RIP Seve. One of the sweetest swings ever.

Watching today's KZread golfers struggle with these 'vintage' clubs is a good reminder of just how good Seve and Jack were.

@stevedriscoll2539

2 жыл бұрын

That is so so true. I hit vintage clubs quite frequently and while I can hit the longer irons decent, I can't hit the shorter clubs.

@chubeviewer

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevedriscoll2539 I have a set of persimmons and they are super heavy, the blades I don’t have too much problem with though

@aussiegolfer59

27 күн бұрын

Majority of them wouldn’t break 80 with them

Jack and Seve two great champions! Seve left us far too early. RIP Mr. Ballesteros!!

Jack, the greatest, tee to green and game management who can compare. Seve, the greatest match play golfer ever and his range of shots was sometimes astonishing. These days the game seems so dry, so mechanical, so money driven. Very few great characters left.

Seve was my hero as a junior golfer. I followed him on many practice rounds in Augusta, when you could still actually get a ticket. His confidence and flair set him apart from any other on the course. Thank you so much for this treat, to see my favorite golfer once again.

As an American and HUGE Seve fan, I just wanted to thank you for uploading this. I never knew it existed and I appreciate it. Seve was a magician, a class act and a true gentleman, even finishing the hole when Jack gave him a short putt in an exhibition match. RIP Señor Ballesteros.

Seve and Jack.....blades and real woods....links golf........My favorite golf video.

Two great champions and great ambassadors for the sport. Genuine heroes in different ways...... RIP Seve.

I was at Manly in Sydney. Think it was 1971 when he shot a course record 62. Nobody ever hit a one iron like Jack. The greatest golfer that ever lived. What a credit to the game.

Thank you so much Sevefan. Excellent. I said to myself on the last "NO way Seve holes this, 2 million to 1"... Trust Seve, the legend....unbelievable!😮

The best era for golf fans.

My two favorite golfers, and Mr. Alliss....about as good as it gets for me.

Bring back those tiny little woods and those spinny Balata balls. Real art.

@poocrayon4588

2 жыл бұрын

Much more entertaining to watch and play. Watching the modern game is like wathcing baseball if they let the players hit with a metal bat 3 times the size of the wooden one. Playing it is like ten pin bowling with bumper lanes. I always play old clubs.

@Trainwheel_Time

Жыл бұрын

Heck yeah! While we are at it, might as well just go on back to stones tied to sticks and wooden balls! The real, real art.

I watch a lot of old golf videos…and I would say there is something completely different about these two golfers. I think the modern game is crafted a lot off of these two right here.

Sevefan. Please do know I have enjoyed this vid for a good dozen of times and I started to play golf right after Seve's passing, given the little fame he has in our country surprisingly. Many of us got to know about him once he was gone. These videos are huge inspiration to me. I can only wish I didn't start playing golf earlier, and maybe, despite born 89 having had a little chance to meet him or see him play. Thank you for this wonderful contribution.

I watched Jack play a round of golf at the Australian Golf Club in 1996, he was 58 years of age then and well past his prime, he was also rather out of shape to be fair. His swing was short and you could tell it was a real physical effort to make a decent swing. Despite this jack shot a 1 under round of 71 and to watch him manage his way around that course was an absolute delight, no wonder he won so many Majors, he truely is the very best ever.

@thomaselliott573

7 жыл бұрын

you stopped short. However that was probably the Austrialian course which he redesigned.

@kyucklebeans

7 жыл бұрын

Not that it really matters, but Jack was only 56 in 1996

@liverpooldragons

4 жыл бұрын

Easily better than Tiger imo

@BestEachDay

2 жыл бұрын

Except Jack was born in January 1940, so he was actually 56 in 1996. Jack, as we know, had growing hip problems. They caused him a lot of pain. I saw him only a few years from that time when he had arrived to play a pro am with his son and Johnny Miller, and he wasn't sure he would play because of the pain. But he had a great career.

@frankrichards3089

2 жыл бұрын

Finished T-6 at Augusta that year I believe

This match in 1986 at the Toyota Matchplay (Ireland) I feel justifies my earlier comment and Seve mano a mano more often than not came through, really miss his charismatic character.

"Light-hearted"? LOL.Seve had a laugh but was trying like hell to win,his swing is poetry in motion and when the Ping worked as in '88 he was unstoppable. The mighty Nicklaus showed his quality even though he was obviously unfamiliar with the course. "Out of bounds?" Proper golf played by two greats,should be compulsory viewing for those who think Tiger Woods invented golf. Thank you,mil gracias,muy agradecido.

