July 12, 2017

Getting In The Mood For Birkdale: British Pathé's 1961 Open Film

July 12, 2017/ Geoff Shackelford

British Pathé has uploaded all sorts of fun stuff to YouTube, so with the return to Royal Birkdale coming up this should whet your appetite for the place: a short recap of Arnold Palmer's 1961 victory there. This Sky Sports piece is a nice summary of the win with a couple of superb images.

Besides Palmer being relatively subdued compared to other wins (but he does give a great pants hitch), note Kel Nagle's headwear, the attire of the caddies and Dai Rees' final putt for second.

The Claret Jug ceremony in front of the clubhouse isn't bad either. Enjoy...

And the official Open film:

Geoff Shackelford

Geoff Shackelford is a Senior Writer for Golfweek magazine, a weekly contributor to Golf Channel's Morning Drive, is co-host of The Ringer's ShackHouse is the author of eleven books.