Editor's note: This story originally ran in the July 24, 1999, issue of Golfweek magazine.
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CARNOUSTIE, Scotland –– What price glory? Jean Van de Velde knows now. French silk becomes burnt toast. His happy romp turns to, in his words, “nightmare.