Seve was an absolute BEAST on the golf course, and he was a wonderful, admirable man. The golfing world hasn't been the same since his passing. But, please, let's not get carried away comparing these two champions. Jack Nicklaus was head and shoulders above the rest. His accomplishments in golf and life stand alone. The rest are competing for 2nd place.

@donaldschmidt2990

7 күн бұрын

Absolutely a record like no other. Jack was so dominant that you could combine the major titles of any two players in his era, and they would still fall short!! Even Tiger has three fewer than Jack. And Tiger will continue to have three fewer than Jack!! People who want to anoint Tiger as the GOAT can't ignore that Jack won everything on the regular tour and every major on the Champions Tour. You take Tiger. I'll take Jack.

En el minuto 12 aproximadamente, al escuchar a Nicklaus pronunciar la marca de sus palos..."su primo no, supremo", Seve y su humor, siempre dispuesto a emerger en cualquier momento...

@stevedriscoll2539

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍

A fantastic match played in good spirit. Never count Seve out 'til the end!

seve and nicklaus are the two greats for me

I still use them. It's about relaxing and having fun.

Thank you very much for uploading this!

Thank you for posting . “Legends “

Can listen to Aliss all day!

Great stuff! Thanks for posting!

Miss watching Seve and Jack like this.

Have to agree with most comments, two great ambassadors of Golf, I would only say if Seves drive matched his short game he would have been the best. R.I.P Seve. (Cookie 007).

Peter Alliss.... the master wordsmith at his lyrical best ....37 min.... ( who else could make it up )

@stevedriscoll2539

2 жыл бұрын

He always referred to Nicklaus as "the Great Man"

It is wonderful to hear Jack and Seve so clearly enjoying themselves. Well done RTE and Sevefan for uploading. @ Dana Starbuck @ commented this is "gold dust". I cannot surpass that comment. It is brilliant stuff. Thanks @ Sevefan. You did us a great service.

@Sevefan

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you Neptune Hugh, a pleasure!

I mean... Just look at those swings. Poetry in move.

The great days and players!!

Wonderful footage Two great champions entertaining the crowd with their relaxed patter and golfing skills

Enjoyed watching this match! Thanks for posting.

2 lionhearts,, icons, legends, genuine SPORTING SUPERSTARS... dont get better than this without Trevino🍸🍹👠❤⛳⛳⛳

Jack was 46 years old and a past his prime, Seve was only 29, but great to see the match.

what a turnaround, great match x

El mejor del Mundo durante los años entre 1978 yDosmil y...Pico

@Dreama40 As promised here is the exhibition match Jack v Seve in Dublin.

The two classic colors of retro vintage golf

Thanks for uploading this.....sham jack lost ....but that said nice to see seve win

My two golfing heroes......😎

Drivers look like todays hybrids. Amazing skill

You could never count Seve out!

terrific golf by 2 greats

Love those small butter knives and driver heads

It's hard at the age of 46 to compete with someone Seve's age and talent. Even so, Jack came within a whisker of tying the great Spaniard. Twice Nicklaus pulled his tee shot, the second time on the 17th hole, where it cost him a stroke. Arliss commented on the first pull that Jack's legs stopped working through the ball and the upper body took over. I wouldn't have noticed that, but upon replay, yes, I guess that's right. Even an all-time great still can have bad habits creeping into their swing. Golf is such a precise, demanding game. And the difference between winning and losing can be as little as moisture on a green.

@francisrobbins1499

2 жыл бұрын

He beat Seve for the Masters that year. There's life in the old dog.

Both absolute Legends with poor technique, after the great swings of Hogan and then Peter Thompson in the 40s 50s and 60s came the 70s and 80s swings, Apart fromTom Weiskopf and a few others none of us had a clue and didn't study Hogan enough including all our coaches, the lack of video didn't help though. The swings over the last 20 years have gone back to the Hogan style and with modern technology the top pro's make the game look a lot easier. Seve was a genius and an honour to have partnered with him 4 times in the Ryder Cup. RIP Seve.

The greatest shot in golf. Jack with a one iron

@stevedriscoll2539

2 жыл бұрын

Incredible!!! Good comment...and to think most of the best (bigger) players of Jack's era couldn't even hit a 1 iron

Strangely enough, Channel 4 did broadcast some US golf in the early 80s (I think they showed the Masters from '83 to '86). They may have broadcast ABCs coverage of the '83 Ryder Cup, so they could be a possible port of call.

