{"id":9770,"date":"2012-04-10T04:02:33","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T02:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/04\/golf-oosthuizen-joins-elite-masters-company-with-wonder-shot\/"},"modified":"2012-04-10T04:02:33","modified_gmt":"2012-04-10T02:02:33","slug":"golf-oosthuizen-joins-elite-masters-company-with-wonder-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-oosthuizen-joins-elite-masters-company-with-wonder-shot\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Oosthuizen joins elite Masters company with wonder shot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Mark Lamport-Stokes<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 9<\/span> (Reuters) &#8211; Champion Bubba Watson<br \/>\nwill always have the prestigious green jacket but, once the dust<br \/>\nsettles, the most stirring memory of the 76th Masters will be<br \/>\nthe wonder shot for the ages conjured up by Louis Oosthuizen.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Oosthuizen, who romped to a seven-stroke victory at the 2010<br \/>\nBritish Open, triggered one of the loudest roars ever heard at<br \/>\nAugusta National with his astonishing albatross two at the<br \/>\npar-five second.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The gap-toothed South African with the silky swing holed out<br \/>\nfrom 253 yards with a four-iron to record the first albatross,<br \/>\nor double-eagle, on that hole and only the fourth ever achieved<br \/>\nat the Masters.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Playing with eventual winner Watson in Sunday&#8217;s final round,<br \/>\nOosthuizen watched as his ball landed on the front of the green<br \/>\nin between the two bunkers and bounced along before rolling up<br \/>\nthe hill.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The fans crammed around the green applauded politely but the<br \/>\nball kept on rolling, tracking sharply from left to right before<br \/>\ndropping into the cup with what appeared to be its dying breath.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The cheering reached an ear-splitting crescendo and the<br \/>\nsound reverberated around the Georgian pines as players on every<br \/>\npart of the course were alerted to something very special.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Oosthuizen thrust both arms skywards before high-fiving his<br \/>\ncaddie. Watson considered joining the celebrations but thought<br \/>\nbetter of it.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When we were walking up 18 during regulation, I told Louis<br \/>\nI just wanted to run over there and give him a high-five,&#8221;<br \/>\nWatson said after beating the South African on the second extra<br \/>\nhole to claim his first major title.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mark Lamport-Stokes AUGUSTA, Georgia, April 9 (Reuters) &#8211; Champion Bubba Watson will always have the prestigious green jacket but, once the dust settles, the most stirring memory of the 76th Masters will be the wonder shot for the ages conjured up by Louis Oosthuizen. 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