GOLF
1960
US Masters - American Arnold Palmer won his 2nd US Masters title with a tight win. Palmer birdied his last 2 holes to win by 1 shot over fellow American Ken Venturi. Coverage begins with Palmer on the 12th hole and also features Ben Hogan and Gary Player (8, 2007 re-broadcast - 43 minutes of colourised black and white original coverage, 1 Disc, CBS - McKay/McArthur/Wall, NTSC)
1986
US Masters - American Jack Nicklaus won a record 18th Major title and his 6th Masters title, holding off Tom Kite and Greg Norman on the final day. The Major was Nicklaus' last, and he also set the record for the oldest player to ever win the Masters, at the age of 46 (8, Player-to-Recorder copy, Final Round only, 2 Discs, CBS, NTSC)
1994
US Amateur Championship - Tiger Woods claimed his 1st US Amateur Championship at the TPC Sawgrass in Florida and became the youngest ever winner at 18 years old. In the final against Trip Keuhne, he was down by 4 shots at the 8th hole but in a remarkable turnaround he ended up winning by 2 shots (9, 2007 re-broadcast on the Golf channel, 1 Disc, ESPN - Musberger/Melnyk/Rosburg, NTSC)
1997
US Masters - American Tiger Woods won his first Major tournament in stunning fashion, finishing 12 shots ahead of 2nd place Tom Kite with an 18 under par final score. The margin of victory was a tournament record (8, Final Round only, 3 Discs, CBS - Nantz/Kostis, NTSC)
1999
Ryder Cup - Highlights of the controversial tournament held at Brookline Golf Course in Massachusetts. Europe led 10-6 entering the final day and needed only 4 points to retain the trophy. But the USA, led by captain Ben Crenshaw, won the opening 7 matches and completed the dramatic win when Justin Leonard halved the 17th hole which ended any chance Europe had of taking a result out of the final pairing. Controversially, after Leonard sank his putt, the US team ran across the green and the putting line of the European player before he could play his shot, an unsportsmanlike maneuver that upset the Europeans causing an ill-tempered after-match discussion. The Europeans were led by captain Mark James and featured Sergio García, Pádraig Harrington, Colin Montgomerie and José María Olazábal. The USA team featured David Duval, Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and Payne Stewart. Less than 1 month after the Ryder Cup, Payne Stewart was killed in a plane crash (9, Transfer from official VHS - 90 minutes, 1 Disc, PAL)
2008
US Masters - South African Trevor Immelman won his 1st Major, holding off Brandt Snedeker and Tiger Woods with a solid final round (10, Final Round only, 3 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Grady/Brown/Torrance, PAL)
2009
US Masters - Argentinian Angel Cabrera claimed his 1st US Masters, winning on the 2nd Playoff hole against Kenny Perry (USA). Perry had led all through the final day but dropped 2 shots on the final 2 holes to go to a Playoff with Cabrera and Chad Campbell. The final day pairing of Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods provided a "Game within a Game" as both players played some great Golf to stay in contention (10, Final Round only, 3 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Grady/Brown/Torrance, PAL)
2010
The Masters : The Green Jacket, made to measure - Interviews with past winners of the Masters, as they discuss what it took to take the Green Jacket. Includes interviews with Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, Tom Watson, Ernie Els and Greg Norman (10, 1 hour, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
US Masters - American Phil Mickelson claimed his 3rd US Masters title with a strong final day, holding off Lee Westwood by 3 shots. Tiger Woods, in his 1st tournament back after taking time off for personal reasons, finished 4th (10, Final Round only, 3 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Grady/Brown/Torrance, PAL)
British Open - On a windy St.Andrews course, South African Louis Oosthuizen won his 1st Major, holding off Lee Westwood and Rory McIlroy with a solid final round to finish -16 (10, 4 Discs, BBC - James/Torrance/Brown/Grady, PAL)
Ryder Cup - At a rain-soaked Celtic Manor course in Wales, Europe wrestled back the Ryder Cup from the USA with a 14.5 to 13.5 nail-biting win. USA trailed 9.5 to 6.5 going into the final day but fought back to 13.5 to 13.5 with the game resting on the final pairing of Graeme McDowell and Hunter Mahan. McDowell sealed the win on the 17th hole to win his match by 2. The 1st day was a wash-out as heavy rain meant none of the four-balls were completed and this necessitated an unprecedented 4th day of play (10, 6.5 hours of hi-lites from all 4 days, 4 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Brown/Torrance, PAL)
2011
US Masters - South African Charl Schwartzel claimed his 1st ever major title, holding his nerve on the final day to finish ahead of the pack. Schwartzel finished 2 shots ahead of Aussies Jason Day and Adam Scott with a 14 under par final score. The leader on the opening 3 rounds, Rory McIlroy, squandered a 4 shot lead at the start of the final round and finished 10 shots off the winner (10, Final Round only, 3 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Grady/Brown/Cotter, PAL)
2012
US Masters - American Bubba Watson claimed his 1st US Masters title, holding off Louis Oosthuizen on the 2nd Playoff hole after both players ended the day tied at -10. Watson effectively won the title with an outstanding shot out of the Trees that ending up on the green, allowing him 2 shots to win the title. (10, Final Round only, 3 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Brown/Cotter, PAL)
