Past winners

[Hobbit]

Just been watching Nichlaus's '86 Masters win with HID, and it got me reminiscing about past winners for the Open and the Masters, and how far back I could remember.

I vaguely remember one of Trevino's wins, '71 or '72 but I remember each one since, albeit I need the list of winners to be able to say, "ah yes, I remember Weiskopf winning in '73. I remember him/them winning but not always the year. I remember Player in '74, and with a bit of paper I could list pretty much every one after that. Got Hamilton and Curtis the wrong way round.

My Masters memories aren't as good, pretty sketchy really. But I do remember Jack's win in '86. What a Championship!

And then I got to remembering what clubs/bag I had around the time of some of the winners. I had a red leather Slazenger golf bag in the early '70's, that got very heavy when wet. The irons were Slazenger blades, replaced in '74 by Wilson Blue Ridge. I got a Titliest Persimmon driver around that time. Gorgeous looking club, but the head size was something like today's 3/5 wood. Still got it somewhere - God its difficult to hit. And the ball of choice for me back then was the Dunlop 65, 1.62" small ball.

I'm definitely getting old...

 

[TomTom]

I don't think there have been any winners of the British Open you speak about!

 

[Hosel Fade]

I don't think there have been any winners of the British Open you speak about!

This

 

[PhilTheFragger]

Thread title edited, Hobbit had obviously been supping Elvish whiskey and was tired and emotional 😂😎:cheers:

 

[Norrin Radd]

Just been watching Nichlaus's '86 Masters win with HID, and it got me reminiscing about past winners for the Open and the Masters, and how far back I could remember.

I vaguely remember one of Trevino's wins, '71 or '72 but I remember each one since, albeit I need the list of winners to be able to say, "ah yes, I remember Weiskopf winning in '73. I remember him/them winning but not always the year. I remember Player in '74, and with a bit of paper I could list pretty much every one after that. Got Hamilton and Curtis the wrong way round.

My Masters memories aren't as good, pretty sketchy really. But I do remember Jack's win in '86. What a Championship!

And then I got to remembering what clubs/bag I had around the time of some of the winners. I had a red leather Slazenger golf bag in the early '70's, that got very heavy when wet. The irons were Slazenger blades, replaced in '74 by Wilson Blue Ridge. I got a Titliest Persimmon driver around that time. Gorgeous looking club, but the head size was something like today's 3/5 wood. Still got it somewhere - God its difficult to hit. And the ball of choice for me back then was the Dunlop 65, 1.62" small ball.

I'm definitely getting old...

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still got a dozen 65`s in a box ,all individually wrapped .wonder what they are worth now?
Im with you on how far back I go, the masters was always a must watch as the course looked so different to all the british courses that were on tv at the time ,the flowers seemed to be everywhere on every hole ,which this year are very much conspicuous by their absence.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Still got a persimmon 3 wood. Tiniest of sweet spots but boy it flew when you found it. I can remember the golden European era and of course Nicklaus's win but other than that I can't remember too far back before then.

 

[mcbroon]

I had a lesson last week and the pro had a Hogan Apex blade 6i sat at the side of the teaching bay, which is what my dad played in the 80s and 90s. It was in pristine condition and he offered me a shot, which I wasn't about to turn down. Flushed a few balls out there - man those were beautiful clubs. Wouldn't want to have to play them if my swing was off, though.

 

[GG26]

Vaguely remember watching the Open in the early-mid 70s, but my first definitive memory is Fuzzy Zoeller winning the Masters in a playoff (1979 from memory).