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Brian Viner: The greatest Open prank & golf’s greats up-close

Brian Viner: The greatest Open prank & golf’s greats up-close

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Respected sports journalist and author Brian Viner joins Dan Davies to discuss a lifetime spent covering sport, his love affair with golf, and the remarkable characters he's encountered along the way. From growing up in Southport among some of the world's greatest links courses to interviewing legends such as Arnold Palmer, Seve Ballesteros, George Foreman, Richie Benaud and John McEnroe, Brian shares unforgettable stories from both inside and outside the ropes. The conversation ranges from following a teenage Seve at Royal Birkdale in 1976, to studying at St Andrews, witnessing Jack Nicklaus's legendary 1986 Masters victory, and pulling off one of the greatest golfing pranks in Open Championship history. Brian also reflects on golf's biggest personalities, the changing landscape of televised golf, the enduring magic of links golf, and why St Andrews and Southport will always hold a special place in his heart. Key themes Growing up in Southport's golfing heartland Watching Nicklaus, Watson and Seve in the 1970s Following Seve Ballesteros at Royal Birkdale in 1976 Interviewing Seve in Spain and discussing his views on modern golf Brian’s legendary St Andrews Open prank Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and golf's greatest rivalries Witnessing Nicklaus's 1986 Masters triumph The art of interviewing sporting legends The challenges of golf on television LIV Golf, Rory McIlroy and the future of the game Why Tom Watson at Turnberry remains one of golf's greatest stories Brian's favourite courses and golfing happy places Chapters/timestamps 00:00 Introduction to Brian Viner 02:00 Growing up in Southport's golfing culture 04:30 The Open Championship heroes of the 1970s 07:10 Following Seve Ballesteros at Royal Birkdale in 1976 08:50 Interviewing Seve Ballesteros in Spain 10:20 Seve's ideas for changing golf and his gamesmanship 12:30 The charisma and legacy of Seve 14:45 Why Brian chose St Andrews University 15:45 Playing St Andrews for £15 a year 16:20 The famous Open Championship impersonation prank 20:00 Becoming "David Ridley" at The Open 24:00 The sequel: repeating the prank at Carnoustie 26:00 Interviewing sporting legends for The Independent 27:00 George Foreman, Sugar Ray Leonard and John McEnroe 28:30 Why older sporting greats make the best interviewees 29:30 Collecting answerphone messages from famous commentators 32:00 Arnold Palmer at Bay Hill 35:00 Palmer's impact on The Open Championship 37:00 Understanding golfers through their fathers 38:30 Palmer vs Nicklaus: golf's great rivalry 42:15 Jack Nicklaus and the 1986 Masters 44:00 The greatest unseen shot in Masters history 46:00 Turning down Augusta with Jack Nicklaus 47:00 A date with Jack Nicklaus's daughter 48:00 Golf as a television sport 49:00 LIV Golf, Rory McIlroy and modern golf coverage 52:00 Tom Watson's near-miracle at Turnberry in 2009 56:00 Why following one player reveals golf's true genius 58:00 Lee Trevino and entertaining the galleries 59:15 Royal Birkdale's redesign and preserving golf history 1:01:10 Who Brian wants to win The Open 1:03:30 Brian's golfing happy places 1:04:00 Kington Golf Club and St Andrews 1:05:00 Why links golf is the ultimate golfing experience 1:06:00 Closing thoughts Links Brian Viner’s greatest sports interviews Sounder - Use Code Pod20 for 20% off your next purchase The Open Championship Official Site Dan Davies - The Sacred Acre on Substack Brian Viner links Twitter Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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