Watch the complete final round broadcast of the 1975 Masters. Jack Nicklaus wins a record fifth Tournament by one stroke over Johnny Miller and Tom Weiskopf.
Jack Nicklaus is the G.O.A.T.! Let’s look at the facts: 18 Major Victories. 6 Masters, 5 PGAs, 4 US Opens, and 3 Open Championships. He has 19 second place finishes at the major championships. He also played against the best competition during his career. There is no question Jack is G.O.A.T.!
Jack Majors 18 Wins 19 Seconds 56 Top 5 73 Top 10 Unlikely this will be matched anytime soon. That's 18 years of majors finishing in the Top Ten. Remarkable to say the least!
The fact that Nichlaus won 18 majors and finished in 2nd place in 19 majors is in itself astonishing. It's not impossible to think that he might have won 25 to 30 majors in his career. That's why he's the greatest of all time
This was the first golf tournament I remember watching on TV as a teenager, and Nicklaus became my instant idol. I saw him in person 3 years later playing an exhibition match, and got to interview him in 1996 when I was a reporter covering majors. What a thrill, the greatest golf champion of them all.
I was at my second Masters, stationed in the JAG office at Fort Gordon. Anyone in the military could attend for 5 bucks provided you were in uniform. I was at 16 when Jack made his putt. I went to Rich’s Department Store on Monday and bought the green and white Hathaway shirt that Jack wore on that Sunday. Still my greatest memory in all of sports.
Weirdest thing is that for some reason I could not come up with the name of Vin Scully when I knew the name obviously. I had brain lock and couldn't figure it was him even though I knew the sound of his voice. I was going, is this Jim McKay? I cannot believe it didn't register.
Great memories! I remember watching this live and being on the edge of my seat the entire time. I was 14 years old and had taken up the game, and fell in love with it, 2 years earlier. I also got to meet Jack Nicklaus and get his autograph (along with several other big names at the time) in 1973 when they held the Ligget & Myers Open concurrently with the U.S. Professional Match Play Championship at the course I grew up playing (MacGregor Downs CC).
Yeah, I'm just a year younger. Back then at the LA Open you could get close to the players on the range, close enough to talk to them, or they to you. Watched Weiskoff hit drivers after the round--amazing. And once Zoeller put on a show for me and my buddy hitting trick shots and telling dirty jokes. It was just him, his caddy, and two awed teens.
@Paul Little What you mean is that with modern equipment more players are at a similar level playing bomb and gouge golf on mediocre resort courses that are decided by a weekly putting contest and taking 6 hours to do it.
@Paul Little Yeah, Gary Player, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino, Johnny Miller and Tom Watson would struggle at the local clubs, wouldn't they? Jacks day was the most hotly contested golf the sport has ever seen. And he still won 18 Majors. With 19 runner ups. Tiger Woods would barely be in the top 10 in Jack Nicklaus' day.
@Paul Little wow, you know close to nothing about his competition, jack had a lot more players that won majors than tiger or anyone had to contend with. Clueless.
That’s nonsense. The fields were much weaker in Jack’s day - hence it was easy for that band of players (Trevino, Player, Watson etc) to win a lot of majors and become “legends”. Outside of Jack, they only had each other to beat. The modern era is so much deeper & more competitive.
The 40 foot putt that Nicklaus made at 16 was the greatest putt I ever saw a man make under extreme pressure. It showed the heart of a lion and a true champion.
I watched this with my Dad, and that summer we moved to Augusta and I went to my first Masters in 1976. What a great time for golf, and what a great champion Nicklaus was.
I'm so glad I finally got to see this. As I remember, on that day I was taking my mother-in-law on a tour of the Del Monte Forest and Pebble Beach. That may have been the very last Masters I ever missed. The only thing I disagreed with was that Mr. Frank Boyle said that Sunday was "the greatest day I think in golf history." In my mind, that would have been Sep. 27, 1930 when Bob Jones won the US Amateur and the Grand Slam. Thanks, Augusta National, for putting all these wonderful tournaments for us to see, and for being such a great force in golf.
