Players and pundits pick the shots that made even them say ‘wow, that’s impressive!’
MARCUS FRASER: Three European Tour wins
The shot: “Probably John Daly, I was playing with him in China, used to have a BMW tournament there, he was in the right rough in some pretty heavy rough, it was I think about a 2-iron across water. He’s already hit his second shot in the water, took a drop and hit his fourth shot across the water, it’s like a 195-metre carry, hit it to about 8-foot in, it was a downhill lie, you couldn’t exaggerate it was that ordinary. And somehow he’s hit this, it was typical him. I think he would have stood there and hit 20 shots if it didn’t come off, but I couldn’t believe his ball just came out. He’s just one of the most naturally gifted golfers of all time.”
PETER LONARD: Nine PGA Tour of Australasia wins
The shot: “In 1999 at the Australian Masters there was a playoff between Craig Spence and Greg Norman, and Spence hit a 5-iron into the last in the playoff to about four-feet. I was standing on a table in the Huntingdale clubhouse watching. That was incredible, because you know he was playing Norman and I think everyone expected him to fold. And he has just hit the purest shot into, they used to have this back left-hand corner pin that was impossible to get to unless you were willing to lose.”
ROCCO MEDIATE: 2008 US Open runner-up to Tiger Woods
The shot: “I can’t just pick one! Two Tiger shots are ingrained in my mind. Firstly, at the 2002 US Open at Bethpage Black, where he had 271 yards to the par-5 coming in. He was one ahead and struck this sublime 2-iron to within about 25ft. Think about that... 2002, 270 yards to the hole, a little downwind admittedly, and a 2-iron to within 25ft. He two-putted for birdie and went on to win by three or four.

Unfortunately, he hit another unbelievable shot when he beat me in the 2008 US Open play-off at Torrey Pines. He was 30 yards right of the fairway in a bunker on No.15 – I’d hit it to 20ft with a 5-iron – and my caddie Matt says ‘where’s Tiger?’ Then we heard the ball – at the time we didn’t know he was in the bunker – and Matt asked ‘where’s that gone?’
I said just watch the flag and it lands within 15ft. I saw it a few days later on a TV replay and thought OMG! It was a ridiculous shot, although he did actually miss the putt.”
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