![Frenchman Jean Van De Velde hits the ball from the heavy rough into the water on the 18th hole during the final day of the 1999 British Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie, Frenchman Jean Van De Velde hits the ball from the heavy rough into the water on the 18th hole during the final day of the 1999 British Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D30ANG/frenchman-jean-van-de-velde-hits-the-ball-from-the-heavy-rough-into-the-water-on-the-18th-hole-during-the-final-day-of-the-1999-british-open-golf-championship-at-carnoustie-scotland-2D30ANG.jpg)
Frenchman Jean Van De Velde hits the ball from the heavy rough into the water on the 18th hole during the final day of the 1999 British Open Golf Championship at Carnoustie,
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19 years on from his infamous Open choke, Jean van de Velde returns to Carnoustie with no regrets | Daily Mail Online
![1999 British Open Golf Championship. Carnoustie, Scotland. 15th-18th July, 1999. France's Jean Van De Velde stands in the water hazard at the 18th hole as he loses his three shot lead. | Golfweek 1999 British Open Golf Championship. Carnoustie, Scotland. 15th-18th July, 1999. France's Jean Van De Velde stands in the water hazard at the 18th hole as he loses his three shot lead. | Golfweek](https://golfweek.usatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/87/2016/07/1999british.jpg?w=894)
1999 British Open Golf Championship. Carnoustie, Scotland. 15th-18th July, 1999. France's Jean Van De Velde stands in the water hazard at the 18th hole as he loses his three shot lead. | Golfweek
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How Jean van de Velde threw away the Open Championship at Carnoustie in one of the most famous meltdowns in sports history
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How Jean van de Velde threw away the Open Championship at Carnoustie in one of the most famous meltdowns in sports history
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