Top 10 shots in the history of The Masters

9. Byron Nelson, 13th hole (1937)

Twenty-five-year-old Byron Nelson, who would go on to win five major championships and 52 PGA Tour events (including a record 18 in 1944), came into the 1937 Masters with just two professional wins under his belt from victories at the New Jersey State Open in 1935 and the Metropolitan Open in 1936.

Nelson got off to a hot start with a blistering 66 in the first round and an even-par 72 on Friday gave him a three-shot lead heading into the weekend. However, a 75 on Saturday left him four shots behind leader Ralph Guldahl going into the final round, the same deficit he faced going into the back nine after both players shot a front-nine 38. Things could have been worse for Nelson as he was down six strokes at one point.

Both players would birdie the 10th and par the 11th. That’s when things got really interesting. Nelson would make birdie at the par-3 12th but Guldahl made a disastrous double-bogey to cut the lead to one. Nelson saw the blood in the water and decided to make his move. He went for the par-5 13th (you’ll see this hole again later in the list) in two, cleared the water with a 3-wood and found himself 20 feet away from the hole, his ball just off the green. In the biggest shot of his young career, Nelson chipped in for eagle while Guldahl made bogey.

Nelson had erased a four-shot deficit in just two holes and now led The Masters by two strokes. He would par out while Guldahl made one last effort with a birdie at the 15th to close the gap to one but a bogey at the 17th ended his day. Byron Nelson had his first major championship.