Jack Nicklaus wins at St Andrews | The Open Official Film 1978

[@cormackjames]

I was there aged 8. Amazing. I love watching 76-78 you can see the flare of the pants start to fade away 😅 In 76 Tom Watson looked like he was going staright to the Disco after work!

[@eddiebrown687]

Very hard to hear Connery talking thru background noise, but this is still more fun to watch to me than today's players. No gimmicky clubs, just pure talent.

[@christinapankey1415]

Absolutely every man was different smiling have fun trying to win . Still better than today

[@MrAJR76]

Bit harsh - today's players can't help the technology that's available to them. The most talented players will always rise to the top, whatever the technology of their time.

[@c.jarmstrong3111]

The audio mixing on the Connery intro us brutal 😂

[@johnedgar5397]

This is awesome, thanks for posting! It’s too bad there are problems with the audio, the crowd noise is twice the volume of the announcers

[@thenumberquelve158]

Yikes, you know you've screwed up the audio mixing when KZbin can't even auto-generate subtitles for you. ^^' Still a pleasure to see all of these. Jack Nicklaus is not a guy who likes to get outgunned two years in a row, that's for sure. (Also I love his outfit on Day 4. Doesn't it just scream "I PLAY GOLF FOR A LIVING"? :P )

[@garyanderson4038]

I was there on the saturday 😁 what a day

[@chevy4x466]

A great era for golf, must have been a fine show

[@jonathanmayes4731]

Thanks for sharing this with us

[@chevy4x466]

The 1st hole at St. Andrews is the most underrated hole in golf.

[@MrAJR76]

Why? It's the widest fairway in the world. And unless there's a howling tailwind to trick it up, the second short to a huge flat green is a piece of cake.

[@chevy4x466]

@@MrAJR76 when the pin is in the front it becomes interesting. If I was to build my dream golf course there r certain holes that I would have elements of. #1 is exactly what a first hole should be. An easy confidence booster, an easy first shot, but has a hazard if u get too cute. I really don’t like st andrews hole per hole. I dislike the road hole.

[@andrewrobinson8305]

I played St Andrews as a junior golfer in August 1991, on a very windy day. Historic course obviously, but not particularly pleasing to the eye. Relies entirely on wind and/or bouncy summer conditions. Without either of those, it’s far too easy for the pros.

[@ClintWestmetal88]

Did you guys get the same bloke who did the sound editing for Top Gear youtube videos?

[@Wave8Form]

Cool that Sean Connery was announcing!!! The OPEN is one tough tourney!! They need to rework the audio, quite low. Great watch though!

[@BonzoDrummer]

Jack = GoAT. Columbus, Ohio, Gang rise up!

[@kevhead1525]

Ha. Young Faldo with the Moe Howard cut.

[@garthfairfield8043]

Amazing how golf has changed

[@chevy4x466]

The biggest difference is the players didn’t wear ball caps or sun glasses

[@oliverizzard8751]

@@chevy4x466 and they used balls that turned more, and they used drivers with tiny heads and steel shafts.

[@dad7720]

And not for the better...

[@skellvarnsen23]

air has less resistance than earth, always tee it up

[@davewestner]

Geez, what's up with the audio? Did you guys reverse the music/ambience and voice over tracks. Would be happy to try and fix this for you

[@jaredvaughan1665]

In my mind Jack is the greatest links golfer ever. True he only won the Open 3 times. But he has the most second place finishes, the most top 3 finishes, the most top 4 finishes, the most top 5 finishes, the most top 6 finishes, most top 10 finishes, and on to adfinitimum. If life was fair Jack would have won at least 5 or 6 claret jugs. But golf is rarely fair. And there was frequently one guy that had a hot streak like Tom Watson in 77 and Johnny Miller in 76 that kept him out of the winner's circle. Also please note if Jack was the only top American that traveled the pond, as was the case with Sam Snead in 46 and Ben Hogan in 53 he would have won 7 or more claret jugs, because he finished second to top Americans 4 times. And Peter Thompson and Locke were 2 guys that won more claret jugs solely because they did not have to play against the top Americans. As soon as the top Americans came over their winning days were over, with Thompson's 1965 win standing out like a sore thumb. And neither could win in America. Even though Ben Hogan went one for one at the Open. Proving he was better than both those guys.

