We have seen plenty of blown opportunities and near misses in golf history.
Greg Norman's 1996 Masters and Jean Van De Velde's 1999 Open Championship collapse live long in the memory as examples of players throwing away their final day leads.
Jon Rahm was forced to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament after he tested positive for COVID, giving up his sizable lead. But never have we seen a player simply not show up for their tee time on Sunday while leading a tournament.
But that's nearly what happened to Bert Yancey at the 1966 Memphis Open Invitational, as he nearly lost a chance to win after sleeping in too long.
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Greg Norman's 1996 Masters and Jean Van De Velde's 1999 Open Championship collapse live long in the memory as examples of players throwing away their final day leads.
Jon Rahm was forced to withdraw from the Memorial Tournament after he tested positive for COVID, giving up his sizable lead. But never have we seen a player simply not show up for their tee time on Sunday while leading a tournament.
But that's nearly what happened to Bert Yancey at the 1966 Memphis Open Invitational, as he nearly lost a chance to win after sleeping in too long.
Photo by Augusta National/Getty Images
#tournament #nearly #rahm
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