1975 Masters Tournament Final Round Broadcast

[@michaelpeach2833]

Jack Nicklaus is the G.O.A.T.! Let’s look at the facts: 18 Major Victories. 6 Masters, 5 PGAs, 4 US Opens, and 3 Open Championships. He has 19 second place finishes at the major championships. He also played against the best competition during his career. There is no question Jack is G.O.A.T.!

[@georgelustrea2912]

Absolutely...

[@ronmartin3755]

If you count the two USGA Amatuer championships Nicklaus won 20 Majors. Not sure the those two count but I have heard some people say it does.

[@quantumpotential7639]

Well, he's rather well thought of in his particular field. My field is mowing grass which I'm pretty well known in. Not to brag or anything.

[@chetroberson5760]

Jack Majors 18 Wins 19 Seconds 56 Top 5 73 Top 10 Unlikely this will be matched anytime soon. That's 18 years of majors finishing in the Top Ten. Remarkable to say the least!

[@bruceyoung2631]

The fact that Nichlaus won 18 majors and finished in 2nd place in 19 majors is in itself astonishing. It's not impossible to think that he might have won 25 to 30 majors in his career. That's why he's the greatest of all time

[@siobob1]

This was the first golf tournament I remember watching on TV as a teenager, and Nicklaus became my instant idol. I saw him in person 3 years later playing an exhibition match, and got to interview him in 1996 when I was a reporter covering majors. What a thrill, the greatest golf champion of them all.

[@josephtedesco8429]

I still enjoy watching modern golf, but there's something so cool about the way these guys played the game!

[@mmaranta785]

The putter almost touches their bodies

[@lv3685]

So much more interesting with the old equipment.

[@pb12661]

Greatest Champion of All time. He was the same in victory as in defeat: Classy. Never cussed. Never made a disparaging remark and always supported his opponents and the game of golf. If you want to emulate a professional golfer, Jack is THEE guy.

[@CCROGGY]

Would've easily have more wins had it not been for all of his runner ups against stiff competition and him electing to use inferior equipment

[@mikejones-go8vz]

Pat he was the only player I saw who shook hands with his caddy, says a lot about him right there, maybe the others did but I didn’t see

[@ivyfalls1]

@@mikejones-go8vz I believe Palmer and Nicklaus used the same caddies for each of their Masters victories.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

This was the first major I ever watched. I'd just started playing and I was hooked. Nicklaus was my hero as a teen. And I'm glad I had him as an example of how to play and how to conduct myself.

[@jamest3552]

As opposed to another well known golfer letting the effenheimer fly on the 18th tee at Pebble.

[@cescln1845]

RIP Tom Weiskopf... true gentleman and one of the greats of this game

[@pivotmaster9556]

and those pants, sheesh

[@briangreenberg6021]

RIP Vin Scully, the best play by play man ever. He was great at golf as well as baseball and football.

[@tomdallas3690]

Weirdest thing is that for some reason I could not come up with the name of Vin Scully when I knew the name obviously. I had brain lock and couldn't figure it was him even though I knew the sound of his voice. I was going, is this Jim McKay? I cannot believe it didn't register.

[@stratovani]

Vin Scully was the consummate professional.

[@mikehiggins946]

So nice to read comments about Jack Nicklaus, who was not only golf's greatest Champion but was one of the greatest sportsman in any sport in any era. He and Arnold Palmer set the standard for how to conduct yourself in victory and in defeat. Their conduct had a huge impact on generations of people, myself included. Nobody likes to lose but Jack set the standard for how to act when things don't go your way. These attributes have disappeared in today's society and several generations have grown up without the example set by Jack and Arnie. Too bad.

[@VacantCard]

Thank you whoever was responsible for having these classic tournaments uploaded!

[@masonerle9896]

Second that here. Its older than I am.

[@michaellengyel]

@@masonerle9896 wish I could say the same.

[@foskco87]

The quality of this is amazing for it being 1975

[@douglasthompson9482]

What more can you say...the greatest player in history.

[@craig1553]

Jack is a class act. Miller was a great ball striker. love this old footage, superb

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Miller for a couple years was probably the greatest short and mid iron player who ever lived.

[@planetX15]

How about Weiskopf?

[@MrFlippy73]

I was at my second Masters, stationed in the JAG office at Fort Gordon. Anyone in the military could attend for 5 bucks provided you were in uniform. I was at 16 when Jack made his putt. I went to Rich’s Department Store on Monday and bought the green and white Hathaway shirt that Jack wore on that Sunday. Still my greatest memory in all of sports.

[@joelmcnultymusic]

Jack Nicklaus is pure class.

[@christopherfranklin972]

@Paul Little What you mean is that with modern equipment more players are at a similar level playing bomb and gouge golf on mediocre resort courses that are decided by a weekly putting contest and taking 6 hours to do it.

[@gaden002]

@Paul Little Yeah, Palmer, Player, Trevino, Casper, Watson, Miller, Weiskopf, bums, the lot of them.

[@lonestar6709]

@Paul Little Yeah, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller and Tom Watson would struggle at the local clubs, wouldn't they? Jacks day was the most hotly contested golf the sport has ever seen. And he still won 18 Majors. With 19 runner ups. Tiger Woods would barely be in the top 10 in Jack Nicklaus' day.

