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CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR PRESENTS "SHOTS THAT MADE HISTORY AT THE MASTERS(R)" ON SATURDAY, APRIL 10

            CBS Sports will broadcast a CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR golf special, SHOTS THAT MADE HISTORY AT THE MASTERS on Saturday, April 10 (2:30-3:30 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

 

            Hosted by CBS Sports' Jim Nantz, SHOTS THAT MADE HISTORY AT THE MASTERS looks back at the strokes of genius by some of the game's greatest players that have thrilled golf fans for the last 75 years.  Among some of the highlights featured include:

 

Gene Sarazen's "shot heard ‘round the world" - a double eagle in 1935

Arnold Palmer's charge to victory in 1960

Jack Nicklaus's dramatic birdie on hole No. 16 in 1975; and eagle at No. 15 in 1986

Ben Crenshaw's 70-foot putt on hole No. 10 in 1984

Larry Mize's chip-in on hole No. 11 in a playoff in 1987

Sandy Lyle's birdie from the bunker in 1988

Mark O'Meara's surge in 1998

Phil Mickelson's closing birdie to win in 2004

Tiger Woods' unbelievable chip-in on hole No. 16 in 2005

Angel Cabrera's par from the trees in 2009

 

            SHOTS THAT MADE HISTORY AT THE MASTERS also takes the viewers inside the moment with first-person accounts of the shots from the players who made them including Nicklaus, Palmer, Mickelson, Crenshaw, O'Meara, Lyle and Mize, as well as interviews with Gary Player, Sir Nick Faldo, Trevor Immelman, Geoff Ogilvy, Steve Stricker, Padraig Harrington, Zach Johnson, Craig Stadler, Nick Price, Ernie Els, David Feherty and Jim "Bones" McKay.

 

            The one-hour special also includes rare archival clips from the late Gene Sarazen, the late Byron Nelson and the late Hall of Fame broadcaster Jim McKay

 

SHOTS THAT MADE HISTORY AT THE MASTERS is produced by two-time Emmy Award winner Mickey Holden of the Holden Production Group, and directed by Tim Johnson.  CBS Sports' Chris Svendsen is coordinating producer.

 

Lance Barrow is Coordinating Producer, CBS Sports Golf.  Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.

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CBS Sports Contacts: 

Robin Brendle              212/975-1533              rlbrendle@cbs.com

Jerry Caraccioli             212/975-7466              gwcaraccioli@cbs.com

 

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