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1 Doing this job.

2 Having this man as your Ryder Cup partner (sorry, Jim).

Morning Fourballs - 2014 Ryder Cup

3 Being down to your last ball… with three holes to play.

no balls left

4 Hitting a shot in front of all these people.

ryder cup crowd

5 Being this man and having to correctly pronounce ‘Kiradech Aphibarnrat’.

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6 John Daly’s style.

BMW Italian Open - Round Two

7 This tee shot…

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8 … and this tee shot.

9 An away match here.

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10 Your partner telling you, ‘Hey, you’re onto a good score’.

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11 Winning a PGA Tour event and being made to wear this jacket.

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12 Tiger’s ‘going out’ clothes.

This outfit

13 Tiger’s experiments with hair dye.

14 Having a five-footer to win your match on a green like this.

aerated green

15 This sign…

Bethpage-Black-Warning-Sign

16 No, wait, this sign…

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17 Actually, scratch that – this sign…

Alligator Warning

18 The next shot you hit after being waved through by the group in front.

19 Finding your ball like this…

A golf ball with a 'plugged' lie in a bunker

20 … or like this.

ball in a divot

21 Getting on the wrong side of Henrik Stenson.

22 Trying to do a piece to camera when this guy is around…

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