Shell's Wonderful World Of Golf 1966 | George Knudson vs Gene Littler (Improved Audio)

[@faithfulhouse1063]

Man, unbelievable golf match/commercial/documentary/time capsule. This is the world I was born into, and it's really grievous that it's almost totally gone now. You don't have people or a pace of life like this anymore. Almost 60 years and the world has changed dramatically. (Long sigh.)

[@Kaddywompous]

Well, on the upside, in 2021 you can reach into your pocket and relive these times whenever you want.

[@GHOSTOFEIGHT]

@@Kaddywompous smart phones and the internet has been detrimental to society imo. All the knowledge in the world in the palm of our hands, and we're dumber than ever.

[@Kaddywompous]

@@GHOSTOFEIGHT Well, it’s like every other innovation: there’s a light side and a dark side. It just depends on your relationship to it how much of each you experience. To your point, it seems that far too many people have used this access to so much knowledge merely to find better and better ways to confirm their biases.

[@bingham7957]

Shell needs to come up with a new product for the modern cars of today. Maybe call it "Electron Plus"!

[@cliftonwilson9035]

000p00 de Dee Dee Dee

[@mrbobo966]

George and Gene commentating Gene and George. Great stuff

[@OhioRiverFisherman]

George has a wonderful golf game and he has swag outta this world!!! His swing is butter!!!! And his sun glasses compliment his game.

[@bonumfatum457]

Thanks for posting these, had never watched Knudson before. Big fan of his swing now

[@TrevorStymie]

Another convert! Cheers my friend

[@jonboy9912]

My God how Canada has changed! Great match between great players! Love this series!

[@JeremiahAlphonsus]

Get specific. Canada has been invaded.

[@jeffyboi6969]

@@JeremiahAlphonsus right why do people walk on eggshells. we've literally been turned into a 3rd world country because of minorities and liberal policies

[@lawbinson]

Thank you so much for uploading these. I started golf during Covid and just love Knudson’s swing. An older gentleman I golf with in the mornings told me about Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf and I have been going back watching them this off-season. This is what The Match should be. They even have shot-tracers of sorts. Amazing.

[@TrevorStymie]

Thanks for the comment Rob. Following Knudsons swing thoughts and teachings will never lead anyone astray. I agree, There is something magical about these Shell's matches. I love these. Cheers friend

[@Araconox]

This was the year that George Knudsen paired with Calgary's great Frank Fowler at the Canada Cup (after that the World Cup) played in Japan that November. Knudsen won the medalist in the tournament though the US Team of Arnold Palmer/Jack Nicklaus (ever heard of them?) won the important tourney. I used to caddy for Fowler in the sixties and he was one of the great drivers of the golf ball.

[@TrevorStymie]

Thanks for that great story. That must have been an absolute blast caddying for Fowler back then.

[@Araconox]

@@TrevorStymie It was, thanks. In August, 1965 I by chance was fortunate enough to be paired with Frank Fowler as his caddy in a new tournament called the Willow Park Classic at the inaugural Willow Park Golf and Country Club in Calgary, Alberta .I was 15. For the first 2 rounds Frank was paired with the great Al Mengert from Seattle. I remember how well Frank could drive the ball. He was short and a little stocky but could hit the ball a long way . He had a great swing and the ball 'bored' through the wind. In 54 holes he missed ONE fairway. Unfortunately he wedge play wasn't very good and putting was average. An icon of golf.

[@jeffyboi6969]

@@Araconox thats so cool

[@chezchezchezchez]

Love how honest Littler is: "George, you hit the ball well, but your putter deserted you. 36 putts!" We need that in today's game!

[@Guitarpick1770]

If only Knudson could have incorporated the long putter like Bernhardt Langer, he might’ve been unstoppable.

[@larrybethune3909]

Get that man an Armlock! Gah Lee!

[@gerrybennett7705]

Gene Littler was my idol when I started playing . Great tempo which I tried to emulate and I still work on that today after many years of playing and practice. Served me well

[@TrevorStymie]

A beautiful tempo from Gene.

