Many thanks for posting this. As a life long fan of Bernhard Langer (and The Masters), this was a real treat and the first time I've seen the complete final round. I didn't know Strange had shot an opening round 80 - that would have been an amazing and legendary win if he had held on. It's interesting to see that Langer's pre-shot routine is completely identical some 33 years later on the senior tour . . . two slow practice swings, stand behind the ball, address and swing. Nothing has changed.
The last Masters for Frank Glieber as he died from an apparent heart attack on May 1st of that year. One of the great commentators in Masters broadcasts.
Might as well call this one the Wake Forest Invitational. Curtis Strange, Gary Hallberg and Jay Haas ALL from the same team, all challenging for the biggest title in all of golf. Pretty incredible!
Dude I absolutely love how much the caddies got into it. You dont see it as much in today's games. Yea they get excited but at 12 minutes when Nicklaus made that putt, the dude was jumping up and down with joy
Ptrek i just saw a show when the old days all the players had to use a club caddie. Big deal for them paywise$, and some major excitement, fun betting, and a matter of pride regards who did best At some point early 80s maybe ? It changed to players could bring their own caddy.
As a PGA Club Professional of 58 years of age this is in my time period of being young. IT'S INCREDIBLE how slow those greens are compared to today's standards and how short the holes are. Number 7 was 360 to 400 yards now it's 440 - 450 yards.
When you have clubs like dinner plates, something has to change......Imagine today's youngsters trying to hit the clubs we had to use.....Fresh air swings all round!!!
nobody knew then that Langer was taking his sweet time because he planned on winning tournaments until he was 64!!! congrats to him - lets try and play as long as we can
Incredibly fast play from Strange and Floyd from holes 10 holes to 11. Playing approaches at both greens within a few minutes of each other. Very impressive.
If you set the playback speed to 0.25 you can actually see a blur moving from the 11th tee up the 11th fairway. That's Floyd. He wasn't even out of breath during the approach shot.
Thay had the most ideal conditions to play a final round that was a awesome masters tournament 1985 of course any masters is awesome thanks to the vision of Bobby Jones❤😊
The first time I taped a Masters and I must have watched it 50 times. Been a long time though. For two and a half rounds, Curtis Strange was the best-ever player at Augusta. Wish they would have given us one Travelers commercial for kicks and grins.
Wish i would have been paying attention back then, didnt start watching till few years later, was cool seeing Snead and Sarazen actually playing walking down the fairway after their tee shots
Musberger did have one funny and poingnant moment. While sitting in Butler cabin with Nicklaus, and Weiskopf, he said how if Nicklaus couldn't win, that it was nice to see a German win. As they're all of German descent. Nicklaus, Weiskoph, Musberger, and Langer.
Clive Clark who announced on 16th hole was on course reporter for BBC golf coverage, he would be cued in by Peter Alliss with the never forgotten "how's the ball lying Clive?"
It's obvious that Nicklaus is somewhat distracted and he's thinking what he could have done differently, and he truly thinks he let this one get away. He'd put it all together, one last time the following year, and Langer would be putting the Green Jacket on Nicklaus, which is still the record for most wins with 6.
59:27 Rainbow Man very rudely pushed his way in front of the woman in green so he could get a spot on TV and 59:55 did it to the guy in blue...looking directly at the monitor. 1:22:30 he's there leaning on the rope. Interesting to watch how he always finds a way to get on camera.
"Curtiss with some new equipment that he says has changed the game around"......ummmmmm.....I'm shooting 85 on Friday and 95 on Saturday, so.....it's not the equipment. .... it's the 6 inches between my ears. 40 years later.
26:28 Floyd cleans debris away then picks a spot and returns to pluck grass on skirt to assist his alignment. Smooth brilliant, but still could be questionable tactics some never noticed.
Ken Venturi actually said that Strange made the right move in going for the green on 13, Weiskopf was the one who felt Strange should have laid up Obviously Strange made the right decision in going for the green on 15 but he hit a lousy shot
Ever since I saw the Tiger v Strange interview where Strange was awful towards Tiger, I’m always pleased to see it when he losses, especially making a mess on hole13.
