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Jun 2022
51m 27s

The Legends of The Open

Bbc Radio 5 Live
About this episode

Katherine Downes and BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter celebrate some of the greatest players in the history of The Open championship.

Five-time Open champion Tom Watson shares his memories of his victories with Iain and gives us an insight into how he handled missing out on the Claret Jug in 2009 at Turnberry.

Three-time winner Gary Player also joins the pod to talk about what The Open Championship means to him.

From Arnold Palmer to Jack Nicklaus, the former European Tour player Andrew Murray and US journalist Alex Miceli share their stories of meeting legendary players and pick their greatest Open champion.

TOPICS:

1’20” – What makes an “Open legend?” 7’40” – Why Tom Watson is an Open legend 10’17” – Interview with Tom Watson 18’55” – Andrew and Alex share their stories of playing with Tom Watson 25’16” – Why Jack Nicklaus is an Open legend 33’45” – The legendary status of Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer. 41’26” – Why Gary Player is an Open legend 48’16” – Who is the panel’s ultimate Open legend?

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