Great to see this put online. I was just reading an article about the 1975 British Open, which mentioned what a great battle there had been between Nicklaus, Weiskopf and Miller earlier that year, at The Masters. Googled it and, hey presto!
Woods was exceptional, but his record doesn't compare with the Golden Bear's. Calling someone the greatest ever is often contentious, but not when it comes to Nicklaus. He really was.
@@fs1natra In the '70s he had 33 straight finishes in the top 13, only missing the top 10 twice. Cuckoo. By comparison, Tiger Woods once had 8 straight Top 10 finishes.
I've gotten hooked recently on these Masters final round vids. It has made me revisit my old Wilson Staff irons and woods on the course as well. The kids look at them and ask how I can hit the ball with clubs that small! I tell them "look, it makes the ball look huge".
I'm 25. Started playing golf about 5 years ago, and up until last year, all I had to game was my grandfather's full set of 60's Wilson Blue Ridge clubs. If I had a dollar for every comment my friends gave me for those clubs, I'd be rich. And if I had another dollar for every round I beat them with those clubs, I'd be twice as rich! I still use an old Wilson 8802 to putt, and I'm still winning
Haha Undisputed goat? I think you're living in the past. Even Jack himself has said Tiger is better and competition has gotten tougher over time. But yeah I know it's just the classic generational bias. Everyone thinks music from their time was the best, etc.
After a long winter in Pittsburgh, I chose to play golf instead of watching the Masters. When I got home, I found out I had missed one of the greatest Masters ever. I have seen highlights over the years, but never the complete broadcast.....until today!!!
The club had the tournament filmed (with actual film) in those days as well as recorded to videotape/broadcast. I know their actual official films of the Masters are taken from the film version, but am not sure if this upload is based on that or just the broadcast version.
This was great to watch. Being too young (48 years old) to have watched this one at the time, my knowledge of the ‘75 Masters was pretty much limited to Jack sinking the 40 footer on 16. However, Jack’s 1 iron approach on the 15th (@1:00:30) has to rank as one of the greatest shots in the history of the sport. Phenomenal and incredibly clutch shot.
the best ever was 77 british open @ Turnberry between Nicklaus and Watson , called the dual in the sun - it was both at their prime - Nicklaus at the end of his and Watson just coming into
He also had the greatest response when asked what Jack Nicklaus was thinking about on the 16th tee in 1986. "If I knew the way he thought, I would have won this tournament"
read alot of tom these last few years. he admits if he had quit drinking years earlier, he would have still enjoyed the tour and thinks he could have had some of his best years in his 40s yet. with his swing and length, i would agree. Sad that he couldn't quit sooner but nice to see him go sober and be happy. love his golf course designs also. some marvelous work
I could watch the Trevino shot on par3 #12 all day (at 15:20). Man was pure genius. While others focus all their pre-shot routine at staring in front of them at a shot they’ve already seen hundreds, if not thousands of times, Lee knows that to gauge the wind on #12 you need to look at the pines BEHIND the tee box. What’s happening with the wind AT the green only matters as the ball is done descending. Lee is confident he’s figured out the swirling winds and note how quickly he goes through his address routine. The excellence of the process is matched only by the majesty of the near-perfect shot itself. Brilliant.
I noticed that too. Also Lee didn't take 2 minutes to set up. He saw the wind he wanted in the trees behind the tee box and turned around, one looked the flag and let her rip.
As a PGA Club Professional and not young at 58 it's amazing how hard we hit putts back in those days as greens speeds were slooooow. Everyone of those putts hit today would be in the bunker, off the green or in the water. No wonder the average score hasn't changed in 40 years, it is more difficult for an average player to chip and putt with green speeds stimping 12 feet
The great Vin Sculley doing the broadcast. I miss these old broadcasters. Sculley, Summerall, Lindsey Nelson, Keith Jackson, Chris Shenckel, Curt Gowdy.