[@ag358]

@Paul Little wow, you know close to nothing about his competition, jack had a lot more players that won majors than tiger or anyone had to contend with. Clueless.

[@andrewrobinson8305]

That’s nonsense. The fields were much weaker in Jack’s day - hence it was easy for that band of players (Trevino, Player, Watson etc) to win a lot of majors and become “legends”. Outside of Jack, they only had each other to beat. The modern era is so much deeper & more competitive.

[@CarlVandenberg]

Great memories! I remember watching this live and being on the edge of my seat the entire time. I was 14 years old and had taken up the game, and fell in love with it, 2 years earlier. I also got to meet Jack Nicklaus and get his autograph (along with several other big names at the time) in 1973 when they held the Ligget & Myers Open concurrently with the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship at the course I grew up playing (MacGregor Downs CC).

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Yeah, I'm just a year younger. Back then at the LA Open you could get close to the players on the range, close enough to talk to them, or they to you. Watched Weiskoff hit drivers after the round--amazing. And once Zoeller put on a show for me and my buddy hitting trick shots and telling dirty jokes. It was just him, his caddy, and two awed teens.

[@tonylaughlin6663]

Great to hear Vin Scully announcing the tournament.

[@CCROGGY]

ITS TIIIME FOR..Masters Golf *softer tone* lol

[@DanielSong39]

Scully was a great golf announcer, which he demonstrated at the Skins Game long after his stint with CBS.

[@stephenmadonna6142]

Some legendary announcers to go with the legendary golfers. A young Ben Wright on 16!

[@blakebarrilleaux8073]

I think Mr. Wright was on 15, Longhurst, 16.

[@stephenmadonna6142]

@@blakebarrilleaux8073 that is correct, thanks!

[@robmatijevich8910]

I could watch the Trevino shot on par3 #12 all day (at 15:20). Man was pure genius. While others focus all their pre-shot routine at staring in front of them at a shot they’ve already seen hundreds, if not thousands of times, Lee knows that to gauge the wind on #12 you need to look at the pines BEHIND the tee box. What’s happening with the wind AT the green only matters as the ball is done descending. Lee is confident he’s figured out the swirling winds and note how quickly he goes through his address routine. The excellence of the process is matched only by the majesty of the near-perfect shot itself. Brilliant.

[@cygnustsp]

Palmer's tee shot before it, compare it to normal length today

[@jimmurphy834]

I noticed that too. Also Lee didn't take 2 minutes to set up. He saw the wind he wanted in the trees behind the tee box and turned around, one looked the flag and let her rip.

[@atlcubsfan]

I watched this with my Dad, and that summer we moved to Augusta and I went to my first Masters in 1976. What a great time for golf, and what a great champion Nicklaus was.

[@Levin-ey1bu]

Watching this after reading Gil Capps' 1975 Masters book...one of the best golf books ever written in my opinion...

[@robertwynn5844]

Loved having Ben Wright on commentary.

[@bobt5778]

I've gotten hooked recently on these Masters final round vids. It has made me revisit my old Wilson Staff irons and woods on the course as well. The kids look at them and ask how I can hit the ball with clubs that small! I tell them "look, it makes the ball look huge".

[@shane-irish]

The virus can do that to u lol

[@mikejones-go8vz]

Bob T never thought to say that, so true

[@bobt5778]

@@shane-irish Ha, I never thought of that. That explains my score of 11 for 18 holes!

[@DelusionalVoice]

I'm 25. Started playing golf about 5 years ago, and up until last year, all I had to game was my grandfather's full set of 60's Wilson Blue Ridge clubs. If I had a dollar for every comment my friends gave me for those clubs, I'd be rich. And if I had another dollar for every round I beat them with those clubs, I'd be twice as rich! I still use an old Wilson 8802 to putt, and I'm still winning

[@kennethmarshall306]

Great to see this put online. I was just reading an article about the 1975 British Open, which mentioned what a great battle there had been between Nicklaus, Weiskopf and Miller earlier that year, at The Masters. Googled it and, hey presto!

[@billnelson8359]

I'm so glad I finally got to see this. As I remember, on that day I was taking my mother-in-law on a tour of the Del Monte Forest and Pebble Beach. That may have been the very last Masters I ever missed. The only thing I disagreed with was that Mr. Frank Boyle said that Sunday was "the greatest day I think in golf history." In my mind, that would have been Sep. 27, 1930 when Bob Jones won the US Amateur and the Grand Slam. Thanks, Augusta National, for putting all these wonderful tournaments for us to see, and for being such a great force in golf.

[@joelmcnultymusic]

Sunday in 1986 trumps all Sundays in golf.

[@alexanderh2345]

Sunday in 2019 is now top dog

[@davidm2688]

The 40 foot putt that Nicklaus made at 16 was the greatest putt I ever saw a man make under extreme pressure. It showed the heart of a lion and a true champion.

[@gasduck1]

David M it was a great putt and he made it while Watson was making an absolute hash out of the hole

[@winstonsmith11]

For me, that's Tiger on 18 on Sunday at Torrey in 08. Clutchest thing I've ever seen.

[@TheLocalLt]

David M honestly even though he lost, Jack’s birdie at 18 at Turnberry in 1977 might have been even better

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

Watson might have made a hash of the hole but Nicklaus went to school on his putt which was a big help for speed and break

[@tony.bickert]

watch jack's back 9 in 86.

