle.
41. Tom Kite (1992 U.S. Open): Chipped-in birdie from high rough into the wind on Pebble Beach’s 7th hole in gale conditions.
42. Hal Sutton (2000 Players Championship): 6-iron from 179 yards to eight feet on TPC Sawgrass’s 18th ("Right about now...").
43. Tiger Woods (2000 AT&T Pebble Beach): Chipped-in 97-yard wedge for eagle on the 15th hole during a seven-shot comeback.
44. Fred Couples (1992 Masters): Tee shot on the 12th hole defying gravity on the bank instead of rolling down into Rae's Creek.
45. Lee Trevino (1972 Open Championship): Chipped-in par from the back of the 71st green at Muirfield to stun Tony Jacklin.
46. David Duval (2001 Open Championship): Approach from the rough to five feet on Royal Lytham’s 18th to lock down the Claret Jug.
47. Bernhard Langer (1993 Masters): 3-iron to 15 feet for eagle on Augusta’s 13th hole to separate from the field.
48. Tiger Woods (2012 Memorial): Flop shot chip-in from deep rough behind Muirfield Village’s 16th green.
49. Paul Azinger (1993 PGA Championship): Bunker hole-out on Inverness's 18th green to force playoff against Greg Norman.
50. Martin Kaymer (2014 U.S. Open): Putter from well off the green on Pinehurst No. 2's treacherous turtleback crowns.
51. Jack Nicklaus (1967 U.S. Open): 1-iron from 238 yards into Baltusrol’s 72nd green to break the tournament scoring record.
52. Zach Johnson (2007 Masters): Pitch to five feet on Augusta’s 16th hole, validating his lay-up wedge strategy on all par 5s.
53. Stewart Cink (2009 Open Championship): Approach to five feet on Turnberry’s 72nd hole to force playoff with Tom Watson.
54. Tiger Woods (2006 Open Championship): 4-iron holed from 212 yards for eagle on Royal Liverpool’s 14th hole.
55. Graeme McDowell (2010 Ryder Cup): 15-foot birdie putt on Celtic Manor’s 16th green to secure the winning point.
56. Gary Player (1978 Masters): 22-foot birdie putt on Augusta’s 72nd green to complete a final-round 64 from seven back.
57. Nick Price (1994 Open Championship): 50-foot eagle putt across Turnberry’s 17th green to sn**ch victory from Jesper Parnevik.
58. Phil Mickelson (2013 Open Championship): 3-wood approach to the front edge of Muirfield’s 17th hole during a closing 66.
59. Sergio Garcia (1999 PGA Championship): Eyes-shut recovery slice off tree roots on Medinah’s 16th followed by scissor jump.
60. Sam Snead (1946 Open Championship): Driving recovery cut out of deep rough onto the 72nd green at St Andrews.
61. Tiger Woods (2000 Open Championship): Iron approach safely avoiding every single bunker across 72 holes at St Andrews.
62. Ben Crenshaw (1995 Masters): 12-foot birdie putt on Augusta’s 16th hole right after mentor Harvey Penick’s funeral.
63. Justin Thomas (2017 PGA Championship): 36-foot birdie putt on Quail Hollow’s 9th green that paused on the lip for 12 seconds.
64. Webb Simpson (2012 U.S. Open): Delicate chip from greenside rough on Olympic Club’s 72nd hole to protect a one-shot lead.
65. Brooks Koepka (2018 U.S. Open): Precision 3-iron approach to Shinnecock’s brutal 16th green to hold off Tommy Fleetwood.
66. Tiger Woods (1999 PGA Championship): Blind 8-iron out of thick tree trouble on Medinah’s 17th hole to save key par.
67. Gary Player (1974 Open Championship): Recovery played with the back of a putter against clubhouse fence on Royal Lytham's 18th.
68. Jon Rahm (2021 U.S. Open): 18-foot sweeping left-to-right birdie putt on Torrey Pines' 72nd hole to seal victory.
69. Fuzzy Zoeller (1979 Masters): 8-foot birdie putt on the 11th green to win a sudden-death playoff as a tournament rookie.
70. Shane Lowry (2019 Open Championship): Wedge to three feet through pouring rain on Royal Portrush's 15th to hold lead.
