1972 Masters Tournament Final Round Broadcast

[@bill744226]

The way Jack can recall and describe every shot he hit in every tournament is something that always amazed me. His talent and character are something that I consider without equal. The word legend hardly does this man justice.

[@lonestar6709]

Nicklaus is truly the master of all time. Such a complete game. No weakness. And the greatest clutch player of all time.

[@kevhead1525]

His short game wasn't top notch but all other aspects overwhelmed it.

[@quantumpotential7639]

Very exciting coverage. Had to stop it several times as my heart couldn't take it.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Weiskopf had the most beautiful swing the game has ever seen. I used to watch him hit buckets on the range. Awesome

[@toscodav]

Jack said it was humbling to play rounds with Weiskopf because he was the only one longer off the tee than Jack.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

@@toscodav He was. Have you checked out this new SA guy? Niedren(something like that).. incredible mechanics.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Jack's not your typical athlete's interview. So analytical. You can see how he won so much: always thinking and objective about himself.

[@kevinbraden798]

23:29 Nicklaus to his Caddy after he hits his final iron shot of the 1972 Masters........ "That's the tournament Billy"

[@markoliver9369]

Jack was talking to Willie Peterson. Not the most modest of statements.

[@GilZilkha]

Ben Crenshaw was the low amateur when Jack won, and Tiger was the low amateur 23 years later when Ben won

[@billmason2785]

Tiger woods is no Nicklaus or Crenshaw

[@bobbyhulll8737]

@@billmason2785 he’s better than Crenshaw ever was and as close to Jack as we have seen

[@LanceCampeau]

Video quality looks phenomenal... thank you!!!

[@billmason2785]

Jack Nicklaus greatest golfer of all time ⛳

[@graemeandrew8747]

Probably not! In sport home advantage is a massive thing. Nicklaus had home venues for 75% of his career. GARY PLAYER WAS ALWAYS PLAYING AWAY; A LOT MORE DIFFICULT TASK. HE WON I THINK 10 TIMEES AWAY FROM HOME. NICLAUS WON THREE TIMES AWAY FROM HOME. LIKE TENNIS GOLF S MAJORS SHOULD BE PAYED IN FOUR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

​@graemeandrew8747 That doesn't mean anything. Larry Mize grew up in Augusta and he only won the Masters once. Player was great but he wasn't Jack The Ripper

[@jamessveinsson6006]

I always return to these older classic masters around this time each year

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

Lol I'm trying to watch all of them to prepare for next year. I got 52 to go, oh boy lol

[@wgb8210]

Just listening to Jack speak, you can feel that this guy is a monster.

[@gtaylor9218]

Hope you're joking? Might be the most unintimidating voice in golf history

[@jwnrtj]

@@gtaylor9218 Jack hasn’t the deepest voice yet he exudes authority and poise and self-possession. He is a remarkable man. He is happy to speak about his fear after finding the water on 15, about his vulnerability on the greens, about his self-doubt playing with a lead, yet at the same time he gives the impression despite his humility that victory is rightfully his. Listening to Jack even the casual observer has the sense that he is a man of consequence, separate from his peers.

[@gtaylor9218]

@@jwnrtj I'm with you...I think only the best of jack..he is one of the best for sure...I must have been in a mood when I wrote that. I don't like how it comes off looking back on it to be honest

[@jwnrtj]

@@gtaylor9218 Thank you, Sam. A very endearing comment.

[@brucejackson5509]

No matter how many times I watch jack win any of his six masters , I feel like it's the first time I've seen! Winning never gets Old, golfers like jack Nicklaus + tiger woods also never get old. The two greatest golfers of all time! I've watched flim of jack since I've been 8 years old,I'll be watching him + tiger when I'm 98! - bsj!

[@bobbyhulll8737]

Jack is the Alpha no question … love how he slips in humble little comments and then mentions the records as an aside .. you can feel his dominance

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

You can tell his ego is huge, but also secure--he doesn't seem narcissistic because everything he says is grounded in reality. He's supremely confident in his talent and intelligence. Who can blame him?