2 of the BEST 🏌‍♂️🏌‍♂️

Fantastic upload. This is gold dust! I think Seve would have traded the Masters Title from Jack for this win in that year. Many thanks Sevefan for a wonderful channel you have. Any news on the mythical 3 wood bunker shot at the 83 Ryder Cup? Or are we wasting our time looking for something that does not actually exist?

@jamesgonzalez8113

8 жыл бұрын

It exists Seve was a magician

Seve was relentlessly competitive, and often in a cruel or unsporting way. His mind games were legendary. But he did not dare mess with Jack. Good match.

@MrAJR76

5 жыл бұрын

Why would he have wanted to mess with Jack? He & Nicklaus were good friends (to the end), and this was not a serious match. Seve was always totally immersed in his own game, and simply played like his partners didn't exist. Langer once said he was 'intimidating' for that reason, and that "you practically had to hole it from 200 yards for him to say 'good shot' ". The coughing was just a nervous cough which he did all the time, even if nobody was within a hundred yards of him (saw it myself on many occasions). Now, if you're looking for gamesmanship look at gnarly players like Floyd and Wadkins. They pulled some serious stunts on their opponents. Great golfers, but very unpleasant guys.

@dpmaine

4 жыл бұрын

Jack did mess with Seve a little....."out of bounds on the right" lol

@gerthie

3 жыл бұрын

Loved seve. He was mr games man ship

wow!

Back when golfers wte not all about themselves. i love how they tallk to each other about their swings afytewr they teed off......would have loved to been walking with them

What a putt on 18 by Seve... nerves of steel

Heck of a match

Jack is still the greatest golfer of all times!

very enjoyable thanks

Seve Seve! Magic...

Jack still killed the ball at age 48

We were all awestruck with Seve's effortless swing in the 80's. He made it look so easy. He looks so comfortable. Nicklaus always looked like he was trying and concentrating so hard, as if his life depended on it. He made golf look difficult. Just look at the agonizing way Nicklaus crouches over the ball with his putter in the most uncomfortable posture I've ever seen.

@joelmcnultymusic

9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, if only Nicklaus hadn't concentrated so hard and crouched, he might have been a great player.

@springhillgolfer878

9 жыл бұрын

I'm actually reading Nicklaus' book "Golf My Way" right now. Excellent book. Nicklaus was able to articulate most of the concepts of the modern golf swing and share his ideas and "feels." Not sure if Seve ever distilled and shared his ideas about the swing in a book. Maybe he didn't understand or think about it in the way that a more cerebral, analytical man like Nicklaus. I doubt that Nicklaus derived the same kind of pleasure from playing golf professionally as Ballesteros did. Swashbuckling Seve looked like he was having more fun. While Nicklaus was all business. Get it done and then fly back home to West Palm Beach and play tennis, spend time with family or design golf courses. And put some ice on that neck from stooping over putts.

@springhillgolfer878

9 жыл бұрын

I think Tiger was always pretty Zen too. IMHO

@joelmcnultymusic

9 жыл бұрын

Steve Pete You need to find a topic with which you have some familiarity. To say Jack was all business and didn't have a blast playing professional golf could not be further from the truth. The one thing you do know is that he crouched over his putts. And that would be it.

@FredCDobbs-er4qd

7 жыл бұрын

That "uncomfortable" posture won 18 majors. In putting there is no right way. You putt with what works best for you. I think he bent over that far because he could feel the line better from there. Nobody can teach feel but you can encourage using it. Too many mechanical men out there today.

@Spence Kissack: Sure, it was (by all accounts) a big cut shot from under the lip - I've read & heard so many accounts of it over the years, and seen the stills by Phil Sheldon. But I have no idea where you could have seen it, as the BBC didn't cover that Ryder Cup in any shape or form. I do recall commentary between Dave Marr & Peter Alliss late on the Saturday of the '87 match (the first US one the BBC had ever covered, broadcasting the ABC footage & using their commentary). Seve was playing a fairway bunker shot at 17, and Marr said: "Peter, he hit the greatest shot I've ever seen in '83, with that wood out of the bunker onto the green", with which Alliss agreed. This indicates (but doesn't prove) that ABC did catch it, & that it may still exist in their vaults. But again, given the worldwide demand to see it, it's not encouraging that they've never managed to unearth it - you'd imagine they've been searching as hard as anyone. ABC really would be the only company thhatt night have it.

@shanejones8884

8 жыл бұрын

17 is a par 3, are you talking about the 3wd out of the fairway bunker at the par-5 18th?