Thanks for this. These guys were the greatest hitting the ball with a small wooden mallet not the giant heads these kids are hitting with. And one more thing Nicklaus was the greatest pressure putter of all time.
They played with the equipment available to them at the time. Just as today's "kids" play with what's available to them now. What point are you trying to make?
My grandfather Phillip Wahl Sr was the Superintendent manager at “TheClub” at this time. Personally hired by the founders Bobby Jones and Clifford Robert’s. Was called “son” by Robert’s s he had no children and they became very very close. One of their spots to talk was out back of the clubhouse sitting on a cart under the big tree. They would sit and talk often. I think about them Two talking every single time I pass by that spot!!
Greatest Champion of All time. He was the same in victory as in defeat: Classy. Never cussed. Never made a disparaging remark and always supported his opponents and the game of golf. If you want to emulate a professional golfer, Jack is THEE guy.
This was the first major I ever watched. I'd just started playing and I was hooked. Nicklaus was my hero as a teen. And I'm glad I had him as an example of how to play and how to conduct myself.
Tom Weiskopf is of course remembered for being one of the best golfers of his era but people also forget what a fantastic commentator he was. His coverage of the 86 masters was brilliant. His passing was a true loss to the game of golf. How is it that Ohio produces so many great golfers LOL
So true about Weiskopf at the 86 Masters. He starts off witha touch of humor , then so accurately predicted what Jack was thinking and execution of the shot o the 16th
R.I. P. Tom Weiskopf, One of the best swings in the history of golf, but he admitted he didn't have the concentration that Nicklaus had. It took all the concentration and skill Nicklaus could muster to make the putt at 16. Weiskopf did everything but win this tournament, and he admitted it bothered him for some time. Still,a great champion.
Would you say it was more dedication then concentration that Jack had? IMO, golf came easier to Tom because of his swing and he also had other interest that weren't related to golf. He loved to hunt and he gave up a shot at the Ryder Cup, so he could go hunt some pronghorn sheep I think. As for that putt on 16, Jack was already considered on of the best putters of all time. Weiskopf was considered a streaky putter at best, but if he wouldn't have toed his tee shot on 16, just think of the playoff he and Nicklaus would have had.
Jack Nicklaus the undisputed GOAT on and off the course. Won 18 majors and came in second 19 times. When Tiger dies I'll say oh well. When Jack dies I'll cry my eyes out.
1970 to 1979 Nicklaus 30 to 39 years old is in the top ten in thirty five of forty Majors. He is in the top five of twenty eight of the forty majors. He also wins nine of the forty majors. There is nobody close to such accomplishments!
Jack’s the nicer person, unquestionably. But for Woods to dominate in an era with much stronger & deeper fields thank Jack had - makes him the greatest.
Can't get enough of watching this. It's like a time machine to my teens. There's sort of a perception that Weiskoff blew it, but I think Nicklaus really won it--not only with canning that improbable putt at 16--but with the 1 iron at 15. He must have hit a relatively poor drive to have that much left, yet he went for it. He was probably the only player in the game to do that with confidence. And he pulled it off. The only poor shot Weiskoff made was the tee at 16. He switched clubs, and I'm assuming to the shorter one. I wonder what he was thinking. It's a tough shot. Watson had just dumped his in the water, and Nicklaus came up short. I think the winds swirl there, just like at 12. I imagine Weiskoff felt pumped and decided to jump on the shorter club. But his pass doesn't look like it. Did he hit it fat? Suppose we'll never know. But he and Nicklaus both played 17 and 18 perfectly, and neither of them got their putts to drop. Overall, Nicklaus won because he was the better player: he gambled and executed that perfect long iron and then canned the long tough putt on 16. Weiskoff made just one mistake, but with Nicklaus that's all it took. Then two years later Watson would do it to him at Turnberry. I just loved watching this. Still my favorite golf tournament ever and to watch it again was an awesome experience
I know this is late but I can give a little clarity. Weiskopf (RIP.....died yesterday) has talked about this hole and what happened. He said that when Jack holed that putt, he was rattled a bit......which immediately makes the shot tougher. When players are nervous or in a pressure situation, they say it's best to hit the shorter club harder vs hitting the longer club softer (see Greg Norman 1986 Masters #18 approach shot). Weiskopf went with the longer club and tried to just smooth it.....but that can mess with your timing due to the nerves.....and he caught it heavy. Anyhow, this is 2 years late but figured I would reply. RIP Tom Weiskopf........true champion.