[@bobbyhulll8737]

@@nicholasschroeder3678 yes like all great champions he knows …

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

The GREAT Ray Scott on the commentary...

[@azapro911]

Nicklaus at his absolute peak, the 2000 Tiger of the day.

[@waldolydecker8118]

Not exactly though...1972 was Jack Nicklaus' most productive year - 7 wins including 2 Majors. Nicklaus' combined score relative to par in the four Majors in 1972? (-2, +2, -5, +7) a net +2 over Par for the four Majors. In 2000 in the four Majors, Tiger Woods was (-12, -19, -18, -4) for an unheard of net score of -53 under Par. That the comparison between the two best golfers of all-time. One guy's best year compared to the other guy's best year. No contest.

[@Left-Foot-Brake]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@kevindimond9872]

Love the small couch at the end

[@jameshoran8]

38:00 Jack would never have imagined that 14 years later his then 10 year old son, Jackie would be on his bag for his sixth and last Masters.

[@victorkreitner754]

And 46 years later he'd see his grandson hit a hole in one during the par 3 competiton

[@bradleysmall2230]

why would his son stand on jacks bag........

[@jeffwhitmire7545]

After watching Jack for over 40 years, I just realized he rarely takes a practice swing.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

I got rid of them long ago. They're useless. Even on the green.

[@PantsofVance]

@@nicholasschroeder3678 For you maybe. Not everyone is the same.

[@radar0412]

I know this isn't somebody's vhs tape from their home VCR recorder because nobody had VCR's in their homes in 1972! Got to be from the network or from a local tv station who were the only ones who had video recorders in 1972. Great Quality.

[@paulsonj72]

likely from the CBS Master tapes(no pun intended there)

[@radar0412]

John Paulson I've been seeing even more Old Masters tournements uploaded recently. My guess is that the Master Organization owns the original broadcasts and have been uploading them on youtube. That would explain the pristine condition of the video image.

[@ryanschultz4119]

Boy you can sure tell the difference when CBS took over broadcasting the Masters shortly after this. Not that this is bad. But CBS has always done such a stellar job covering the tournament! I wonder what contributed to the relatively high scoring this Masters..? Jack Nicklaus is the G.O.A.T.!💯 Love watching back these old Masters tournaments.

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

The green at Augusta that year were plagued by Poa Annua which is very difficult grass to read a lie (watch AT&T at Pebble Beach to see pro play on Poa Annua and see how tough it is).

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Interesting reading the bios of Mitchell and Crampton. Both went pro as teens. School of hard knocks. The one thing that makes me think the old guys were mentally tougher and more competitive--they had to be.

[@jonburrows8602]

Too bad they didn't have coverage of the 1st round back then. The leaderboard after the 1st round was Jack first, Sam Snead second and Arnold Palmer third, each all alone.

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

Am I the only one who thinks 4 rounds is overkill? Who wants to watch the same guys for 18 holes 4 days in a row?

[@kepler240]

20:20 The gallery is an amazing sight.

[@andrewganley9016]

Back in the day when golfers weren't walking bill boards and played with a smile on the face like these legends!

[@johnhoward1904]

At the 19:52 mark they announced Paul Harney to be 42? I would have guessed 86.

[@dmdnruf3244]

Nice head of hair

[@riderredux1098]

23:31 - "That's the tournament Billy." Jack

[@riderredux1098]

Correction. After seeing interview, it's. Willie.

[@johnfisher747]

Refreshing to see the respect given to the players, no idiots screaming "GET IN THE HOLE!!!" like these days. Unfortunately golf has become unwatchable today due to crowd behaviour. Very sad.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Bobby Mitchell is hilarious. He looks like a guy who runs a driving range

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

Lol not sure if you ever saw Roger Maltby. He looked like a used car dealer🤣

[@antap]

@ 23:30 as Jack hits the shot into 18...it's gone off about 80 yards and calls it is still ascending: "that's the tournament Willie". Ball nestles in at 12ft. That is a "Boss" call!

