Part 2 1963 Shell's Wonderful World of Golf - Portmarnock Golf Club - Billy Casper v Harry Bradshaw

[@FerrellKatz]

Harry Bradshaw was a golfing machine! Thank you for sharing these.

[@SCTV59]

Bradshaw was quirky in style but Formidable in delivery! Never get tired of watching this match.

[@kenneth6847]

Thnx for putting these up. Classic telecast. A real treasure.

[@AtEboli]

I really like how much faster they played in those days. They didn't spend 5 minutes before each shot conferring with their caddy, checking yardage books, rehearsing their swing, etc.- they just grabbed a club out of the bag, stepped up to the ball, and gave it a whack.

[@gaillukowski]

Seve said miss it quick

[@floody8242]

I spent about a month practicing and playing with Harry Bradshaw back when i was about 25 years and he was amazing .fantastic but itvwas also his stories dbouttnhid golfing life and Ireland that kept me glued to.listening to him. What a wonderful man znd golfer david flood

[@darrylb5247]

That British Open in the late 40s where Harry played a shot from a broken beer bottle rather than waiting for a ruling, causing him to lose that Open made him a BIG Winner in my mind! One of the few to out-putt Billy Casper too! I liked his feel for chip and run and pitch and run shots too! The double-Vardon overlap grip fascinates me too!

[@darylcrooks1500]

The course, the clubs, the balls, the technique - purity of golf that we dont have today

[@franciskringle8048]

We have lost alot, it was a much better game.

[@cdunne1620]

.. what have we lost?

[@laurencegoulty3196]

Love that wristy putter style.

[@AtEboli]

On the slower greens that most of us play on, that style would help a lot of people putt better I think.

[@oldmcdonald3376]

that scoring lady was breathtaking. hard to believe she would be in her seventies

[@Dreama40]

You look at Bradshaws swing and you think how the hell can this guy play? Then you look at his score 73. Impressive!!! Great short game right there!

[@johnkurtz7705]

He had very big strong wrists and arms

[@40ny]

And he shot - what did they say - 8 rounds of 64 round there. I can tell you, having played it several times, to do that 60 years ago with those clubs and balls is remarkable. Also, look at the amount of times he hit a 2- or 4-wood or a 2-iron into the greens and left the ball within single-putt distance. Today's Tour pros with their "drive and a sand wedge to every hole" type games, I daresay, could hardly do better, especially in that wind. It's also encouraging to see again how "it's not how, but how many". All the focus on having the picture-perfect swing and being in the proper positions all the time takes all the fun out of the game for many people who just get over-analysed and over-coached. Harry was good enough where it counted, a foot before to a foot after the ball, as was Trevino, as was Moe Norman, as is Furyk. Good observation of yours. Hope your short game has benefitted!

[@stevejackson9173]

Absolutely love watching these matches. Bill was a great player but I just love Harry. He had eight 64s on this course. I love his swing, simple no nonsense and what a short game.

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

Harry's swing just didnt look good...amazing he was so good

[@stevejackson2093]

@dufftruffison7168 Terrible dynamics but very effective. He would have learnt by feel and trial and error. No computer analysis in those days.

[@indianjimmy]

I love these matches one on one..I marvel at the swings these guys have mastered to a great degree...indianjimmy

[@johnclark3697]

Great stuff thanks and max respect for posting this up.John

[@id9076]

Its just amazing to me that Harry Bradshaw could play such great golf in those difficult conditions with that swing of his. He just seemed to take half a backswing and hit the ball with his hands and forearms. I guess he had what used to be called"educated hands" and could find the back of the golf ball from any lie with any stance. Magic

[@cdunne1620]

He had a slight ott move like Koepka and Anser so not so old fashioned after all !!

[@CindyFagerstrom-d2t]

Casper played faster than normal so he could go home. Those greens were bumping along at about 7. One of the few times Billy looked svelt. Well, almost. Give Harry Bradshaw credit, he knew the course and played it well. Would like to have seen more of the course.

[@cdunne1620]

Casper looked like his back was in pain, he grimaced on one swing early in the round

[@stevemcgee99]

And, I do use low-lofted clubs around the green. 4 iron chips from right off and roll it to the hole!

