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: But for a short while it had appeared that an amateur golfer could topple two of the greatest ever to play the game, thanks to an amateur golfer hole-in-one on the par-three sixth on Sunday.
article_snippet.sent: HERE for the second part of our countdown, featuring videos of shots from the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Bubba Watson and Tiger Woods...
article_snippet.sent: OK, so this isn't actually during the Masters itself, but have you ever seen anything like it?
article_snippet.sent: The big Fijian won the green jacket in 2000 but may not have hit a finer shot than this one during the annual par-three tournament on the Wednesday before the 2009 edition.
article_snippet.sent: Charl Schwartzel's victory three years ago is most famous for Charl Schwartzel's rip-roaring finish - four birdies in the final four holes sealed Charl Schwartzel's first major title - but Charl Schwartzel's start was no less incredible.
article_snippet.sent: Charl Schwartzel's (right) is presented with Charl Schwartzel (right) green jacket by Phil Mickelson in 2011 .
article_snippet.sent: Phil Mickelson had long carried the burden of being known as 'the best player never to have won a major' - just ask Lee Westwood how wearisome that feels.
article_snippet.sent: Imagine playing in your very first Masters... and standing over a putt to win, in a sudden-death play-off.
article_snippet.sent: It was the first time your very first Masters had been decided in such a way, was played in the gathering gloom and also included Ed Sneed and the great Tom Watson.
article_snippet.sent: Some might argue that this is the best shot in Masters history - but some would also say it wasn't even the best shot of the day (see the countdown from 10-1).
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: Seve Ballesteros, Phil Mickelson and Nick Faldo all made history .