When I watched the golfing film ‘Tin Cup’ for the first time, I thought the ending was ridiculous. Typically clueless Hollywood sentimentality. No professional golfer in real life would ever be foolish enough to throw away a Major at the death in such stubbornly slipshod fashion. That was until I watched life imitate Hollywood at Carnoustie in 1999 where Jean Van de Velde did his best Oscar-worthy imitation of Kevin Kostner in nonchalantly blowing a 3-shot lead at the 18th hole by recklessly finding the … Read the rest