We have not yet seen anything like that

This article was first published in the April 2025 edition of Golf Magazine.

“Now, up on the hill. Huh-ho! Oh, have you ever seen one? I think that’s one of the biggest blows I’ve ever seen in my life.”

The inimitable Henry Longhurst pronounced those words as one of the most herd and memorable moments in the great history of the championship. His call for CBS television broadcasting was barely obedient over throat throat by spectators collected on the opposite side of the Ike basin in Augusta National’s 16th hole. Longhurst status as “Golf’s voice” and his underestimated but pleasant words increased the experience for viewers who softened him at home.

That Putti was made by Jack Nicklaus in pursuit of his fifth title in Augusta is essential because, 50 years later, the masters of 1975 are the original “the best masters sometimes”. But it is the panorama of the high drama that still remains in our minds and in the middle of the pines.

In later years, when he was best known as a television commentator who spoke the truth, Johnny Miller It was sometimes referred to in the 1970s as the era of “superguns”. In 1975, 27-year-old Miller was one of them, and the leader after the first round that April in Augusta was packing heat: Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Weiscopf, Tom Watson and Lee Trevino They were all in Top 10. Miller, after throwing the first hole, with cardboard 75 and said he was “drowning” at the beginning of his round. However, on Saturday night, Miller was in third place after Augusta had lit with a third round 65 after a string of six in a row in nine.

“I started the day just trying to play my way in the first 15 places,” he said. “After the birds at 6, I started thinking, hey, that’s not very harsh a round. I had a good year last year, but I was cute in the main championships. This time I was determined to try that I was not in the big ones. The press has been on me a bit.”

In the nine under the underneath was Weisiscopf. One back was Nicklaus. Miller stayed in -5, one before Watson.

As the 1975 season began, Nicklaus was near the end of his prime minister. He had 12 of his 18 eventual diplomas of 18 pocket professionals and, at the age of 35, was already a member of the world golf fame. He was, however, far from being one has been. He won two tournaments in the weeks that led to masters.

Weisiscopf and Miller were in the main position to knock the Golden Bear and perhaps climb the Golf Olympus in the process. It had been nearly two years since Nicklaus won a big championship. For his part, in 1975, Miller had won three shifts in front of the masters. He would have an earlier racing end in Augusta (1971), and Weisiscopf, who would only be on Sunday before the ’75 masters won Green Greensboro Open, had a bride three times for The Green Jacket (1969, 1972, 1974).

Nicklaus and Watson were forty and penultimate Sunday, with Weisiscopf and Miller behind them. The shooting began early -after a opening bogey, nicklaus bird of the 2nd holes, 3, 5 and 9. Weiskopf made birds in the 3th and 6th holes, and Miller stacked five birds and was out at 32. The home audiences did not see again, as only nine back was transmitted again. As they made the turn, Nicklaus and Weisiscopf were tied up in -11, with Miller in -9.

For all their fame and influence on the outcome of each owner, the holes that make up the amen Corner (11, 12 and 13) are somewhat isolated. On April 13, 1975, like the tension built throughout Augusta National, Nicklaus was largely out of the attention of Weisiscopf and Miller. This would change as the three of the last four holes played.

It was in par-5 15, with 232 yards in the hole, nicklaus-lined with white sanbelts and a green shirt with white horizontal stripes-played a 1-ea for its second purpose. He always continued to continue that 1-Hekuri was his favorite club, and he was almost holding it, missing from inch while the ball revolved in front of the flag at a pace he would leave. While Nicklaus probably retreated to the green, giving his known two -handed wave in the crowd and bending his bail, Willie Peterson, at the top of his lid, Weiskopf was again in the green rooster in a birdie in a birdie quickly, in which he quickly passes in a bird, passes shortly. In the same hole, after some tree issues, Miller hit the flag with his third blow. All three players would make the 15th birds. Inside the view of Weisiscopf and Miller, Nicklaus was swinging at 16 with a 5-Herkuri, and, almost immediately after seeing his flight, boredom: “up up”.

“Ah, disappointing one there,” Longhurst said from his green position. “He’s 40 meters – at least – short and to the left. He has a long slope to go out.

Next at 16 was Watson, who, while never really in the race, had released himself well – up to his ball. He too said “get up” as soon as he made contacts, and it was difficult to appreciate if his ball could be played along with the Basin. It was not, and while Watson moved to the fall area to play his third, Nicklaus stayed waiting for the green. When Watson hit his recharge in the water, he had to play another ball from the fall area, finally finding the green with his fifth blow – but he was still far away. All seconds added were the creation of the theater.

At this point, Nicklaus was looking and waiting for what looked like an eternity for Miller and Weisiscopf to finish things in the 15th 15th before he could continue. The results table is read: Weiscopf –12, Nicklaus –11, Miller –10. After the brief walk in the 16th Tee, Miller and Weisiscopf managed to wait in time to wait Nicklaus as he looked at his 40-to-foot poultry line, giving his white iconic tugin handle as he surveyed, then went to his well-known Hunched stay.

“Now, up the hill. Huh-ho!”

Nicklaus returned to the holiday, jumped while in front of Tee, put his vase in the air – then separated from the green. Now connected to Nicklaus to -12, Weisiscopf quickly moved to play. His ball barely cleaned the water and failed to reach the green front.

“If he loses,” said Longhurst, “I think maybe that will be the one who did it.”

Weiskopf’s ball was 45 yards from the hole, and they wanted three with vases to go down. The show was in her last act, but it was not over yet. When Miller made three in 17, Nicklaus, now in the 18th greenery, turned to the noise and bored, at the moment knowing that someone had made a bird -but was Weiscopf or Miller? At the time he decided, the score chart gave him the answer: He had an unsafe advantage with a blow to the two players behind him.

Both Miller and Weiscopf hit the second very excellent shooting over the green house. Miller had 15 meters per tie, Weisiscopf had eight. Miller lost low and charged 66 per day. Weiskopf lost up-and had his fourth place of second place in Augusta.

Nicklaus became the first player to wear the green jacket five times. Later in life, reflecting on their battle, Miller said, “We were the three best players in the world going to it. This probably never happened before in a major. We were all playing well – and it was nothing but fun.”

“I can’t believe I’ve lost this tour,” Weisiscopf said after round. “He goes down to the last hole, and you hit a good car, a good approach and a good kick and it stays out. All I know is, one of these days is getting inside, and I will win a master.”

The point never did.