@@tjhookit About what I figured. I got to watch him in the late 70s when I was a kid. The most beautiful swing I ever saw, or will ever see. Watched him hit a bucket of drivers once--extraordinary. Nicklaus acknowledged that Tom was longer. Also watched him play badly once, and the gallery really rode him. He turned to us boys and said, "Don't ever play golf for a living." Then he cut a 240 4 wood off of hard pan around a tree to 20 feet. Had the best talent, but the wrong temperament. But he was still a phenomenon: from 71-79 he finished in the top ten in half the majors played. Sorry to hear he passed.
Remember they were playing with a relatively dead golf ball as compared to today. Also, Jack's one iron looked like a small kitchen knife compared to the equipment of today.
I grew up in Augusta ,and this was my 2nd Masters( I was 10). I was lucky enough to go from 74-87 ,then ‘97, then ‘02, and I went back this year for the first time since then. I’ve been re-watching all the best years over again. Jack’s win in ‘86 is amazing for many reasons obviously, but I still think this is the best Masters ever. I was a huge Weiskopf fan and even got to meet him in the caddy room that year, and as upset as I was that he lost, I knew that losing Jack was NEVER really a disappointment because he was the best.
I first saw jack Nicklaus in 1968 ( I was 7 years old) did not fully understand golf or what greatness was at that age! By the time jack won his fifth green jacket in 1975 idid understand both of those things! Jack stands for greatness ,he stands for golf! Him and tiger woods are the two greatest golfers if all time! Growing up my three idols were Bobby Orr, Pete rose, and jack Nicklaus! And they still are! - bsj!
1:14 The other day I was commenting on Jack vs. Tiger and mentioned how many more major winners Jack had to face from major to major. At this point in the video you see a leaderboard with 10 players on it with a combined 31 majors between them. Every player but one has won a major.
I did a comparison of multiple major winners between 1998-2009. I can't remember the exact numbers now, but for Jack it was over 30 and for Tiger 5 or 6. Most of the greats of the 80s and 90s had peaked when woods came around and there haven't been any real greats since '98... not in the sense of Palmer, Player, Watson, Miller, Crenshaw, Trevino etc.
@@indy_go_blue6048 Yep; but don't tell a Tiger fan boy that! They'll tell you "oh but the fields are so much better and deeper than in Jack's era." Look at this that I post below. I use it often against Tiger fan boys. And even though it shows true statistics; they still can't be convinced.
This is brilliant, started golf because of the masters and faldos first win! To watch all this before I was born is just brilliant...think I'll watch 76 next!
Just look at that leader board. These were some truly great players of the game. This really brought back a lot of memories. I was fortunate enough to attend The U.S. Open at Inverness in 1978. Hale Irwin won the open somewhere around even par. I had never been to Inverness before and the thing that struck me the most was how narrow the fairways were and how little room the players had to play. I followed Jerry Pate that year as he was one of my favorite players at the time. The open could have belonged to anyone that day because the course was so easy to get into trouble and lose your position. You really have no appreciation for the game until you attend one of these events. If you play the game and see how difficult these courses can be, you understand the ability of these players.
And another comment, in my opinion this tournament was the #1 example of why Jack Nicklaus was the GOAT. Two of the best players of his generation hitting quality shots left and right, but Jack's best work is just a little bit better than their best work.
Mental toughness always seems to be difference between the closers and the close seconds. I don't think there's any question Weiskopf was the better ball striker, but it didn't add up to a record like Nicklaus'. I'm glad TW got the Open title; heals a lot of wounds for him no doubt.
@@whetedge What evidence is there that Tom was a better ball striker? Not sure if they were keeping stats back then but I would agree that he had a more beautiful looking swing.