@ianhowell1666

7 жыл бұрын

The BBC did broadcast the 83 matches, I clearly remember staying up late to watch it. Europe nearly won but at least they gained the belief they could win in 85.

@MrAJR76

5 жыл бұрын

@@shanejones8884 No, I was referring to the '87 Ryder Cup at Muirfield Village. Seve was playing out of a fairway bunker, when Dave Marr piped up and recalled his '83 bunker shot.

Tiger is arguably a better golfer but he could still learn a lot from jack! What a great champion and role model! Jack vs seve or tiger vs phil? Jack and seve for me, every time!

love to see golfers today use these clubs

@garyroberts3859

2 жыл бұрын

Stupid comment

its funny listening to Nicklaus yakking through the round. He sounds like everyones grandpa. It's also interesting to hear him say things like this @ 17:30

@davidjamison1672

6 жыл бұрын

sea

Ya I’m def addicted to golf...

Did you see the wee drivers they were using ? Peter Alliss, such a wonderful voice companion for this video from Ireland.

@poocrayon4588

2 жыл бұрын

Real drivers instead of cartoon looking shit. Today's drivers are alright for women and children and the very elderly, but grown men shouldn't be using them.

@Sevefan, thankyou thankyou thankyou, much appreciated ! Sending good karma your way.

Ben Wright was the greatest golf announcer of all time

Soo-preh-moh good clubs!..... Jack didn't want to admit Seve's Slazenger/Sounders were maybe better than his signature Muirfields!

Dana Starbuck Seve had the Masters in his grasp that year, briefly 3 shots clear after his eagle at 13 but his heart, soul and ball sank to the bottom if the lake at 15. I still have one eye open for his 1983 bunker shot. I AGAIN contacted the PGA of America but AGAIN they do not reply!!! Some day, some day...

@MrAJR76

10 жыл бұрын

The people to ask would really be the ABC network who broadcast the event. But their coverage was very limited that year due to lack of interest, so don't get your hopes up. If it existed they'd surely have unearthed it by now.

@fs1natra

6 ай бұрын

jack nicklaus hit a one iron at the 1975 us pga at firestone in the words of his playing partner roger maltbie "i never saw a shot like it-it was a skyscraper"

20:13 seve trying to see what club jack played ...

I love their relaxed attitudes and conversations. And they didn’t hit down taking the turf so much like nowadays. Jack asked Seve what iron he used. Was that allowed at that time?

@Pdubya69GS

4 жыл бұрын

Was, and still is, allowed in exhibition matches.

@liverpooldragons

4 жыл бұрын

Jack really wanted to know how Seve is able to pull off such sweet shots... because he is using kickarse Supremo's thats why, deep down by the 80's Jack was thinking Macgregor is making junk, so was jealous of Seve's sweet Supremo blades!

Save never led until the last hole. Wow

Are you active on GolfWRX? Max Canada

I think if Seve was a straight driver he would have surpassed Jack's major haul. Brilliant footage added to favourites

@smbake

8 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately hitting straight drives is kind of important in golf. That's like saying if Ken Griffey Jr. would've hit the ball higher and farther he'd be the all-time home run leader. Don't get me wrong I loved watching Seve play but Jack is the best there was or will be.

@kingshearer2

8 жыл бұрын

Ken who? Hitting straight drives isn't important the top pro's shape their shots to fit the hole, fades draws etc.Regarding Jack I beg to differ, although I am biased being British. I think Seve for those few years when he was no 1 in the world was the greatest. Tiger and Jack are close seconds.

@smbake

8 жыл бұрын

I guess I misinterpreted straight for meaning accurate. Since you're British I'm guessing you don't follow baseball....Ken Griffey Jr. hit a lot of home runs but not the most. You're correct, for a short time Seve was the greatest but over a career there's little doubt the greatest ever is Jack. By the way if you haven't seen it check out Seve The Movie. Very well done. Cheers.

@kingshearer2

8 жыл бұрын

You get this argument in all sports, when legends from different generations are pitted against each other. I occasionally watch baseball but my US sports passion is for basketball - what a great NBA finals! Yes I will check out 'Seve the Movie' thanks for the heads up mate.

