It was only fitting that Ken Venturi was a CBS announcer during Norman’s ’96 meltdown; he knew exactly what the Shark was going through. Forty years earlier, Venturi, a 24-year-old car salesman from San Francisco, was set to become the first amateur player to win a Masters; he entered the final round up four strokes. But Augusta’s unseasonable gusts got to him: Venturi three-putted four times on the back nine, and finished with a miserable 80 on the day. Still, Jack Burke Jr. only beat him by a stroke.
Top 10 Masters Meltdowns
Golf's biggest tournament has had no shortage of spectacular performances — but also its fair share of big-time collapses. As this year's quest for the Green Jacket begins, TIME.com looks at the most memorable mishaps in Masters history