71. Darren Clarke (2006 Ryder Cup): Tearful emotional tee shot piped 300 yards down the 1st fairway at The K Club.
72. Tiger Woods (2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational): 16-foot birdie putt in near total darkness on Bay Hill’s 72nd hole.
73. Hideki Matsuyama (2021 Masters): Aggressive 4-iron struck over water into Augusta's 15th green to defend his lead.
74. Lee Westwood (2010 St. Jude Classic): 6-iron hole-out from 165 yards for eagle during playoff contention.
75. Vijay Singh (2000 Masters): 5-iron to three feet on the par-3 12th to take control on Sunday.
76. Rory McIlroy (2014 PGA Championship): 3-wood approach onto Valhalla’s 10th green setting up eagle in the dusk.
77. Seve Ballesteros (1988 Open Championship): Flop wedge over a steep bunker to two inches on Royal Lytham’s 18th hole.
78. Bryson DeChambeau (2024 U.S. Open): 55-yard bunker shot from Pinehurst No. 2's native waste area to four feet on 72nd.
79. Matt Fitzpatrick (2022 U.S. Open): 9-iron from the fairway bunker on Brookline’s 72nd hole finding green safely.
80. Nick Faldo (1992 Open Championship): 4-iron to three feet on Muirfield’s 17th hole to pull ahead of John Cook.
81. Walter Hagen (1924 Open Championship): Blind 2-iron through swirling dunes to the 18th green at Royal Liverpool.
82. Tiger Woods (2013 Players Championship): Precision tee shot to the fat of the 17th island green under intense final-round pressure.
83. Geoff Ogilvy (2006 U.S. Open): Delicate downhill chip-and-roll on Winged Foot’s 72nd green to save winning par.
84. Jason Dufner (2013 PGA Championship): Approach to two inches on Oak Hill's 18th during his second-round 63.
85. Keegan Bradley (2011 PGA Championship): 4-iron to three feet on Atlanta Athletic Club’s 15th hole to rally from five back.
86. Tom Watson (1977 Open Championship): 7-iron to two feet on Turnberry’s 72nd green to win the "Duel in the Sun" over Nicklaus.
87. Dustin Johnson (2016 U.S. Open): 6-iron from 192 yards to five feet on Oakmont’s 72nd hole amid penalty controversy.
88. John Daly (1991 PGA Championship): 310-yard driver off Crooked Stick’s 18th fairway to close out his ninth-alternate miracle win.
89. Mark O'Meara (1998 Masters): 20-foot birdie putt on Augusta’s 72nd green to claim his first green jacket.
90. Tiger Woods (2000 U.S. Open): Pitch-and-run approach over Pebble Beach’s 18th seawall on route to 15-stroke victory.
91. Henrik Stenson (2016 Open Championship): 3-iron to two feet on Royal Troon’s Postage Stamp 8th green.
92. Ian Poulter (2012 Ryder Cup): 10-foot birdie putt on Medinah’s 18th Saturday afternoon, sparking the "Miracle at Medinah".
93. Ernie Els (2002 Open Championship): Sand recovery from deep greenside pot bunker on Muirfield’s 13th to save par.
94. Freddie Couples (1993 Ryder Cup): 2-iron approach on The Belfry's 18th green to secure crucial half-point.
95. Bubba Watson (2014 Masters): 366-yard tee shot through the narrow chute on Augusta’s par-5 13th, leaving a sand wedge.
96. Curtis Strange (1989 U.S. Open): 2-iron approach to the 72nd green at Oak Hill to become first repeat champion since 1951.
97. Tiger Woods (2003 Presidents Cup): 15-foot par putt on Fancourt’s 18th hole in complete darkness to tie Ernie Els.
98. Sergio Garcia (2017 Masters): 8-iron to 14 feet for eagle on Augusta’s 15th to catch Justin Rose on Sunday.
99. Jack Nicklaus (1980 U.S. Open): 22-foot birdie putt on Baltusrol’s 72nd green to cement "Jack is Back".
100. Gene Littler (1961 U.S. Open): 7-iron recovery out of deep heavy rough to five feet on Oakland Hills’ 72nd hole to win by one.
