In 1999, at the 128th Open, Lawrie hit a brilliant tee shot down the narrow fairway, drilling it flush to put himself in a commanding position and with his maiden major – and golfing immortality – within touching distance.
And then came his Greatest Shot, an eye of the needle, perfectly executed 4-iron that sent the thousands congregated by the green into collective golfing raptures.
Paul Lawrie tells the story of this historic moment from Carnoustie.
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