Tony Lema and Son, David Lema at 2015 OPEN.

The worlds greats remember Champagne Tony.Gene Wojciechowski interviews,David Lema about his memories when his Dad left us.

[@John_Adolf_Shevchenko]

Rip legend tony lema🙏🤙 keep on attacking that course david🏌️⛳.

[@gregoryvanikiotis3214]

As a 15 yr. old teen I had the opportunity to speak with Tony.He was playing at the 1966 Western Open at Medinah CC outside Chicago.He gave me the inspiration and motivation to play golf.What a wonderful man and gentleman.RIP TONY,YOU WILL ALWAYS BE LOVED.

[@ysgol3]

God, I never knew Tony had a child. David, God bless you, Tony was a beautiful player and a wonderful gentleman, with such a lovely wife and so much potential. So terribly terribly sad.

[@davidlema7533]

ysgol3 thank you.But my Dad was married once before he married Betty,who passed with him in the plane crash.My mom didn't want to raise me on the road and she raised me on her own until she met my step father,Fred Who is a great man himself.Check Champagne Tony Lema on FB and see a nice photo of her and Tony at my Batisim.Nice to meet Lema's Legion' supporters!

[@ysgol3]

David - Many thanks for the reply, if you're ever in South Wales and fancy a game of golf on a championship links which has hosted the British PGA twice, let me know, a game with you on my home course would be a real pleasure, and I bet you're nearly as good as your dad on true links courses. PS On the film of the 1966 US Open here on KZbin, Tony seems to be using a lighter coloured blade putter from the Arnold Palmer ( I think !) one he used to win our Open in 1964. Is that true do you know, and do you therefore have his 'Open winning' putter ? Best wishes from Wales.

[@davidlema7533]

ysgol3 I would love to meet you and see your wonderful country and play your course.The putter is in the Golf museum a St.Andrews for many to see and remember the champion we love.As there was only a few as good my Dad back then,I have his back swing but I'm still working on the forward swing! I Had a hole in one on the day of his crash back in 1991.I'm still shooting in the mid seventies at 57 this september and the new swing and equipment still keeps me competitive and inspired! please contact me,and if your ever in Hawaii,Champagne's on [e-mail] the Golf Hall of Fame finally acknowledge's Dads contributions to the greatest game.Aloha

[@ysgol3]

David - I sincerely hope so too ! Diolch a pob lwc o Gymru (Thanks and good luck from Wales !)

[@jehobden]

I just watched Tony's HAZEL episode rerun on FETV. I'm sorry to read about his passing just 1 1/2 years after the episode was originally aired on NBC. His is a story about overcoming & triumph, and it's a shame it ended when he was so young.

[@JamesPeacock]

Hello David! My name is James. I'm 30 and been a huge fan of Tony ever since I first learned of his career. He is by far one of my favorite golfers and I've started buying/collecting anything I can find on him. I never knew he had a son until today. So sorry for your loss! Thanks for sharing this video as I have never seen it before.

[@greglema2673]

So my Dads name was David.He was a second cousin to Tony.I never knew he had a son named David,Intersesting.

[@jonlahive330]

The guy who wouldn't give up the ball to Lema's son - very poor ..should have let him have it for nothing

[@allend2749]

Lema had a female pilot who forgot to check the gas gauge before she took off. She ran out of gas and tried to land on the golf course he was to play but couldn't do it. all dead because of her carelessness.