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19 years on from his infamous Open choke, Jean van de Velde returns to Carnoustie with no regrets | Daily Mail Online
Golf Channel on Twitter: "It's been 17 years. Jean van de Velde finally returns to Carnoustie after the '99 Open: https://t.co/is5OwQdeUY https://t.co/uegx7t0Q3t" / Twitter
![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)
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
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As Jean van de Velde returns to Carnoustie, Mike Tirico looks back at what he calls "the most unique moment" of his career | This is the Loop | Golf Digest
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1999 British Open best remembered for man who melted down, finished 2nd: Jean Van de Velde | FOX Sports
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How Jean van de Velde threw away the Open Championship at Carnoustie in one of the most famous meltdowns in sports history
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