One reason Arnold Palmer was known as “The People’s Champ:” he could screw up just like the rest of us. Palmer led South African great Gary Player, who had already finished his round, by a stroke going into the final hole. But then the trouble started. He put his approach shot towards the green into a back bunker, then blasted his sand shot through the crowd, and down a slope near a TV tower. Palmer furiously lectured himself; he finished with a double bogey. Player did a celebratory jig, and became the first non-American Masters champ.
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