@snag66 He may have evolved to be more frustrated towards the media, but back then, he was a very young man, and his poise was as stellar as his game. The older guys had poor manners, and enough peer support to be blatant and crude publicly. They lost out in many ways, but with endorsements and payouts, they've been rewarded for "protecting golf".
At the time, he had won two us opens while tiger nothing, professionally. Everybody would have been skeptical, to tiger’s cockiness. That he would have become the goat, was quite unpredictable back then.
No, that was 1988 when they “cried” about the greens speed. Not 1985. And as I recall, it was only Fuzzy Zoeller who was critical. Crenshaw, Floyd & others defended the fast greens as Augusta’s only defence.
Makes me laugh, how many times did the clearly biased commentators say "Langer / Ballesteros are struggling to make ... ", when faced with a 26 inch putt. How did that work out?
Not sure I care about how great Strange was for being in a position to win it after shooting an opening round of 80, who cares, he shot 80, doesn't matter when that number pops up, didn't seem compelling to me...
Langer caught him, put pressure on him and Strange folded, such is life and this is not a disrespectful post on Strange, such is life... tip of the cap to Langer is how I see it....
It shows a lot of resolve to come back from an opening 80. Not many guys do that. And, I don’t think Strange was a “folder.” He did win two US Opens, which is a pressure-packed as it gets.
By the old way of tallying, ergo counting the Amateurs, as well Nicklaus has 20, and Woods has 18..I for one believe that the Amateurs should be counted.
@@seanscott7070 AGREED. But it is too late now. It should have a 3 year PGA tour exemption for the winner. And as much of a cretan that he is, Tiger's run of US Junior Amateur 91, 92, 93 and US Amateur 94, 95, 96 followed by the Masters in 97, is probably the greatest achievement in Golf apart from Jack's 18 Majors. It is certainly better than the 11 in a row from Byron Nelson.
@@greatwhiteshark9192 Nelson's victories were in 1945 when the bulk of the players were not on the tour and one of the victories was an 18 hole event.. Each Amateur title is 6 knock out rounds and a 36 hole final.
@@truthlifefishing1730 had Snead and Hogan to name but a few to beat...he actually won 18 tournaments that season...u gotta beat everyone in stroke play... obviously just gotta beat the guy you're playing with in matchplay so it's no comparison!
Not kidding there, he was a disgrace the way he treated Langer. Thankfully the masters have moved on from the anti foreign brigade who ran it back then
Ahahahahahahaha! Did anyone else see the guy in the "john 3:16" shirt with "repent" on his hat periodically throughout this tournament? Ah hahahahahahaha!
He was at most sporting events in the 80s (people actually gave him seats so he'd be near the cameras) - that is, until he he went nuts and took someone hostage and basically had a shootout with police. He's now in jail for a pretty long time - his name is Rollen Stewart.
1:09:25: "Pat, I can hear you!" Raymond Floyd underneath of Pat Summerall's tower 😆
I like how the honorary starters used to play the entire first hole.
Many thanks for posting this. As a life long fan of Bernhard Langer (and The Masters), this was a real treat and the first time I've seen the complete final round. I didn't know Strange had shot an opening round 80 - that would have been an amazing and legendary win if he had held on. It's interesting to see that Langer's pre-shot routine is completely identical some 33 years later on the senior tour . . . two slow practice swings, stand behind the ball, address and swing. Nothing has changed.
Minio
Just read today where Langer is playing his last Masters this year - so I just had to watch this! He's awesome!
The last Masters for Frank Glieber as he died from an apparent heart attack on May 1st of that year. One of the great commentators in Masters broadcasts.
Perfect broadcast voice. Also liked him on College Basketball.
@@davidmeredith4561 Also on the NFL
Might as well call this one the Wake Forest Invitational.
Curtis Strange, Gary Hallberg and Jay Haas ALL from the same team, all challenging for the biggest title in all of golf. Pretty incredible!
