Gary Player (born 1 November 1935) is a South African retired professional golfer….who is widely considered to be one of the greatest golfers ever…..when during his career, he won nine major championships on the regular tour….and nine major championships on the Champions (Seniors) Tour. At the age of 29, Player won the 1965 U.S. Open….while becoming the only non-American to win all four majors…
Arnold Palmer (September 10, 1929 – September 25, 2016) was an American professional golfer….who is generally regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport’s history….when dating back to 1955, he won numerous events on both the PGA Tour and the circuit now known as PGA Tour Champions (prior Seniors Tour). Nicknamed The King, he was one of…
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…
During this Vin Scully interview of golfer Jack Nicklaus at the 1985 Skins Game…..the question posed by Scully was regarding how Nicklaus’s golf game changed after he lost weight after his first 7 years on the Tour…..after which he no longer fit his nickname as The Golden Bear…..which makes for a really insightful mental framework of…
Craig Stadler (born June 2, 1953) is an American professional golfer….who has won numerous tournaments at both the PGA Tour and Champions Tour level….which includes one major championship, the 1982 Masters Tournament. Stadler won his first two PGA Tour events in 1980 at the Bob Hope Desert Classic and the Greater Greensboro Open. His career year was 1982 when he won four PGA Tour events…
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…
Tom Watson (born September 4, 1949) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour Champions, formerly on the PGA Tour….who in the 1970’s and 1980’s was one of the leading players in the world…. while winning eight major championships…..and winning the PGA leading money list five times…..as he was the # 1 player in the world according to McCormack’s World Golf…