[@vs800rider]

Golf in Ireland is a must you can possibly do it. Links golf is challenging and a lot of fun. Good courses are all over the island. Just be prepared to walk. Unless things have changed, few courses have "buggies".

[@CindyFagerstrom-d2t]

Listen, Billy Casper was an excellent player, great putter and winner. Many tournaments he outplayed Nicklaus, Palmer, Player and everyone else. He shouldn't be underrated based on his ability to win.

[@Dreama40]

Billys caddy looked to be about 75 years old, hobbling around lol. The golf was of a good standard though for all those years ago, amazing.

[@georgesmyth6577]

Casper has a slightly modern swing but Harry relied on a more rustic method.

[@paulyandle6081]

George and Gene were a great team. And the girls were gorgeous.

[@maamold]

1:45 - I wonder if Billy's back is hurting a bit. He seems to be pushing a lot of short shots.

[@graniteman62]

Billy Casper, the most underated player in the 1960s,during the time of Palmer, Nicklaus and Player, the he was the most consistent money winner and wins, no excitement in his game but the man I'd want to make putts for me

[@bubbabozo7789]

Cuts away at the end...We'll never know what club Billy would have recommended around the green : (

[@stevemcgee99]

I take that final bit of advice all the time.

[@ShallowPlane]

Real golfers

[@ptrekboxbreaks5198]

Bradshaw's swing doesnt look like he was hitting it as far and straight as he was. So crazy how good they were with those clubs and balls Also, I love how the flag kids SPRINT to a ball that was only hit like 50 yards ahead....I think the player knows that's his ball lmao. Why were they doing that for shots so obvious who's ball it was

[@stevemcgee99]

24:10 OLD FOXY GRANDPOP

[@Pronzini1]

Really didnt worry much about conditioning back then. Those wristy putting strokes would never work on today's fast greens.

[@gabrielleaujard8357]

Quick players due to their uncomplicated techniques .

[@berkowitz38]

+gabrielle aujard This is how we should all play golf no paralysis by analysis. When you play golf play golf not swing mechanics. Just think target and hit the ball to the target. Played with a guy the other day who had never broken 100. Told him to stop thinking so much and just be target orientated and just hit the ball. He shot a very respectful 93. He was like a kid in a lolly shop..so excited:)

[@60degreelobwedge82]

What club was Billy Casper going to recommend?

[@victorkreitner754]

Harry Bradshaw should of won The Open Championship in 1949. If not for the misfortune of one of his shots landing against a piece of glass from a broken beer bottle on the course, odds were in his favor to win. He elected to play the ball as it lay over taking a customary drop and it cost him when he barely moved the ball forward on his shot. He would lose in a tight match to the eventual winner Bobby Locke.

[@james6818]

A look back in time at normality and nobody addicted to a mobile phone

[@raceching]

Course management - Harry Bradshaw knew exactly how to play it. No mean feat though, to beat 'Billy Casper,' who was at the top of his game and one of the top players on the US PGA tour.

[@johnkurtz7705]

Billy won 51 tour events. Way underrated.

[@whetedge]

First I heard of Harry Bradshaw. Swing much like Moe Norman.

[@generalgrant3189]

Uuh, no

[@whetedge]

@@generalgrant3189 Lots of similarities. 4:34

[@generalgrant3189]

@@whetedge name one ?

[@whetedge]

@@generalgrant3189 _"name one"_ Trail foot flat on the ground until after impact.

[@eddiebrown687]

You could actually hit putts hard back then, these days you have to just try to baby the putts to the hole. Too many courses mow their greens too close now.

[@whataplonker82]

No it's cause they didn't have the machine to cut grass at 3mm then putting on quick greens is more skillful than smashing a ball on long greens

[@poocrayon4588]

@@whataplonker82 it's stupid to have to baby tap every putt, they weren't trying to cut grass at 3mm like that's some perfect green length, so they weren't missing anything.

[@poocrayon4588]

Not mine lol, there's a perfectly fast astro turf practice green with multiple holes - and then every real green on the course is longer with loads of bumps

[@kenoneill8783]

Ireland is not part of the British isles! FFS!

[@jimboslice9472]

they didn't spend enuff time to play decent golf. That's why people like Tiger came in and Destroyed their records.