The Shot: Watson, Nicklaus, Pebble Beach, and the Chip That Changed Everything
Jan 2026 · Back Nine Press
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From any and every angle, the 1982 U.S. Open was pure alchemy, a dramatic turning point in the lives and fortunes of everyone involved. Watson underscored his status as the top player in the world. Nicklaus began to age before our eyes. Pebble joined the ranks of the most beloved golf courses on the planet. ABC Sports began its slow descent toward obsolescence, and ESPN took an enormous step toward its new-media manifest destiny. As one ABC Sports producer who worked that storied Open said, " After that week nothing was the same." New York Times-bestselling author Chris Millard looks back at this pivotal moment, deftly explaining how one chip-in changed not only the sport of golf, but the future course of golf media.
From any and every angle, the 1982 U.S. Open was pure alchemy, a dramatic turning point in the lives and fortunes of everyone involved. Watson underscored his status as the top player in the world. Nicklaus began to age before our eyes. Pebble joined the ranks of the most beloved golf courses on ...
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New York Times-bestselling author CHRIS MILLARD is a veteran observer of the American sports scene. He has covered golf as an editor and columnist at Golf World Magazine and as an executive editor at GOLF Magazine Properties. His work has appeared in Golf Digest and the New York Times and has been recognized on five occasions by the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA). In 2012 he was awarded the GWAA' s first prize for magazine feature articles for his retrospective on the 1986 Masters. In addition to his work as a sportswriter, he has been a contributor to Golf Channel and served for several years as director of communications for Jack Nicklaus. His books include: Nicklaus By Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture (with Jack Nicklaus, 2002), Golf' s 100 Toughest Holes (2004), Awesome Bill From Dawsonville (with Bill Elliott, 2006), My Life Was This Big ... And Other True Tales From a Fishing Life (with Lefty Kreh, 2008), The Golf Book: Twenty Years of the Players, Shots and Moments That Changed the Game (2014), and The National Golf Links of America: A History (2017). A New York-area native and a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, Chris lives with his wife and two children in Atlanta and spends summers in Connecticut. New York Times-bestselling author CHRIS MILLARD is a veteran observer of the American sports scene. He has covered golf as an editor and columnist at Golf World Magazine and as an executive editor at GOLF Magazine Properties. His work has appeared in Golf Digest and the New York Times and has been recognized on five occasions by the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA). In 2012 he was awarded the GWAA' s first prize for magazine feature articles for his retrospective on the 1986 Masters. In addition to his work as a sportswriter, he has been a contributor to Golf Channel and served for several years as director of communications for Jack Nicklaus. His books include: Nicklaus By Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture (with Jack Nicklaus, 2002), Golf' s 100 Toughest Holes (2004), Awesome Bill From Dawsonville (with Bill Elliott, 2006), My Life Was This Big ... And Other True Tales From a Fishing Life (with Lefty Kreh, 2008), The Golf Book: Twenty Years of the Players, Shots and Moments That Changed the Game (2014), and The National Golf Links of America: A History (2017). A New York-area native and a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross, Chris lives with his wife and two children in Atlanta and spends summers in Connecti New York Times-bestselling author CHRIS MILLARD is a veteran observer of the American sports scene. He has covered golf as an editor and columnist at Golf World Magazine and as an executive editor at GOLF Magazine Properties. His work has appeared in Golf Digest and the New York Times and has been recognized on five occasions by the Golf Writers Association of America (GWAA). In 2012 he was awarded the GWAA' s first prize for magazine feature articles for his retrospective on the 1986 Masters. In addition to his work as a sportswriter, he has been a contributor to Golf Channel and served for several years as director of communications for Jack Nicklaus. His books include: Nicklaus By Design: Golf Course Strategy and Architecture (with Jack Nicklaus, 2002), Golf' s 100 Toughest Holes (2004), Awesome Bill From Dawsonville (with Bill Elliott, 2006), My Life Was This Big ... And Other True Tales From a Fishing Life (with Lefty Kreh, 2008), The Golf Book: Twenty Years of the Players, Shots and Moments That Changed the Game (2014), and The National Golf Links of America: A History (2017).
New York Times-bestselling author CHRIS MILLARD is a veteran observer of the American sports scene. He has covered golf as an editor and columnist at Golf World Magazine and as an executive editor at GOLF Magazine Properties. His work has appeared in Golf Digest and the New York Times and has bee...
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