As the 1986 Kemper Open Golf Tournament moved into the 3rd hole of sudden death playoff between Larry Mize verses Greg Norman….it seems to be obvious that the first player to make a birdie would win…..and both players had makeable birdie putts….when Mize just lipped out on a 15 footer that kissed the lip of…
These hole by hole highlights of the 1986 Kemper Open Golf Tournament sudden death playoff between Greg Norman verses Larry Mize were shown during the 1987 NBA Finals Game 3 between the Los Angeles Lakers verses Boston Celtics live program…..as CBS Brent Musburger would break into his NBA live telecast by switching back and forth…
Larry Mize is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and currently plays on the Champions Tour…..who is best known for one career-defining shot….which was a chip from off the green at the 11th hole at Augusta to win the playoff for the 1987 Masters Tournament…..as his only major title. Mize turned professional in 1980…..and from thereafter he finished in the top 125…
In this video seen herewith…..NBC Sports 1985 Skins Game co-host Vin Scully and Peter Jacobson provide a wonderful look at the upcoming back nine competition between Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson and Fuzzy Zoeller. Peter Jacobsen is an American professional golfer and commentator on Golf Channel and NBC…..who has played on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour (prior Seniors Tour)…..while winning seven tournaments on…
Gary Koch (born November 21, 1952) is an American professional golfer, sportscaster and golf course designer….who formerly played on the PGA Tour, Nationwide Tour and Champions Tour…..as he turned professional in 1975….and won six events as a professional on the PGA Tour during the 1970’s and 1980’s. His career year in professional golf came in 1984….when he finished seventeenth on the money list and captured two…
The 1985 Masters Golf Tournament was carried in its entirety on national television……as USA Network carried Rounds 1 and 2…..while CBS Sports carried Rounds 3 and 4…..and that explains why in this Butler Cabin interview after Round 2 as seen in this video herewith……depicts Al Trautwig in a blazer jacket with a USA Network patch…
The winning team at the 1982 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Tournament as 70 year old Slammin Sam Snead and his partner Don January…..who won this championship with a score of -27 under par for the three day 54 hole event….while beating the rest of the field by 12 strokes….and any way you cut the pie, that is…
This video seen herewith takes place in The Butler Cabin at Augusta National Golf Club after play had finished in the 1983 Masters….as this historic interview with Augusta National Club Chairman Hord Hardin and CBS Brent Musburger talking with low amateur winner Sam Randolph and Masters winner Bernhard Langer….who was the 1st German and only the 3rd…
The 1984 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Awards Show was hosted by NFL sportscaster Merlin Olsen…..as he introduced the candidates for the award from golf…..which included LPGA Patty Sheehan as winner of the Women’s US Open….along with PGA’s Ben Crenshaw, who won the green jacket at the Masters Tournament…..plus, Seve Ballesteros, the winner of the 1984…