The British and Irish Open champions

Katherine Downes and BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter are joined by Ladies European Tour winner Trish Johnson to celebrate the British and Irish golfers who have lifted the Claret Jug. From Tony Jacklin to Shane Lowry, the panel share their favourite memories and stories of those Open Championships, which resulted in a home-grown hero. You’ll hear at length from Sandy Lyle on what it was like to win The Open in 1985 at Royal St. George’s and how even a streaker didn’t put him off from winning. And Shane Lowry joins the pod with Irish rugby legend Brian O’Driscoll to discuss Lowry’s memorable victory at Portrush in 2019. TOPICS: 5’55” – Tony Jacklin 8’40” – Interview with Sandy Lyle 28’30” – Nick Faldo 35’30” – Paul Lawrie 39’45” – Padraig Harrington 43’10” – Darren Clarke and Rory McIlroy 49’40” – Interview with Shane Lowry and Brian O’Driscoll

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The British and Irish Open champions is an episode from 5 Live Sport: All About The Open by BBC.

This episode is 58:13 long.

This episode was published on Jun 22, 2022.

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