History Zone - Golfing History

RUNNING ORDER 00:00 Straight Down the Middle 1: Back in 2004, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club celebrated its 250th anniversary and to mark the occasion, we sent Hazel Irvine for a round of the historical old course. Here she tackles the first nine holes. 00:28 Four Off the Tee: Back in 1984 the Open Championship was at St Andrews. Ahead of that championship, Renton Laidlaw gathered a few of the greats together in front of an audience at the Crawford Arts Centre. With Lee Trevino, Tony Jacklin, Greg Norman and Peter Alliss. 01:12 In the Country: Aside from the game, there are lots of fascinating things to see as you stroll around a golf course in terms of flora and fauna. Presenter Michael Scott explores nature conservation at St Andrews and Gleneagles. 01:42 Fairways and Bunkers: In 1994, Turberry hosted the 123rd Open Championship. Presenter Renton Laidlaw met many of the competitors including Lee Trevino, Tom Watson, Nick Faldo, Gary Player, Ernie Els, Nick Price, Colin Montgomerie and Greg Norman. 02:26 Straight Down the Middle 2: Back in 2004, The Royal and Ancient Golf Club celebrated its 250th anniversary and to mark the occasion, we sent Hazel Irvine for a round of the historical old course. Here she tackles the back nine holes. 02:52 Dougie Donnelly interviews Sam Torrance about his entire career from boyhood golf to Ryder Cup glory. 03:21 Newsdrive: Leo Fialco has more reasons than most to celebrate his shot of glory when he scored a hole in one at his country club in Clearwater, Florida. Leo is 92 years old and registered blind. He told his story to Newsdrive’s Bill Whiteford. 03:26 Hallowed Turf: Presenter Iain Anderson visits Ayrshire's home of the Open Championship, Prestwick Golf Club. 03:42 My Way: Presenter Maggie Shiels meets golf writer and journalist John Huggan. 04:11 Turning Point: After surviving a serious illness that left him just minutes from death, author Andrew Greig was inspired to pick up his old golf clubs after 35 years of them gathering dust and to go on a tour of 18 courses around Scotland which became his road to recovery. The result was his memoir Preferred Lies. Andrew shares his experiences with presenter Mark Stephen. 04:38 Fame in the Family: Garry Allis chats with presenter Penny Junor about life with his Dad - golfer turned commentator Peter Allis. 05:05 Sporting Nation: Richard Gordon and Adam Hunter discuss the Scottish golf scene.