Sam Snead at the 1969 Canadian Open at Pine Grove. He led for most of the championship but was caught and lost an 18 hole playoff to Tommy Aaron 70-72. Doug Sanders discusses Sam’s grip with Billy Casper noting that even after all those years of playing Sam doesn’t appear to have any callouses.

Moe Norman Canadian Open 1957 “Moe who has been compared with the great Walter Hagen for colour had a practice round 68. Canadian Amateur Champion for the last two years, Moe turned pro last Spring. No one knows how good he may become.” No one still knows how good Moe may have become.

This is good stuff on the 10 year anniversary of @DPWorldTour unearthing gangster Haotong.

Australian legend Kel Nagle won the 1964 Canadian Open at Pine Grove Golf and Country Club with rounds of 66 and 67 on the weekend. He held off Arnold Palmer as he did at the 1960 Open Championship. Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Billy Casper and Ray Floyd were also at the top of the leaderboard.

The 1957 Canadian Open was won by 6’5” giant George Bayer at Westmount Golf and Country Club. The 8th hole was a short par 4 playing exactly 300 yards. George drove well through the green with a 2 wood.

It is Canadian Open week. Last year wasn’t the first time a New Zealander has won the Canadian Open. In 1968 New Zealand golf legend Sir Bob Charles took home what was then the Seagram Gold Cup at St. George’s Golf and Country Club. In second place was Jack Nicklaus. Jack had seven runner-up finishes in the Canadian Open but it was one of the few great championships he didn’t win. This video is a good example of why Sir Bob is known as one of the best putters of all time. Also note the camera work on the final hole.

I enjoyed seeing this timeless little hole feature in a major again.

The contenders for the 1985 Memorial Tournament: @PGATOURLIVE’s @billykrat3, Hale Irwin and Lanny Wadkins. Irwin went on to win his second Memorial in three years.

Australian David Graham is one of the two honourees for this year’s Memorial Tournament. He was the winner in 1980. The year before that he won the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. The year after he won the US Open at Merion hitting every green in the final round and missing just one fairway.

A nice segue from the ladies’ first major - Dinah Shore (her championship is now the Chevron) introducing hall of famer Amy Alcott playing Riviera with a lucky fan in 1993. Riviera is the host of the US Women’s Open this week. Amy won 5 majors including the 1980 US Women’s Open.

These thieves don’t even change the wording.

It will be the 50th playing of The Memorial Tournament this week. It is also the US Women’s Open. Each year Jack honours a legend of the game so I thought it would be fitting to share this special little video. In 1991 LPGA Founder Patty Berg spoke in honour of her good friend, rival and LPGA Founder Babe Didrikson Zaharias who was the honouree that year. Dave Marr with the introduction.

PowerBar made some great ads in 1993.

Roger Maltbie won the first Memorial Tournament in arguably the craziest pants in tour history.