At the 2005 Open de France, Van de Velde had a chance for a dramatic home victory. But he, again, found water on the 18th hole and lost to countryman Jean-Francois Remesy in a playoff.

Frenchman Jean van de Velde will forever be known for the three-shot lead he squandered on the 18th hole of the Open Championship at Carnoustie in 1999, but now he’s content in his full-time job ...

Even Jordan Spieth’s Augusta agony in 2016. Van de Velde’s been back since, but with the Open Championship at Carnoustie again this week, his narrative remains as resonant as ever. Remarkably ...

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It remains one of the most mind-boggling blunders in the history of men's major championship golf: Jean Van de Velde, Carnoustie, 18th hole. You don't have to dig far into your memory banks to ...

So it was startling last week when a dashing Frenchman named Jean Van de Velde threw away the British ... because that's pretty much what the 128th Open Championship was from start to finish ...

Then there was Jack Nicklaus defeating Doug Sanders to win his second Open Championship at St. Andrews ... to golf knows what happened to Jean van de Velde on the 72nd hole. Needing nothing ...

Slightly more than 17 years have passed since Jean Van de Velde ... After some 6,227 days, Van de Velde has made peace with his final-round meltdown at the 1999 British Open.

“I’m embarrassed to say I had never heard of Jean Van de Velde before ... “Do you remember who won the Open Championship in 1907?” Van de Velde asks in the final scene.