10 best moments in PGA Championship history

9. Bob Tway throws sand at Greg Norman’s chances in 1986

While many remember Greg Norman’s epic collapse at the 1996 Masters when he held a six-shot lead over Nick Faldo only to lose by five, that wasn’t the first time something like that had happened.

Coming into the 1986 PGA Championship at Inverness, Norman was widely considered to be the best golfer on the planet and had just won The Open Championship a few weeks earlier, his first major championship. In fact, Norman had held the 54-hole lead at all three majors that season, finally breaking through at Turnberry. That was the case again as Norman played brilliant golf the first three days with rounds of 65-68-69 to take a four-shot lead into Sunday’s final round at 11-under.

Not to be outdone in 1986, Bob Tway came to Inverness with three PGA Tour wins under his belt that season and was right behind Norman on the money list. He was also the man right behind The Shark on the leaderboard heading into the final round, sitting four shots back at seven-under. The pair teed off on Sunday afternoon but got only one hole in before rain suspended play until Monday … and what a Monday it would end up being for Tway.

Norman held his four-shot lead at the turn but a double-bogey at the 11th cut that to two and a Tway birdie at the 13th cut it to one. Norman bogeyed the 14th and following pars from both at each of the next three holes, the duo came to the 354-yard, par-4 18th all tied up. Norman had a 25-foot chip for his third and Tway had found the greenside bunker. With a big lip in front of him and on the short side of the green, Tway hit a fantastic shot that landed softly, rolled up and dropped in the cup for an improbable birdie.

Norman’s chip missed and he missed the ensuing putt to lose by two. It was the only major championship of Bob Tway’s career but certainly a PGA Championship moment to remember.