Question of the week [March 17-23]: The Ringer recently published The 100 Best Sports Moments of the Quarter Century, which included several golf entries. In your opinion, what have been the best golf moments since 1950?
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I think the 3-foot putt that Jack Nicklaus gave to Tony Jacklin in the 1969 Ryder Cup was a great moment. It showed such great sportsmanship and resulted in a tie for that competition.
Vinny Mooney
Poughkeepsie, New York
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1. Arnold Palmer winning the 1960 U.S. Open.
2. Jack Nicklaus winning his sixth green jacket at the 1986 Masters.
3. Tiger Woods winning the 1997 Masters.
4. United States coming back to win the 1999 Ryder Cup.
5. Woods winning the 2019 Masters.
Mark Kazich
Darien, Illinois
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1. Jack Nicklaus' 1986 Masters win.
2. Arnold Palmer's final round to win the 1960 U.S. Open at Cherry Hills.
3. Tiger Woods' 2019 Masters win.
4. Woods' first Masters win in 1997.
5. Woods' 2000 U.S. Open win at Pebble Beach.
6. Nicklaus' and Tom Watson's 1977 duel in the sun as Watson wins the Open Championship.
Barry Duckworth
Knoxville, Tennessee
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Has to be Ben Hogan's 1953 season. Winning the three majors he played — Masters, U.S. Open and Open Championship — after a horrific car crash just four years prior. He couldn't play the PGA Championship because it conflicted with his return travel from the Open Championship in Scotland.
Honorable mention would be Jack Nicklaus' 1986 Masters victory.
Ken Venezio
Fort Worth, Texas
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Tiger Woods' last Masters win in 2019 and his last FedEx Cup win, the 2018 Tour Championship.
Bob Celli
Orlando, Florida
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Since I am 77, I have seen quite a few golf shots — Arnold Palmer's chip-in on 16 at Augusta National in the 1962 Masters (I saw that one personally) and Jack Nicklaus’ long putt on 18 in the 1977 duel in the sun at the Open Championship; battle of the sun. But the one that stands out is Tiger Woods' chip-in on 16 at the 2005 Masters.
Al Vaughn
Charlotte, North Carolina
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