At the time of his death he had 11 children, some he and his wife adopted and 71...yes 71 grandchildren. That has to be a PGA record for all pro golfers..amazing man Casper was with a great heart.
Casper had all the shots, and he had the ability to hit a fade or a draw equally well. Hogan hated to have to play a right-to-left shot, but of course he could hit whatever the situation called for but Casper seemed to thrive on working the ball around. I stood behind him at Memorial Park in Houston about 1960 and he could drill bullet-like fades off the tee that were low and would roll forever - first guy I ever saw who hit a fade that didn't land softly. He was a tough cookie.
@@ceebee23 so what? I like that no cell phones are allowed...lets get back to letting the clubs do the talking, when I become the head of Augusta Natl I''m going to mandate shirts and ties and skirts...this should be a formal event
@@indy_go_blue6048 Per capitalist theory labor is just another cost of production just like any other cost to produce anything. So, are correct that employees (labor) is viewed as no different than raw materials, machinery or any other cost. Per capitalist theory, labor is just any other commodity. So, anybody who supports capitalism inherently views themselves via-a-vis their worth to their employer as no more important as any other commodity may, like wood, steel, screws, bolts. As you are simply just another cost of production. Notvsaying that is right or moral, but that is what an employee/labor means under capitalism.
Notice how back then the cameras either could not or did not follow the ball in flight as they do now. Also notice how wristy the players were with their putting strokes. By the way this was the last time there was an 18 hole playoff in the Masters. The next playoff was in 1979 and it was sudden death, won by Fuzzy Zoeller.
From what I remember reading, the greens back then weren’t mowed as tightly as they are now, so they rolled slower and there was plenty more grain at play that golfers had to account for. It would make sense that everyone’s putting strokes would be wristy-er as they were effectively making modified chipping strokes
I noticed the cameras too. Apparently, computers made it easier to follow a ball later on. During this broadcast it seems like the method was to overshoot the ball. I assume that it was easier to track the whole shot by pulling back, if you will.
The greens back then were MUCH slower. Average greens speeds pre-1990s have been estimated to be around 2. Today, most major championships are rolling 12 or higher (if the weather holds up).
@C. Buck Hyres Yes indeed I have watched the 69 masters . As a golf nut I have tried to go back to watch all that are on tape. George Knudson is a sort of golf hero as he is a fellow Canadian. Charles Coody was at the top or near it of the golf world then. I really started to watch golf when "Jack" was dominant.
@C. Buck Hyres Tom Weiskopf was a childhood favorite of mine. He burned so many cups with the putter that I could almost feel what he must have at the moment. My best memories as a kid were watching those black and white tv showdowns with my Dad.
Having watched this one and the 1975 Masters, Gary Player's missed putt on the 18th for a playoff looks almost identical to the one Weiskopf would miss five years later, also to force a playoff.
Casper had the kind of skills of a pool hustler. Devilish touch on and around the greens. I watched him at senior tournament messing around a green. He hit rapid fire lags dead from all over the place. "That's why he won 51 times"🤔
The tall guy looks so impatient with Caspar. You get a bit of Billy's sarcasm that made him not all that popular on tour. 12 putts for Casper on the front. That was him. Phenomenal. I'm glad I got to watch him at a senior event. He couldn't hit it anymore, but the putting was still all there, as well as the sarcasm.
That tee shot on the par 3 16th hole by Billy Casper was clutch. 200yrds, which might have been a 2 iron, or a 3 at best, and it stopped very quickly, was a well struck shot, to be sure.
Another great live TV OOPS! 1:30:06 studio assistant walks up to leaderboard, Chirkinian must have blown a fuse by that! Burns guards had their hands full with the gallery closing in on 18th. Real emotional response to Players' shot out of the bunker.
Notice how some of the pros are dressed? Some look like some of the players today. The pants aren't baggy and some of the shirts are form fitting in some way.
if you've never played golf in North GA you can't imagine how hard it is...so hilly that even the most basic of shots is difficult, to win the Masters is to be a Master of golf
If you have birdie putts from two feet, you are doing something right. A tip. Don't try to make these putts. Try to miss them. Visualize the hole one foot beyond the hole and try to putt the ball to there. The ball will go in as an accident.
