Ranked: The 5 Worst Collapses in Sports History

Jordan Spieth isn’t the only sports figure to suffer a meltdown at a championship-level match.

David Ortiz (R) had back-to-back walkoff hits in Games 4 and 5 of the 2004 ALCS to rally the Red Sox from an 0–3 deficit against the New York Yankees and into the World Series. Doug Pensinger/Getty Images

Jordan Spieth’s stunning collapse at the Masters—a tournament where he held a five-shot lead heading into the back nine on the final round and ended up losing by three strokes—was a shocker for sure. But under the intense championship pressure in the sports world, the 22-year-old Texan is not alone when it comes to blowing big leads on the biggest stages. Here are the five worst sports collapses over the last four decades.

Shaquille O'Neal's alley-oop feed from Kobe Bryant sealed the Lakers' 89–84 win over Portland in Game 7 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals. John Mabanglo/AFP/Getty Images