Video: Micheel Is Hanging On To The Epic 7-iron

Shaun Micheel visited the media center Tuesday at Oak Hill and talked about his win ten years ago, his struggles with low T and Tiger.

Regarding his famous 7-iron shot, he had this to say:

KELLY ELBIN: Have they seen the shot from 2003? Do they have a sense of that part of history.

SHAUN MICHEEL: I think so. The biggest question that I get from my son is, you know, he's watched the video over and over of me kind of embracing Stephanie, and she was wearing that bright pink blouse and he was kissing her on the belly and the first question from him was, How did I get out of there? He's nine, so I'm not quite ready for that quite yet. He'll figure that out on his own probably.

Just to go back to your question, I do look forward to kind of sharing that with him. Of course, Stephanie was walking the golf course, and of course my father and in laws to get out there and see the place where I hit that shot.

Q. Where is the 7 iron?

SHAUN MICHEEL: I have it in an old just beat up, unassuming box in my golf/guitar room. It's back home. I've been asked for it several times, but if I had done this more than once, you might have been inclined to give it to somebody. But you never know; I'm going to hold on to that one.

Watching the video of the shot (thanks Shane Bacon for posting), I'm struck by how much more shaded the course is and how much the attire has changed in ten years.

Comments

[Pasaplayer]

Low T = Big Pharma's contrived ailment requiring a cure. Others know it as aging.

Nice shot, btw.

[Martin Del Vecchio]

One of the greatest pressure shots in the history of the game.

[DTF]

Martin, agreed.

[Seitz]

He must have gotten that shirt around the time a standard medium got to be about the size of an extra large.

[Golden Bell]

I was on an assignment for most of this Sunday. Got home and turned on the TV just as he was lining up the shot. I've never watched my VHS copy of the rest of the telecast. Haven't needed to.

[No longer Used to be Former Stack & Tilt Convert]

Comparable to Jerry Pate's shot in '76.

[Ghillie]

I remember watching that match attentively, and following every twist and turn. At the time, for a moment, it was sorta dramatical. One of those guys won. Hours of my life I will never get back.

Bit like Frasier tasking Niles with having liked the 1812 Overture: "Was I ever that young?"

[Hawkeye]

@Ghillie, Would you have felt the same way if it were Tiger and Phil who had produced exactly the same golf over the final six holes?

[Doc]

@Pasaplayer,

Oh, the uninformed. Hormone imbalance (such as low testosterone) is a real issue that needs to be treated. It's been associated with low libido, clinical depression, memory problems and has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

By your line of thinking, I guess we can just chalk up Phil's psoriatic arthritis to aging too. Don't tell that to Phil though – he couldn't even swing a golf club until he started juicing with Enbrel.

[Threads]

Give it another 10 years and they'll be wearing the same large shirts again, the loose fitting pants, the pointy belt buckles. It's all cyclical.

Golfers are the most sorry bunch (as a whole) when it comes to fashion. Once one thing takes off, they all follow suit. It's pretty sad. 10 years ago it was black belts with shiny buckles. Now it's white belts and tailored cuts. If I see one more guy wearing another white belt, ugh...

[The Pro from Dover]

@ Threads You failed to mention the white slacks. Thank goodness the "Dockers look" has long passed. Smartly pressed gabardine / Worsted wool never goes out of style.

[Chris from DE]

Very true, Pro, but not a great fabric to wear when the temperatures are over 75 degrees and you're walking 5 miles and making 30+ athletic moves. Very, very hot.

[Go Blue]

To see his mother's reaction, and then to remember how inspired Shaun was to play for her in 2010 during her battle with cancer, makes that snapshot very touching.