Dude I absolutely love how much the caddies got into it. You dont see it as much in today's games. Yea they get excited but at 12 minutes when Nicklaus made that putt, the dude was jumping up and down with joy
Yeah dude!
Ptrek i just saw a show when the old days all the players had to use a club caddie. Big deal for them paywise$, and some major excitement, fun betting, and a matter of pride regards who did best
At some point early 80s maybe ? It changed to players could bring their own caddy.
As a PGA Club Professional of 58 years of age this is in my time period of being young. IT'S INCREDIBLE how slow those greens are compared to today's standards and how short the holes are. Number 7 was 360 to 400 yards now it's 440 - 450 yards.
When you have clubs like dinner plates, something has to change......Imagine today's youngsters trying to hit the clubs we had to use.....Fresh air swings all round!!!
Seve in his glory years before the back injuries hit was incredible.
nobody knew then that Langer was taking his sweet time because he planned on winning tournaments until he was 64!!! congrats to him - lets try and play as long as we can
Well that tournament Langer won at age 64? ... He entered it when he was 48!
I'll show myself out :)
Germans aren't known for winning by attrition, so he's going against type.
Great guy JJ, very mature already, welcome to Minnesota! You will be loved here.
Great moment on 18th after finishing. Seve giving words of support. Probably saying he’s got this in the bag. But great camaraderie and sportsmanship
He said “I’m pleased for you. You’ve won it for Europe”.
(as per Dudley Doust’s 1986 book on Seve).
Incredibly fast play from Strange and Floyd from holes 10 holes to 11. Playing approaches at both greens within a few minutes of each other. Very impressive.
If you set the playback speed to 0.25 you can actually see a blur moving from the 11th tee up the 11th fairway. That's Floyd. He wasn't even out of breath during the approach shot.
I love how they call out Langer for his slow play while Floyd takes 7 minutes every single shot while out of contention
Whilst dancing , with his happy feet..wiggling, and waggling
Well, he did have TWO holes open in front of him!
Whatching this withJack Nicholas as a "senior commentator " makes his victory ,one year later, legendary!
1:24:24 Fred Couples wasn't too happy judging by what he said
That drive from Snead!!
Thay had the most ideal conditions to play a final round that was a awesome masters tournament 1985 of course any masters is awesome thanks to the vision of Bobby Jones❤😊
Whenever I see Raymond Floyd I think of Lee Trevino's hilarious story about the first time they met ....
I Laughed out loud reading this LOL ....just legendary
Yea I’ve met Lee heard him tell the story Lol classic!!!!!
The first time I taped a Masters and I must have watched it 50 times. Been a long time though. For two and a half rounds, Curtis Strange was the best-ever player at Augusta.
Wish they would have given us one Travelers commercial for kicks and grins.
Wish i would have been paying attention back then, didnt start watching till few years later, was cool seeing Snead and Sarazen actually playing walking down the fairway after their tee shots
So many good memories .. thank you
Strange made a big comback from that opening round.He showed that he had what it takes to win a major.
What, hitting it into the water twice?
Aiming at ponds doesn’t normally bag you one of the grand slam events.
@@MrAJR76 He won 2 US Opens.
I know, and he was a great player with great nerves (in his prime).
But this tournament wasn’t the best example of that.
Ray Floyd looked like he was distracted by the commentators as he tried to play his 3rd shot on 9 which was followed by quite a long silence.
I love hearing the analog camera snaps at every putt.
2:17:58 - Great eagle by Raymond Floyd at 15. Long downhill putt while Curtis Strange is messing up.
RIP Tom Weiskopf.
1:09:20 Ray Floyd backing off from Pats commentary standing right under his tower
Great catch 🤌🏽
Hahaha the long pause too and “well he got in the green” .... “back to 10” 😂😂😂
1:05:40 Rainbow man again without the wig. Amazing how he did it
At 1:00:06 does the camera guy get hit by Ray Floyds tee shot?
Brent Musburger was not the best golf commentator. No knowledge of the game.
