LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England - Ernie Els plucked the ball from the hole after one last birdie and heaved it into the grandstand. At the time, it looked like nothing more than a classy gesture by a former ...
When Jean Van de Velde, victory in sight, blew the last hole of the 1999 British Open, even non-golfers gasped in horror. The poor guy ricocheted one shot off the grandstand, another into the creek ...