I remember watching them on ABC Wide World of Sports back in the 70s and 80s. Such a different feel with those broadcasts compared to what we have today.
It was a beautiful shot, but I'd still rank Gene Sarazen's double eagle in the 1935 Masters above it. He had trailed the leader by 3 strokes but caught up with one shot. Then won the 36 hole playoff by 5 strokes.
Don’t forget, that this 1 iron had a tiny clubhead, with a sweet spot the size of a small coin, and the golf ball he hit was possibly 80% inferior to today’s specifications. Everything in those days was inferior to today, so Jack’s greatness will never be surpassed, winning 18 Majors, 19 times runner-up, and a staggering 48 top three finishes!
I'm not convinced the balls were so bad back then. Most were playing Titleist balls that were pretty good. The woods are much better today but the irons were blades, similar to what many pros play today imho.
Everyone else had the same equipment. Jack Nicklaus had a huge advantage on golfers today. Back then, world poverty was far, far higher which naturally means he's competing against far fewer potential human beings who had ever had the luxury to play enough golf to be good at it. What he did was absolutely impressive. Don't get me wrong. But he had a lot of tailwinds in his career.
Reminds me of the joke: What do you do if a thunderstorm comes up when you are on the golf course. Answer: Hold a 1 iron over your head. Why: Because not even God can't hit a 1 iron.
@@gregrowe1168 not into that wind. He doesn't hit his irons farther than everyone either. Doubt they could get a 6 iron there either. Half these guys don't flight the ball down all that well also. 218 yds in 1972 or 2023, they all have to play the same whole each year.
Forgot about chi chi and fuzzy ..they were still playing g when i was a teen in the 80’s and i got a kick out of how fuzzy Zeller looked like a inebriated insurance man to me….i didnt really watch golf till recently but id catch a few holes now and then … didnt chi chi have a lil dance move like shooting a gun or something ?
@@blu3collar949 we’re all joking here of course but it IS the same exact distance Ernie Els missed! Hard to believe it now, research missed short putts- you’ll see he missed a tap-in! Haha Poor Ernie!
@@scottmulholland1329 I know short putts can be missed. But I grew up watching Nicklaus and Palmer, Gary Player, and many more from the far past. I never saw Jack miss a tap in. Maybe when he was 2 years old but hey I'll cut him some slack. hehe.
I played Pebble Beach one time. Had to be in the late 80s. I hit the same exact shot on 17. I played a 5 wood into the wind. Don't know if it hit the pin and dropped, but when we got to the green the ball was exactly where Jack's was. And I did get the bird. It was the best golf shot I ever hit and I've never forgotten it. I've talked about it over the years. Never knew Jack did this. It's a charge to see it here.
We can't hit a baseball like a pro or pitch like one and we can't throw a football 80 yards , we can't dunk( for the most part), we can't serve a tennis ball 150 mph, but we can at times hit a better shot than jack or tiger, Golf is a special game !
Got an ace with my five wood. Was a perfect stroke and finish. Perfect ball flight and soft landing under the pin and disappeared. Was a great thrill to see the Titleist 3 smiling up at me when I reached the hole! 186 par 3 on #5 @ Cruz in NJ. 🏆🎉
One of the great shots of all time. Nicklaus was the master of the 1 iron and that allowed him to keep the ball low and under the wind in more than a few of his tour wins.
Dude, yes but that's an understatement. This shot was a freaky violation of the laws of physics and random dispersal of gravity plot points, variable velocity deltas and atmospheric resistance curves. In layman's terms, it simply cannot have happened and it would be impossible to believe it did happen were it not for the recording of it actually happening. Just look at the way that golf ball curves in a BACKWARDS trajectory in the last 5 feet before it hits the green. That can't happen naturally and also be on such a perfect line with the flagstack (which is moving in the wind). Only a computer simulation would allow that scenario to exist and we all know Jack Nicklaus is flesh and blood. But yeah he is the best golfer of all time, sorry Tiger Woods, and here is proof.
True in this case but I've heard more than one of those guys back then say that Jack's ability to hit massive and very high soft landing long irons is one of the main things that put him in a class by himself. Not to mention his mind and the deadly pressure putting, of course.
@@teddythewonderlizard1448 The fact that a successful golf shot's parabola must have less than a .00013 percent inaccuracy spectrum is what confused you. You cannot understand the math and virtual perfection involved with Jack Nicklaus' Pebble Beach 1 iron. Therefore you feel confusion and anger. It's understandable.
