15 Jan 2021

Sir Bob Charles tees off

From Summer Times, 10:05 am on 15 January 2021

 

He's one of world golf's best left handers, and was the first lefty to win a golf major. Naturally Sir Bob Charles also been described as New Zealand's greatest golfer. Sir Bob competed in the golden age of professional golf, and also gained the title of 'best putter in the world'. 

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He was knighted in 1999 for his services to golf, and elevated to the Order of New Zealand in 2011. Geoff Saunders - who can also swing a club -  has written Sir Bob's autobiography, a book that was 10 years in the making. Both of them join Emile to talk a life lived on golfing greens.  

Sir Bob Charles.

Sir Bob Charles. Photo: PHOTOSPORT