[@littledynamoquack]

My paternal grandpa, who was course-marshal at the local course, knew Gene. They used to call him Gene the Machine. Much obliged for the vid! Sure brings it all back. All I need to see now is a Hamm's Beer commercial with the Hamm's Bear.

[@Kaddywompous]

My favorite swing of all time.

[@AtEboli]

One area where the difference between today's pro's and those of this era is really apparent is in the short game. One the opening hole, Knudson hits a shot from just off the green to within about 15 feet and it's hailed as a fine shot. Today's players would most of the time put that within 6'. I think the emphasis on the short game today, and the amount of time players spend perfecting it, far surpasses what they used to do.

[@ag358]

Yes, but there were pros of that time and even farther back in time that were short game wizards, bobby jones was one of them but he didn't have any weaknesses and you must realize the clubs and ball were inferior making it more difficult. Rough was taller, thicker and some course didn't rake bunkers or they raked them in furrows. I have video of bobby jones hitting bunker shots that he stepped on mashing them under the surface then he just blasted them out with a niblick, pretty much a nine iron.

[@Araconox]

Fantastic that you have posted this! Thanks much! Takes me back..

[@TrevorStymie]

Thanks for the comment Ursula. Much appreciated

[@KingpinPadre]

My goodness, this is Golf Swing City. You can't help but be a better player by watching these two.

[@coeenc123]

George Knudson and the vintage music.What could be better.

[@GosuTVCrypto]

I am just getting into golfing. It is fascinating to see Young George's swing.

[@TrevorStymie]

poetry in motion my friend

[@Araconox]

You won't regret it.

[@lawbinson]

Does anyone know what their bag makeup looks like? As someone who loves playing classic clubs, would be awesome to look for some clubs played by these fine golfers back in the day.

[@TrevorStymie]

Google Search "George Knudson Golf clubs" and it will give you some idea my friend.

[@glennpaige7381]

Two gentleman sportsmen. Love this era

[@Araconox]

Shell gasoline in 1966: less than 36 CENTS a gallon! Titleist golf balls: $12 /dozen. Green Fees at Spyglass Hill GC in Pebble Beach: $15 a round. and on and on....no one believes me when I tell them of these things!

[@TrevorStymie]

Damn! $15 a round at spyglass.... It's $415+ right now hahah.

[@HUYNGUYEN-jp8xo]

Here in 2020 prov 1 is $45/dozen that cheap! compare to 12/dozen back in 66.

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

I payed $15 at Spyglass, but that was twilight. The next day I paid $25, but I shot 80 from the very backs--still proud of that. Early 80s. Oh, when I was a very young lad, they had gas wars sometimes and my dad paid 19 cents per gallon once--1965.

[@glennpaige7381]

The men in the gallery wearing suits and sportcoats. Marvelous!

[@fradaja]

Gold

[@davidlawson4281]

No surprise Knudsen played Shell golf. Googling his winnings, he made more $ losing on shell than his whole career. Perhaps someone will correct Google for me,

[@alpistor]

Great video! Can you show more Shell's?

[@TrevorStymie]

Thanks for the comment Al. I'll see what other Knudson shell videos I can find.

[@johnnydev9318]

Gotta love the style of golf commentators from this era - watched the whole thing expecting something like “Well hot diggety dog, Gene - he left that putt well short and the one he’s got left is no snack, let me tell ya”

[@johnnydev9318]

Also the shots near the beginning of the middle-aged lady on the golf course all dressed up complete with handbag and hat, as though on a shopping trip to a high class city department store …. guess she must have been the wife of a high-ranking official of that golf club - keeping up appearances, so to speak 🤣

[@TrevorStymie]

hahaha you are not wrong Johnny

[@richbaritone67]

If Knudson could have putted AT ALL, he would have dominated. Not my opinion, some guy named Nicklaus.

