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Well, my own opinion is here . What do you think? What are your top 5 Masters?

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Thrash13 Great Member

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First off, the column was very good. It is a nice addition to The Sand Trap. Second, I have only been watching The Masters since 1997. I picked a hell of a year to start watching this tournament eh? Anyway, here are my personal opinions on the subject, even though I only have 8 or so to choose from. I'll just pick my top 3.

1. 2004- Phil Mickelson winning was great, but all the other action made this Masters even better. There were 2 groups in a row that had a hole-in-one on the 16th hole, KJ Choi was putting it in for eagle, Ernie and Phil were eagleing holes on the back nine. It was the best back 9 of a major I have ever witnessed.

2. 1998- I thought this Masters was very competitive and probably should have gone to a playoff to be honest. Mark O'Meara won it, but two or three others could have easily won. I really thought Duval would win it, as he was on fire at that time. But O'Meara sinking the last putt to win it on 18 was awesome!

3. 1997- OK, I'll give Tiger his due. I really don't think the tournament was very high quality, but it may go down in history as the most memorable major tournament ever! Tiger dominated and it was really the start of something amazing! By the way, who finished 2nd?

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#1 Has to be Tiger in 2001, simply because all of the pressure to win 4 majors in a row.

#2 Crenshaw in 1995. Extremely unlikely win.

#3 Tiger 1997. Record breaker has to be in the top 5.

#4 Faldo 1996, another Norman collapse.

#5 Couples 1992. Just cos I don't like Ray Floyd
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gripitandripit Well Established Member

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I rank the ones with high drama at the top.

Nicklaus in 86
Mickelson in 04
Larry Mize in 87 chipping in on 11 in the playoff to beat Norman
Sandy Lyle in 88 making birdie from the fairway trap on the 72nd hole.
Crenshaw in 95
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Rafcin Great Member

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1. Nicklaus 86
2. Tiger 97
3. Mickleson 04
4. Faldo 96
5. O'Meara 98
ESPN had the "Who's #1" on golf moments - they picked '86 Masters as well as #1...
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