Shell's WWOG Available On Youtube

[David_Tepper]

The current thread on Nelson vs. Littler at Pine Valley got me looking at what vintage SWWOG episodes might be available at youtube.com.  Here is what I found:

Tony Lema vs. Robert de Vicenzo on a course in Greece, filmed a few moths before Lema's fatal accident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-MBUF_gw_8

Billy Casper vs. Harry Bradshaw at Portmarnock:

part 1 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-yk2oL_g2w
 
part 2 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMyM8Z6I79M

Al Geiberger vs. George Knudson at Victoria GC:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL6oSMgB-ig

Bob Charles vs. Bob Goalby at Paraparaumu (only 10 minutes long)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3-DhhoKfcs

Sam Snead vs. Bob Goalby at Phildelphia CC (an episode of "All-Star Golf")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOHu6MQBB-s

There are others episodes, but they are cut into 5 to 10 minutes segments. There are also a couple of episodes from the revival of the show 10 or so years ago.

[Scott Little]

Thanks for this.  I will now get nothing done for the next week.  I would love a revival of WWOG similar to that seen in the late 90s / early 2000s.  My favorite episode was the Geiberger/Knudson match from Victoria G.C...a very underrated course in a beautiful setting.

[Bill_McBride]

Thanks for this.  I will now get nothing done for the next week.  I would love a revival of WWOG similar to that seen in the late 90s / early 2000s.  My favorite episode was the Geiberger/Knudson match from Victoria G.C...a very underrated course in a beautiful setting.

I'm with you Scott, Victoria is a wonderful little course I've been to twice in the past three years.  A couple of notes:


The trees were much smaller, but you could see in places like the right side of #1 fairway where a straight row of firs had been planted and would be monotonous forty years later. 


The trees that now pinch the fairway on the left side of the great short par 4 #5 aren't there, it's a much easier tee shot than today.


#7 was a tough par 3 from a tee high on the right side rather than the short par 4 played today from a tee 100 yards farther back. 


Off to bed now but will pick this up later!


Demaret and Sarazen were very suave!

[astavrides]

Tony Lema vs. Robert de Vicenzo on a course in Greece, filmed a few moths before Lema's fatal accident.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-MBUF_gw_8

One of only 5 courses in Greece (at last count), Glyfada did make it into the original World Atlas of Golf book. Thanks, I'll check this episode out-haven't seen it before.

[Adrian_Stiff]

Wait till you see Gene Sarazen v Henry Cotton at St Andrews in 1962, you won't believe it. Unfortunately whilst I know it exists it has not yet been uploaded to youtube or available on DVD.

[David_Tepper]

Adrian -

I have a copy of Sarazen vs. Cotton at TOC on DVD. If I recall correctly, both were in their mid-50's when it was filmed, yet both guys looked very old, especially when compared to how youthful so many guys on the senior tour look these days.

DT

[Ryan Hillenbrand]

Thanks for this.  I will now get nothing done for the next week.  I would love a revival of WWOG similar to that seen in the late 90s / early 2000s.  My favorite episode was the Geiberger/Knudson match from Victoria G.C...a very underrated course in a beautiful setting.

Ditto here Scott. When evening golf was hard to come by I treasured those shows. I really liked Jack Whittaker, I felt like I was visiting my Grandpa.  Would love to see it come back in the same low key classy way. Unfortunately a modern version would probably be hosted by Joe Rogan  with analysis by Natalie Gulbis.

One of my favorites was at World Woods Pine Barrens - I believe it was Mickelson and David Toms?

[Adrian_Stiff]

Adrian -

I have a copy of Sarazen vs. Cotton at TOC on DVD. If I recall correctly, both were in their mid-50's when it was filmed, yet both guys looked very old, especially when compared to how youthful so many guys on the senior tour look these days.

DT

David - [size=78%]Go and watch it and then tell me what you notice between the fairways.[/size]