MAJOR CHAMPIONS TALK SIGNATURE SHOTS. AND ONE THAT STANDS OUT TO THEM

Tiger Woods is not done for the year. Still to come is what he referred to as the "fifth major," which is 36 holes at the PNC Championship with his son. Those other majors have long been in the books...

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Tiger Woods is not done for the year. Still to come is what he referred to as the “fifth major,” which is 36 holes at the PNC Championship with his son. Those other majors have long been in the books and still have lasting memories of shots that will be part of major championship lore. Most of them are on Sunday, when the trophy is presented. Some of them are earlier, and often forgotten.

In a series of interviews, the four major champions discuss the shot most fans will remember, and a particular shot that stands out to them.

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“In other years, that ball would not have made it to the trees,” Jon Rahm said. But his tee shot on the 14th hole at the Masters ran just into the rough and his approach was blocked by a pine tree. What's more, he faced a downhill lie with the ball slightly below his feet. He had to get creative, and the Spaniard did just that. From 137 yards, he opened his stance, opened the face on his 8-iron and aimed left.

“I had to slice it a good 10, 15 yards to catch the slope,” he said. “I came out absolutely perfect. It came out on line, faded the way it needed to fade and then used the slope.”