[@GeorgiZhukov33]

This was great to watch. Being too young (48 years old) to have watched this one at the time, my knowledge of the ‘75 Masters was pretty much limited to Jack sinking the 40 footer on 16. However, Jack’s 1 iron approach on the 15th (@1:00:30) has to rank as one of the greatest shots in the history of the sport. Phenomenal and incredibly clutch shot.

[@TheLocalLt]

Benjamin33 yep a better swing and more difficult shot than his 4 iron in 86. But the one in 86 is much more famous because of Jack’s age

[@vandevelde69]

No masters on today so I watched this instead- I was 15 when Jack won in 86’ but was too young to recall this one too! 1975 in HD!!!

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

He also had epic I irons at Baltesrol in 67 and Pebble in 72. It was really his signature shot: the towering 1 iron.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

@@TheLocalLt he would have only been 46

[@pjpredhomme7699]

the best ever was 77 british open @ Turnberry between Nicklaus and Watson , called the dual in the sun - it was both at their prime - Nicklaus at the end of his and Watson just coming into

[@stevefowler2112]

Tom Weiskopf doesn't get much publicity these days as one of the greats, but man did he have a near perfect golf swing...just beautiful.

[@dttruman]

He also had the greatest response when asked what Jack Nicklaus was thinking about on the 16th tee in 1986. "If I knew the way he thought, I would have won this tournament"

[@robbiegans5711]

read alot of tom these last few years. he admits if he had quit drinking years earlier, he would have still enjoyed the tour and thinks he could have had some of his best years in his 40s yet. with his swing and length, i would agree. Sad that he couldn't quit sooner but nice to see him go sober and be happy. love his golf course designs also. some marvelous work

[@gpipeline]

Great swing, but just one major.

[@charliesteck6105]

He was a great golfer. Final round back none putting misses cost him a green jacket on more than one occasion. Nicklaus made more.

[@elsincuello]

I agree with all of you. Beautiful swing and great stature as a golfer.

[@timm3814]

After a long winter in Pittsburgh, I chose to play golf instead of watching the Masters. When I got home, I found out I had missed one of the greatest Masters ever. I have seen highlights over the years, but never the complete broadcast.....until today!!!

[@robrepublic1]

No better representative of the game than Mr. Jack Nicklaus - the undisputed GOAT on and off the course. 👏

[@jhaz89]

Haha Undisputed goat? I think you're living in the past. Even Jack himself has said Tiger is better and competition has gotten tougher over time. But yeah I know it's just the classic generational bias. Everyone thinks music from their time was the best, etc.

[@chrisbrimhall6323]

Jack for me is GOAT, but so many forget how explosive Miller was.....saw both play in LA in late 70’s, great time for golf

[@jimkuhn3500]

Jack is by Far the Greatest EVER, Always 1st Class,

[@MrAJR76]

A fantastic back nine. As a kid I had a video with highlights of this Masters - great to be able to watch the full live coverage of it!

[@stevejorfi9086]

Thanks for this. These guys were the greatest hitting the ball with a small wooden mallet not the giant heads these kids are hitting with. And one more thing Nicklaus was the greatest pressure putter of all time.

[@johndoiron9615]

On greens nowhere near as perfect as they are now too.

[@MrAJR76]

They played with the equipment available to them at the time. Just as today's "kids" play with what's available to them now. What point are you trying to make?

[@jeremiahjohnson2881]

MrAJR76 exactly, I'm sure they would love to have a 460 driver especially on that 13th hole where everybody was going for eagle.

[@AlexZander688]

Great ball strikers back then and there great ball strikers now.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Equipment makes a huge difference. Driving average was around 275 for the best hitters in the '70s while it's nearly 300 now.

[@schulzbot]

Thank you so much for sharing. Vin Skully bows this out of the water.

[@ag358]

Jack Nicklaus 18 majors but what's more amazing is 19 second place finishes in the majors.

[@vordman]

Woods was exceptional, but his record doesn't compare with the Golden Bear's. Calling someone the greatest ever is often contentious, but not when it comes to Nicklaus. He really was.

[@fs1natra]

nicklaus had 73 top ten finishes in majors.25 more than anyone else

[@naysayer1238]

@@fs1natra In the '70s he had 33 straight finishes in the top 13, only missing the top 10 twice. Cuckoo. By comparison, Tiger Woods once had 8 straight Top 10 finishes.

[@nickcordarojr.2751]

This is borderline HD for golf footage from the 70s.

[@ShmuelWeintraub]

The club had the tournament filmed (with actual film) in those days as well as recorded to videotape/broadcast. I know their actual official films of the Masters are taken from the film version, but am not sure if this upload is based on that or just the broadcast version.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Yeah, it is fantastic. Chirkinian was great

[@Nonchalant321]

i was actually surprised with the quality.

[@scootdaws25]

"I think that's the greatest putt I've ever seen in my life." Great announcing!!

[@corymcewen5943]

As a PGA Club Professional and not young at 58 it's amazing how hard we hit putts back in those days as greens speeds were slooooow. Everyone of those putts hit today would be in the bunker, off the green or in the water. No wonder the average score hasn't changed in 40 years, it is more difficult for an average player to chip and putt with green speeds stimping 12 feet

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

When Nicklaus won in 86, he noted the very fast greens, saying it made it a young man's game.