[@TrevorStymie]

8 tournament wins on the PGA Tour, with piss poor putting. That says a lot about how far he could have gone my friend.

[@douglasthompson9482]

Great days in history… two great nations.

[@gssheriff7278]

George Knudson, premier ball striker on this show over Littler, but putts like 20 handicap. I doubt littler would have kissed the putts George did.

[@TrevorStymie]

I often wonder just how many PGA tournaments George would have won if he was a good putter. Yea Littler wouldn't have missed some of those that's for sure. George was quoted in an interview "I try and hit every fairway, every green and try and 2 putt, never try and 1 putt." It's clear his mindset towards putting was the exact opposite of his long game. And it showed.

[@davidlawson4281]

@@TrevorStymieIt appears the Knudsen should have worked on his more, not just putting, although that was the glaring fault in his game. The worst decision was not to quit smoking.

[@perriegarcia]

Sheesh! Ballers

[@bengaliinplatforms1268]

Love Gene coming over and trolling them about their shitty lie in the rough

[@gssheriff7278]

George did the same thing when he played AL Giebeger, on this show at the Royal Victoria Golf club, couldnt putt worth a dam. I'm sure if he had been an average putter he would have won 20 plus PGA events and few majors

[@redstone5149]

Wow, that stabbing putting action is painful to watch. His swing is beautiful though. His lower body action is fantastic.

[@davidlawson4281]

Best part of his game was his swing.

[@jjshaka]

Such great ball striking by George...really was a pity he made Hogan look like Crenshaw on the shorter putts. Those 4 to 8 footers are real killers for poor putters.

[@jpricey]

We all know that George had a great swing but so did Gene. Very solid indeed with minimal hinge in the wrist but great width and rotation

[@fradaja]

Knudson and more Norman had plenty of battles

[@chrissnape9537]

Back then, nobody used a sandwedge around the gre

[@lawbinson]

43:50 is wild

[@TrevorStymie]

That guy was super agile on those logs

[@stevesharp401]

Piccadilly World Match Play Championship......Littlers seven consecutive '3's......the golfing world will never see that again....

[@jpricey]

How could one with such a fluid, rhythmical swing as George, have such an awful putting stroke.

[@stumarston6812]

8:03 I need a guy like this when I play.

[@graniteman62]

George Knudson, million dollar swing but 2 cent putter, if he could putted average for a PGA tour pro he would have easily won 20 tourneys

[@mphommopi3728]

How he putted so bad and still shot 1 over

[@perserverance333]

Fw and greens are so much shorter today, I mean faster.

[@SteenWinther]

The two cent putter strikes again 😕

[@bs49ers]