I played for over 30 years until my health and finances stopped me. I had several birdies and even one chip in eagle, but only broke 90 once in my life. Still it was fun.
Dear Master TH-cam person, DON’T put a picture of the winner in the thumbnail. It spoils the drama for us. Most of us have forgotten who won these old tournaments, so we would like to watch them WITHOUT the reminder of who won.
Just wait until you hear about who stole the 2020 election.. and the 2022 midterms🤯 spoiler! It was dominion. Smartmatic. Dems. Ftx. Rinos. Fbi. Cia and so much more.
@@yppakcaasi5396 Dude, if you’re sitting on new evidence that wasn’t already debunked by 62 Federal judges, the majority of whom were appointed by the guy who lied to you, you are duty-bound to present it to the American public instead of wasting your time writing TH-cam comments. This is astounding. There are several excited people waiting to hear from you.
It wasn't until about 20-25 years ago that they stopped calling a person's "fellow competitor" a playing partner. I always found it awkward as you only have a partner in team games.
While the media focus on the more obvious experiences of racism, in reality racism occurs everyday in both blatant and subtle forms. In 1970, it wasnt even noticed or remarked on.
@C. Buck Hyres Too true, often it is a fungal disease that gets into the grass, remember the 1972 Masters. Wow, some of those greens resembled a wheat field in colour
@@geoffreyholland328 You didn’t notice all the brown and bare patches around the greens and on and off the fairways and on the tees, usually Augusta is green everywhere, maybe you need glasses
Clifford Roberts committed suicide, plain and simple of his own free will. Cancer doesn’t make anyone shoot themself in the head. To say that racist sob’s suicide was “due to cancer” is an insult to everyone who has fought through cancer.
I don't care what anyone says... the fact that it's called the Masters - and all the caddies were black - is quite telling and deeply disturbing. Given the time period, if you don't think this was racist by design you're an absolute ignoramus. These caddies weren't giving crucial insights to these "masters" like they do today either - they were merely servants, carrying their heavy bags in tow. Disgraceful - and it gives me a new appreciation for Tiger Woods' success and how it must have been a HUGE FKN thorn in the side of the establishment.
I suggest you do some research on the name of the tournament. As for the caddies, I think Bubba Beard might disagree that they were merely "carrying their heavy bags in tow...."
It was pretty much how all of the Jim Crow South was. I'm just old enough to have a single vivid memory of it. Early 60s Dallas. I was a restaurant called The Rib with all black waiters wearing all white, just like Uncle Ben on the rice box (does that still exist). I remember the place because those waiters would bring by carts loaded with mouth-melting BBQ, and you could pick what you wanted. So I remember the food and how those waiters would call me without any irony, "Sir," like I was a man, not a little boy. My parents were from Europe, and not really into American racism, so I had no understanding of black and white. All I knew was there was something really wrong about this grown man being so deferential to me. It's one of my earliest and most vivid memories. So what Im suggesting is that the black caddies and The Masters probably had no conscience racism behind it--it was just the casual, tacit racism that was par for the course in Georgia in the 30s when they started the thing, which--when you think about it--is worse. Racism was completely normal and not even questioned, certainly not considered.
Because the Chief Racist Chairman of August National, Clifford Roberts, wouldn’t have it any other way. “According to The New York Times, a comment attributed to Roberts is: "As long as I'm alive, all the golfers will be white and all the caddies will be black." The club had long-standing policies of hiring only black caddies and requiring their exclusive use at all times, including at the Masters tournament. Masters participants were not permitted to use their own caddies on Augusta National grounds until several years after Roberts' death.” (Wikipedia)
This is so cool. I was 12 years old. Never missed the Masters.
At the time of his death he had 11 children, some he and his wife adopted and 71...yes 71 grandchildren. That has to be a PGA record for all pro golfers..amazing man Casper was with a great heart.
Ain’t no way he knew most of those grandkids.
@@dedo7326 Stifle.
There is not a more deserving champion than Billy Casper. I only wish he were still with us today.
