He Needed a 6 to Win the Open, Ended Barefoot in a Creek

He stood on the 18th tee at Carnoustie with a three-shot lead in the Open Championship. A double bogey would still have won it. Minutes later, Jean Van de Velde was standing barefoot in the Barry Burn, staring at a half-sunken golf ball as the tide came in. This is the shot-by-shot story of golf's most famous collapse, and of the man waiting in the playoff: a qualifier ranked 241st in the world who started Sunday ten shots back. Did you watch it live? Tell me in the comments. TeeBox Legends: the true stories behind golf's greatest moments. #golf #theopen #golfhistory #carnoustie #vandevelde