[@jdoggydogg20]

Poor guy at the end just wanted to put the jacket on Jack and got totally denied.

[@EphSBGGSO]

Yes Spuds the greens that year were overtaken by poa annua which made them extra difficult. No wonder Jack's winning score was just 2 under.

[@keithbrown8814]

Augusta played more like a US Open that year !!!

[@ericnelson1620]

Weiskopf closely resembles James Caan

[@keithbrown8814]

Very much so....!

[@MrAJR76]

Curious how they were never photographed together. Nor ever seen in the same place at the same time. Makes you wonder.......

[@erskine68]

Even Ben Crenshaw can't believe the score he shot... 15 under par ?? 33:13

[@davisrison5524]

@C. Buck Hyres he was talking about Crenshaw's NCAA championship score, not his masters score

[@rufust.firefly4890]

GOAT

[@eddiebrown687]

38:25 Jack being Jack...he could be blunt sometimes.

[@edchapman5801]

Did I miss seeing the leaderboard when I got up for a beer

[@robertwynn5844]

Love that they had use the clubs caddies then

[@Jamthecoolerator]

Yeah, I don't.

[@jhaz89]

Basically slaves...

[@darincornell5896]

The vinyl green couch to match the green jacket. 1972.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

And Crampton looks like he's in the principals office, and Weiskoff looks like he's ready for the regatta

[@bradleysmall2230]

did they not have the full telecast that year or did they just do the short one..for tv...

[@keithbrown8814]

Just the last few holes only...

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

If I remember right, a Stanley Cup playoff game went into overtime so they had to cut the Masters short

[@robfigulski1139]

The Butler Cabin interview was just as awkward and uncomfortable then as it is now.....

[@starmansteve5724]

Thanks, Great video. Have they changed the grass on the greens? These seem very bumpy in 1972?

[@A-FrameWedge]

The greens looked in bad shape, but love watching these old tourneys.

[@johndoiron9615]

Those were Bermuda greens. What you see is grain, as the grass will grow toward the setting sun. They were changed to Bentgrass in 1981. Bentgrass does not have grain, and the watering/subair system keeps them the way they want them, and they look much smoother than Bermuda. The fairways were not always in the best shape back in the day, but that has been rectified as well.

[@A-FrameWedge]

John Doiron it is not the grain but all of the white patches on the green.

[@billyh4068]

@@johndoiron9615 From what I have read, there was Poa annua in the greens that year. See James Horan's comment below...

[@A-FrameWedge]

@@billyh4068 I think they had a fungus on the greens, which ca happen when winter weather has lasted longer than usual.

[@robertkimball1238]

What kind of shaft is in Jack's SW? Nasty lie, but great shot. 13:21

[@EphSBGGSO]

Don't know the kind of shaft but I think back in the day he used MacGregor clubs.

[@stevepising]

It will be some kind of coated steel shaft. A plastic or resin coating most likely but sometimes it was a dark enamel coating (popular here in the UK in the 40's whilst in the US chrome plating was more popular).

[@bradleysmall2230]

Tragic end of Clifford Roberts, the man who got the Masters going Bobby Jones wanted to create a golf venue. Clifford Roberts facilitated the Augusta National in 1933 and was found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wounds there in 1977 Clifford Roberts, right, with starter Fred McLeod at the 1976 Masters Clifford Roberts, right, with starter Fred McLeod at the 1976 Masters. Photograph: Augusta National/Getty Friday 30 September 1977. The Augusta Chronicle’s front-page headline is profound: “Roberts found dead; Masters co-founder”. As detail is subsequently relayed, that the 83-year-old chairman of Augusta National had been discovered on the property with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the widespread perception of Clifford Roberts is easy to detect. He was, the newspaper insisted, the chairman “with an iron hand”. Inside, an editorial portrays “a genius organiser” and “the indestructible man, the forceful personality whose iron will would normally carry him through any crisis, physical or otherwise”. In reality, deteriorating health proved too much for Roberts to bear. He had not been able to leave his bed during the Masters that year. He killed himself, just as his parents had done in what represents a horribly sad culmination of circumstances. Roberts, with hair cut and dressed in new pyjamas, was found close to the water on Augusta National’s par‑three course. Alongside a pistol were a brief note of apology to his wife and, by way of explanation, a copy of his medical records. The Roberts story is not one anyone in Augusta is encouraged to revisit, for pretty obvious reasons. Nonetheless, his role in the formation of not only a club but also one of sport’s most identifiable events is a fascinating one. It is generally overlooked. Roberts is virtually absent from view, save a three‑minute KZbin clip which reveals his curious speaking style.