54:40 the caddy is just lounging on the green having a smoke. That's awesome.
Yeah, I wonder how that would be taken today?They would probably let him get away with it because it would support the cigarette sponsors
I think he's down to give a better view for the gallery.
I thought that was cool too. It certainly dates the broadcast.
Casper had all the shots, and he had the ability to hit a fade or a draw equally well. Hogan hated to have to play a right-to-left shot, but of course he could hit whatever the situation called for but Casper seemed to thrive on working the ball around. I stood behind him at Memorial Park in Houston about 1960 and he could drill bullet-like fades off the tee that were low and would roll forever - first guy I ever saw who hit a fade that didn't land softly. He was a tough cookie.
22:18 Ray Scott refers to the spectators as “the gallery,” not the currently authorized term “patrons.”
patrons is like "clients" or "customers" ... a horrible horrible term
@@ceebee23 so what? I like that no cell phones are allowed...lets get back to letting the clubs do the talking, when I become the head of Augusta Natl I''m going to mandate shirts and ties and skirts...this should be a formal event
@@ceebee23 What's even worse to me is "human resource" for an employee (or associate.) I guess that means one is only a piece of machinery.
@@indy_go_blue6048 Per capitalist theory labor is just another cost of production just like any other cost to produce anything. So, are correct that employees (labor) is viewed as no different than raw materials, machinery or any other cost. Per capitalist theory, labor is just any other commodity. So, anybody who supports capitalism inherently views themselves via-a-vis their worth to their employer as no more important as any other commodity may, like wood, steel, screws, bolts. As you are simply just another cost of production. Notvsaying that is right or moral, but that is what an employee/labor means under capitalism.
Notice how back then the cameras either could not or did not follow the ball in flight as they do now. Also notice how wristy the players were with their putting strokes. By the way this was the last time there was an 18 hole playoff in the Masters. The next playoff was in 1979 and it was sudden death, won by Fuzzy Zoeller.
From what I remember reading, the greens back then weren’t mowed as tightly as they are now, so they rolled slower and there was plenty more grain at play that golfers had to account for. It would make sense that everyone’s putting strokes would be wristy-er as they were effectively making modified chipping strokes
Technology was on the start of it's way up. The greens back than were no where close to how immaculate they are now
I noticed the cameras too. Apparently, computers made it easier to follow a ball later on. During this broadcast it seems like the method was to overshoot the ball. I assume that it was easier to track the whole shot by pulling back, if you will.
The greens were still Bermuda in 1970. As opposed to bent, as they are now..
The greens back then were MUCH slower. Average greens speeds pre-1990s have been estimated to be around 2. Today, most major championships are rolling 12 or higher (if the weather holds up).
A few hours after the playoff ended, Jim Lovell radioed Mission Control at the Johnson Space Center. Houston, We Have A Problem.
Both these guys are kind of forgotten greats. No flash. But Littler had a perfect swing, and no one was better than Caspar on and around the greens
It is so refreshing to see a champion shake a hand instead of doing the fist pump.
@C. Buck Hyres Yes indeed I have watched the 69 masters . As a golf nut I have tried to go back to watch all that are on tape. George Knudson is a sort of golf hero as he is a fellow Canadian. Charles Coody was at the top or near it of the golf world then. I really started to watch golf when "Jack" was dominant.
@C. Buck Hyres Tom Weiskopf was a childhood favorite of mine. He burned so many cups with the putter that I could almost feel what he must have at the moment. My best memories as a kid were watching those black and white tv showdowns with my Dad.
50 years ago! Hard to believe!!!
Having watched this one and the 1975 Masters, Gary Player's missed putt on the 18th for a playoff looks almost identical to the one Weiskopf would miss five years later, also to force a playoff.
Exactly right.
Casper had the kind of skills of a pool hustler. Devilish touch on and around the greens. I watched him at senior tournament messing around a green. He hit rapid fire lags dead from all over the place. "That's why he won 51 times"🤔
Casper was underrated...he was a monster ⛳⛳⛳He could shoot your eyes out !