Ryder Cup - At the Medinah Country Club in Illinois, Europe retained the Ryder Cup with a sensational comeback on the final day. Europe needed 14 points to retain the cup but were down 10-6 entering the final day Singles matches. Europe won the first 5 matches to make it a contest, and the match came down to the last 2 pairs on the last 2 holes with the scores tied at 13-13. Martin Kaymer sank a 5 foot putt on the 18th to win his match and Francesco Molinari halved his match with Tiger Woods and Europe celebrated their 1st away win in the series since 2004, 14 1/2 to 13 1/2. The 4 point comeback equalled the greatest ever in the Cups history (10, 6 hours of hi-lites from all 3 days, 3 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Brown/Faldo, PAL)
2013
US Masters - Australian Adam Scott claimed his 1st US Masters title, holding off Argentinian Angel Cabrera in the rain on the 2nd Playoff hole after both players ended the day tied at -9. Both players had a fantastic final hole to force the playoff. Scott became the 1st Australian to ever win the Masters, 2 years after finishing 2nd (10, Final Round only, 4 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Brown/Cotter/Grady, PAL)
2014
US Masters - American Bubba Watson claimed his 2nd US Masters title in 3 years with a commanding win in Augusta. Watson also led after Rounds 2 and 3 and held off the challenges of fellow American Jordan Speith (-5) and Swede Jonas Blixt (-5) to take the title with a final round of 69 to finish at -8 (10, Final Round only, 3 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Brown/Azinger/Cotter/Grady, PAL)
Ryder Cup - At the PGA Centenary Course at the Gleneagles Hotel in Scotland, Europe retained the Ryder Cup with an easier-than-expected win against the USA. Europe led 10-6 coming into the final day and secured the win with the 8th pairing when rookie Jamie Donaldson beat Keegan Bradley. The win gave Europe a 3rd successive win (10, 5.5 hours of hi-lites from all 3 days, 3 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Brown/James, PAL)
2015
US Masters - American Jordan Speith claimed his 1st US Masters title with a record-equalling win in Augusta. Speith bettered his 2nd place finish in 2014 and finished with a final round of 70 to end the tournament (-18), equalling the tournament record. Englishman Justin Rose (-14) and American Phil Mickleson (-14) finished equal 2nd (9, Final Round only - Slight occasional picture break-up due to weather, 3 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Brown/Azinger/Cotter, PAL)
2016
US Masters - In a sensational final round at Augusta, Englishman Danny Willett claimed his 1st major title with a five-under-par 67 to beat hot favourite and reigning champion, American Jordan Speith. Speith actually led by 5 shots up to the 10th hole but dropped 6 shots in 3 holes to find himself behind Willett on the closing straight. The Englishman held his nerve and held on to the lead for the dramatic win. Speith finished equal 2nd with Englishman Lee Westwood (-2) and Englishman Paul Casey (-1) finished 4th (10, Final Round only, 4 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Brown/Azinger/Cotter, PAL)
2018
The Ryder Cup - At the Le Golf National Course in Paris, France, Europe upset the fancied American's and regained the Ryder Cup, winning by 17½ points to 10½. Europe recovered from an early 3-1 deficit on the 1st day to go into the 2nd day up 5-3. The expected USA reply never came and Europe finished the 2nd day up 10-6 and cruised home on the 3rd day, winning the Cup when Francesco Molinari defeated Phil Mickleson on the 16th tee. Molinari became the 1st European player to score a maximum possible five points in a single Ryder Cup (10, 2 Episodes of 1.5 hours + 1 Episode of 2 hours, 3 Discs, BBC - Allis/Brown/Michaels/Cotter, PAL)
2019
US Masters - In one of Sports remarkable comebacks, American Tiger Woods produced a strong final round to win his 5th Masters title and ended an 11-year wait since his last major title. Tiger moved to the top of the leaderboard on the 12th hole, and as the other players around him faltered, Tiger held his nerve to finish with a 2-under-par 70 to win on 13 under, one clear of fellow Americans Dustin Johnson, Xander Schauffele and Brooks Koepka. The triumph came 10 years, 9 months and 29 days after his last major title at the 2008 US Open (10, Final Round only, 3 Discs, BBC - Alliss/Brown/Azinger/Cotter, PAL)
2020
The Masters 2019 : Tiger Roars Again - A look back at the 2019 tournament when American Tiger Woods won his 5th Green Jacket and 15th Major title of his career with an emotional win at Augusta. The win came 14 years after his last Masters victory and 11 years after his last Major win as Woods battled personal issues and injury to reach the top again. The programme is presented by Eilidh Barbour, with commentary by Peter Alliss, Ken Brown, Andrew Cotter, Paul Azinger and Padraig Harrington (10, 1 hour, 1 Disc, BBC, PAL)
Brian Moore Meets...Seve Ballesteros - First broadcast in 1981, legendary ITV commentator Brian Moore spends time with 22 year old, 2-time Major Championship winner Seve Ballesteros. Brian and Seve travelled to Seve’s home town of Pedrana in Northern Spain to find out about his upbringing and examine his single-minded pursuit of excellence. The programme also follows him on a number of corporate events (9, 2020 re-broadcast, 46 minutes, 1 Disc, ITV, PAL)
US Masters - World #1 Dustin Johnson won his 2nd major Golf title with a dominating win at the Augusta National, finishing with a record 20 under par, 5 shots ahead of 2nd place Im Sung jae (-15) and 3rd place Cameron Smith (-15). Johnson became the first ever player to card -20 at the Masters. The tournament was played in November, with no crowd, due to Coronavirus Pandemic (9, Hi-Lites of the Final Round only - 2 hours, 1 Disc, BBC - Alliss/Brown, PAL)
2021
US Masters - World #25 Hideki Matsuyama held off the field on the final day to win the Masters by one stroke and become the first Japanese man to claim a major title. Matsuyama had a 4 shot lead heading into the final day and held his nerve to finish 10 under par and take the title ahead of American debutant Will Zalatoris (-9) and American Jordan Spieth (-7) (9, Hi-Lites of the Final Round only - 2 hours, 1 Disc, BBC - Cotter/Brown, PAL)