# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 519
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10362 "2012-04-04T01:59:26Z")
Golfers who blew big leads (3 strokes or more) in the final round of a major championship. 1. Greg Norman ('96 Masters) 2. Rory McIlroy ('11 Masters) 3. Ed Sneed ('79 Masters) 4. Arnold Palmer ('66 US Open) 5. Scott Hoch ('89 Masters) 6. Jan van de Welde (2006 British Open, had a 3-stroke lead on the final hole) 7. Sergio Garcia ('05 Wachovia) Could not find any evidence of a Nick Faldo meltdown while holding a 3-stroke lead or more. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10363 "2012-04-04T02:59:16Z")
I’m not sure #7 is on topic either, since that is not a major. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10364 "2012-04-04T11:24:49Z")
Golfers who blew big leads (3 strokes or more) in the final round of a major championship. 1. Greg Norman ('96 Masters) 2. Rory McIlroy ('11 Masters) 3. Ed Sneed ('79 Masters) 4. Arnold Palmer ('66 US Open) 5. Scott Hoch ('89 Masters) 6. Jan van de Welde (2006 British Open, had a 3-stroke lead on the final hole) 7. Thomas Bjorn (2003 British Open) John DiFool is correct the Wachovia/Wells Fargo/Quail Hollow Championship, while on the PGA tour, is not a major. ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10365 "2012-04-04T17:25:11Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I’m not sure #7 is on topic either, since that is not a major. > [@Sparky812](#): > > John DiFool is correct the Wachovia/Wells Fargo/Quail Hollow Championship, while on the PGA tour, is not a major. Sorry, I’ll be more careful in the future.:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10366 "2012-04-04T19:31:56Z")
Golfers who blew big leads (3 strokes or more) in the final round of a major championship. 1. Greg Norman ('96 Masters) 2. Rory McIlroy ('11 Masters) 3. Ed Sneed ('79 Masters) 4. Arnold Palmer ('66 US Open) 5. Scott Hoch ('89 Masters) 6. Jan van de Welde (2006 British Open, had a 3-stroke lead on the final hole) 7. Thomas Bjorn (2003 British Open) 8. T.C. Chen (1985 US Open) ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10367 "2012-04-04T19:44:39Z")
1. Greg Norman ('96 Masters) 2. Rory McIlroy ('11 Masters) 3. Ed Sneed ('79 Masters) 4. Arnold Palmer ('66 US Open) 5. Scott Hoch ('89 Masters) 6. Jan van de Welde (2006 British Open, had a 3-stroke lead on the final hole) 7. Thomas Bjorn (2003 British Open) 8. T.C. Chen (1985 US Open) 9. Kenn Venturi ('56 Masters) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10368 "2012-04-04T21:05:31Z")
1. Greg Norman ('96 Masters) 2. Rory McIlroy ('11 Masters) 3. Ed Sneed ('79 Masters) 4. Arnold Palmer ('66 US Open) 5. Scott Hoch ('89 Masters) 6. Jan van de Welde (2006 British Open, had a 3-stroke lead on the final hole) 7. Thomas Bjorn (2003 British Open) 8. T.C. Chen (1985 US Open) 9. Kenn Venturi ('56 Masters) 10. Jason Dufner (2011 PGA Championship) ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10369 "2012-04-05T01:06:45Z")
Golfers who blew big leads (3 strokes or more) in the final round of a major championship. 1. Greg Norman ('96 Masters) 2. Rory McIlroy ('11 Masters) 3. Ed Sneed ('79 Masters) 4. Arnold Palmer ('66 US Open) 5. Scott Hoch ('89 Masters) 6. Jan van de Welde (2006 British Open, had a 3-stroke lead on the final hole) 7. Thomas Bjorn (2003 British Open) 8. T.C. Chen (1985 US Open) 9. Kenn Venturi ('56 Masters) 10. Jason Dufner (2011 PGA Championship) 11. Tom Watson ('78 PGA) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10370 "2012-04-05T01:15:16Z")
Golfers who blew big leads (3 strokes or more) in the final round of a major championship. 1. Greg Norman ('96 Masters) 2. Rory McIlroy ('11 Masters) 3. Ed Sneed ('79 Masters) 4. Arnold Palmer ('66 US Open) 5. Scott Hoch ('89 Masters) 6. Jan van de Welde (2006 British Open, had a 3-stroke lead on the final hole) 7. Thomas Bjorn (2003 British Open) 8. T.C. Chen (1985 US Open) 9. Kenn Venturi ('56 Masters) 10. Jason Dufner (2011 PGA Championship) 11. Tom Watson ('78 PGA) 12. Bobby Jones (1929 US Open) Bobby Jones had a 3 shot lead entering the final round, lost it, but won the tournament in a playoff. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10371 "2012-04-05T02:29:17Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > 1. Bobby Jones (1929 US Open) > > Bobby Jones had a 3 shot lead entering the final round, lost it, but won the tournament in a playoff. That qualifies I’d say then-I didn’t say “lost the lead for good”… ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10372 "2012-04-05T02:30:33Z")