[@brianmcg321]

I love the split screen. They should do that more now.

[@victorkreitner754]

Always loved to listen to Peter Alliss during a golf tournament. The voice that remains a constant through the years.

[@georgesealy4706]

This has to be the raw feed. Amazing footage. Thanks for posting.

[@noampitlik2332]

All such legendary names now. I loved watching these with my grandfather.

[@stevenashe8900]

I think I could watch Nicklaus 1-iron on 15 about 500 more times and still would want to see it one more time. 😆

[@fs1natra]

jack hit a one iron at the 1975 us pga at firestone.roger maltbie his playing partner said "i never saw a shot like it-it was a skyscraper"

[@edomingox]

Love how I don't hear anyone yelling "mashed potatoes". Wish it was the same as back then.

[@havadatequila]

No Tivo or VCRs to play back and say, "Look honey, that's me screaming!" Technology giveth and technology taketh away.

[@luckystrikes9291]

Ham and cheese Ricky. Ham and cheese.

[@sonnyquoll8961]

Some pro (leading) should yell back , Go home to your Moma's then!

[@boc413]

Ultimately, 'equality' is to blame. When golf is opened up to everyone, behaviour will tend towards the lowest standards.

[@royal3437]

boc413 bro what

[@brucejackson5509]

I first saw jack Nicklaus in 1968 ( I was 7 years old) did not fully understand golf or what greatness was at that age! By the time jack won his fifth green jacket in 1975 idid understand both of those things! Jack stands for greatness ,he stands for golf! Him and tiger woods are the two greatest golfers if all time! Growing up my three idols were Bobby Orr, Pete rose, and jack Nicklaus! And they still are! - bsj!

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Man, all of them so gracious in the cabin. Different sport back then. Miss it.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

@Thomas Reardon I meant towards their fellow competitors. Roberts, yeah😖

[@LaMostraVia]

50:31 Jack Nicklaus’ caddy ripping a heater and one of the greatest putts of all time to take back the lead at the 1975 masters absolutely classic! 🏆

[@dabneyoffermein595]

when did he rip the heater? Time-stamp please

[@JohnCollins-th8hm]

I grew up in Augusta ,and this was my 2nd Masters( I was 10). I was lucky enough to go from 74-87 ,then ‘97, then ‘02, and I went back this year for the first time since then. I’ve been re-watching all the best years over again. Jack’s win in ‘86 is amazing for many reasons obviously, but I still think this is the best Masters ever. I was a huge Weiskopf fan and even got to meet him in the caddy room that year, and as upset as I was that he lost, I knew that losing Jack was NEVER really a disappointment because he was the best.

[@theknowitall4090]

The great Vin Sculley doing the broadcast. I miss these old broadcasters. Sculley, Summerall, Lindsey Nelson, Keith Jackson, Chris Shenckel, Curt Gowdy.

[@johnfury6481]

Definitely and Jim McCay too.

[@Taboloncawonthemasters]

My grandfather Phillip Wahl Sr was the Superintendent manager at “TheClub” at this time. Personally hired by the founders Bobby Jones and Clifford Robert’s. Was called “son” by Robert’s s he had no children and they became very very close. One of their spots to talk was out back of the clubhouse sitting on a cart under the big tree. They would sit and talk often. I think about them Two talking every single time I pass by that spot!!

[@Taboloncawonthemasters]

Also I grew up right across the street and could hear the roar of the crowds when a great shot was hit that I was watching on tv

[@salfordnick5336]

This is brilliant, started golf because of the masters and faldos first win! To watch all this before I was born is just brilliant...think I'll watch 76 next!

[@wonderbreadmodelsandhistor1566]

Tom Weiskopf is of course remembered for being one of the best golfers of his era but people also forget what a fantastic commentator he was. His coverage of the 86 masters was brilliant. His passing was a true loss to the game of golf. How is it that Ohio produces so many great golfers LOL

[@dttruman]

So true about Weiskopf at the 86 Masters. He starts off witha touch of humor , then so accurately predicted what Jack was thinking and execution of the shot o the 16th

[@frankwoz6945]

A great Masters, so many hall of famers. The Golden bear comes out on top.

[@edwardcahill3113]

Nicklaus' one iron at the 15th reminded me of his one iron shot at the par 3 17th hole at Pepple Beach which hit the pin to cement the victory at the 1972 U.S. Open.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

To hit a 1 iron that high and soft probably should be criminal.

[@dabneyoffermein595]

out of curiosity , what makes the that 15th approach shot so difficult? What makes the one iron unique on that shot? or hard or whatever?. Sorry for the stupid question, I'm not a golfer but have so much respect for these guys, they are just amazing.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

@@dabneyoffermein595 The lower the number iron, the flatter theangle of the club head, which makes the height of a shot lower, and more difficult to impart spin on the ball, making it more difficult to stop the ball on a green. 1 irons are so difficult to hit, not many pros even have one in their bags anymore. Jack Nicklaus hit a better 1 iron than anyone in history.

