Bob Goalby passes

[Qqq123xx]

Bob Goalby who won the Masters after Roberto De Vicenzo incorrectly signed his scorecard. As a result of that a separate place to check and sign scorecard was implemented. 

[miamistomp]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/01/21/bob-goalby-dies-masters/

[Hawkeye77]

44 minutes ago, Qqq123xx said:

Bob Goalby who won the Masters after Roberto De Vicenzo incorrectly signed his scorecard. As a result of that a separate place to check and sign scorecard was implemented. 

They moved the scorer’s table for the future but Roberto was in a hurry and careless - wasn’t the only time, but this one cost him for sure. 
 

Both were good men, Goalby was involved in a lot of things he doesn’t seem to get much mention for that were good for golf. 
 

I’m sure The Masters will be part of all the headlines, would have been nice to see a little more here. 

Edited January 21, 2022 by Hawkeye77

[Hawkeye77]

Here’s a really good article. 
 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.golfdigest.com/story/bob-goalby-finding-peace-50-years-later/amp

[miamistomp]

[m d g]

55 minutes ago, Hawkeye77 said:

Here’s a really good article. 
 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.golfdigest.com/story/bob-goalby-finding-peace-50-years-later/amp

And another good one here:

 

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/roberto-de-vicenzo-and-the-1968-masters-when-the-game-held-its-head-in-its-hands

[iBanesto]

11 PGA Tour wins with 2nd place finishes at the US Open and PGA. A great career.

 

"A picture says a thousand words..."

 

 

[oikos1]

Wonder how it would have played out over the years if it was Nicklaus, Floyd or Player who was in the position of Goalby.

 

The man won the Masters based on the rules of the day.  R.I.P. Bob Goalby.

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

There's a pretty good Shell's World of Golf on Youtube with Bob Goalby playing Sam Snead. He comes across as a class act.

[naval2006]

There’s this great book by Curt Sampson worth reading about that year: The Lost Masters: Grace and Disgrace in ‘68. 

[Greg_B]

I remember Bob Goalby being a foot soldier for NBC on their 1980s broadcasts. Always seemed like a very easygoing fellow.

[Qqq123xx]

20 hours ago, Hawkeye77 said:

They moved the scorer’s table for the future but Roberto was in a hurry and careless - wasn’t the only time, but this one cost him for sure. 
 

Both were good men, Goalby was involved in a lot of things he doesn’t seem to get much mention for that were good for golf. 
 

I’m sure The Masters will be part of all the headlines, would have been nice to see a little more here. 

 

Well moving the scorers table inside was a huge deal imo. No more distractions. As iBanesto's second photo shows. Was just a ridiculous set up, and it cost Roberto dearly. Yeah it is his fault for signing, just don't see that happening if done inside. 

[Hawkeye77]

28 minutes ago, Qqq123xx said:

 

Well moving the scorers table inside was a huge deal imo. No more distractions. As iBanesto's second photo shows. Was just a ridiculous set up, and it cost Roberto dearly. Yeah it is his fault for signing, just don't see that happening if done inside. 

It's all hindsight and hard to blame his carelessness in basically glancing at it and tossing it aside (heck he did the same basic thing a few weeks later and somebody saved him) on distractions that were known and common, but I agree if they would have had foresight to have a different procedure maybe it would have turned out differently. But that's how it was done and he failed a pretty basic test after the round and it had very unfortunate consequences, wasn't his first tournament.  

 

Goalby paid the price forever which is more unfortunate to me, and Aaron came out relatively unscathed, except . . . . . when Frank Beard published his autobiography a few thousand of the first copies had Aaron's picture on the cover, lol - I've got one in a tub somewhere in my basement!

 

 

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[Qqq123xx]

23 hours ago, Hawkeye77 said:

It's all hindsight and hard to blame his carelessness in basically glancing at it and tossing it aside (heck he did the same basic thing a few weeks later and somebody saved him) on distractions that were known and common, but I agree if they would have had foresight to have a different procedure maybe it would have turned out differently. But that's how it was done and he failed a pretty basic test after the round and it had very unfortunate consequences, wasn't his first tournament.  

 

Goalby paid the price forever which is more unfortunate to me, and Aaron came out relatively unscathed, except . . . . . when Frank Beard published his autobiography a few thousand of the first copies had Aaron's picture on the cover, lol - I've got one in a tub somewhere in my basement!

 

 

Goalby did pay a terrible price, and for something that was not of his making. 

[Christosterone]

[MattyO1984]

Breaking form there theme here, whilst I could have told you Bob Goalby won The Masters, prior to the past couple of days I could not have told you that it was the year the RDV messed up. I mean, I must have heard it at some point in amongst the RDV story but it had never actually registered. 

 

Shame that this seems to be his legacy - but lets be fair, everyone talks about RDV throwing it away but if he had signed for the correct score he was making a playoff and Goalby might well have won that as well.

[Greg_B]

Bob during his NBC days interviewing Arnold at the 1985 Skins Game:

 

 

[BenSeattle]

While Goalby certainly made a number of contributions to the game, there was also a less-than-charitable side to him as well.  In Tony Jacklin's new bio, "My Ryder Cup Journey," the British pro emphasizes over and over again how Goalby, Gardner Dickinson and Don January were extremely vocal in their attempts to keep international players off the U.S. tour.  Years lataer, when it came time for Jacklin to take a shot at the Senior Tour, these same three, led by Goalby, advocated the same ban.  (For a U.S. Open and British Open champion, mind you!)  Such pettiness does nothing for his reputation.