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![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)
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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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