[@ExceptionalPleb]

He was mister Top 10

[@jaredvaughan1665]

@@ExceptionalPleb For a 15 out of a 16 year period. Insane.

[@martysykes3221]

Can’t argue, however I will say that Peter Thompson and Tom Watson have to get honorable mentions, and of course, my personal hero, Seve. When he got a chance, he always came through. Suffice it to say, a golfer that wins the Open is just a stud. It’s the best tournament in the world and all of the shots in the bag are required to win!

[@jaredvaughan1665]

@@hanajinks1044 Ben Hogan came over only once to play in the Open and won it in 1953. Do you think if Hogan and Snead and even just the top 10 US golfers played in the Open each year Thomson won it the result would have been the same? Highly unlikely. He may have won it a couple times, but no more. The fact he couldn't win any of the 3 American majors while Hogan was 1 for 1 at the Open illustrates this.

[@jaredvaughan1665]

@@hanajinks1044 I would have respected his 5 major championships more if all the best players were playing on both sides of the Atlantic and his total was say 3 Opens, a Master, and a US Open. Which shows more breadth. Just like I would agree with Byron Nelson being an all-time top 10 player had he won the Open. But because he did not win the Open, I barely see him as a top 20 player. But at least you could argue Nelson did not play much in the Open because of World War 2 and the low prize money. But Thompson does not have that excuse not being more competitive in an American major. Remember both Hogan and Snead were one and done when they won the Open. (Although Snead played a few times very early, and much later in his career. But just imagine if even just Hogan and Snead crossed the Atlantic each year in the 50s. It would have likely been a Walter Hagan, Bobby Jones at the Open in the 1920s duo again.)

[@maamold]

Love how they say Aoki has "That strange looking swing" when that is now the modern swing.

[@chrismorfas7515]

Amazing expression from Jack after Owen’s chip-in on 15! 36:58

[@johnpsalinger173]

Watched the final round in total. Owen had done exceptionally well scrambling to stay in touch and contention as Nicklaus was playing very well. It seemed as if all afternoon he was getting down in 2 from 90 feet while Nicklaus was knocking it dead from 30 feet, but almost always for 2. Class told in the end. Two stroke turnaround on the next hole and then Simon Owen ran into trouble on the Road Hole 17. One of the great final rounds. Almost as good as Augusta in 1986, but definitely seems like it was in his top 2. It was almost incredible how often he was in contention on the final afternoon of the majors. Won 18 and runner up in 19. That sets him apart from every other golfer in history.

[@Mitjitsu]

The editors made a real mess of intro by having such loud background music.

[@christophergoree6357]

My man actually said, “My word, is this going to be something the Orientals steal away from us?” 😆 😆 😆 Imagine if that were said today. I’m not even old and I wish for older times.😊

[@chevy4x466]

Peter alyss spoke of tommy nakagima oriental magic in 86 😂😂😂😂

[@maybeworldsinteractives]

I would pay to know the name of the song at the end.

[@jcrossney]

Great!

[@craigbarron3706]

Nice lack of audio.....How irritating!!

[@marksimpson2321]

Though in no way did Nicklaus implode at Turnberry, interestingly he only won 4 more majors though still, from memory, I think, managed to win one of each of the four. Watson in contrast won almost all of his after 77. Changing of the guard and / or a bit of a psychological blow for Jack, maybe.

[@dave55ides]

No doubt it was a change of the guard - with Watson winning 5 to Nicklaus’ 4. Similarly, in Nicklaus’ peak years (ages 28 to 34), Trevino won as many times (5) as did Jack. It’s one of the reasons I rate Jack higher than Tiger, at every stage of his career he had (in Palmer then Trevino then Watson) a player who could claim to be Nicklaus’ equal. Except for Mickelson, Tiger never had any rival so good.

