We come to our final hole, the 482-yard par-five 17th.

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Until his 136-yard wedge shot on his final hole Thursday.

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But United are renowned for their ability to keep fighting until the final whistle and Macheda drilled in an 18-yard shot to give them a renewed belief.

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The Scot rounded off a memorable day by holing a 40-yard bunker shot for eagle at the final hole to finish on 21-under par and move a step closer to a first European Tour win since 2004.

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When Jack Nicklaus pulled out his 1-iron at the 238-yard 17th hole at Pebble Beach in the final round of the 1972 U.S. Open, he knew one thing: That ball was going right at the flagstick. (It landed within inches of the cup.) The same goes for entrepreneurs, investors, soldiers, artists, spouses and all the rest of us making resolutions for 2013.

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He made a 17-foot birdie putt at the 221-yard second hole, and was 7 under his final eight holes with an eagle-birdie-birdie finish.

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In the thin air of Cherry Hills outside Denver, Palmer drove the 336-yard par-four first hole to launch his final-round charge that led to victory.

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Extra-time loomed before Howson angled in an 18-yard strike with his left foot to send Leeds to Wembley for the final.

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As he broke into the clear on a run in the final minutes, Owens raised one arm for a brief moment at about the Blue Hills 20-yard line.

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As Ryan led the Atlanta offense down the field, trailing by four in the final two minutes of regulation, the Falcons had a first down at the San Francisco 16-yard line.

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