[@harpoon_bakery162]

@@chocolatetownforever7537 ok, so thats a great explanation, thx , but also...so instead of a 1 iron in their bags, what would they carry, like a 3 wood? (or 3 metal)? So is the reason he used a 1 iron for distance? or is it to keep the arc of the ball flat so it doesn't hit trees that you need to get under? or is it a combo of those two things? what do you think the distance of that shot was? Sorry I have so many questions, but you seem to know a lot about this stuff.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

@@harpoon_bakery162 No worries at all. The 1 iron does keep it low to get under trees, but its more about distance. The lower the number of the iron, the further the ball travels. Todays guys usually carry a hybrid or wood type club that is more forgiving than a 1 iron, so you nailed that part.

[@tompem]

Anybody else loving the angelic cameo insert of Weiskopf keeping an eye on Jack's eagle putt at 1:06:37....hahaha

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Can't get enough of watching this. It's like a time machine to my teens. There's sort of a perception that Weiskoff blew it, but I think Nicklaus really won it--not only with canning that improbable putt at 16--but with the 1 iron at 15. He must have hit a relatively poor drive to have that much left, yet he went for it. He was probably the only player in the game to do that with confidence. And he pulled it off. The only poor shot Weiskoff made was the tee at 16. He switched clubs, and I'm assuming to the shorter one. I wonder what he was thinking. It's a tough shot. Watson had just dumped his in the water, and Nicklaus came up short. I think the winds swirl there, just like at 12. I imagine Weiskoff felt pumped and decided to jump on the shorter club. But his pass doesn't look like it. Did he hit it fat? Suppose we'll never know. But he and Nicklaus both played 17 and 18 perfectly, and neither of them got their putts to drop. Overall, Nicklaus won because he was the better player: he gambled and executed that perfect long iron and then canned the long tough putt on 16. Weiskoff made just one mistake, but with Nicklaus that's all it took. Then two years later Watson would do it to him at Turnberry. I just loved watching this. Still my favorite golf tournament ever and to watch it again was an awesome experience

[@tjhookit]

I know this is late but I can give a little clarity. Weiskopf (RIP.....died yesterday) has talked about this hole and what happened. He said that when Jack holed that putt, he was rattled a bit......which immediately makes the shot tougher. When players are nervous or in a pressure situation, they say it's best to hit the shorter club harder vs hitting the longer club softer (see Greg Norman 1986 Masters #18 approach shot). Weiskopf went with the longer club and tried to just smooth it.....but that can mess with your timing due to the nerves.....and he caught it heavy. Anyhow, this is 2 years late but figured I would reply. RIP Tom Weiskopf........true champion.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

@@tjhookit About what I figured. I got to watch him in the late 70s when I was a kid. The most beautiful swing I ever saw, or will ever see. Watched him hit a bucket of drivers once--extraordinary. Nicklaus acknowledged that Tom was longer. Also watched him play badly once, and the gallery really rode him. He turned to us boys and said, "Don't ever play golf for a living." Then he cut a 240 4 wood off of hard pan around a tree to 20 feet. Had the best talent, but the wrong temperament. But he was still a phenomenon: from 71-79 he finished in the top ten in half the majors played. Sorry to hear he passed.

[@chetroberson5760]

Remember they were playing with a relatively dead golf ball as compared to today. Also, Jack's one iron looked like a small kitchen knife compared to the equipment of today.

[@jimmurphy834]

The way he walked that 1 iron down on 15, you knew he knew he striped it. Gutsy move. The man played to win and knew when to go for it.

[@jsmariani4180]

Brings me back to my early 20s. Great stuff. I couldn't believe how slow the greens were then. Maybe it was just the day.

[@ronmexico8531]

It’s attributed to the advances in agronomy practices and technology. But I agree the greens look a little shaggy lol

[@poocrayon4588]

@@ronmexico8531 They were better though - what's so great about having greens that are insanely fast? Why?

[@jimmurphy834]

Putting on greens like that took equal amounts of skill as putting on todays billiard table greens. Note all the puts left short in this footage.

[@HoshizakiYoshimasa]

One of the best masters of all time.

[@williamdunphy352]

Commentators: 9-Vin Scully 10-Scully 11-Thacker 12-Jim Thacker (19:45) 13-Pat Summerall (20:17) 14-Jack Whitaker (20:42) 15-Ben Wright (21:11) 16-Henry Longhurst (21:35) 17-Frank Glieber (22:10) 18-Scully (22:36)

[@tomhyland4077]

R.I. P. Tom Weiskopf, One of the best swings in the history of golf, but he admitted he didn't have the concentration that Nicklaus had. It took all the concentration and skill Nicklaus could muster to make the putt at 16. Weiskopf did everything but win this tournament, and he admitted it bothered him for some time. Still,a great champion.

[@dttruman]

Would you say it was more dedication then concentration that Jack had? IMO, golf came easier to Tom because of his swing and he also had other interest that weren't related to golf. He loved to hunt and he gave up a shot at the Ryder Cup, so he could go hunt some pronghorn sheep I think. As for that putt on 16, Jack was already considered on of the best putters of all time. Weiskopf was considered a streaky putter at best, but if he wouldn't have toed his tee shot on 16, just think of the playoff he and Nicklaus would have had.

[@Bamruff62]

They mention that Jack had previously won 4 Masters Titles, and had 13 top 5 finishes. Incredible!