@@CoIoneIPanic spouting off at the mouth to make yourself appear intellectually superior when the weather explains the impossible part of your diatribe,or shall we say overblown bullshit you're slinging,should get you bared from the course.
greatest shot ever struck in U.S. Open history....I've played that hole and its difficult to birdie on a calm day with the pin in the narrow center part of that kidney-shaped green...but for Jack to absolutely stripe a one iron into a gale forced wind and with the poor equipment they used back then versus today's standards...well this was far and away the greatest move ever put on a ball in U.S. Open play
+Iwastherein1969 More like great players using equipment that required good contact, not "poor equipment." It's not "good equipment" today just because less is required of the player.
Geez. Ur kinda missing his point Point being it requires a lot more skill to make that shot with the equipment Jack had verses using current equipment, i.e. clubs. In other words his use of bad equipment and good equipment was his reference to technoligical advances in current golf clubs translate to mean the shot Jack made required greater skill with the club he was using vs today's equipment. Ultimate translation: Only God can hit a one iron and Jack is a freaking God!
Agreed. Jack could do it all. He didn't do it all the time, but think about the inferiority of the equipment compared to today. Jack used that back then and still drove 370-yard balls onto the green off the teebox at will when he got really agrressive. Tiger fans need to understand that Tiger is great, but he is still chasing Jack.
ptschafer - I could argue all day that Jack was, without a doubt, the greatest golfer of all time. Then I could turn around tomorrow and make the exact same case for Tiger. Jack still has the trump card of 18 Majors, for now. They used to count US Amateurs as a Major which would give Jack an even 20, but it would bring Tiger’s total to 18. Two great golfers, one great debate.
@@sloebone7399 Jack came from behind to win, Jack had way more runner ups than Tiger, and Jack handled himself in a better/more professional manner on and off the golf course. I'm not a Tiger hater at all but I give the edge to Nicklaus.
Just a little more fuel for the debate: Tiger once went 8 years without missing a cut. Years. In the history of golf the lowest scoring average full season top ten has Vijay for one year, Greg Norman for one year, and Tiger has the remaining 8 spots including the top 6. Jack had 0. If that's not the best ever than I don't know what is.
@@tomboston9669 Tiger is great, but you do not get to invent your own yard stick. Pros measure themselves by majors, when the best golfer in the world come together and play. Jack's record is 18 wins, 19 seconds, and 79 top tens. If Tiger is still chasing Jack and he says he is, then how can he be the GOAT
Best Golfer who ever lived. without a doubt. Palmer, Player, Woods, etc.. all part of Golf history and there is debate, but not in my mind. He's a gentleman, he's a golf historian, designer, advocate and ambassador for the game, that played with high talent, skill and respect for the game, with conduct.
Equipment has nothing to do with it. Jack had confidence in his solid fundamentals. Repeatable and executable under pressure with any equipment. Combined with a second to none competitive fire and golf course management strategy.
Jack had a very upright swing and stood close to the ball on those iron shots. This upright swing and standing close to the ball at address enabled him to hit fantastic one and two-iron shots that flew high and long and straight. And he could putt and he could hit the ball a mile off of the tee when young. The glory of Jack Nicklaus.
They all remarked how long Jack was back then. My dad was a big Arnie guy (aren't we all) and I remember to this day when he said it looked like Jack was going to be the superior player. That was probably 1962-ish.
Jack Nicklaus was hitting long with equipment of the day, image what Jack Nicklaus would have done with the equipment available to Tiger Woods. McGregor golf Clubs were not the best clubs of the time period either but Jack Nicklaus was loyal and stayed with McGregor clubs. Jack Nicklaus also said that it was more important to hit the ball accurately so he sacrificed some of his distance to be more accurate.
Watch his backswing and how far he extends his left arm. That's also what let him hit long iron shots. McGregor made some of the best irons in those days. Powerbilt woods were the best.
You're right, they are both really easy. You can buy a 1 iron on ebay any day of the week, and every decent golfer I have ever known has been able to hit a 1 iron (if they have tried one). Truthfully if you cut down a 1 iron to a shorter length it would be easy for a lot more people to hit. The problem is that it is so long, most golfers when they first try it have to get used to it.
