!WOW! 1968-2017 masters final round coverage

[redfirebird08]

Jack Nicklaus - 1990 Masters - 50 years old - 13th hole - longest drive of the day at 300 yards, outdrives Faldo by 35 yards!

 

Back then golfers would actually try to draw it around the corner to give them a shorter approach. Now they either drive it through the fairway into the pine straw or try to fade it over the trees. If these guys today could hit a draw, they'd have a wedge into the green.

 

Well there are the two lefty faders that have a nice advantage on that hole. Remember Bubba hitting that 360+ bomb fade one of the years he won. Pretty incredible. All the right to left doglegs around that course seem to be a very nice advantage for Bubba and Phil. I like their chances this year. Both guys in great form.

[J50L]

Can't wait to watch

[TeeShive]

Great post.

 

I knew they used to have black caddies but man is that weird to watch. That and they all just walked around smoking. Different game 30 years ago. Fun to watch.

[mizuno player]

Duval should have won on '01. Very cool stuff...

[Kenny Lee Puckett]

Great post.

 

I knew they used to have black caddies but man is that weird to watch. That and they all just walked around smoking. Different game 30 years ago. Fun to watch.

just an FYI (if you were unaware), at that time players were required to use only the caddies employed by/at the Augusta National.

[gatorpedsMD]

well since Tiger is done until the masters time to binge on this. :)

[TN22]

Thanks! Currently watching 2001 :P

[Hateto3Putt]

Two thumbs up! Way up!!

[tatertot]

Great post.

 

I knew they used to have black caddies but man is that weird to watch. That and they all just walked around smoking. Different game 30 years ago. Fun to watch.

 

The caddie situation is a little uncomfortable to be honest.

 

As much as I love the 70s, there are things that are MUCH better today.

[Hawkeye77]

Great post.

 

I knew they used to have black caddies but man is that weird to watch. That and they all just walked around smoking. Different game 30 years ago. Fun to watch.

 

The caddie situation is a little uncomfortable to be honest.

 

As much as I love the 70s, there are things that are MUCH better today.

 

And notice the non-caddies that were rushing in to fix the ball marks after both players had hit to the greens - watching the '75 the other night one of the guys walked right across Nicklaus' line. They were also in charge of bunker raking as well, looked to have a guy or two on each hole just assigned to do that. All the years I've watched had never noticed that before.

[lowheel]

Duval should have won on '01. Very cool stuff...

 

How about in 98? i dont know how he didnt win 1 in that 4-5 year span. crazy when you think about it

[lowheel]

This is awesome, for someone that has not watched any masters before 2008 what years shold be my highest priorities?

 

Honestly, no hyperbole. All of them.

[Lefty1283]

This is so amazing. Just watched the 2004 and never had the full context of Phil’s win.

 

Didn’t know Els made that big of a charge and was going crazy getting up and down all over the back nine.

 

Never saw DiMarco give Phil a read on that final putt!

 

31 on the back nine on Sunday!?

 

I’m just worried I won’t be able to watch as many as I’d like within the next 2 weeks.

[NPVWhiz]

Great post.

 

I knew they used to have black caddies but man is that weird to watch. That and they all just walked around smoking. Different game 30 years ago. Fun to watch.

just an FYI (if you were unaware), at that time players were required to use only the caddies employed by/at the Augusta National.

 

It's crazy to watch, but in the 75 round, when Nicklaus hits to 12 I think, his ball is right over the stick and about 15 feet past the hole, and one of the caddies walks up there to fix the ballmark, which seems to be a common thing on the telecast. I'm not sure if they had extra caddies working to rake the bunkers and fix ball marks or what , but the guy fixing the ballmark walks all over Nicklaus' putting line when he goes to fix the mark. I thought that was classic. Maybe without spiked shoes on it might have helped tamp down some spike marks.

[redfirebird08]

Duval should have won on '01. Very cool stuff...

 

How about in 98? i dont know how he didnt win 1 in that 4-5 year span. crazy when you think about it

 

Gonna have to rewatch 98. I don’t remember Duval being close to a win. I remember O’Meara, Couples, and Nicklaus. Need to give that one another look for David’s performance.

[PapaJohick]

how about that "pro Tracer" diagrams in the 68? haha

[pcs11]

This is the best thing I have gotten out of being a Wrx member. I mean other than and the knowledge that a scratch golfer could break 85 Augusta and that using blades will help me become a better iron player ;)

[gatorpedsMD]

how about that "pro Tracer" diagrams in the 68? haha

 

took me a minute to figure out what the hell those were, lol. #pretrackman

[Jay ZG]

omg. this is amazing.

[spud3]

WOOOT!

[TeeShive]

Just watched ‘86. Apparently jack won his 20th “major.”

 

When did they stop counting US Am a major?

[redfirebird08]

Just watched ‘86. Apparently jack won his 20th “major.”

 

When did they stop counting US Am a major?

 

Right about when Tiger won 3 of them.

[gatorpedsMD]

Just watched '86. Apparently jack won his 20th "major."

 

When did they stop counting US Am a major?

 

Right about when Tiger won 3 of them.

 

def a conspiracy against Tiger there.

 

Man these are good. the cigs are just wild. did most of the tour smoke? when did that slow down?

[TeeShive]

Just watched ‘86. Apparently jack won his 20th “major.”

 

When did they stop counting US Am a major?

 

Right about when Tiger won 3 of them.

 

Makes you wonder which tourney they will call a major in 30 years.

[Steele47]

Just watched 1991 when Woosnam took it. Great stuff!

[DatSliceDoe]

Impressive that it took this long for the channel to get some content! More impressive - 6 days, 17 hours, 6 minutes and 33 seconds of content!

[Hawkeye77]

Just watched '86. Apparently jack won his 20th "major."

 

When did they stop counting US Am a major?

 

Right about when Tiger won 3 of them.

 

Makes you wonder which tourney they will call a major in 30 years.

 

Current professional majors have been considered "the" majors since at least the 40s so doubt much will change - don't need fake ones like the LPGA or Champions Tour.

[redfirebird08]

 

Current professional majors have been considered "the" majors since at least the 40s so doubt much will change - don't need fake ones like the LPGA or Champions Tour.

 

Haha...I can’t keep track of the lady or senior majors now. They seem to change every week.

[lowheel]

Duval should have won on '01. Very cool stuff...

 

How about in 98? i dont know how he didnt win 1 in that 4-5 year span. crazy when you think about it

 

Gonna have to rewatch 98. I don't remember Duval being close to a win. I remember O'Meara, Couples, and Nicklaus. Need to give that one another look for David's performance.

 

Duval, had a 3 shot lead going to 16.He bogeyed 16 and couples eagled 15 at the same time and they were tied. Duval had almost the same putt omeara had on the 18th to get to -9. So close.

 

99 was also great because the course played super tough as well. Normans last hurrah. he gave Jose maria a good battle but couldnt make anything on the back to pressure him enough

 

Impressive that it took this long for the channel to get some content! More impressive - 6 days, 17 hours, 6 minutes and 33 seconds of content!

 

Your move USGA and PGA of america!

[stu_man]

Watching 94 and hearing the infamous Gary McCord comments in context makes Tom Watson seem like a bit of an Word not allowed. They really weren't as bad as everyone made them out to be.