@@jhaz89 I was careful with my word choice, indeed ^^' My favorite little comparison between the two is this: Jack Nicklaus, as much as he was better than anyone else in his day, never won a tournament by more than 9 strokes. Tiger Woods had won three tournaments by 11 or more strokes before his 25th birthday.
It seems to be habitual for the club golfer to wear a golf cap in the cooler months. Why? Just shows us the power of watching pro golfers wearing an advertised cap.
Can't blame todays player for making a buck or two while they can by wearing somebodies logo on their hat. 70's players would have done it too if someone would have thought of it first. Maybe it wasn't allowed back then?
I used to think the same as you, but the main reason that golfers should wear a visor, in the high sun, is skin damage. Plus it stops you having to screw your eyes.
Not really, they could win yes, but not crush. Tiger is longer and better short game than they did. Nickalas was probably a better putter than Tiger though
I'm 58, and this is the first major I ever watched when I was 13 and just started playing. My friend and I bet on it. I got 1st and 4th pick, he got 2nd and 3rd. I took Nicklaus and Irwin, he took Weiskoff and Miller. We knew our stuff. Of course I was hooked after watching this. As for the they were better back in the day; well, we all tend to think that as we age. I hear today's music, and I think, "Those poor kids. Now the 70s..." The current players have way better equipment, better swings, and are in far better condition. They're also physically bigger. It's like that in all sports now. For me, a lot of the charm is lost through. No more cagey caddy yard swing players like Casper and Trevino. They all like of look the same. Same with the actors....ah, I'm getting old😬
Nicklaus putt on 16 unnerved Weiskopf, but actually it only tied him with Jack at that point. Great theatre on 16 as Tom Watson dumped a couple in the pond, with that delay Miller & Weiskopf were able to see all the drama of Jack's amazing putt!
Nicklaus' one iron at the 15th reminded me of his one iron shot at the par 3 17th hole at Pepple Beach which hit the pin to cement the victory at the 1972 U.S. Open.
out of curiosity , what makes the that 15th approach shot so difficult? What makes the one iron unique on that shot? or hard or whatever?. Sorry for the stupid question, I'm not a golfer but have so much respect for these guys, they are just amazing.
@@dabneyoffermein595 The lower the number iron, the flatter theangle of the club head, which makes the height of a shot lower, and more difficult to impart spin on the ball, making it more difficult to stop the ball on a green. 1 irons are so difficult to hit, not many pros even have one in their bags anymore. Jack Nicklaus hit a better 1 iron than anyone in history.
@@chocolatetownforever7537 ok, so thats a great explanation, thx , but also...so instead of a 1 iron in their bags, what would they carry, like a 3 wood? (or 3 metal)? So is the reason he used a 1 iron for distance? or is it to keep the arc of the ball flat so it doesn't hit trees that you need to get under? or is it a combo of those two things? what do you think the distance of that shot was? Sorry I have so many questions, but you seem to know a lot about this stuff.
@@harpoon_bakery162 No worries at all. The 1 iron does keep it low to get under trees, but its more about distance. The lower the number of the iron, the further the ball travels. Todays guys usually carry a hybrid or wood type club that is more forgiving than a 1 iron, so you nailed that part.
A real treat to see 1964 pga championship winner Bobby Nichols in color. I grew up 5 minutes from Columbus County Club where Nichols won that tournament 6 years before I was born.
245 yd. 1-iron on the 15th for his approach. That's Jack; that and his putting is what separated him from all the others. Nobody, even today, would hit a medieval 1-iron made of terrifyingly punishing and jarring metal 1/2 centimeter off the dead sweet spot, over that water today.
Ur correct, I am not sure I have seen any of the modern guys use a 1 Iron. I have seen guys like TIger, Phil, use 2=Irons, but not 1 Irons, best I can remember.