Chase Lewis no, that's a myth. a modern 3 iron has 21 degrees of loft, a 1 has 15-17. Golf clubs are *almost* one club stronger than the old school ones, loft creep is exaggerated a bit. The pros are hitting it longer today because of the ball, because they are fitter and because the game has changed (more emphasis on power vs accuracy). Pro's also practice much harder/more because there is way more money to be won. I think the GI clubs have stronger lofts but they often don't come with long irons and even driving irons with 15 degrees of loft are hard to find.
Orange Juice Even if clubs are only 1 club on average stronger, there are models that are more than a club stronger than their old school counterpart. My irons, for example, are the rocketbladez tour, and are about a club stronger than even modern clubs, and I believe there are models even stronger than those
Dtyler171 wow, I just checked out the specs for taylormade speedblade irons and its got 17 for the 3 iron. I had no idea. I guess a 1 should have something like 10? hitting an iron with ten degrees of loft... that would be difficult.
Still the single greatest golf shot I have ever seen. Jack hit quite a few great one irons but that big draw into that wind on 17 of the US Open on the last day?
Great watching this video and reading the comments. My Dad went to (The) Ohio State as did Jack. My Dad played golf voraciously when he retired and really looked up to Jack. I have some letters of correspondence between Jack and my Dad. I can only imagine the look on my Dad’s face when he would receive one of them in the mail. My Dad saw Jack at The Open in 1984, I’m sure that was a thrill for him. Jack tied for 10th that year. A great golfer, a humble man from what I know.
Did you ever see that pro-am (or something) where people were putting on this stupidly large green and saying anything from distance on it was impossible? Jack dropped a ball all of 130 feet away and walked up and hit a curve ball that must have swung 30 feet that went right into the hole? 'That's how you do it', he said... as he went to pick it out! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u9KrMQDU94g.html there ya go :)
In 1963 Jack won the long drive contest that was held before the PGA championship at the Dallas Athletic Club. He drove it 341 yards with a persimmon headed driver and a wound balata ball. That was the last time the PGA held the contest until 2014. Louis Oosthuizen won with a drive of 340 yards-one yard short of Jack’s-with equipment several generations better than Jack’s. Granted, different courses and different conditions (the weather was blisteringly hot in Dallas in 1963), but it’s still a drop-dead amazing feat by Nicklaus.
My mom has an old 1 iron in her bag. One day I was with my brother on our local par 3 course and I happened to have it. He said he would hit it and I laughed. Last hole of the day about 175 yards he steps up and pures the 1 iron onto the green. I almost shed a tear.
If THATS THE BEST HES GOT...HE MAY HAVE STARTED WHO IS THE BEST....BUT THIS IS GOLF ...NOT HORSE SHOES...HAS YOU SEEN THE TOP 10 GREATEST GOLF SHOTS...EVER...HAS YOU SEEN WERE HE WON THE MASTERS BY 12 SHOTS...THE US OPEN BY 15 SHOTS...NOBODY??? WILL EVER COME CLOSE...HE IS THE ONLY GOLFER I KNOW OF..THAT WAS PAID $1 MILLION IN ADVANCE SEVERAL TIMES...TO COME AND PLAY AT A TOURNAMENT...AND WIN ALSO...HE IS THE ONLY GOLFER TO WIN ALL 4 MAJORS IN ONE YR...NOT IN HIS CAREER..IN ONE YR...HE IS THE FIRST TO WIN $2.O70.000 AT THE MASTERS...AT 43 YRS...HE IS THE ONLY GOLFER WITH 400 PLUS FANS/GALLERY THAT FOLLOW HIM AT A EVENT...OR TO THE 18TH WHOLE...TO WIN...HE"$ AT #6 NOW...BUT BEFORE HE COMES BACK TO THE.. MASTERS..IN 2020...HE WILL BE #1GOLFER IN THE WORLD WITH A FUSED BACK...ITS NOT EVEN CLOSE...82 WINS...VS...73...AND HE HASN'T REALLY DID ANYTHING FOR ALMOST 11YRS...15 MAJORS VS 18...I DONT WANT TO SAY IT...BUT PEOPLE WROTE HIM OFF...BUT BAD BACK AND ALL...HE WILL WIN ANOTHER MAJOR...AND HE WILL WIN ANOTHER GREEN JACKET...IT IS WHAT IT IS...🐅 WOODS..IS THE MAN??? **ONE#1**
@@BatMan-oe2gh I AGREE WITH YOU...THIS IS NOTHING AGAINST JACK...BUT" STATS..RECORDS DONT" LIE ...I WON ALOT OF MONEY BETTING ON SPORTS..." IF " I HAD WENT WITH MY GUTS"...I HAD SAID"...HE CAME CLOSE THE LAST 2 YRS...THIS MIGHT BE THE. ONE...AND DAM"IT... HE DID IT"...**ONE#1**
I saw Nicklaus at the LA Open in the early ‘70’s (I believe it was 1973). I watched him warming up at the driving range before his round (he was paired with Arnie that day) and he was hitting some 6 iron shots. Each shot was straight and long and it looked like they were shot out of a rifle, they were so perfectly hit. But then Jack turned to his caddy and said, “I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong here”. Man, if I was ever able to hit just one 6 iron as well as Nicklaus did that day at the driving range I would have been ecstatic. Just goes to show you the outstanding talent that Nicklaus had during his days on the PGA Tour.
