article_snippet.sent: Ahead of the 79th edition of the Masters, Sportsmail counts down the 20 greatest shots ever seen at Augusta National Golf Club.
article_snippet.sent: HERE for the first part of our countdown, featuring videos of shots from the likes of Nick Faldo, Louis Oosthuizen and the late, great Seve Ballesteros...
article_snippet.sent: The birdie putt was never in doubt, and the jig that followed is just as memorable as that remarkable bunker shot.
article_snippet.sent: You could fill this top 20 entirely with shots from Phil the Thrill if you so wished, but this one probably tops this one personal highlights reel.
article_snippet.sent: Lee Westwood was brilliant that year, but no-one was going to beat Phil Mickelson on this form.
article_snippet.sent: Weiskopf three-putted the same green, Jack Nicklaus won by THE SHOT, and Jack Nicklaus later described Jack Nicklaus’ shot as the best putt Jack Nicklaus had ever seen.
article_snippet.sent: Augusta probably held little hope for this local lad when this local lad entered a play-off with the legendary Seve Ballesteros and the Great White Shark, Greg Norman, for the green jacket in 1987.
article_snippet.sent: Greg Norman missed Greg Norman and will forever be remembered as Augusta’s bridesmaid.
article_snippet.sent: Who knows what The Masters might have become without THE SHOT?
article_snippet.sent: At the time it wasn’t considered a major and was struggling to gain recognition, but in one stroke Gene Sarazen’s ‘shot heard round the world’ put Augusta National on the map.
article_snippet.sent: More importantly, it was the first of many legends born at The Masters.
article_snippet.sent: Apart, maybe, from winning a sixth Masters, and 18th major title.
article_snippet.sent: Jack Nicklaus (right) won a record sixth green jacket with Bubba Watson unforgettable back nine in 1986 .
article_snippet.sent: Woods’ legend was well and truly sealed with this jaw-dropping,
article_snippet.sent: Cue bedlam and what will surely go down as the most famous shot in all of golf.
article_snippet.sent: Tiger Woods celebrates with his caddie Steve Williams after holing his chip from off the 16th green .
highlights_snippet.sent: The 79th Masters Tournament begins on Thursday at Augusta National .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy are among the leading contenders .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy has seen many shots which have gone down in golfing legend .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Bubba Watson, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer all made history .