@@palermotrapani9067 The lofts have gotten stronger over time. A 3 iron now has the same loft as a 1 iron back in the 70s. For example, a PW used to be 48 degrees but now the average is 43.5. Crazy. Club manufacturers have made the lofts stronger in the attempt of making it seem like their clubs go further. They don't even really offer 3 irons anymore just because a 4 iron now is a 2 iron of old.
Also I think there are plenty of great ballstrikers now. People act like just because equipment is more advanced now, current day tour pros couldn't play well with them. People love to think everything was better in their generation. Just like music.
@@jhaz89 I agree with a lot of what you state. Anybody that's been to a PGA Tour event know these guys today are absolutely awesome ball strikers. My point is that the equipment of THOSE days had very little room for error. DJ hit a Nicklaus 1-iron about this same distance 1:00:18 - maybe even the same exact club when Jack let him hit his clubs a few years back. You know he would not choose to hit that club today in that same scenario; he'd pull a 4 or 5 modern iron instead. Unless you've hit an old 1-iron, or tried, you will immediately know it was a pipe dream to ever hit it well for a normal golfer. Did you know that Jack can only recall going in the water at Augusta's 12th once in his entire amateur and professional career?? Once.
For me, 1975 will always be the one. ‘86 was sublime, but there’s something about this one. the 1 iron on 15 at 1:00:00 on is the best swing I’ve ever seen him make… still gives me goosebumps.. then the uphill snake putt on 16. the looks on miller and weiskopf’s faces in butler cabin. when big boy golf was big boy golf swinging lumber…literally.
I watched him on practice day at a senior event. He was very overweight and didnt hit it so well anymore. But then I saw him hitting a bunch of lags rapid fire from all over the place on one of the greens. It was uncanny. Ah, so that's why he won 51 tournaments
Jack Nicklaus long ago once said, when asked about Billy Casper, that Casper, when he was playing well, was the golfer that he worried about most. He also made a similar comment about Lee Trevino.
Several back in 1999 played clubs in the era of Bobby Jones. Hickory clubs the players were all ranked in top ten of world. Thru 18 holes with similar yardage. Not one player broke 90 the PGA put a stop to this. And tried to bury the story
That like saying "I would like to see NASCAR drivers use the cars from the 50s. Whats the point? Were they "better" drivers? More "manly"? These debates are ridiculous!
@@jacobr4558 Not sure what is ridiculous about it, they just said they wanted to watch today's pros use older equipment and see how they do. It would be entertaining to watch.
@@seansack609 depends on the intent. Why would you want to see it? What did the original commenter have in mind when they said it? The way I took it was that today's players would not do nearly as well as the old school players with that equipment. The point itself is inflammatory.
except they were all white... I'm not an "identity politics" guy, but, non-whites were banned baby... that was the masters. Only white Americans need apply. Makes you wonder about the majors tallys. And no "internationals: either!
@@ScratchArkkitehti lol He had a lot to say about how he was treated in the early days on tour and particularly at the masters. I think he said he chose not to play in the masters for quite a while... Anyway, even white non-americans were dis-couraged playing in the masters because it was seen as an American institution. Rant over!
@@damienroberts934 yes it wasnt because he "couldnt hit a draw", that was the PC answer he gave in his later years(Trev could hit any shot btw, he is considered top3 all time ballstrikers among Ben Hogan and Moe Norman) . That racist Clifford Roberts(who was great friends with Bobby Jones[also racist]) was who kept him away from it.
Some people aren't allowed to win the Masters. Weiskopf makes a 15 footer for birdie on 15 to take a one shot lead, and Nicklaus has 35 or 40 feet for birdie on 16 right after that. Weiskopf in great position. Of course Nicklaus drains it, and Weiskopf hits the extremely weak tee shot on 16 and gets bogey. If Nicklaus puts before he knows Weiskpf makes his, Nicklaus may have missed that, but he zeroed in.
So not only did Nicklaus have to wait like 10 minutes before his famous putt because Watson put two shots in the water, but then he stood on the green and watched Weiskopf back on 15 grab the lead, and then *immediately* dropped a 45 footer of his own to tie it up again. Just a stone cold golfing assassin.
