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The Legends of The Open

Katherine Downes and Iain Carter celebrate some of the greatest players in Open history

Katherine Downes and ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 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:

1’20” – What makes an β€œOpen legend?”
7’40” – Why Tom Watson is an Open legend
10’17” – Interview with Tom Watson
18’55” – Andrew and Alex share their stories of playing with Tom Watson
25’16” – Why Jack Nicklaus is an Open legend
33’45” – The legendary status of Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, Ben Hogan and Arnold Palmer.
41’26” – Why Gary Player is an Open legend
48’16” – Who is the panel’s ultimate Open legend?

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