@@MWiggins-gc7ki Thanks friend, I would love to play golf at any level above pathetic, it’s not from want of trying. Even though I am rubbish at it still think golf is the most enjoyable game in world. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jPrptjWl2dw.html
That's the thing with these top pros: the incredible consistency and predictability. Average golfers can make fantastic shots but these guys do it every time.
@@cvn6555 : Frank Beard, who was the leading money winner on the PGA Tour in 1969 once said that he can’t hit any better shot than a good amateur player: the difference is that a professional golfer like him can do it more often. Beard said that any shot a good amateur can hit 3 times out of 10 a PGA pro can hit 7 times out of 10.
I was there in 72, didn't like Jack or Arnie's swing.. Followed Gary Player, who gave us teens free golf lessons as we were walking down the fairway together during practice. Can you believe that, we used to walk with the pros back then. Now a day's your roped off, with to many volunteers crowding the tee box.
Yeah different era, now you need more volunteers. cool story. In the 70's I was 7-17 years old and I started golf at 19, wish I would have paid more attention to golf then
As a 16 year old at Baltusrol in 1980, Arnie talked to me several times during his Saturday morning round. Was able to slap Jack on the back for good luck before his afternoon round.
I agree those two are both legendary and I saw the Augusta one live on TV, it was insane when it happened. Thomas Bjorn walked with Tiger for 2 rounds of the US Open in 2000 at Pebble. He said the best single shot he ever saw, was Tiger's 2nd on the 6th hole on Friday - Impossibly buried ball, feet were buried too, uphill to green like a LOT and noone in their right mind would go for more than either out sideways or 100 yrds risky shot up the hill. Tiger beat the living shit out of that stroke and ended up on the green in two. Thomas stated that noone, as in, NOONE but Tiger, could ever have hit that shot and gotten that result.
I still think (And Tiger agrees) that the audience got that chip in. It actually fell just short. But the audience were jumping up and down and screaming at it, and it was nudged in. And Tiger Woods said the same. This shot edges it for me.
Hitting the small ball with a one iron bladed club took some skill I can tell you. There's no room for error with that set up. Jack was the greatest golfer that ever lived in my opinion.
@@ErrantChordierYou definitely have to hit a club like that perfectly on the button. There's zero room for error. I think the lowest iron the pros carry now is a 3 iron. Instead of 1 or 2 irons, they'll hit hybrids which are drastically easier to hit.
Almost every golf instructor in the world these days wouldn't tell you to lift your front left foot like that and yet it's one of the biggest power moves in golf. Jack was ahead of everyone.
Thanks for posting this. It's one of the first golf shots I ever remember, along with Doug Sanders' missed putt in 1970, and Trevino and Jacklin at Muirfield in July '72. Some day I really would like to see a professional event on a classic old course where today's bombers had to play with the kind of clubs that Nicklaus, Hogan, etc. had to use. Where we might hear players saying things like 'I hit a soft fade with a 1-iron around a tree'.
40ny Great idea, the retro open. I saw Trevino do a clinic in Radcliffe Kentucky around 1995. He said, “Forget the difference in the clubs this ball is like a firecracker”.
They tried to have four famous players played 1-2-17-18 at St.Andrews one major year there on Wedensday, with 100 yr old clubs (spoon, mashie, etc) and Ernie Els was one of them. They BADLY hooked/sliced their drives, nearly all of them.
