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Radio 5 Live,30 Jun 2022,51 mins

The Legends of The Open

5 Live Sport: All About The Open

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Katherine Downes and 麻豆社 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鈥20鈥 鈥 What makes an 鈥淥pen legend?鈥 7鈥40鈥 鈥 Why Tom Watson is an Open legend 10鈥17鈥 鈥 Interview with Tom Watson 18鈥55鈥 鈥 Andrew and Alex share their stories of playing with Tom Watson 25鈥16鈥 鈥 Why Jack Nicklaus is an Open legend 33鈥45鈥 鈥 The legendary status of Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer. 41鈥26鈥 鈥 Why Gary Player is an Open legend 48鈥16鈥 鈥 Who is the panel鈥檚 ultimate Open legend?

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