Aye, doesn't know there is 3 other majors of which many golfers deem higher than the masters.......playing up to the masters committee
He was awful
Indeed and a shaky Pat Summerall doesn’t help either. Tom Weiskopf is rather enjoyable though.
He was fine. His job was to set the scene. To make sure the audience knows the value of the upcoming shot. He did that very well.
Musberger did have one funny and poingnant moment. While sitting in Butler cabin with Nicklaus, and Weiskopf, he said how if Nicklaus couldn't win, that it was nice to see a German win. As they're all of German descent. Nicklaus, Weiskoph, Musberger, and Langer.
Clive Clark who announced on 16th hole was on course reporter for BBC golf coverage, he would be cued in by Peter Alliss with the never forgotten "how's the ball lying Clive?"
Picture perfect Masters Golf Tournament 1985
I think its going to be the best putter n 2024 watching all the missed putts in 1985
A little foreshadowing of what Jack would do a year later ...
It's obvious that Nicklaus is somewhat distracted and he's thinking what he could have done differently, and he truly thinks he let this one get away. He'd put it all together, one last time the following year, and Langer would be putting the Green Jacket on Nicklaus, which is still the record for most wins with 6.
Camera man getting hit by Floyd’s drive off 9 at 1:00:00 (ouch)
Hahahahahahhhaha I need to pay you for posting this
I only accept cash 💰
Great eye, or rather ear....after reading your comment, and looking for it, I daresay that your spot on. He nailed him.
Just rewatching this tournament. I have never seen the pin on 2 on the left on Sunday. Usual Sunday pin Is on the far right.
59:27 Rainbow Man very rudely pushed his way in front of the woman in green so he could get a spot on TV and 59:55 did it to the guy in blue...looking directly at the monitor. 1:22:30 he's there leaning on the rope. Interesting to watch how he always finds a way to get on camera.
Sad this was one of Frank Gliebers last events for CBS sports before his heart attack that sadly took his life
1:24:23 Couples ... He didn't like the shot.
Great job!
"Curtiss with some new equipment that he says has changed the game around"......ummmmmm.....I'm shooting 85 on Friday and 95 on Saturday, so.....it's not the equipment. .... it's the 6 inches between my ears. 40 years later.
@47:00 Payne Stewart drains a sweet bird lol
Dan the Man with the clutch find!!
26:28 Floyd cleans debris away then picks a spot and returns to pluck grass on skirt to assist his alignment. Smooth brilliant, but still could be questionable tactics some never noticed.
“….pluck grass on skirt to assist alignment”.
I literally have no idea what you’re trying to say here.
Seve was way too intense back then..but that bunker shot on 2nd was sick!!
And 16th
. Waiting to see Gary player
That green jacket should say it all😊
1:57:06 Great finish for Indiana Jones.
Fred Couples’ comment at 1:24. lol
1:24:24
Ken Venturi actually said that Strange made the right move in going for the green on 13, Weiskopf was the one who felt Strange should have laid up
Obviously Strange made the right decision in going for the green on 15 but he hit a lousy shot
They didn't show Curtis strange Bogey on 10. Floyd birdie on 10 either.
1:32:20 "You're fired!" [Look]
Only if Curtis had laid up on 13 and 15...
I can't believe that he tempted fate again on 15, after already getting one wet on 13.
Curtis Strange choked this masters away
Totally diff golf back then shot shaping was possible not so much anymore
Ever since I saw the Tiger v Strange interview where Strange was awful towards Tiger, I’m always pleased to see it when he losses, especially making a mess on hole13.
@snag66 He may have evolved to be more frustrated towards the media, but back then, he was a very young man, and his poise was as stellar as his game. The older guys had poor manners, and enough peer support to be blatant and crude publicly. They lost out in many ways, but with endorsements and payouts, they've been rewarded for "protecting golf".
At the time, he had won two us opens while tiger nothing, professionally.
Everybody would have been skeptical, to tiger’s cockiness.
That he would have become the goat, was quite unpredictable back then.
