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  1. Shell's Wonderful World of Golf was a televised series of golf matches which began in the 1960s. [1] [2] The program was sponsored by Shell Oil . It was a part of the tradition of "challenge matches" between pairs of professional golfers , which were the earliest form of professional golf competition, but have now been almost entirely replaced ...

    Year
    Players
    Location
    Course
    2003
    Fred Couples vs. Michael Campbell
    Matauri Bay, Northland, New Zealand
    Kauri Cliffs
    2002
    Gary Player vs. Tom Weiskopf
    Double Eagle Club
    2002
    Phil Mickelson vs. David Toms
    World Woods Golf Club
    2002
    Fred Couples vs. Mark Calcavecchia
    • Gene Littler vs. Byron Nelson, Pine Valley, 1962. Curious to see two golfing greats tee it up at what many consider to be the greatest course on the planet?
    • Ben Hogan vs. Sam Snead, Houston CC, 1965. Ben Hogan vs. Sam Snead. If you want to watch pretty swings, look no further. Hogan, winner of nine majors and the career grand slam, might be the first true student of the art of the swing.
    • Billy Casper vs. Doug Sanders, The Country Club, 1966. Just outside of Boston, The Country Club in Brookline is one of the most historic clubs in the United States.
    • Paul Azinger vs. Seve Ballesteros, St. Andrews, 1995. Two of the most fiercely competitive golfers to ever live tee it up on perhaps the most famous course in the world.
  2. Shell's Wonderful World of Golf: With Gene Sarazen, George Rogers, Charlie Sifford, Doug Sanders. SHELL's WONDERFUL WORLD of GOLF was a series of challenge matches between pairs of professional golfers, and occasionally between a trio of golfers.

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    • 1963-01-20
    • Documentary, Sport
    • 60
    • Jack Nicklaus vs. Sam Snead. Held at Nicklaus’s favorite venue, Pebble Beach, this 1963 match featured an emerging young talent vs. one of the best in the game.
    • Tony Lema vs. Peter Alliss. Just months after filming this Wonderful World of Golf episode, British Open Champion “Champagne” Tony Lema and his wife died in a plane crash.
    • Ben Hogan vs. Sam Snead. Incredibly, two of the finest players to play were featured in a WWG episode. Ben Hogan and Sam Snead played Houston Country Club in 1965.
    • Gene Sarazen vs. Henry Cotton. Again, here is another match between one of the all-time greats of the game, at the “home of golf”, Saint Andrews. Sarazen plays host to most WWG episodes, but this time stepped up to the tee to take on Cotton, a 3-time winner of the Open.
  3. The Hickory Hacker. 19 videos 689 views Last updated on Jun 4, 2021. A collection of great matches from the legendary "Shell's Wonderful World of Golf" television series. Play all. 1....

  4. Jack Nicklaus vs Sam Snead at Pebble Beach | 1963 Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf. PGA TOUR. •. 2.2M views • 4 years ago. •. 2.

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  6. PGA TOUR. 1.38M subscribers. Subscribed. 16K. 2.2M views 4 years ago. A 23-year-old Jack Nicklaus battles then 50 year-old, Sam Snead at Pebble Beach Golf Links in 1963 in Shell’s Wonderful...

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