Commentators:
13-Bob Ferrier (24:18)
14-Pat Summerall (24:23)
15-John Derr (24:25)
16-Henry Longhurst (24:29)
17-Frank Glieber (24:35)
18-Ray Scott (24:39)
The tall guy looks so impatient with Caspar. You get a bit of Billy's sarcasm that made him not all that popular on tour. 12 putts for Casper on the front. That was him. Phenomenal. I'm glad I got to watch him at a senior event. He couldn't hit it anymore, but the putting was still all there, as well as the sarcasm.
He could still hook the ball in his senior years. His putting was maybe the best of all time.
@@tmo4330 Right on both counts
g.player played with them all, amazing...
Bert Yancey had an obsession with Augusta National, he built small versions of the greens at his home.
Crazy seeing Augusta National with big patches of brown grass and bare spots!
That tee shot on the par 3 16th hole by Billy Casper was clutch. 200yrds, which might have been a 2 iron, or a 3 at best, and it stopped very quickly, was a well struck shot, to be sure.
Another great live TV OOPS! 1:30:06 studio assistant walks up to leaderboard, Chirkinian must have blown a fuse by that!
Burns guards had their hands full with the gallery closing in on 18th. Real emotional response to Players' shot out of the bunker.
Hole-by-hole announcers (1970 Masters) CBS:
Bob Ferrier 13
Pat Summerall 14
John Derr 15
Henry Longhurst 16
Frank Glieber 17
Ray Scott 18
Notice how some of the pros are dressed? Some look like some of the players today. The pants aren't baggy and some of the shirts are form fitting in some way.
if you've never played golf in North GA you can't imagine how hard it is...so hilly that even the most basic of shots is difficult, to win the Masters is to be a Master of golf
I've heard from a guy who's been there that the cameras don't come close to showing how massive the hills are there.
Casper could roll his rock
They were Augusta caddies during that time. Only later were the pros able to bring their own caddy to the Masters.
Who was the low amateur
Charles Coe, Tied for 23rd.
I love how the caddies are sitting in the grass and clowning around.
I'm about to quit golf. I will never make a birdie EVER. Birdie putts from 2 feet and I miss them. I just dont think this game is for me anymore
If you have birdie putts from two feet, you are doing something right. A tip. Don't try to make these putts. Try to miss them. Visualize the hole one foot beyond the hole and try to putt the ball to there. The ball will go in as an accident.
I played for over 30 years until my health and finances stopped me. I had several birdies and even one chip in eagle, but only broke 90 once in my life. Still it was fun.
Try closing your eyes from 2 feet it. Think the ball into the hole. Will it to go in. It works.
I'm assuming you have a handicap don't beat yourself up pars are the perfect score you'll win more games shooting pars the birdies
Oh…billy, billy, billy, billy
Well? We're waiting!
Dave Hill has a hot putter today.
Its way greener and better manicured today. Jees
Dear Master TH-cam person, DON’T put a picture of the winner in the thumbnail. It spoils the drama for us. Most of us have forgotten who won these old tournaments, so we would like to watch them WITHOUT the reminder of who won.
yeah, they also put the result in the description smh
Just wait until you hear about who stole the 2020 election.. and the 2022 midterms🤯 spoiler! It was dominion. Smartmatic. Dems. Ftx. Rinos. Fbi. Cia and so much more.
@@yppakcaasi5396 Dude, if you’re sitting on new evidence that wasn’t already debunked by 62 Federal judges, the majority of whom were appointed by the guy who lied to you, you are duty-bound to present it to the American public instead of wasting your time writing TH-cam comments. This is astounding. There are several excited people waiting to hear from you.
Color kinescope!!
Talk about slow play man. Wow.
gary player is such a golfer name haha
54:58 Augusta looking like a $20 muni course
Strange to see such bad film quality, especially from the Masters official channel. But it's better than nothing. So many great champions of the past.
2:00:49 1970 Shot Tracer Technology
Billy Casper….the most unappreciated HOF player in history……3 majors….50 wins and they make a huge thrill over Rory winning 25…. Too bad
Gee.neat graphics for the times , of each hole🙊🙉🙉
It wasn't until about 20-25 years ago that they stopped calling a person's "fellow competitor" a playing partner. I always found it awkward as you only have a partner in team games.
