5 Live Sport: All About The Open

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BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter and commentator Katherine Downes re-visit memorable moments and stories from past Open Championships through exclusive new interviews with some of the biggest names in golf both past and present including Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa and Shane Lowry.

Episodes

  1. 07/07/2022

    Tiger Woods

    BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter and commentator Katherine Downes look at the extraordinary life and career of one of the greatest players in Open Championship history – Tiger Woods. Iain travels to Adare Manor in Ireland to talk to the man himself about what The Open means to him as he prepares for the 150th Championship at St Andrews. You’ll hear at length from Steve Williams, his former caddie who was on the bag for Woods for 13 of his 15 major wins, on how they spoke daily about trying to beat Jack Nicklaus’ all-time record of 18 major victories. We look back on some of his greatest achievements - from winning four consecutive majors in 2000 and 2001 to earn the “Tiger slam”, being crowned US Open champion at Torrey Pines in 2008 with a broken leg, his unlikely “redemption” win at The Masters in 2019 and of course, lifting three Claret Jugs in sensational style. The Golf Channel’s Jaime Diaz was one of the first journalists to get to know Tiger Woods at the age of 14. He joins the pod to talk about how he developed into one of the greatest golfers of all-time. USA Today columnist Christine Brennan explores how Woods’ image has changed and evolved in the media spotlight in recent years following three high-profile incidents with cars, personal scandal and injury. TOPICS: 1’00” – Eldrick Tont Woods - nominative determinism? 6’42” – Is he the most famous sports star there has ever been? 13’06” – Tiger Woods’ fans on why they support him 14’35” – Tiger Woods on what The Open Championship means to him 17’25” – Woods’ childhood 23’38” – How race fuelled his career 31’30” – Steve Williams on the achievement of the “Tiger slam” 38’30” – Woods’ extraordinary US Open win at Torrey Pines with a broken leg in 2008 41’50” – Tiger Woods’ three Open Championship titles 49’50” – Woods’ aim of surpassing Jack Nicklaus’ majors record 51’14” – How Tiger has transcended his sport 54’30” – Tiger Woods – the man in the media spotlight 58’00” – Car crashes, personal scandal and injury

    1h 7m
  2. 06/22/2022

    Rory McIlroy

    Mark Chapman is joined by BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter and commentator Katherine Downes for the first episode in a brand new podcast series – All About: The Open. In this pod, Rory McIlroy reflects on winning The Open in 2014 at Royal Liverpool and why he thinks he hasn’t won a major since his victory at the PGA Championship that same summer. The panel are joined by Greg Allen from RTE, to give us an insight into what McIlory is really like, and to discuss whether he’ll have another “purple patch” of major wins in his career. It’s the first episode in 5 Live’s All About: The Open series, to get you in the mood ahead of the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews from 14th July 2022. A new pod will be released every Thursday only on BBC Sounds TOPICS: 0’30” – The highs and lows for Rory McIlroy at The Open 2’20” – Why is St Andrews so special? 5’20” – Why is Rory McIlroy a fans’ favourite? 7’50” – Rory McIlroy on why he thinks he hasn’t won a major since 2014 10’40” – McIlroy reflects on his victory at The Open in 2014 at Royal Liverpool 14’20” – McIlroy on whether an injury in 2015 affected the momentum in his career 21’00” – Greg Allen from RTE gives us an insight on McIlroy 23’40” – Is he a better golfer now than he was back in 2014? 28’41” – Will McIlroy have another purple patch in his career? 36’20” – Could his projects outside of golf help or hinder his performances?

    39 min
4.9
out of 5
27 Ratings

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BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter and commentator Katherine Downes re-visit memorable moments and stories from past Open Championships through exclusive new interviews with some of the biggest names in golf both past and present including Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa and Shane Lowry.

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