Best 3 holes of golf in History?

[orangecat]

and I watched it live. I am not young, I was a big, big Jack Nicklaus fan. But I am saying right now, I think Phil's 13, 14, 15 is the best three holes in the history of golf since I've been watching golf, mid 70s.

The thing that made it the best imo, is that he did it with only two putts.
-5 with two putts, I wouldn't believe it unless I saw it.


Now my challenge is to anybody who can find a better three holes in golf history. To meet this challenge, the holes should be in sequence, and the tournament should be a major. Pretty simple. Really interested to hear people's opinions about this.

 

[blonthang]

I was watching some analysis program on the Golf channel this morning (Sun, 4/11), and they remarked that they didn't think that anyone had EVER had 3 eagles in a row, in ANY tournament, much less a major, and were checking to see if anyone had ever had 2 eagles in a row in the Masters or any major.

Surely there have been 2 eagles in a row.

Lefty was close to the 3 with the subject performance. Pretty good, huh?

 

[JohnnyM]

I'm no Mickelson fan but that's got to be the best 3-hole stretch in golf history. Even if he hadn't won the tournament it would be that way, but winning solidifies it.

 

[hornpharmd]

Can you give me a play by play? I only got to see the highlights.

One thing I will say is that it never seemed that Phil was in real danger on Sunday. There have been tighter more competitive moments in major history.

 

[orangecat]

play by play, 13-Phil does the traditional eagle, drive, approach to within about 15 feet? one putt, eagle

14. par 4 - drive, and approach shot in the hole - eagle

15. Bad drive, lay up to within a similar distance of the hole as on
14. Announcer almost predicts future when he says Phil has a shot to put it in the hole for three eagles in a row. Approach lands, and then rolls to within 6 inches of hole; just past the hole: the announcer is calling for the ball to bite about the time the ball lands, reasoning that if the ball bites, it's a third eagle in a row.

Phil taps in for birdie, ending the best three holes I've ever seen.

two putts for -5. Come to think of it, I don't know if I've ever seen a stretch where a golfer has two putts in three holes.

Obviously it's possible: a traditional one-putt for a birdie, an approach in the hole, but then to finish with another one-putt?

That's gotta be pretty rare as well.

 

[hornpharmd]

I think the 3 holes you are referring to were on Saturday.

Again they were a great 3 holes, but they were on a Saturday. There might be 3 better holes down the stretch of a major on the final round in a tighter race.

I know it isn't 3 holes, but Tiger's 7 birdies in a row from 7 to 13 in the 3rd round of the 2005 Masters was pretty special.

 

[orangecat]

Oh, yes I am talking about Phil's three holes on Saturday. My point is that I think these were the best three holes played in a row, in a major tournament, EVER!!!!

six inches from eagle, eagle, eagle.

No one has offered a differing point of view. I didn't see Tiger's 7 birdies in a row, but think about this, if Tiger made 7 birdies in a row, he went -7 for those seven holes, right?

Well Phil went -5 in THREE holes. and tapped in for the last birdie, making the tap-in was not even in question.

 

[4th_and_18]

This was pretty good:
And Sarazen still trailed Wood by three strokes when Sarazen reached Augusta's par-5 15th hole. Sarazen's tee shot left him 235 yards to the green. That was a long carry back in those days, especially under the pressure of trying to win a tournament.

Sarazen hit a 4-wood, the ball hit the green and rolled across to the flagstick, dropping into the cup for a double-eagle. Sarazen caught Wood with one swing of the club.

i don't know what happened on the hole before and after, but this was on the final day and he gained three strokes on one hole.

 

[orangecat]

4th and 18, now you're onto what might be a competitor. btw, who was Wood and what year was that?

Let's see so -3, no putts for a single hole. If he made an Eagle on 13, possible and a birdie on 14, he would have a better three holes than Phil. That would be the preferred way of doing this, the standard birdie on 14 and birdie on 16 would only tie him with Phil.

So it is possible that there was a better three holes, just pick any major with a double-eagle on it, and go from there.

 

[orangecat]

doesn't look like he came close to Phil's three holes:

x-Gene Sarazen 68-71-73-70--282 $1,500

Just guessing, but unless he had one heckuva bad first nine, he probably had a normal rest of the round. Article doesn't mention any other holes.

 

[orangecat]

now check this out from the double-eagle club. John Wooden was an extremely talented golfer, that man has the golden touch:

"Has any golfer ever scored a hole-in-one and a double eagle in the same round of golf?

Yes, Coach John R. Wooden scored a double eagle and a hole-in-one on the front nine during one round in the 1930s on the Erskine Park Golf Course in South Bend, Indiana. The double eagle came on the par-5, 452 yard 5th hole. His hole-in-one was on the very next hole; the par-3, 152 yard, 6th hole. Coach Wooden is the only golfer in history to have scored a double eagle and a hole-in-one back-to-back!

Professional golfer Nicholas Thompson accomplished this rare feat on October 24, 2009 while playing in the 3rd round of the Frys.com Open at the Greyhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona. His double eagle came on the par-5, 572 yard 11th hole, when he knocked in a 3-wood from 261 yards. He got par on the 12th hole and scored a hole-in-one on the par-3, 230 yard, 13th hole with a 7-iron. I am sure there are more; I just don’t know them… yet! "

 

[4th_and_18]

Craig Wood
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