Today in sports history: April 14
In 1996, Greg Norman shoots a startling 78 in the greatest collapse in Masters history, giving Nick Faldo his third green jacket. See more sports moments from this date:
1968: Bob Goalby wins Masters after Roberto de Vincenzo’s penalty
1968 — Bob Goalby wins the Masters when Roberto de Vincenzo of Argentina is penalized for signing an incorrect scorecard.
1991: Ian Woosnam makes par putt on last hole to beat Tom Watson for Masters title
1991 — Ian Woosnam of Wales made a par putt to turn back Tom Watson on the last hole and capture the 55th Masters. Woosnam claimed his first major championship with an 11-under 277 total.
1996: Greg Norman suffers greatest collapse in Masters history
1996 — Greg Norman shoots a startling 78 in the greatest collapse in Masters history, giving Nick Faldo his third green jacket and sixth major championship. It’s the sixth time Norman had taken a lead into the final round of one of the Grand Slam events only to lose.
2002: Tiger Woods wins back-to-back Masters titles
2002 — Tiger Woods becomes the third player to win back-to-back Masters titles. He closes with a 1-under 71 to claim a three-stroke victory over Retief Goosen.
2006: Kobe Bryant sets Lakers’ single-season scoring record, eclipsing Elgin Baylor’s mark
2006 — Kobe Bryant sets the Los Angeles Lakers’ single-season scoring record with a flourish, getting 50 points to eclipse Elgin Baylor’s long-standing total (2,719) in a 110-99 victory over Portland.
2010: Kevin Durant becomes youngest scoring champion in NBA history
2010 — Oklahoma’s Kevin Durant scores 31 points in a 114-105 win over Memphis to finish the season as the youngest scoring champion in NBA history. The 21-year-old Durant finishes with an average of 30.1 points, 0.4 ahead of LeBron James, to supplant 22-year-old Max Zaslofsky of the 1947-48 Chicago Stags.
2013: Adam Scott becomes first Australian to win Masters
2013 — Adam Scott becomes the first Australian to win the Masters, beating Angel Cabrera on the second hole of a playoff on a rainy day at Augusta National.
2014: Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike selected No. 1 by Connecticut Sun in WNBA draft
2014 — Stanford’s Chiney Ogwumike is selected No. 1 by the Connecticut Sun in the WNBA draft, joining her sister Nneka, drafted by Los Angeles in 2012, as the only siblings to be chosen first in the league.