I've come to thee conclusion that as somewhat of an Introvert but, due to this evolving nature of Pro Golf= GK was at the mercy of being forced to play all facets of Thyne Newveau Game of Golf...which unfortunately for His Innate Mannerisms included to many of its follies, The Dreadful Putt for Dough! Cuz GK obviously had zero wants of practice nor did He even care about its Prize Winnings +/- affects it influenced His Ultimate Journey thru Our Grand & Beluved Walk in Zee Parkette?! Lol He was downright terrible lol as Gene reminded Him of = 36 putts thru 18 Holes is BLASPHEMY within Thyne Realms of Pro Golf & It's Overlords lol Even His Driving from what I've watched/heard was akin to Seve'esk...It was His Masterful Art of the Swing & Subsequent contact with Clubhead/Ball that made Him Awe Inspiring to those who knew the true Ease of Difficulty held within Golf's Secret Lore's past down & learned thru hard work of practice. GK was not a Fan on Modern Golf n its evolving TV Commercialshipmanships along with it's inherent dictates of $ as eh driving force behind Economic Trophian Values of Competition Above all else...This didn't sit well with GK Personality nor ANY of His Ultimate Personal Quests within its Magical Landscapes of Ball Flight thru Air towards Eh Target= This was GK's 'comfort zone' lol polar opposite of rolling ball along a surface into a too small of cup size lol...never have I seen a Semi-Pro Master of Said Golf Swing LIP OUT SO MANY PUTTS &/or JUST NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO STARTING ITS ATTEMPT @ PT A 2 PT B BE SO FAR OFFLINE...Without 1 iota of care to alter nor for Joe/Jill Avg to better 1.5 putts/hole...lol As silly as Yo Power of + Comments goez~GK would even attempt to justify Oh well Gene better luck next week comeback AFTER being ribbed by 1 of Thee Biggest Egos outta Eh lil Great Golfer re 2putts/hole U Nice Can Swinger from T2Green U lmfao Akin to EXACTLY WHERE WE AS LOVERS OF ALL THIS GRAND GAME OF GOLF HAS TO OFFER US WHO PLAY & WATCH = SOMETHING IS MISSING & WE ALL KNOW THIS...MAYBE GK & EH FEW OTHERS THAT RETIRED EARLY FROM ITS HISTORY BOOKS WERE THYNE GUIDERS OF FAIRWAY LIGHTS TOWARDS THYNE PROMISORY NOTES THAT INHERENTLY God & Mother Nature 'wrapped up' within It's Masterless Codex for 1 Day All to Experience... Something WE R ALL WITNESSING 1ST HAND OF ITS MANY MASTERFUL SECRETS UNVEILING FOR THOSE WHOM SEEK...Alas, We NOW MUST DEAL WITH THIS SAUDI & THE SHARK ATTEMPTING TO UNCOVER MORE FROM LESS?! Problem thou it seems LIV's attempt is to take from anothers Realm of Experience using same Governer of $...Thee EXACT THING OUR GRAND GAME OF MASTERS WALKED AWAY FROM EARLY WITHIN THEIR UNVETTED CAREER CHOICES?...Funny how those who think they have learned by way of Spin-Doctoring keep missing THEE OBVIOUS THAT THEY CANT SEE EH ALTERNATE TARGET FOR THAT GOFER KEEPS CHANGING LOCALLES UPON SAME GREENS! LOL...Maybe another Norman of Pure Poetry of Shot Making Artestry coulda helped this Grand Broadcasted Game of Modern Golfisms & opened up Eh Whole Moe & Georgian outlook that definitely would have influenced Eh Cultist's Viewpoint THAT IS NOT OWNED BY THEE A's/J's nor T's of itz Marketing Champs $-Wallets...but instead HOW IT CAN CREATE NEWER & HOPEFULLY IMPROVED LIFESTYLES FOR THE WHOLE WORLD 1 PAR @ EH TIME TEACHING RESPECT FOR LIFE ITSELF WHILST ENJOYING ITS NON-CULTIST OF SHARE THE FAIRWAY?!

[@steventinker3958]

*Upset crowd noises*

[@donschmidt8203]

Two golf swings sweeter than honey and whipped cream. Gene Littlers swing resembles Louie Oosthuizens gorgeous swing now. I think Littlers swing actually is even more efficient a move than Louies. Knudson had everything in a player but a putter! In this match he resembled a four year old on a putt putt course. Even a decent putter would have shot four or five under par in this match. Knudsons mantra appeared to be "drive for show and putt for chump change." There is no doubt Knudsen would have been one of the all time greats without that rusty flat stick. Gene Sarazen could also be the rudest little turd you ever encountered. Sarazen won all four majors but I doubt he could strike a ball as sweetly as George Knudson. It's no wonder Knudson was on the shell series as often as he was. His swing should have been mounted on a museum wall.

[@TrevorStymie]

Thanks for the comment.It's a good one. The more I read and watch about George, the more I realize he just didn't care about putting. The sweetest thing to him was swinging the club and sending the ball exactly where we wanted it to go. Which he accomplished much of the time. Take care

[@scottblanton3182]

Sarazen was indeed a jerk some of these old timers had a highly inflated opinion of themselves, Jimmy Demaret was the better host and he loved George Knudson

[@curtgottler9961]

I can't believe how many bad shots Littler hits.