[@bradleysmall2230]

they should put a plaque where it happened

[@radar0412]

It's not he who chokes, but he who chokes least. Jack almost always choked least.

[@jaimealvarezmd7245]

I don't I've ever see jack choke. He sometimes plated poorly but if he ever had a lead he hardly ever relinquished it and as he said he loves playing 1 or shots behind. The bears charges were notorious

[@radar0412]

@@jaimealvarezmd7245 Jack couldn't get out of the bunker at Merion against Trevino in the playoff in the US open.

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

​@jaimealvarezmd7245 He lost the 71 Masters to Charles Coody by 2 strokes. Couldn't birdie to save his life in the final round

[@NowOpenForLunch]

Why tell us who won? Why show us the winner in the Thumbnail? Wouldn't you think it would be more entertaining for people to watch old replays without knowing who the winner is?

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

It's a fair point. But I think a lot of people watch to see that particular player, or just to see how it played out.

[@areguapiri]

It's dumb to tell us the winner before we watch.

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

On one hand I agree, especially if you didn't already know. On the other hand, it was 50 years ago...you should know by now who won lol

[@Arturo-sm1tb]

Tom Weiskopf, the perennial bridesmaid to Nicklaus it seemed. Always right there, never conquering Nicklaus.

[@fs1natra]

weiskopf said going head to head against nicklaus in the majors was like draining the pacific ocean with a teacup

[@elprez1]

25:08---Six and never

[@maxcaysey2844]

13:34... is that a wooden shaft in Jack's wedge?

[@TheMightySandow]

No, it is a steel shaft with some kind of plastic coating

[@keithbrown8814]

Nicklaus had a "fried egg" in that bunker on 17...

[@diamonddog13]

Strange seeing that final round pin placement on 16.

[@dino.jay2007]

1980s was when the Sunday pin placement that is common now started to become more regular until it has become the standard location.

[@ScratchArkkitehti]

6:39 Champions Swing!

[@bobbyhulll8737]

That’s the Tournament he says at 23:30

[@BottomlessBen]

Can you upload the video of Clifford Roberts chewing on lead? Asking for a friend...

[@pearlhorodko9436]

Amazing

[@diamonddog13]

Bruce Crampton throwing his caddie under the bus. Classy.

[@A-FrameWedge]

Crampton talked about misreading greens, he said we misread the greens and he saw the same thing his caddie saw when they misread the greens, so not exactly throwing his caddied under the bus at all.

[@jameshoran8]

49:23 Roberts committed suicide down by the lake due to poor health

[@bradleysmall2230]

for the mortuary i gave it a like

[@wiedep]

Mitchell wearing the Lacoste alligator was a much as would be seen then. Now, they're walking billboards...

[@gblizzard7518]

I love Vin Scully, but this announcer is better at golf broadcasting.

[@victorkreitner754]

Sounds like Ray Scott who also did the NFL for CBS back then. Of course back then you had guys who could multi task and do multiple spots like it ws nothing. Always liked when Pat Summerall was on the golf coverage. He had one of those commanding voices that was perfect for doing sports. Little did we know 7 years later the great tandem of Madden and Summerall would be formed (1979).

[@gblizzard7518]

@@victorkreitner754 The greatest duo ever.

[@ab348]

This is wonderful. I only wish there was more coverage from earlier in the broadcast. I assume this is all that remains available?

[@stevejorfi9086]

Back in that time the broadcast of golf was only on 16 17 and 18. Then as time went on they expanded it.