[@moemanncann895]

24:03. Not only they had guys fix pitch marks, he stepped on Jack's line 😂

[@oldschoolmuscle4436]

Jack Nicklaus the undisputed GOAT on and off the course. Won 18 majors and came in second 19 times. When Tiger dies I'll say oh well. When Jack dies I'll cry my eyes out.

[@wacco54]

1970 to 1979 Nicklaus 30 to 39 years old is in the top ten in thirty five of forty Majors. He is in the top five of twenty eight of the forty majors. He also wins nine of the forty majors. There is nobody close to such accomplishments!

[@SearchBucket2]

@@wacco54 Maybe, but the field was nowhere nearly as deep as it is these days. We have new winners all the time, not just a cleek of elites.

[@andrewrobinson8305]

Jack’s the nicer person, unquestionably. But for Woods to dominate in an era with much stronger & deeper fields thank Jack had - makes him the greatest.

[@jhaz89]

Generational bias

[@uraniajam]

@@andrewrobinson8305 Nope

[@robertwynn5844]

Love how the players were not walking billboards then. Notice how few are wearing hats.

[@whatwouldiknow1759]

It seems to be habitual for the club golfer to wear a golf cap in the cooler months. Why? Just shows us the power of watching pro golfers wearing an advertised cap.

[@AlexZander688]

Nicklaus wore a hat during most of the '60s. Not a single thing wrong with wearing a hat while golfing.

[@radar0412]

Can't blame todays player for making a buck or two while they can by wearing somebodies logo on their hat. 70's players would have done it too if someone would have thought of it first. Maybe it wasn't allowed back then?

[@kennethmarshall306]

I used to think the same as you, but the main reason that golfers should wear a visor, in the high sun, is skin damage. Plus it stops you having to screw your eyes.

[@Gramkan]

Not to minimise premature ageing, skin cancer, sun glare and hair in your face. No it must be the advertising

[@johnnypenso9574]

1:14 The other day I was commenting on Jack vs. Tiger and mentioned how many more major winners Jack had to face from major to major. At this point in the video you see a leaderboard with 10 players on it with a combined 31 majors between them. Every player but one has won a major.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

I did a comparison of multiple major winners between 1998-2009. I can't remember the exact numbers now, but for Jack it was over 30 and for Tiger 5 or 6. Most of the greats of the 80s and 90s had peaked when woods came around and there haven't been any real greats since '98... not in the sense of Palmer, Player, Watson, Miller, Crenshaw, Trevino etc.

[@Recon-cv1fe]

@@indy_go_blue6048 Yep; but don't tell a Tiger fan boy that! They'll tell you "oh but the fields are so much better and deeper than in Jack's era." Look at this that I post below. I use it often against Tiger fan boys. And even though it shows true statistics; they still can't be convinced.

[@Eldrickshoezzz]

Tigers still the goat. Go to bed 😘

[@joeboo629]

Jack Nicklaus best pressure player.

[@thetruthsetsyoufree1492]

joeboo629 Also, his course management was better than other golfers.

[@SN2903]

Him or Hogan

[@davidmartin123]

@1:00:56 After a great approach shot to the green, his caddie says something to Jack, and Jack smiles and puts his hand on top of the caddie's head. My mom recounts the story of when I was a kid in the 1980s at Colonial in Ft Worth, Jack was walking through the gallery near us, and he did the same thing to me - reached down and kind of ruffled my hair. It's a very gentle and personal expression. Yes, Jack Nickaus is and always has been a class act.

[@charlesobscure9534]

For me, 1975 will always be the one. ‘86 was sublime, but there’s something about this one. the 1 iron on 15 at 1:00:00 on is the best swing I’ve ever seen him make… still gives me goosebumps.. then the uphill snake putt on 16. the looks on miller and weiskopf’s faces in butler cabin. when big boy golf was big boy golf swinging lumber…literally.

[@michaelbitler507]

A real treat to see 1964 pga championship winner Bobby Nichols in color. I grew up 5 minutes from Columbus County Club where Nichols won that tournament 6 years before I was born.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

No one would have guessed that the torch would pass soon to Watson. He won the British that year, and dominated for the next 8 years.

[@biggsenator]

Watson didn't dominate in 1980!

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

@@biggsenator Yes he did. He won 7 tournaments--including the Open--had 16 top tens, and was PGA money leader and Player of the Year.🙄

[@jimmurphy834]

Watson looked like an avacado out there in his attire. I would wager he never wore that outfit again...especially after what happened at hole 16.

[@thenumberquelve158]

And another comment, in my opinion this tournament was the #1 example of why Jack Nicklaus was the GOAT. Two of the best players of his generation hitting quality shots left and right, but Jack's best work is just a little bit better than their best work.

[@whetedge]

Mental toughness always seems to be difference between the closers and the close seconds. I don't think there's any question Weiskopf was the better ball striker, but it didn't add up to a record like Nicklaus'. I'm glad TW got the Open title; heals a lot of wounds for him no doubt.

[@erykvonkeith]

@@whetedge What evidence is there that Tom was a better ball striker? Not sure if they were keeping stats back then but I would agree that he had a more beautiful looking swing.

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

Miller better iron player!

