2 Tommy Aaron
At the 1973 Masters, American Tommy Aaron emerged from nowhere to take the first round lead with a 68. Normal service resumed in rounds two and three as he posted 73-74 to trail Peter Oosterhuis by four shots going into the final round.
Looking like a hybrid of Tom Kite and James Caan, Aaron wasn’t entirely unknown at the time. He had gained notoriety as the man who “helpfully” wrote down the wrong scores for Roberto de Vicenzo in the 1968 Masters, which led to the Argentinean being disqualified. The only positive was that it gave us the lovely de Vicenzo quote “What a stupid I am!”
In the final round in 1973, Aaron opened with three birdies and despite stuttering around the turn, held on to win by a shot. Following his historic win, he went on to…well, do almost nothing of note and never won again.