Nicklaus had put on 30 lbs circa 1970, found a way to lose it. Would have been better if he had gotten the few more credits and graduated before going pro. Oft times we hear stories of people that are on the verge of getting a Bachelors like that but bail, for various reasons. If are that close I’d finish.
@Y Hh It "would" not "be racist now," though, so bet not to put it that way, I think. Don't even fall for their false labels for a second. It would be called "racist" now no matter how ill-fitting that insult is; those who toss around the labels racist and sexist today are the biggest anti-white bigots and anti-male bigots around; they are the real racists and sexists, but think they can hide behind the trick of using those words to not appear as such.
I saw Jack once as a student when I was watching practice round at Royal Birkdale - about 3rd or 4th of July 1965. I caught up with him at a hole with an almost pocket green surrounded by bushes and sand dunes. He was way, way down the fairway apparently in the right rough - all I could see was his blond hair. He swung, nothing seemed to happen, then there was a quiet thud - and there was the ball in the centre of the green. I went back to playing tiddly-winks!!
Jack wanted to remain low key and little publicity so he could enjoy his family life more. He wasn't entirely the media's favorite and for good reason.
@@Teddy-kv5ns he is first by a mile. Most majors most runner ups. He played against hall of fame golfers Palmer Player Trevino Casper Weiskopf Miller Watson Ballesteros Floyd Norman. He even defeated an aged Hogan. Tiger beat a bunch of hacks that are not hall of famers and their names have been forgotten. Except Phil who played him even. Hall of famers pushed Jack. Jack could adapt to current equipment and would be as long as DeChambeau if he were in his prime. Tiger cannot hit space age drivers in the fairway. If he were young in the Jack era he would be so wild off the tee that his wins would be scarce. Plus Jack is a gentleman who loved his wife and family.Tiger is a scumbag. If it weren't for his goofball fans who roared like a football crowd distracting his opponents he would not have won so much. He still was a great golfer and if he was young today he would still win a bunch. Nicklaus Hogan then Tiger are my ratings.
@@Teddy-kv5ns Everyone's entitled to their opinion, I reckon. In my opinion, Jack was the best. Best person all around, too. I used to love Tiger but later found out that for YEARS he treated people like shit. Was a cheap prick too, as I know scores of people in the pro golf industry. That said, I DO appreciate what Tiger did to the snobby, 'better-than-thou,' prejudiced golf world once he entered 'their' arena. Its also not Jack's fault that Tiger's workout regimen ruined his back & knees, but it IS Tiger's fault that he teaches his son to trash talk his opponents. Jack never instilled that kind of common behavior with his sons, so again ... in MY opinion?...18 time major winner Jack Nicklaus wins again.
@tylerholt6828 that is because Jack played majors until he was 70 years old. His chance of winning ended when he turned 50. He played for the challenge and memories. He had a bad hip and he was in the same position tiger is now. That is 80 majors over 20 years for the enjoyment. Tiger only won one major after 2008 when he was still prime tiger. That cost him the GOAT.
@tylerholt6828 I explained the tournament differences. Tiger said his only goal was to pass Jack's record. He failed. Major wins in non team sports determine GOAT. Tennis is an example. Tiger was too crooked off the tee, he stopped winning majors too early and he is an asshole. Jack beat legends and he is pure class. GOAT baseball team? The Yankees. Why 27 world championships. If tiger admits Jack is the GOAT unless he wins more majors that I will take his word. You are just a tiger fan boy.
Yeah, I have Tiger Woods 14 on my Xbox 360, and there's a "beat the legends" shot at that tee in gale-force winds. I'm happy to get on the green in that mess...
+jmolson027 I see that. But I believe he hit against the wind. The wind was blowing onshore, which would be right to left. A draw shot would have been in the water or at least the rough on the left - it would have become a hook with that much wind. However a draw shot would end up relatively straight in wind like that. I've played on that coast in strong wind. Having any spin going with the wind takes the ball way off line. So, I believe he hit a fade, but the shot was a draw because it rode the wind.
I carried a one iron when I was a young strong kid learning the game...the first time I ever broke 100 I hit a really nice approach on a par 5 off the deck with a one iron, chipped up and one putted for a birdie. I ended up going right by the 90's and shot 87 that day...quite the milestone for someone trying hard to become a decent golfer. Shortly after that I started taking lessons and my instructor told me to take the one iron out of my bag that I was going to learn to hit fairway woods...I argued with him and told him I could hit it well at times and he said "I don't want to hear it, you are going to learn to hit fairway woods". Turned out to be a very good advice as that took the game to the next level. I eventually became a 4 handicap and have shot under par a couple times but am now not very active in golf anymore, though with my youngest boy taking it up I have some motivation to play again.