[@keithbrown8814]

Network coverage back then was only the last few holes....now they cover all 4 days. 72 holes...

[@ab348]

@@keithbrown8814 The year before they had coverage going all the way back to the 13th hole, and which ran for 2 hours. This is clearly missing the first hour of coverage.

[@keithbrown8814]

Are you sure??????? 1971........ ??????? I started following golf tourneys on TV in the mid 70s ( '75 '76 '77....I was in my middle teens) and I really dont remember that much televised coverage!! I do remember the great broadcasters tho: Chris Schenkel (sp?) Jim McKay and Vin Scully and Barry White's "Loves Theme" opening alot of the events...I think it was ABC'S intro...great times and memories watching with my parents...a very different world now...!

[@keithbrown8814]

Dont forget Ben Wright too at the Masters...the man had a fantastic vocabulary...but got censured for saying the greens at Augusta were like "bikini wax"...the Masters Godfathers did not tolerate that kind of speech...lol...!!

[@baseballman4958]

I like how Clifford Roberts cut Pat Summerall off in order to get to the “patrons”, and then proceeded to go on himself!

[@DNSKansas]

Pete Rozelle and Paul Tagliabue didn't have the guts to do that to Pat.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Robert's was the Master's Fuhrer

[@kepler240]

yeah, Pat asked the same exact question to the players (except Jack) just minutes before and I think ole Clifford picked up on it.

[@AlexZander688]

Bruce Crampton is an Aussie speaking with an Aussie accent combined with a southern accent. lol

[@SuperLooneyrooney]

This is so groovy and shagadelick

[@jameshoran8]

Augusta would never allow Poa annua to infest its greens today.

[@mikeburlison5085]

Pretty strange seeing that much.

[@trivet1970]

its too bad tom Weiskopf couldn't have won one

[@SteveMusicMan1999]

Can someone tell me why ball flight tracking is far better in 1972 than it is now in 2023???????????????

[@debbiebrannen8838]

I would give anything for one of those alligator hats

[@debbiebrannen1539]

Tom weiskopf was once quoted as saying that any of the courses in Columbus were superior to Augusta National

[@geoffreyholland328]

Tom drank a lot in those days.

[@waldolydecker8118]

Notice how every caddie on the course is black. This is when The Masters still had all of Bobby Jones' original racist policies in effect - NO black golfers allowed to participate (so Tiger, like Lee Elder, Calvin Peete and others would not have been allowed to compete if he were around), and ALL golfers had to use one of the Augusta staff-caddies - all of whom were black. Funny thing is, despite the blatant discriminatory racial code, you never heard Jack Nicklaus or any of the white golfers complain about not being able to use their own personal white caddie, or you never saw any white caddies in Georgia file a lawsuit against the Masters Tournament for blatant discriminatory hiring practices. The racial policies at Augusta had been in effect since 1932 and here it is in 1972, still chuggin' along, 7 years after the 1965 Civil Rights Act supposedly outlawed such practices. The policy did not change until 1983, 50 years after it was established. The wholesale inaction here makes for an interesting contrast with today, where if just ONE black person gets a job or seat in a law school, a complaint or lawsuit is filed claiming "reverse discrimination." In fact, just last week (July 2022) the entire police department of a North Carolina town resigned en-mass, simply because the town for the first time hired a black city manager, after a grueling nationwide interview process with over 30 professionally experienced and undergraduate/graduate educated candidates. That's the reaction you get today when just ONE black person is competitively hired, but at The Masters in Augusta, owners and management for years instituted a systemic racial hiring policy where white caddies were excluded for decades from caddie jobs during Tournament play, AND NO WHITE PERSON FORMALLY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE DISCRIMINATION AND NO WHITE PERSON FILED A LAWSUIT against THE Masters to challenge and stop the practice. As 'Star Trek's' Spock might say, "Fascinating."

[@ReflectionOfPerfection]

So you wasted a half hour of your life sperg raging against golfers from 50 years ago because they didn't speak up against discrimination?

