The Open: Chronicles of a Champion Golfer

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The Open: Chronicles of a Champion Golfer: Series 1: Episode 1

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This episode takes a look at the stories of Tiger Woods, Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus.

This episode takes a look at the stories of Tiger Woods, Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, with rarely shown footage from their childhoods and personal insights from all three men.

Tiger Woods, Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus are the Open Championship's three most successful postwar Americans, but what fuelled their success?
 
This episode takes a look at the origins of their stories, with rarely shown footage from their childhoods, personal insights from all three men and highlights of all 11 Open Championships that the trio have won between them.
 
Watson won a staggering five Open Championships between 1975 and 1983, Woods has lifted the Claret Jug three times to date, while Nicklaus also triumphed on three occasions between 1966 and 1978. Eilidh Barbour introduces the action.

The Open: Chronicles of a Champion Golfer: Series 1

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