[@johnpsalinger173]

It must, respectfully, be said in response that Tom Watson is 9 years younger than Jack Nicklaus. It is very hard to win a major after the age of 35. Jack Nicklaus won 6, including 2 in each of 1975 and 1980, the latter at the age of 40. His win in 1986 featured probably the greatest final 9 holes (30 - 6 under) in majors' history. To achieve that level of concentration and performance at his age (46) was almost supernatural. It says everything about the man and why I believe he is the greatest golfer of all time. With my brother, who is a member of the US PGA, I followed him around the Australian Open in November 1977 when he was managing a back ailment and was not at his best. It was still wonderful to see him in action. He came out as a favour to Kerry Packer from 1975-1978 and in acknowledgement of having re-designed the Australian Course. He was champion in each of the other 3 years. The Australian was not a popular tournament for northern hemisphere players as, although many came down, they were well out of season. Tom Watson did not win a major after the age of 34, although he lost in an astonishing playoff at the Open in 2009 at the age of 59. Even Tiger Woods has won just one major after the age of 32.

[@bicklesby1]

was that the theme for cheers ? one day ata time ??

[@jvw1973]

Funny how Isao Aoki wore an identical pullover on the 1st day 4:08 as did Jack Nicklaus on the final day 25:08…🤔

[@robatkinson5813]

Yes you with thr odd Oriental putting style🤣🤣🤣

[@CD17able]

Spoiled watching this by the really bad audio & the constant adverts every 10 minutes or so not worth watching on KZbin anymore ☹️

[@christinapankey1415]

The music was a bad idea,why have it

[@jaredvaughan1665]

Jack played far better at the Open than the US Open, and just as good as at the Masters. But "only" won it 3 times. If life was fair, he'd have won the Open 5 or 6 times. At least for Jack only 1 of the 4 majors was not fair. As he finished 2'nd 7 times to his 3 wins. And has the most top 3s and 5s and 10s, etc. Without having the most wins. But for Greg Norman 3 of the 4 majors were even more unfair. And for Arnald Palmer 2 of the 4 majors were highly unfair, where he finished 2'nd at the U.S Open/PGA Chanpionship a combined 8 times but only won them once at the 1960 US Open.

[@chevy4x466]

@@hanajinks1044 Greg may have been more talented than all of em.

[@johnnyb4269]

@@chevy4x466problem is Greg Norman had that CHOKE gene.

[@chevy4x466]

@@johnnyb4269 can’t be denied. However, also could have been different if he wasn’t snake bit on his first few majors.

[@johndor7890]

Powerful gas passing video

[@yourkiwimate]

audio mixing is terrible, almost makes it unwatchable

[@SilverfoxThe]

Err - Peter Oosterhuis hits a 1-iron into the 17th? In the modern game that's probably only a 6 or 7 iron!

[@SilverfoxThe]

I just watched this again. Its really interesting (to me) how the 18th green is cut. The Valley of Sin is very much part of the green. The modern course has the Valley of Sin much more part of the fairway and fringe.

[@obxarms7685]

Horrible audio

[@dlamiss]

A half decent final round and Watson would have won this easily but he shot 76

[@MegaTubescreamer]

which bright spark had the idea for this silly soundtrack then ?

[@proudbirther1998]

Worst Sound Mix. Sad! It ruined the show.

[@brentstevenson1484]

Terrible sound typical BBC Crap music overpowers the commentary and then the background noise over powers commentary

[@andrewrobinson8305]

Firstly, the video wasn't made by the BBC. It's got nothing to do with them. Secondly, the sound on the original video is fine. It's just been poorly uploaded onto KZbin by this channel. All clear now?

[@marksimpson2321]

Funny how loads of these players hit much longer clubs to 18th green and get closer than most modern players who can spank a driver 350 then play mediore 2nd shots

[@andrewrobinson8305]

That's patently untrue Mark. Stop being a tiresome, rose-tinted nostalgist.

[@dhihai143]

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