Was Clifford Roberts living at this time??
My comment was tongue in cheek: he was cadaverous even when his heart was still beating.
he took his own life in 1977 due to cancer (I believe right on the grounds of Augusta),
@@IanPunter I know, as I said, my comment was tongue in cheek if not particularly sensitive.
a question, why at that time the bag was always worn by a black man ???
They had to use Augusta National caddies, all of whom were black men.
nothing racist about it. i'm sure they were paid well enough
While the media focus on the more obvious experiences of racism, in reality racism occurs everyday in both blatant and subtle forms. In 1970, it wasnt even noticed or remarked on.
@@coolmeenmac761 You're right, only today it's white people who're the victims of outright racism. (CRT anyone?)
Pretty appalling that bare lie Caspar had just off the back of the 16th green. Just wouldn't be acceptable to the pros today.
@C. Buck Hyres Too true, often it is a fungal disease that gets into the grass, remember the 1972 Masters. Wow, some of those greens resembled a wheat field in colour
Horrible to hear and see that revolting old queen Clifford Roberts.
Must of been a tough winter the course is not in the best of shape. Littler’s bogey on 16 killed him.
What are you on? The course looks great.
The contours haven’t been softened since 1970 - what makes you think that?
@@geoffreyholland328 You didn’t notice all the brown and bare patches around the greens and on and off the fairways and on the tees, usually Augusta is green everywhere, maybe you need glasses
He really never got his due!!!
4:20 lol
looks like a bygone age .......
the old godger main aususta guy shot him self due to cancer
Which one?
@@indy_go_blue6048 the one who was prez of club a few years later
and left his remains for the members to dispose.
@@shofey indeed and the coroner is still looking for him- hes under hogans bridge about 16 feet down..
Clifford Roberts committed suicide, plain and simple of his own free will. Cancer doesn’t make anyone shoot themself in the head. To say that racist sob’s suicide was “due to cancer” is an insult to everyone who has fought through cancer.
Ist colour
I don't care what anyone says... the fact that it's called the Masters - and all the caddies were black - is quite telling and deeply disturbing. Given the time period, if you don't think this was racist by design you're an absolute ignoramus. These caddies weren't giving crucial insights to these "masters" like they do today either - they were merely servants, carrying their heavy bags in tow. Disgraceful - and it gives me a new appreciation for Tiger Woods' success and how it must have been a HUGE FKN thorn in the side of the establishment.
I suggest you do some research on the name of the tournament. As for the caddies, I think Bubba Beard might disagree that they were merely "carrying their heavy bags in tow...."
It was pretty much how all of the Jim Crow South was. I'm just old enough to have a single vivid memory of it. Early 60s Dallas. I was a restaurant called The Rib with all black waiters wearing all white, just like Uncle Ben on the rice box (does that still exist). I remember the place because those waiters would bring by carts loaded with mouth-melting BBQ, and you could pick what you wanted. So I remember the food and how those waiters would call me without any irony, "Sir," like I was a man, not a little boy. My parents were from Europe, and not really into American racism, so I had no understanding of black and white. All I knew was there was something really wrong about this grown man being so deferential to me. It's one of my earliest and most vivid memories. So what Im suggesting is that the black caddies and The Masters probably had no conscience racism behind it--it was just the casual, tacit racism that was par for the course in Georgia in the 30s when they started the thing, which--when you think about it--is worse. Racism was completely normal and not even questioned, certainly not considered.
Why are most of the caddies slaves 🤔
Why are most of your parents' children morons?
??????
Because the Chief Racist Chairman of August National, Clifford Roberts, wouldn’t have it any other way.
“According to The New York Times, a comment attributed to Roberts is: "As long as I'm alive, all the golfers will be white and all the caddies will be black." The club had long-standing policies of hiring only black caddies and requiring their exclusive use at all times, including at the Masters tournament. Masters participants were not permitted to use their own caddies on Augusta National grounds until several years after Roberts' death.”
(Wikipedia)
they don't want to live in a rat infested housing project in Chicago 😜
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