ESPN Golf Online: British Open 1999

The comeback of comebacks
Paul Lawrie began the final round of the British Open 10 strokes off the lead. He leaves Carnoustie as Open champion after winning a four-hole playoff with Jean Van de Velde and Justin Leonard, capping the largest Sunday comeback in any major. Lawrie shot a tournament-best 67 Sunday, then birdied the final two holes in the playoff. It was a bitter defeat for Van de Velde, who made triple-bogey on the 72nd hole to lose the tournament. FULL STORY		Also See Playoff scorecards Final-round scores Final-round scorecards Frozen moment: Van de Velde throws it away

Harig: From champ to French toast
Jean Van de Velde felt like he needed to finish the British Open as a hero. Instead, he finished as a loser, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.

Sunday notebook: No charge by Woods
Tiger Woods made just one birdie over the final two rounds, preventing a Sunday charge.

Hole of the day: No. 18
Jean Van de Velde and Justin Leonard lost the tournament on No. 18 on Sunday.

Open champ is toast of Britain
Americans will see more of Paul Lawrie this year. His victory has earned him a spot on Europe's Ryder Cup squad.

C'est la vie
Una sucesión de increibles errores en el hoyo final a cargo de Jean Van de Velde le dieron el triunfo al desconocido escocés Paul Lawrie.

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FINAL 1999 LEADERBOARD

1	Paul Lawrie	290	6-over
2	Justin Leonard	290	6-over
2	Jean Van de Velde	290	6-over
4	Angel Cabrera	291	7-over
4	Craig Parry	291	7-over
6	Greg Norman	293	9-over
7	David Frost	294	10-over
7	Davis Love III	294	10-over
7	Tiger Woods	294	10-over
10	Scott Dunlap	295	11-over
10	Jim Furyk	295	11-over
10	Retief Goosen	295	11-over
10	Jesper Parnevik	295	11-over
10	Hal Sutton	295	11-over
PLAYOFF: Won by Lawrie, 15-18-18 SITE: Carnoustie Golf Links, Carnoustie, Scotland PAR: 36-35-71 YARDS: 7,316