Jean Van de Velde’s Meltdown at Carnoustie Was 10 Freaking Years Ago

As my good friend Ryan Wilsonpointed out over at FanHouse this morning, it has been 10 years since Jean Van de Velde had the most epic golf meltdown of all time (and possibly the biggest sports meltdown ever, actually) at Carnoustie, needing JUST A DOUBLE BOGEY to win the British Open and somehow managing a seven. SEVEN! That’s like the equivalent of my college career — which, ironically, started that year — for you non-golf fans who need your metaphor fix. Anyway, yeah, it was awesome and awkward and everything we could ever hope to get out of a Frenchman. So, in the spirit of things, let’s hop in the way back machine:

Tagged as: 1999 British Open, British Open, Carnoustie, Epic Fail, Fail, Jean Van de Velde, Meltdowns