[@lacc01]

Ben Crenshaw is so young!

[@tjericson2414]

Augusta looks like a muni back then

[@gerrybennett7705]

The Ohio Open

[@do_notknow_much]

$25,000 1st place money. Inflation calculator puts that at $186,801 in today's money. 2024 Masters 1st place money = $3,600,000.

[@michael.prescott4016]

Bermuda greens.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Crampton: "Don't want to get on that Indian reservation."....you see the look Jack shot him???

[@joeblowmha]

bring back the black caddies

[@DelusionalVoice]

What a disgusting comment

[@areguapiri]

You want to bring back white supremacist behavior.

[@robrepublic1]

The cringe factor was heavy in the back and forth interviews at the end.

[@robertwieczorek5838]

50 years ago, wierd.

[@labuck9013]

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[@kenbrown1002]

p ..

[@jaimealvarezmd7245]

Trevino brat him pretty badly in that playoff. It wasnt even cose. It proves what i said, if you read my post

[@areguapiri]

Tiger Woods is the greatest, but Jack Nicholas is high on the list

[@fredcapolongo6984]

Jack is great but at their best tiger was betterJack is great but at their best tiger was better

[@toscodav]

Better? Last time I checked, Jack has 3 more Majors and 10 second place finishes. Not even close slapstick.

[@keithbrown8814]

And way more 3rd place finishes and way more top 10 finishes than tiger...Jack always had to fend off a menacing field around him constantly gunning for him...tiger was always way out front and left alone, if he wasn't winning he was usually no where in sight...

[@drewrocker9934]

I'd love to see Tiger hit 300 yard drives with the primitive cave man technology clubs Nicklaus had in the 60's and 70's. If he tried swinging his driver like he does back then, he would have torn shoulder ligaments on a regular basis. With persimmon woods Tiger would'nt have got 250yds.

[@keithbrown8814]

Alot of todays young players are longer than Tiger was in his day....also Jack had to compete against a much tougher field than Tiger ever did...Jack had an incredible number of 2nds and 3rds..if Tiger didn't win a tournament he was NO where in sight (off somewhere pouting)....

[@cras07]

Tiger at his best probably beats Jack at his best. But Tiger’s best did not last nearly as long as Jack’s. And there is something to be said about the equipment and conditions Jack played with and under. If we are talking a near 8000 yard course yeah Tiger has an advantage. If we are talking about a second shot course, and using 1 irons and not these new fairway metals, Jack has a huge advantage. The Tiger Slam was absolutely amazing. But still…..15 is less than 18.

[@maxcaysey2844]

Not a lot of aestheticism in the game back then... they all look like accountants just coming from the pub... Especially that Homero guy... he looks so drunk! His hat, his belly... looks completely wasted...

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

😂😂😂😂

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

That's true. But don't fool yourself, those guys could play. The guys these days are better put together, bigger, and hit the gym. And they've all had swing coaches since they were kids. But golf is as much a game as a sport--sorta like pool. Most of it is great hand-eye and tons of practice. I watched Billy Casper once on a practice day at a senior tournament. No one around, just me watching him mess around the green with chips and putts. The guy was over 60, and at least 50 pounds overweight. He looked like a stroke really to happen. But man, he was an absolute wizard on that green. Never seen anything like it. So I thought, so that's why he won 51 times. I know I'm older, and am prone to think the old days were better, but I do think the guys back then were tougher competitors than the guys today with better bodies and swings. They came from rougher backgrounds; they had to be tougher to survive out there. No one can really know

[@keithbrown8814]

Jack Nicklaus was a heavy smoker but could navigate those golf courses physically like a gazelle....just try to keep up with him back in his prime..average person would struggle with this!!

[@MikeDarnell-u1b]

Who was the black guy that tried to put the Green Jacket on Jack?

[@williamdunphy352]

That was Charles Coody who presented the green jacket to Jack Nicklaus. I don't know who the other one was. Thank you.

[@MikeDarnell-u1b]

Greens didn't look so great that year.