[@jhaz89]

You're right, WAS the goat. Tiger is now the goat. Go take a look at their winning percentages

[@thenumberquelve158]

@@jhaz89 I was careful with my word choice, indeed ^^' My favorite little comparison between the two is this: Jack Nicklaus, as much as he was better than anyone else in his day, never won a tournament by more than 9 strokes. Tiger Woods had won three tournaments by 11 or more strokes before his 25th birthday.

[@greatwhiteshark9192]

Jack's 2nd to 15!!!!1 iron!!top 5 shots all time..period

[@ScratchArkkitehti]

Any idea what the loft was on those 1 irons back then?

[@WTMNNJR]

@@ScratchArkkitehti his was 16 degrees.

[@davidlacy4771]

Billy Casper was a great.....and very under rated ....player. A great tournament for him in 1975.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

I watched him on practice day at a senior event. He was very overweight and didnt hit it so well anymore. But then I saw him hitting a bunch of lags rapid fire from all over the place on one of the greens. It was uncanny. Ah, so that's why he won 51 tournaments

[@popeyetsm2750]

Jack Nicklaus long ago once said, when asked about Billy Casper, that Casper, when he was playing well, was the golfer that he worried about most. He also made a similar comment about Lee Trevino.

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

8:16 You gotta love that finish in the down swing

[@AndresSotoMarin]

8:26 Arnie nearly dunks it and hits the pin at 12!

[@cameronmillsgolf]

I know right

[@jonburrows8602]

If the ball stayed right there, and he got a tap in birdie, he would have finished in the top 10.

[@zolnsalt]

I never knew the crowds were so big during that era, I always thought when Tiger came to the scene was when they became so big.

[@jacksmith5692]

The 1975 coverage was so much better than the 1974 coverage.

[@indy_go_blue6048]

Except for the greatly improved cameras, the 1975 coverage was better than the 20xx coverage.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

All-time favorite tournament. They were all gents then.

[@jhaz89]

And the caddies were all slaves

[@kepler240]

14:54 ohhh that sound.

[@slatt33]

Ah, the capless era, how true, how wonderful, no Nike hats, no drunk fans screaming "get in the hole", or "get in the water".

[@stepyourgameupplaya9360]

what's wrong with hats? Kinda strange you don't like hats.

[@damienroberts934]

except they were all white... I'm not an "identity politics" guy, but, non-whites were banned baby... that was the masters. Only white Americans need apply. Makes you wonder about the majors tallys. And no "internationals: either!

[@ScratchArkkitehti]

@@damienroberts934 Trevino sighting! 15:19

[@damienroberts934]

@@ScratchArkkitehti lol He had a lot to say about how he was treated in the early days on tour and particularly at the masters. I think he said he chose not to play in the masters for quite a while... Anyway, even white non-americans were dis-couraged playing in the masters because it was seen as an American institution. Rant over!

[@ScratchArkkitehti]

@@damienroberts934 yes it wasnt because he "couldnt hit a draw", that was the PC answer he gave in his later years(Trev could hit any shot btw, he is considered top3 all time ballstrikers among Ben Hogan and Moe Norman) . That racist Clifford Roberts(who was great friends with Bobby Jones[also racist]) was who kept him away from it.

[@pepijnstraatman5730]

I always thought his swing was most spectacular (20:22) when hitting woods

[@jeffmooney5884]

RIP Tom Weiskopf, 1942-2022

[@j.w.matney8390]

Thank you Augusta National for putting this on KZbin. I missed the original broadcast because I was in the Navy and was overseas.

[@SNESdrunk]

The stars really aligned for this one. The modern equiv today would be like DJ and JT chasing Tiger

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

1:17:40 It's a shame the caddie had to be blocking the money camera shot on the 16th...

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

Oh, I dont know. I think it adds something to it. I remember watching this. I was 13 and it was the first major I ever watched. Still haven't seen a better one.

[@Tonyc_1987]

Before the Tiger walk, it was the Nicklaus walk. Class.

[@johndoiron9615]

I'm pretty sure I watched this as a kid. I would have been 9. Listening to Vin Scully makes me realize I didn't know who he was until much later. He was 47 at the time, and I'm older than that now!

[@derekhagen3767]

Tom Watson said playing in final round in 75 Masters with Nicklaus that he learned how to close out tournaments by watching Jack. And boy did he winning 8 majors in the next 8 years including his first later that year in the British Open.

[@tpohlen]

Terrific footage...I was 15, watching the whole thing. I caddied in the summers. The guys fixing the ball marks on the 12th green are all walking ALL over the lines...they didn't care...just hit it in the hole. Old Fashioned Golf!

[@hillbilly4christ638]

Just look at that leader board. These were some truly great players of the game. This really brought back a lot of memories. I was fortunate enough to attend The U.S. Open at Inverness in 1978. Hale Irwin won the open somewhere around even par. I had never been to Inverness before and the thing that struck me the most was how narrow the fairways were and how little room the players had to play. I followed Jerry Pate that year as he was one of my favorite players at the time. The open could have belonged to anyone that day because the course was so easy to get into trouble and lose your position. You really have no appreciation for the game until you attend one of these events. If you play the game and see how difficult these courses can be, you understand the ability of these players.

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

After 2 rounds Miller was 11 shots behind Nicklaus but just missed a birdie on 18 to tie! Amazing!

