Memorable Broadcast Moments

By Ron Whitten
June 2008

1. The Chip

Cameras capture Tom Watson's exuberant, told-ya finger point to caddie Bruce Edwards after final-round birdie from rough at Pebble Beach's 17th in 1982.

2. Sailors Blushed

Live and in color -- blue -- Tiger Woods stuns NBC audience with epithets after Saturday drive into Carmel Bay in '00.

3. Run for the Money

Viewers' adrenaline levels match Corey Pavin's in '95 as he sprints up 18 at Shinnecock Hills to assess his 4-wood approach.

4. A Real Rattler

Lee Trevino turns shock jock, tosses a rubber snake at Jack Nicklaus before their 1971 playoff at Merion.

5. Sweet Surrender

Greg Norman's miraculous par-save on 72nd green at Winged Foot in 1984 triggers Fuzzy Zoeller's memorable towel wave.

6. The Turnaround

With Olympic's back nine as stage in '66, Arnold Palmer goes from conquering hero to tragic figure on ABC.

7. Drama Near D.C.

Slow play makes for bad TV, but at steamy Congressional in 1964, Ken Venturi's tortured, courageous last-round march to victory was entirely riveting.

8. Lingering Payne

The putt. The consoling words for Phil Mickelson. Payne Stewart's emotions fill the screen after his Pinehurst No. 2 win in '99.

9. Palm Sunday

Hardly demonstrative Hale Irwin sinks 72nd-hole bomb at Medinah in '90, launches impromptu 'victory' lap with fans.

10. (Way) Off Broadway

Winged Foot, 2006: Blimp-shot glitches notwithstanding, TV delivered great theater before, during and after Phil Mickelson's disastrous double.
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