I’ve never scored worse than a 88 left handed or a 91 right handed. Switch hitter since I was 4 yrs old. Ever broke 100? Seriously? When I first started playing i was in the low 80s. Now I’m in the mid 70s. Cut about ten stroke off my game in 3 years playing 2-3x a week
I honestly remember that shot like it was yesterday !!! And I'm 63 !!! As fate would have it my 1 iron turned out to be one of my all time favorite clubs 🏌️!!! In fact I hit it so we'll that I would show off with it. A Ping stiff shafted black dot that still resides in my collection. I took it out of my bag when I got my first hybrid. Before I did it was primarily utilized as a get out of jail free (lol) club if for instance I was under a tree or had to punch the ball to get out of trouble/jail !!! 😆 Here is one from my archives that maybe a golfer from Northern Utah might relate to ... number 10 at Valley View G.C. in Layton Utah. Punched one after an errant tee shot that went off to the right of the fairway under then a small tree with my 1 iron with a very strong slice (intentional) that I played to the left and left it two inches from the hole !!! The group in front of mine were still within eyesight as they were ambling to the next tee and started roaring and waving their arms back at me to where I thought it went in the hole 👍💯 !!! One last note ... I have been battling arthritis for the last five years that has made golfing a dream from the past 😓😣 ... my entire right hip needs to be replaced soon but fortunately I'm a USAF Veteran so I'll get ur done 😋 !!! Thanks to everyone that sees this comment and may God bless you and your family and I hope your travels and days are fantastic and filled with many unexpected blessings 🙏😇 Writing to you from Ogden, Utah USA 🇺🇲
I was never a big fan of Jack being in Arnie's Army. But I remember him making that shot, and well, nobody has ever played the game better than Jack did. Some players have had years of exceptional brilliance - but Jack was consistently excellent through his whole career and plus he stayed healthy. The latter factor is part of being the greatest ever too.
@Glasmaestro_ In your dreams, Jack Nicklaus played against many great golfers who had multiple major wins and are now hall of famers, Tiger came along in a time when players were not as good but had far better equipment and sadly were afraid of the race card being used. I remember Tiger Woods jumped at the change to use the race card against Fuzzy Zoller at the Masters. The press could not wait to inject race into golf and with Tiger Woods they did it.
I recall one of the big advantages Nicklaus had was that he could hit the one iron higher and make it land softer than any other pro. Think it was either Trevino or player who said that. Probably an advantage he wouldn’t have today, given the technology and length they hit the ball these days.
I used to hit one off the tee 25 years ago when I couldn't keep my driver straight. It got stolen and I've never gotten another one. They're hard to find now.
I love these old videos. Jack Nicklaus is the greatest golfer to ever play the game in my opinion. I cannot imagine making that shot at 17 in those conditions with a one iron! I wonder how many pros today could make that shot?
For years when we played, my Dad never had a wood in his bag. Used a 1-iron off the tee. There was a hole on our course with a fairway bunker about 230 out and he used to go over it on the fly almost every time. He was about 5'9" and about 140 lbs soaking wet - but had brilliant timing with all his irons! I tried his 1-iron a hundred times, and can only recall hitting it ONCE decently! The 1-iron was invented by the Devil to torture our souls! But what a wonderful shot from one of my favourite golfers of all time to watch!
This is one of my two favorite Nicklaus shots: the bell ringer at Pebble. The other was when he was paired with Woods. I forget the occasion, but Jack took a beautiful rectangular divot out of the ground. As they were walking down the fairway, Jack glanced over at Tiger and winked. It seemed the mantle was officially passed during that moment.
I think that was St.Andrews 2000 or 2005, where Jack said competitive goodbye to the Open championship after round 2, being paired with Tiger who then won the title. Problem was Tiger won both St.Andrews in 2000/2005 and I think Jack regreted retiring in 2000, so it could have been either of them.
Let's face it, Tiger never played anyone he was afraid of. If he played against Jack he would'nt have near as many majors. And Jack with modern equipment?
I've got a 1 iron and only use it at the driving range for psychological reasons, try hitting 10 shots with a 1 iron and then switch to your 3 or 4 iron and it will feel like hitting a pitching wedge. Seriously you will be amazed at how high and well struck those 3 and 4 iron shots are after you hit 10 balls with the 1 iron.