[@sammey1919]

Vin Scully, Jack Whittaker, and Pat Summerall; 3 sport broadcasting giants on one telecast.

[@christopherfranklin972]

Plus the dulcet tones of Henry Longhurst for a little international flavour.

[@wreckim]

245 yd. 1-iron on the 15th for his approach. That's Jack; that and his putting is what separated him from all the others. Nobody, even today, would hit a medieval 1-iron made of terrifyingly punishing and jarring metal 1/2 centimeter off the dead sweet spot, over that water today.

[@palermotrapani9067]

Ur correct, I am not sure I have seen any of the modern guys use a 1 Iron. I have seen guys like TIger, Phil, use 2=Irons, but not 1 Irons, best I can remember.

[@jhaz89]

@@palermotrapani9067 The lofts have gotten stronger over time. A 3 iron now has the same loft as a 1 iron back in the 70s. For example, a PW used to be 48 degrees but now the average is 43.5. Crazy. Club manufacturers have made the lofts stronger in the attempt of making it seem like their clubs go further. They don't even really offer 3 irons anymore just because a 4 iron now is a 2 iron of old.

[@jhaz89]

Also I think there are plenty of great ballstrikers now. People act like just because equipment is more advanced now, current day tour pros couldn't play well with them. People love to think everything was better in their generation. Just like music.

[@wreckim]

@@jhaz89 I agree with a lot of what you state. Anybody that's been to a PGA Tour event know these guys today are absolutely awesome ball strikers. My point is that the equipment of THOSE days had very little room for error. DJ hit a Nicklaus 1-iron about this same distance 1:00:18 - maybe even the same exact club when Jack let him hit his clubs a few years back. You know he would not choose to hit that club today in that same scenario; he'd pull a 4 or 5 modern iron instead. Unless you've hit an old 1-iron, or tried, you will immediately know it was a pipe dream to ever hit it well for a normal golfer. Did you know that Jack can only recall going in the water at Augusta's 12th once in his entire amateur and professional career?? Once.

[@Secretarian]

Wow this is a fantastic timepiece. Lee Trevino on the 12th tee, stops and watches someone's shot coming in to the 11th green before he plays his tee shot. And then without any delay, he proceeds to stiff his tee shot.

[@tony.bickert]

Yes, it was a great era for golf with so many greats in their prime, newcomers who became great and a few legends who still could contend.

[@siobob1]

Trevino was also checking the wind in the pines behind 12, see comment above.

[@samdyer1921]

much more enjoyable a viewing experience compared to now adays with the 10 seconds of golf followed by 50 seconds of adverts and untimely cutaways.

[@samdyer1921]

@Thomas Reardon yep and you'd get the pleasure of watching it side by side a budweiser commercial as we "play through". Atleast this old format isn't utterly inundated with advertisements.

[@ikaikamaleko8370]

Wow, I was 11 years old. I remember my father watching this on tv, live. Feels so weird to watch this. Feels poignant.

[@kepler240]

15:53 Lee's footwork is nuts. I can't believe he even hits the ball. Then almost holes it so what do I know?

[@LesPaulJeff]

Haha ,exactly. Took an open stance like a flop. It went super high and bam.

[@boopah4365]

It was nice when they weren't hitting driver/wedge into every par 5.

[@MM-qi5mk]

I hate today’s game ....

[@pivot1022]

@@MM-qi5mk lol shut up nerd

[@markhall2405]

Most pros today would be terrified of the thought of hitting a 1-iron into the 15th green.

[@wodenoftheangles3339]

@@markhall2405 They're called 'driving irons' these days and most of 'em still can't hit the 15th from 245 yards like that..

[@wellswaylon4988]

instablaster

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

Tom Weiskopf should've won a Green Jacket.

[@elimendoza7602]

I know, right.

[@lonestar6709]

Can you imagine Jack with todays equipment? There'd be no point showing up!

[@golfmaniac007]

tiger prime > nicklaus prime

[@tompem]

EVERYBODY would have that equipment....

[@joby234]

@@golfmaniac007 Ahh, ha,ha,ha. Not even close. Jack by a mile!

[@c200d45e95]

1:17:40 - the thrill of victory; 1:46:20 - the agony of defeat.

[@TheRealPapaGoat]

Tom Weiskopf played Sonny in The Godfather

[@debbiebrannen8838]

And James Caan won the British open

[@christinapankey1415]

These guys would crush today's players on this course

[@MrAJR76]

What??!

[@markcoleman2890]

Not really, they could win yes, but not crush. Tiger is longer and better short game than they did. Nickalas was probably a better putter than Tiger though

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

I'm 58, and this is the first major I ever watched when I was 13 and just started playing. My friend and I bet on it. I got 1st and 4th pick, he got 2nd and 3rd. I took Nicklaus and Irwin, he took Weiskoff and Miller. We knew our stuff. Of course I was hooked after watching this. As for the they were better back in the day; well, we all tend to think that as we age. I hear today's music, and I think, "Those poor kids. Now the 70s..." The current players have way better equipment, better swings, and are in far better condition. They're also physically bigger. It's like that in all sports now. For me, a lot of the charm is lost through. No more cagey caddy yard swing players like Casper and Trevino. They all like of look the same. Same with the actors....ah, I'm getting old😬

[@jhaz89]

Haha you really think that? Your generational bias is making you delusional