Lol this was the year the field cried about the greens being too fast. They're not even close to what they are today.
No, that was 1988 when they “cried” about the greens speed. Not 1985.
And as I recall, it was only Fuzzy Zoeller who was critical. Crenshaw, Floyd & others defended the fast greens as Augusta’s only defence.
@Justin Foard faster. MUCH faster
I didn’t realise Nic Cage was a golf presenter!
Gary hallberg or Henry jones Jr.?
He really wanted a Green Jacket for his museum at the college.
On 12 right now. How in the world did Strange puke this
Makes me laugh, how many times did the clearly biased commentators say "Langer / Ballesteros are struggling to make ... ", when faced with a 26 inch putt. How did that work out?
58:55 Is this Rainbow Man before Rainbow Man?
Where are all the annoying screams after each shot? Somewhere along the line, fans became obnoxious...not all of COURSE.
Strange choked this away
Honestly…Strange threw the tournament away
Not sure I care about how great Strange was for being in a position to win it after shooting an opening round of 80, who cares, he shot 80, doesn't matter when that number pops up, didn't seem compelling to me...
Langer caught him, put pressure on him and Strange folded, such is life and this is not a disrespectful post on Strange, such is life... tip of the cap to Langer is how I see it....
@Tony actually red on red is really horrible, but he won anyways...
It shows a lot of resolve to come back from an opening 80. Not many guys do that.
And, I don’t think Strange was a “folder.” He did win two US Opens, which is a pressure-packed as it gets.
"19 Majors chasing number 20"..?
Interesting, he gave up 2 so Tiger would have to give up 3.
Now that is competitive.
By the old way of tallying, ergo counting the Amateurs, as well Nicklaus has 20, and Woods has 18..I for one believe that the Amateurs should be counted.
@@seanscott7070 AGREED. But it is too late now. It should have a 3 year PGA tour exemption for the winner. And as much of a cretan that he is, Tiger's run of US Junior Amateur 91, 92, 93 and US Amateur 94, 95, 96 followed by the Masters in 97, is probably the greatest achievement in Golf apart from Jack's 18 Majors. It is certainly better than the 11 in a row from Byron Nelson.
How is winning from 91-97 those amateur titles and masters better than winning 11 in a row on tour by Mr nelson?
@@greatwhiteshark9192 Nelson's victories were in 1945 when the bulk of the players were not on the tour and one of the victories was an 18 hole event.. Each Amateur title is 6 knock out rounds and a 36 hole final.
@@truthlifefishing1730 had Snead and Hogan to name but a few to beat...he actually won 18 tournaments that season...u gotta beat everyone in stroke play... obviously just gotta beat the guy you're playing with in matchplay so it's no comparison!
Who won?
Tony no he didn’t
My son
And what makes you so sure?
Very strange
Downright bizarre, more like.
Very Curtis, I would say...
Super Golf!!
Bernhard was magnificent,Hardin was obnoxious.
Ben Crenshaw was very gracious though, helped keep the peace.
Why do you think he was obnoxious?
Not kidding there, he was a disgrace the way he treated Langer. Thankfully the masters have moved on from the anti foreign brigade who ran it back then
langer too slow
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Watching this reminds me just how unlikeable Curtis Strange actually was. Looks like he's in a constant state of constipation.
Man Langer is slower than Bryson dechambeau.
But still outplayed Dechambeau
Nicklaus talking about langer being slow... he has the knowledge...
Deschamroids
Ahahahahahahaha! Did anyone else see the guy in the "john 3:16" shirt with "repent" on his hat periodically throughout this tournament? Ah hahahahahahaha!
He was at most sporting events in the 80s (people actually gave him seats so he'd be near the cameras) - that is, until he he went nuts and took someone hostage and basically had a shootout with police. He's now in jail for a pretty long time - his name is Rollen Stewart.
The Masters wouldn't let him wear the rainbow wig.
@@GolfAfter50 Oooooh yeah, the Dollop had an episode about him!
He did Superbowls and stuff too.