@@BrandonGavin_EDC Yep, i have a Mizuno comp EZ 1 iron from the early 2000's and it has 15 degrees of loft, long 40 inch shaft, very hard to hit well and most of my shots aren't that great to be honest but when i switch to hitting a 4 iron, 17 degree hybrid or 3 wood off the deck then it's so much easier you have to try it to believe it. I rarely use the 1 iron out on the course unless it's a dry windy day on a links course where the ball can run along the ground even if it's not a high well struck shot, it still cuts through the breeze very well. If it's a course that has a lot of water to hit over or slow fairways with no roll out then forget about it lol.
@@HowardLive Similar idea to it yes, all psychological, after you hit 10 shots with that 1 iron and then switch to a 4 iron then the 4 iron will look and feel like a pitching wedge in comparison. It's like tricking your own brain and it works.
Back when I could play, the 1 iron was my favorite club: had it special ordered to complete my set of Top-Flites. What a beauty it was. Once you got over its menacing rep, it wasn't anymore difficult than the rest--at least to me. I loved practicing with it: a striped 1 iron was even more satisfying than a drive. Just a thing of beauty. It was the wedge that gave me fits: I just never got great with it. Probably because practicing the long clubs was so much more fun.🤷♂️
I was routing through my grandmothers shed and came across my grandad's golf bag. ( I cant remember him as I was 1 when he died). I found a 1 iron probably from the 1970's and decided to take it to the driving range. Now I'm a handy golfer and play off 10 handicap. The only way I can describe it.. painful. It was like I'd never played the game of golf in my life.
All the true greats. I was lucky enough to see and meet a few at the pro am in Austin at Onion Creek. Arnold even gave me a ball. Wish I knew where it was. I was about 12 and probably played with it.
would love to see players these days use the equipment they had back then. Until you hit persimmon woods and butterknife blades, then you'll appreciate how good these guys really were still shooting level par
I was playing a 4 man scramble, we were in the rough off the tee (very windy that day) par 5, my regular partners all groaned when I reached for my 1 iron, they never groaned again after I hit it 240 yds, 4 feet from the pin for eagle. I've always played a 1 iron.
Maybe you can get the narrator of this video to also narrate your feat: " Today, software enables us to do many wondrous things. On this day Mark W caused many groans by his fellow gamers with an amazing feat..."
My dad still has a set of persimmon woods. They are much, much tougher to control than modern woods, but the sweet spot on those persimmons is a thousand times better than any modern club I've ever swung.
For the US Open, this shot was from across the road. It was played at a longer length compared to the standard AT&T tournament distance. With the wind blowing off of the Pacific Ocean, it was a hell of a shot. Awesome.
I have a forged 1 iron from around 1998, one of the last models, and it's in great condition. Took me 2-3 years of off and on practice to get a feel for it, still not easy but when I catch it clean I get a 230-250 stinger that surprises the h*** out me every time. The ball flight is almost unbelievable.
It looks soooo good in ball flight just rising slowly. I just look at Tiger hitting a stinger today if I wanna see that. I learned recently that they even made a "driving iron" back in the old days too ... a literal 0-iron!
Just imagine how many MAJORS he could have won. He came runner up in an unbelievable 19 Major Championships, so his all time record, could have been so much more impressive. According to his various caddies, over the decades, he sometimes ignored their knowledge and advice. Ignoring their wisdom, lost him the chance of three other Majors, when he was in contention for the outright lead. Never ignore your caddie, especially in the final rounds of a major
I remember hearing about this shot which is spectacular given the conditions. What I didn't realise though is he had a 3 shot lead by this stage. I had understood this shot won him the tournament - but a 4 would have been good enough with the par 5 18th to follow....
that shot got me to add a 1 iron to my bag and leave the 4 wood out. Once you learned to to use it properly it was a great asset. I played that course in the middle 70's thru a friend. The closing holes are beautiful and can be insanely hard. That was an incredible shot.
"JACK" is the GOAT! And he hit the ball 300 yards before 300 yards was normal. Won 18 majors! Finished 2nd in majors 19 times! Finished 3rd 6 times! 43 times Jack placed 1, 2, or 3 in the majors! And in my opinion Jack faced the greatest amount of Hall of Fame golfers as his competitors during his career.