Golfers who blew big leads (3 strokes or more) in the final round of a major championship. 1. Greg Norman ('96 Masters) 2. Rory McIlroy ('11 Masters) 3. Ed Sneed ('79 Masters) 4. Arnold Palmer ('66 US Open) 5. Scott Hoch ('89 Masters) 6. Jan van de Welde (2006 British Open, had a 3-stroke lead on the final hole) 7. Thomas Bjorn (2003 British Open) 8. T.C. Chen (1985 US Open) 9. Kenn Venturi ('56 Masters) 10. Jason Dufner (2011 PGA Championship) 11. Tom Watson ('78 PGA) 12. Bobby Jones (1929 US Open) 13. Ernie Els ('95 PGA) Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order) 14. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10373 "2012-04-05T03:02:35Z")
Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order) 1. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals 2. #2 - Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10374 "2012-04-05T03:20:14Z")
Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order) 1. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals 2. #2 - Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers 3. #3 - Babe Ruth - Yankees ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10375 "2012-04-05T03:35:11Z")
Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order) 1. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals 2. #2 - Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers 3. #3 - Babe Ruth - Yankees 4. #4 - Lou Gehrig ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10376 "2012-04-05T03:36:40Z")
> [@Blkshp](#): > > Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order) > > \ > 4. #4 - Lou Gehrig What Team? :D:p ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10377 "2012-04-05T12:13:08Z")
Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order) 1. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals 2. #2 - Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers 3. #3 - Babe Ruth - Yankees 4. #4 - Lou Gehrig - Yankees 5. #5 - Joe DiMaggio - Yankees Interesting trivia, although we’ll never get to it, Jackie Robinson’s #42 was retired by MLB for all teams. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10378 "2012-04-05T12:51:05Z")
Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order) 1. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals 2. #2 - Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers 3. #3 - Babe Ruth - Yankees 4. #4 - Lou Gehrig - Yankees 5. #5 - Joe DiMaggio - Yankees 6. #6 - Julius Erving - the “Sixers” (Philadelphia 76ers) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10379 "2012-04-05T12:55:05Z")
My mistake. I missed the part where it said MLB. Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order) 1. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals 2. #2 - Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers 3. #3 - Babe Ruth - Yankees 4. #4 - Lou Gehrig - Yankees 5. #5 - Joe DiMaggio - Yankees 6. #6 - Al Kaline - Tigers ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10380 "2012-04-05T12:59:55Z")
Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order) 1. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals 2. #2 - Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers 3. #3 - Babe Ruth - Yankees 4. #4 - Lou Gehrig - Yankees 5. #5 - Joe DiMaggio - Yankees 6. #6 - Al Kaline - Tigers 7. #7 - Craig Biggio - Astros (going with the less obvious) ---
**Author:** ![Blkshp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blkshp/32/7135_2.png) [@Blkshp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blkshp)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/10381 "2012-04-05T14:22:16Z")
Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order) 1. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals 2. #2 - Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers 3. #3 - Babe Ruth - Yankees 4. #4 - Lou Gehrig - Yankees 5. #5 - Joe DiMaggio - Yankees 6. #6 - Al Kaline - Tigers 7. #7 - Craig Biggio - Astros (going with the less obvious) 8. #8 - Reggie Jackson - Athletics (Love Yogi but too many yankees) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=518) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=520)