Since it launched on the internet in 2005, YouTube has become a $1billion brand. A video-sharing website, it is home to 81 million different clips and attracts 100 million user hits per day. A considerable number of these clips are golf-related - 100,000, at the most recent count - and so we've decided to pick our favourite 50 and share them with you. Best of all, you can view each one by clicking the button next to description below.
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Tiger on Mike Douglas |
The world No.1’s first TV appearance as a two-year-old taking on comedian and golfer Bob Hope on the Mike Douglas Show. Class. |
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Top Tip |
Listen as this American pro talks all sorts of gibberish about the golf swing; laugh as he embarrassingly tops the ball. |
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Jean’s Collapse |
Relive Jean Van de Velde’s nightmarish collapse at Carnoustie’s 18th in the ‘99 Open. Go on, you know you want to! |
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“He’s got a touch like a gay florist” |
David Feherty offers his rather unusual/borderline offensive take on Tiger Woods’ short game. |
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Splash Hit |
The Presidents Cup was a damp squib last year. Particularly for Woody Austin, who brilliantly fell head first into a lake. |
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You takin’ the Mick? |
A young Phil Mickelson stammers through a TV short game clinic. The shot he produces is pretty cool, though. |
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Trolley Dash |
If you’re going down, you might as well take everything else with you. Isn’t that right? This guy certainly seems to think so. |
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AC/Daly |
Check out the ‘Wild Thing’ on-stage with the legendary AC/DC belting out “You Shook Me All Night Long”. |
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Robin Williams on golf |
The American comedian has his say on playing golf. Funny ‘til you remember he used to be Mork. |
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Bird Trouble |
Steve Lowery is stunned as a winged-foe swoops on his ball. Maybe it was after revenge for what happened in clip number 30. |
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Angel Delight |
Watch in wonder as Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez cans an amazing straight-in, hole-in-one at this year’s Dubai Desert Classic. |
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Nappy Gilmore |
According to the website spiel, this kid is only 20-months-old.
A future ‘Major’ winner? Judge for yourself. |
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Sleeping Beauty |
The lovely Natalie Gulbis shows her nasty side when she takes aim at a spectator asleep (although not for long) in the stands. |
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Fuzzy Loves Jack |
Zoeller gives the Golden Bear a big, wet smacker right on the kisser. Don’t believe us? Well, just look and see . . . |
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Pebble Peach |
The seventh at Pebble Beach has been aced many times – but not by many amateurs whose partners have taken a camcorder along to film the moment. |
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Look Boo’s Talking |
You’ve heard us drone on about him for long enough. Now, see and hear Boo in action for yourself. |
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Kanga-Rory Sabbatini |
Rory Sabbatini upset his fellow pros last year. What did they do? Set a rather naughty Skippy on him, it would seem. |
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Scotland’s Worst Golfer |
This bloke is awesomely bad. In fairness, though, his first freshie left him with “a bit of a back twinge”. Bless. |
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Sweet 16 |
Worth watching time and time aagain, Tiger’s shot at Augusta’s 16th in 2005 just gets better the more you watch it. |
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20. |
So Long, Seve |
Hear one of golf’s greatest players announce his retirement from the game at Carnoustie last summer. Hasta luego, amigo. |
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21. |
Tiger Woofs |
Some dogs like to play fetch, some like to chase their tail. Others like to watch Tiger Woods on the telly, like this one, for instance. |
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World’s Worst Golfer |
A topless beer-monster attempts to play golf on holiday. Nothing like Brits abroad, eh? |
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Left-handed Compliment |
Possibly the most accurate, scarily-good and borderline-freakyPhil Mickelson impression ever. |
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Sign Boy vs Scott |
FootJoy’s TV ad comic creation tries to convince Australia’s Adam Scott to date his sister. Rather funny. |
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Candid Camera |
A somewhat brilliant skit from a US hidden camera show. The reactions from the people getting duped are priceless. |
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26. |
Tigershack |
One of Mr Woods’ earliest ads sees him cast as Caddyshack’s gopher-hating Carl Spackler for American Express. Absolutely genius. |
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27. |
Wie TV |
Miss Wie on Korean TV - nope, we’ve no idea what it’s all about either! |
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28. |
Going Live with Faldo |
Back in 1991, Nick Faldo was at the peak of his powers. But so, too, was Saturday Morning telly... |
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The Fool Monty |
Colin Montgomerie does a good job of sending himself up in this amusing commercial for KitKat. Sam Torrance does the voice-over. |
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30. |
Golfer Hits a Birdie |
Don’t let the Royal Society for the Protetection of Birds see this clip. And that’s all we’re prepared to say. |
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31. |
Arnie Car Ad |
The King tells the camera what it is about his 1974 Cadillac that he loves so much. And then he plays some tennis. |
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32. |
Licence To Golf |
The brilliant scene from Goldfinger where 007 challenges his nemesis Auric Goldfinger to 18 holes. Movie gold. |
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Poulter’s Va Va Voom! |
Ian Poulter’s got a guilty secret that really revs his engine - but it’s got absolutely hee-haw to do with clothes. |
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Trev’s Top Ten |
Immelman appears on The Late Show with Letterman to outline the ways his life has changed since the Masters. We like No.6 best. |
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Tiger Blames Geoff! |
The world No.1 and former US Open champion enjoy a funny exchange about proper Scottish weather. |
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36. |
Stew Beauty |
Brilliant, emotional footage of Payne Stewart winning the 1999 US Open at Pinehurst. What a win. What a guy. What a loss. |
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Woosie’s Bogey |
Ian Woosnam had every reason to celebrate winning the Ryder Cup in 2006 but that stringy booger is just snot on. |
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38. |
Norway, Jose |
A cameraman takes a golf ball to the napper in Bergen. Very ouch! |
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39. |
Swing Stars |
A selection of the worst golf shots ever caught on camera. Motivational viewing for any high handicapper struggling to get to grips with the game. |
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40. |
Keepie-Uppie |
He might be incredibly smug about it but, credit where it’s due, the bloke in this video has certainly got the skills. |
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41. |
Toilet Stop |
Proof that he is, indeed, human, Tiger Woods is caught short during an event and forced to answer Ma Nature’s call. |
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42. |
World’s Worst Golf Swing |
No, it’s not Jim Furyk but ex-basketball player Charles Barkley. Marvel at his magnificent ineptitude. |
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Sergio’s Big Gob |
Listen to Mr Garcia’s squirming, feeble excuse for spitting in a cup. |
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44. |
Feisty Female |
We think we’ve found the real reason Hootie Johnson left his job at Augusta National. And, frankly, we don’t blame him. |
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45. |
For Funk’s Sake |
A surname like ‘Funk’ is bound to be mispronounced. But surely not by a highly-trained, highly-paid TV commentator . . . |
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46. |
Photo Finish |
Tiger Woods’ loathing of paps snapping his golf swing is well-known – to everyone except this guy, it would appear. |
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47. |
Fuzzy Bare |
Carlsberg don’t do holes-in-one – but if they did, they’d probably have done this belter by Mr Zoeller. Absolutely unbelievable stuff. |
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48. |
World’s Fastest Golfer |
Meet David ‘Ogie’ Ogron, who is on a one-man mission to hit 1,000,000 golf balls across the USA. |
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49. |
Tiny Tiger Tames Old Course |
Tiger’s first victory at St Andrews - reimagined by Nike’s computer boffins using footage of him aged four. |
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50. |
Perfect Blend |
What do you get when you mix three golf balls, a food processor and a proper headcase? Golf ball soup, of course. Bonkers. |
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