Answer: What are great moments in the sport of golf?
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Jack Nicklaus wins the Masters at age 46 - April 13, 1986. The greatest becomes a legend in his record sixth and final Masters title.
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Disabled golfer Casey Martin triggers a national debate on whether he should walk or ride, 1997.
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Shell's Wonderful World of Golf debuts at Pine Valley and on television in 1962.
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Caddyshack, arguable a golfer's favorite movie, opens in 1980, starring Chevy Chase, Bill Murray and a dancing gopher.
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Michelle Wie, at age 13, cracks the top 10 at the LPGA's Kraft Nabisco with her 287-yard driving average.
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Seve Ballesteros wins his first British Open at age 22, revitalizing golf in Europe.
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Ping introduces the first mass-market cavity-back iron in 1969.
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Jack Nicklaus concedes Tony Jacklin's two-foot putt, sharing the Ryder Cup.
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Ken Venturi wins the 1964 U.S. Open despite heat exhaustion.
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Payne Stewart edges Phil Mickelson to win his second U.S. Open, in 1999, months before Stewart's death in a private-jet accident.
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Alan Shepard hits the first golf ball on the moon, during the 1971 Apollo 14 mission.
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Davis Love III wins the PGA Championship in 1997 at Winged Foot under a rainbow.
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Larry Mize's playoff chip-in breaks Greg Norman's heart at Augusta in a sudden-death playoff.
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Al Geiberger shoots the first 59 on the PGA Tour at the 1977 Danny Thomas Memphis Classic.
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The PGA of America lifts its "Caucasians Only" clause in 1961, and admits black player Charlie Sifford.
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David Duval shoots a 59 to win the 1999 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
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Tiger Woods wins his third straight U.S. Amateur at age 20, rallying from two holes down with three to play.
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A thrilling Legends of Golf in 1979 leads to the birth of the Senior Tour
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Ben Crenshaw wins the 1995 Masters for his late mentor, Harvey Penick.
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Annika Sorenstam challenges the men at Colonial in 2003, becoming the first woman to play a PGA Tour event in 58 years.
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In 1978 rookie sensation Nancy Lopez wins her fifth straight LPGA event.
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Lee Trevino beats Jack Nicklaus in their 1971 U.S. Open playoff at Merion after Trevino's famed rubber-snake gag.
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Tom Watson edges Jack Nicklaus in 1982 at Pebble Beach for his only U.S. Open title, chipping in at the 71st hole.
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Tiger Woods wins the 1997 Masters by 12 shots, the widest lead ever, and at age 21 became the tournament's youngest champion.
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Tiger Woods wins the 2000 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach by a record 15 shots.
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At age 46, Jack Nicklaus rallies on Sunday in 1986 to win his sixth Masters.
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