Column: Major champions and the significant shots they hit


              FILE - Cameron Smith, of Australia, putts on the 17th green during the final round of the British Open golf championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Sunday July 17, 2022. His putt from 40 yards off the green with the Road Hole bunker in his way set up the crucial par putt for him to win the Open. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
            
              FILE - Matthew Fitzpatrick, of England, hits on the 18th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Sunday, June 19, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. His 9-iron from the bunker on this hole set up the par he needed for a one-shot victory. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
            
              FILE - Justin Thomas celebrates after a birdie on the 17th hole during the final round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at Southern Hills Country Club, Sunday, May 22, 2022, in Tulsa, Okla. His 3-wood onto the green at the 17th led to birdie that enabled him to win his second major. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
            
              FILE - Scottie Scheffler pumps his fist as walks past Cameron Smith, of Australia, after a birdie chip on the third hole during the final round at the Masters golf tournament on Sunday, April 10, 2022, in Augusta, Ga. The hole was the turning point in Scheffler winning the Masters this year. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Column: Major champions and the significant shots they hit