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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.

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I’m not sure #7 is on topic either, since that is not a major.

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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.

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Sorry, I’ll be more careful in the future.:smack:

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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)
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  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)
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  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)
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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)
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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.
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That qualifies I’d say then-I didn’t say “lost the lead for good”…

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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

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Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order)

  1. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals
  2. #2 - Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers
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Jersey Numbers Retired by MLB Teams (in order)

  1. #1 - Ozzie Smith - Cardinals
  2. #2 - Tommy Lasorda - Dodgers
  3. #3 - Babe Ruth - Yankees
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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
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What Team? :D:p

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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.

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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)
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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
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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)
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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)