455:The 1969 Ryder Cup that Shocked the World with author Neil Sagebiel

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Josh Karp

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🗓️ 23 September 2014

⏱️ 76 minutes

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455: In 1969, The Ryder Cup teetered on the brink of irrelevancy, and perhaps being discontinued. But the historic "Concession" offered by Jack Nicklaus to Tony Jacklin on the final hole at Royal Birkdale changed everything. Author Neil Sagebiel returns (#353 & #354) to discuss at length his latest book "Draw In The Dunes: The 1969 Ryder Cup and the Finish That Shocked the World". This book is now available for purchase or download in our Golfers'Mart at http://smarterpodcasts.com/golfsmarter/golfersmart/featured-books/See a video replay of the "Concession" from the 69 Ryder Cup on our blog.Also in this episode, host Fred Greene talks about his harrowing experience and escape from Hurricane Odile in Los Cabos, Mexico, and his remarkable round of golf upon his return. A news story about his “Odile Ordeal” is also on the blog.If you're thinking about taking advantage of the exclusive discount on a new Game Golf (#450 & #451) only offered to Golf Smarter Members, the 10% discount has been extended to November 1. Click on the Game Golf ad at http://GolfSmarter.com and use the checkout code "golfsmarter" to secure your discount.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	For members only, Golf Smarter number 455, published on September 23, 2014.
0:06.8	SmarterPodcasts.com delivering sound advice.
0:13.3	The 1969 Rider Cup finish that shocked the world with author Neil Sagavel.
0:17.8	This is Golf Smarter.
0:21.1	Welcome back to the Golf Smarter podcast, Neil.
0:24.6	It's good to be with you, Fred.
0:26.2	It's good to be with you.
0:27.4	It's good to be here.
0:28.9	It's very good to be here.
0:30.7	I'll give you more details on that in a minute.
0:33.0	Before we get started, though, I want to remind everyone of the last time you were on the show,
0:38.5	episode 353 and 354, for your great book on the 1955 U.S. Open.
0:48.3	Yeah, thank you.
0:49.9	It seemed so long ago, but I guess it was only a couple years ago.
0:53.9	Yeah, yeah. Well, it came out just in time for the 2000. It seemed so long ago, but I guess it was only a couple years ago.
0:55.1	Yeah, yeah.
1:01.2	Well, it came out just in time for the 2012 U.S. Open that was played in San Francisco.
1:04.3	Yeah, that's right, at the Olympic Club.
1:08.7	And I think that's the fifth time that they played the Open there.
1:12.9	And the first time, of course, was in 55 when Jack Fleck upset Ben Hogan and one of the greatest upsets in the history of the game.
1:17.4	And that's what prompted your book, The Longest Shot, right?
1:21.4	That's right.
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