Tour Backspin

Deep dive, well researched stories on the history of the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s. Find Tour Backspin on Substack here:

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

@jbayzzz Yeah, I should've known Bob Bourne. Nice pic, though.

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

@jbayzzz I'm at a loss, but you gotta love the look.

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

@jbayzzz I got a few episodes on my YouTube page. Check out the Lema vs Aliss. https://t.co/PgyI1ZfH9E

[Carolyn Zacharias @heycarolynz]

I consider myself a voice for the people.

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

@jbayzzz Thank you! Merry Christmas to you.

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

It's John Schlee!

[Jbay @jbayzzz]

Guess the pro…. 1973 Sahara Invitational

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

@jbayzzz

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

@jbayzzz Looks like John Schlee.

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

@jbayzzz Looks like John Schlee to me.

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

Lucious Bateman, a Black who was barred from membership in the PGA of America, had a gift for teaching kids and put 9 players on the tour including a major winner--Tony Lema. #pgatour @GeoffShac
"They Didn’t Allow Colored Players Then��, by @BackspinTour https://t.co/SqIE2yMTHz

[Michael S. Kim @Mike_kim714]

For reaching 200k followers I’m giving away my backup Titleist 11 degree GT2 driver!

MUST be a follower.

Comment, like, repost to enter

[GOLF.com @GOLF_com]

The secret to Tommy Fleetwood’s success was best described in his son’s viral interview.

@dylan_dethier on trying your hardest.

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

Hey @KylePorterNS how's this for Normal Sports? Ball in hand at the Tour Championship because of wet conditions. What if it rained at the Super Bowl? Would they go to five downs because the ball was wet?

[Jamie Kennedy @jamierkennedy]

"Over 290 yards"?

I'm not going to say fake news but are you sure?

Let's take a look at far that opening tee shot ACTUALLY went 🧵

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

All aboard the Tour Backspin journey through the past as we travel back to 1973 when Chi Chi Rodriguez won the Greater Greensboro Open. Check it out for FREE on Substack. https://t.co/KDugVd6Ys8 @PGATOUR @AlexMyers3 @Sean_Zak @dylan_dethier

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

That launch monitor session at Golf Galaxy seems to be working for @z_blair #pgatour @KylePorterNS @AlexMyers3

[Dylan Dethier @dylan_dethier]

you can talk me into one stroke but it seems sort of stupid that this is a TWO-stroke penalty

[Sean Zak @Sean_Zak]

PGA of America execs waking up to a doozy of a drive-by this morning

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

The Tour Backspin journey through the past travels all the way back to 1958 and Gary Player's first win on American soil. Read it for FREE on Substack.
The Gratitude Of Gary Player, by @BackspinTour https://t.co/sgq2Xm4z2z
@garyplayer @AlexMyers3 @KylePorterNS

[Tour Backspin @BackspinTour]

Maltbie shoots a course record 64 on Sunday to win the 1975 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open. Take a journey through the past with Tour Backspin to learn more. @PGATOUR @GeoffShac @AlexMyers3
Maltbie Makes Up Seven Strokes To Win, by @BackspinTour https://t.co/uXjrLe9yrG