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Golf Videos
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Videos for golfers, famous matches and more.
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In this video from the History Channel, the story of golf is told in exquisite detail, from its obscure beginnings as an afternoon diversion for a few Scottish shepherds to its current position as the beloved obsession of millions. Hosted by former professional golfer and longtime broadcaster Ken Venturi, this classy presentation is marked by insightful interviews with golf historians and legends such as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. Earlier titans of the game, including the legendary amateur champion Bobby Jones, as well as pros Walter Hagen, Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson, Ben Hogan, and Sam Snead are well represented in vintage film clips. Gorgeous photography enhances visits to golf landmarks such as St. Andrew's in Scotland and the Augusta National and Pinehurst courses in the United States. This production offers an abundance of detail, right down to historians of the game demonstrating the evolution of balls, tees, and clubs. The viewer will come away with a real understanding of how the game developed from a diversion played by eccentrics swinging clubs in cow pastures to its current status as one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. Golf: Links in Time is both intelligent and fun, and will add to anyone's understanding of the game. --Robert J. McNamara
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For the golfer looking to dust off his or her clubs and kick off the golf season, How to Break 90 is a wise investment of 35 minutes. Some might be turned off by the old black-and-white footage, and Jones isn't the most charismatic of speakers, but the lessons he preaches are the timeless fundamentals around which every golfer should build a game. Not all great golfers are good teachers, but Bobby Jones explains the rudiments in clear, concise terms in this footage filmed in 1931 and 1932. Speaking in a slow, easy Southern drawl, dressed sharply in a white shirt and tie, the original golf prodigy covers basics such as grip, setup, backswing, downswing, and draws and fades in a classic style reminiscent of Ben Hogan's classic book Ben Hogan's Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf. This video contains Sybervision's usual slow-motion images of the golf swing set against a black background, impressing the image on the viewer's mind. Modern golfers playing with graphite shafts and exotic metal heads will notice that Jones had an unusually long backswing and active legs as he had a swing built around flexible wooden shafts common in his day. It is a beautiful swing, however, and most of the fundamentals are the same ones being taught today. For the amateur golfer and golf fan, this video is a rare treasure from the film archives of golf. Of the four Sybervision Bobby Jones tapes, How to Break 90 is the best tape to start with as it covers the basic swing fundamentals. --Eugene Wei
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Everyone starts somewhere, even the greatest golfer in the world. Of course, Tiger Woods's start came much earlier than most of us. From his initial time on the greens as an 18-month-old, his appearance as a 2-year-old on The Mike Douglas Show (with Bob Hope!), and his 30 junior tournament wins, Heart of a Champion traces the beginnings of this champion player. This 40-minute video recounts Woods's short but illustrious career, including his many victories as an amateur and his historic victory at the Masters in 1997. Woods's coach at Stanford University, Wally Goodwin, and his professional coach, Butch Harmon, as well as several of his peers (including Jack Nicklaus and Ben Crenshaw) analyze Woods's game, and the '97 Masters is discussed, not just for the dominating victory it was, but for what it meant for a person of color to win in what has traditionally been a country-club sport. Other highlights of Woods's professional career are covered in this 1998 video (which obviously doesn't cover his major victories in 1999 and 2000). This video is "not authorized or endorsed by Tiger Woods," so there are relatively few comments from Woods himself; those included appear to be from press conferences. Still, someone had to authorize all the choice footage used here--perhaps his mother, Kultida, who makes a few on-camera comments. So even if this isn't the "official" word on Tiger Woods and the production values may not be lavish, if you want to see some good footage of a champion in the making, Heart of a Champion will fill the bill. --David Horiuchi
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Tiger Woods's finish in the 2000 Masters was a disappointment (any time he doesn't win qualifies as a disappointment), but he came back with a vengeance two months later in the 100th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach. This hourlong video opens with a gathering of past champions and an overview of the 2000 contenders, both of which are conspicuously missing 1999 champion Payne Stewart, who died in a freak plane accident seven months earlier. A touching tribute to Stewart precedes the tournament, with players driving a 21-golf-shot salute into the ocean. Taking Stewart's position in the opening groupings is five-time champion Jack Nicklaus, starting his 44th consecutive, and probably last, Open. Hal Sutton and Bobby Clampett (one of the few qualifiers to make the tournament from a field of 8,457) are among the early leaders, but soon Woods takes command. Helped by a brilliant save from the edge of a bunker, he overcomes a triple bogey in the third round to open up a 10-stroke lead as everyone else struggles with treacherous weather conditions. The final round is all Woods, his only challenge being the seven scoring records he would eventually set or tie. As fellow pro Stuart Appleby says, "It's unbelievable; it's perfect golf." Indeed, it's perhaps the best performance ever at the U.S. Open, and its setting at historic Pebble Beach makes it all the better. --David Horiuchi
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Tiger Woods
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Eldrick "Tiger" Woods (born December
30, 1975) is an American golfer who is considered
one of the greatest golfers of all time. In 2005,
at the age of 29, he reached the milestone of
winning a tenth major golf championship, placing
him third on the all time list . 
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Jack Nicklaus
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Jack William Nicklaus (born January
21, 1940 in Columbus, Ohio), also known as "The
Golden Bear", was a major force in professional
golf from the 1960s to the late 1990s, and is
regarded as the greatest golfer of all time.
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Arnold Palmer
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Arnold Daniel Palmer (born September
10, 1929 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania) is an American
golfer who has won numerous events on both the
PGA TOUR and Champions Tour, dating back to 1955.
Palmer is not generally regarded as the greatest
player in history, but he is arguably the most
important in that he was the first golf star when
television started to air golf tournaments in
the 1950s.
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