U.S. Open
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The List Issue: Memorable Broadcast Moments
- 1. THE CHIP
- Cameras capture Tom Watson's exuberant, told-ya finger point to caddie Bruce Edwards after final-round birdie from rough at Pebble Beach's 17th in 1982.
- 2. SAILORS BLUSHED
- Live and in color -- blue -- Tiger Woods stuns NBC audience with epithets after Saturday drive into Carmel Bay in '00.
- 3. RUN FOR THE MONEY
- Viewers' adrenaline levels match Corey Pavin's in '95 as he sprints up 18 at Shinnecock Hills to assess his 4-wood approach.
- 4. A REAL RATTLER
- Lee Trevino turns shock jock, tosses a rubber snake at Jack Nicklaus before their 1971 playoff at Merion.
- 5. SWEET SURRENDER
- Greg Norman's miraculous par-save on 72nd green at Winged Foot in 1984 triggers Fuzzy Zoeller?s memorable towel wave.
- 6. THE TURNAROUND
- With Olympic's back nine as stage in '66, Arnold Palmer goes from conquering hero to tragic figure on ABC.
- 7. DRAMA NEAR D.C.
- Slow play makes for bad TV, but at steamy Congressional in 1964, Ken Venturi's tortured, courageous last-round march to victory was entirely riveting.
- 8. LINGERING PAYNE
- The putt. The consoling words for Phil Mickelson. Payne Stewart's emotions fill the screen after his Pinehurst No. 2 win in '99.
- 9. PALM SUNDAY
- Hardly demonstrative Hale Irwin sinks 72nd-hole bomb at Medinah in '90, launches impromptu 'victory' lap with fans.
- 10. (WAY) OFF BROADWAY
- Winged Foot, 2006: Blimp-shot glitches notwithstanding, TV delivered great theater before, during and after Phil Mickelson's disastrous double.
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