Jack Nicklaus vs Sam Snead at Pebble Beach | 1963 Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf

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1. It's a terrible looking set of links in my opinion, with equal weather…

2. So is it just my old eyes or did the green(s) that the announcer said on the first hole “ looked just fantastic” in the condition of todays fairways ? Lol not even the best fairways ,with actual mow lines like a fairway ….am only at the first hole so far in the video so maybe its just the camera angle for this hole … but when jack putted that long first putt he really powered it ,on a downhill putt? ..so either the green was in todays fairway condition ,or, the camera angle was crazy,and catching mow lines that werent really visible ….or am i just crazy 😜

3. A bygone era. Back when golf wasn’t a huge money making business. And no we don’t need more people playing golf we need more people respecting golf.

4. 37 years later and Tiger Woods will win U.S. Major by 15 shots on very course

5. Surprises me how "bumpy" the greens were in juxtaposition to today's perfect surfaces that modern tracks display. Even local "munis" have smoother greens than what we saw here

6. Look at the bunkers wow guess this was before golf course maintenance

7. Here I am in 2023, watching this very old game from 1963 for the very first time, and I enjoy watching it.

8. Wow, Snead has a beautiful swing.

9. Ft. Ord soldiers in the crowd ❤

10. Sam wishes he hadnt missed that short short putt at the 10th. Would have gone extra holes.

11. they used 1 iron 😮 i didn’t know they existed lol

12. No 'Mashed Potato' back in '63???

13. Some years later Fred Couples would win I think 12 in a row , beating many great players

14. This restoration is just incredible.

15. The greatest of all time, but these greens are so tall that you can’t mess up. It stops, never rolls out away, it’s like putting on 2023 fairways. The slower the greens the easier the course. Less break. They are bending these putters ha

16. I caddied at the 2000 US Open at Pebble…number 1 was a 3-4 iron and a wedge…Jack hit 3 wood 8 iron…the young guys have no idea how much harder the game used to be….

17. Watching Jack putt hurts my back 😅

18. Snead’s swing has to be one of the best ever. He swung the club so effortlessly and generated tremendous power.

19. What a beautiful golf swing Snead had they talk about Hogan but he wasn't as silky as Snead.

20. Awesome. It’s amazing how good their short games are. I know they are pros but they make it look so easy.

21. All the talk of slow play on tour, Jack was the King of slow play.

22. Interesting how two spectators stood on the putting green whilst the players are putting. 34:34

23. Jack at 23 looks 46

24. Are we gonna talk about how slow the greens were back then?

25. How did they film those shots in the air over the holes? No drones in the 60s 😂

26. This was brilliant in every way. Amazing coverage, amazing shots, amazing legends.

27. man them greens are slow

28. The language, depth, and cadence of the commentators was so much better than the illiterate garbage today. It presents far more professional. This was a better time in many ways.

29. Sneads 1 iron, wow. Great work around the green. Also noticed how Jack really releases that club, amazing timming. ❤ they should really bring back those flag guys and explosion shots 🙏

30. Why are the announcers whispering? Great match 🙂

31. the early 60's in california wow what a time

32. Seems like the greens were rougher back then
    The way the ball hops and curves looks like a croquet match in a average yard

33. Greens about 4 on the stimp

34. These guys spend more time in the sand than David Hasselhoff

35. What a great match, absolutely fantastic.
    Few things spring to mind: how beautiful was Sam Sneads swing, the tempo? Just sweet.
    Also, I love the greens back then, better than nowadays (specifically meaning the method of how they make them now, so many different layers; they're deader)
    & to think this was the year jfk was assassinated…

    Anyway, grt putt on the last Jack! 😂 nicked it from him. So nice to hear Jack's thoughts

36. They are comparable in their respective driving and iron games, but Jack is, by far, the better putter.

37. If we had spear-wielding ball spotters at our club, we could shorten the average comp round by a good margin!

38. Thank you to everyone who made this footage what it is and for bringing it to us. Such a privilege to see how golf was played, the courses, the commentary, some of the shot names ("explosion shot") and to revel in the delight of the game. I will share this with our members, many of whom will probably remember this match from their younger days. Cheers from Sydney – Dave

39. When America was great..

40. Classy dressed men and women… we need this back .

41. It’s funny how everyone talks about jack’s driving but if I ever needed someone to make a putt for me it would be Jack.