@ag358

6 жыл бұрын

kingshearer2 that's why seve won more majors than jack. Wow

This is amazing. It just showed up on my homepage! This was back in the day when I was really, I mean really really, into watching golf as much as I could and playing when I could afford it plus also being really happy about practicing. Nick Faldo or somebody I like to follow. An acquaintance @work once called Nick Faldo, Foldo

Seve was incredible; it was a shame, that after '88, he just couldn't keep the ball in play, and then to lose his short game. In his prime, he was the best

Nicklaus did not like this I think..losing at the last hole.. :-)

i would like to see golf stars like... Rory. Phil, Tiger etc play with the clubs those guys used Tiger wouldn't have as many Majors i'd bet

jack never bogeyed a final hole to lose in a regular pga event- but did it here.

LEGENDS..

Nothing sounds like a pured persimmons .

Seve, never in trouble

when seve revealed his club to jack before he tee'ed off ,,just curious if that is a penalty ? great to watch all the same

@rmg887

8 жыл бұрын

Correct me if I'm mistaken, it's not a penalty if Seve shows his club volunterely but it's a penalty to Jack if Jack asks to see it. Does that sound right??

@stoneworx09

8 жыл бұрын

i recon so . thanks all the same

@RM-ee6lw

7 жыл бұрын

It's a penalty for both the person asking for advice and for the person giving advice, advice being, "any counsel or suggestion which could influence a player in determining his play, the choice of a club, or the method of making a stroke." Although Jack was being a little cheeky here and technically asked what brand of clubs Seve was playing these days, not necessarily which club. He later said quite clearly, 'Well, if Seve was hitting a 5 I need at least a 3.' A bit of a joke I think.

The crowds

2 class acts no doubt about it

@mikegruber172

3 жыл бұрын

not Jack

Sevi was a great player, but had to depend on his short game, as he was wild off the tee. Jack could absorb any of the barbs, being the most successful golfer of his time.

Golfers of that era did not wear hats. And the hair was much longers.

@jeremydavidson9194

4 жыл бұрын

Except in 1980 Masters, everyone wore a big clumsy baseball cap.

@peaceandLove220

4 жыл бұрын

@Tony The majority of pros shaved their hairy balls before the 1987 masters

lol at Jack at the beginning. No, Dublin (OH) was not the first capital of Ohio nor was it ever a capital.

@stevedriscoll2539

2 жыл бұрын

I thought Jack was being serious. So he was just trying to be funny?

@keithowu

2 жыл бұрын

@@stevedriscoll2539 I think he was being serious too. Just made me laugh. Not sure where he heard that from - the idea that Dublin was the first capital of Ohio.

don't know who wins but severiano had such a pretty swing, I bet jack wins tho he was just too mentally tough, now ill watch and see if im wrong.

@uk1chad

5 жыл бұрын

danny churcvh watch the last two holes. Pretty dramatic

Why is it that Jack faced other legends one after the other. Why is it that Tiger's major victories came against nobodies who never won a major. Young Jack today. Where is DeChambeau? I want to outdrive him with this new equipment. Young Tiger in the Nicklaus era. G damn it these clubs are too hard to hit.

Chillicothe was the first capital of Ohio

in sevvys broken English it was "hack" nicklaus

Real Men playing real golf clubs. Persimmon woods and forged blades.

@poocrayon4588

2 жыл бұрын

Right on, today's clubs (especially the drivers) are ok for women and children and the very elderly, but not for grown men under say the age of 60 or so.

The greatest golfer in history hitting a 4 iron 180 yards?

@Master...deBater

2 ай бұрын

46 years old...loft and shaft length of a modern 5-6 iron...and balls 20-30 yards shorter than modern balls!?! Do you know anything about golf???

@batswbennett

2 ай бұрын

@@Master...deBater You're so kind with your soft-spoken words. 1986 was not that long ago in my life, junior. I recall hitting my 4 iron 190 yards in 1986, and I'm not a championship golfer.

@Master...deBater

2 ай бұрын

@@batswbennett I'm calling BS on that claim!!! And certainly at 46 years old you couldn't! But even if it were true...there are plenty of hacks who can hit a modern 4 iron 200+ yards...but can't break par! I personally know a guy who hits his driver 320yds...but can't even break 80 lol. What does any of that prove? Nothing except that you clearly know nothing about golf!!!

@batswbennett

2 ай бұрын

@@Master...deBaterWe're talking about the greatest golfer in history at age 46 hitting a 4 iron I80 yards. We're not talking about scoring. You're not very good at this. I do have more knowledge of golf and life in general than you do in your puny millennial manhood. You apparently know your own ego, Gomer. Now, go away, boy.

Seve avenges his choke in april at masters and beats Nicklaus

i rekon mr nickaus's left his 1st putt on the last short on purpose

@o_Juffo_o

9 жыл бұрын

Rofl im sure he did