Shell’s Wonderful World of Golf was a weekly television series that aired from 1962 through 1970. This video is a golf match between Doug Sanders and Peter Alliss, played at Penina Golf Club, in Portugal and aired on February 17, 1968. The Sanders/Alliss match was significant, because the two had met as opponents in the previous year’s Ryder Cup Match. The Penina Golf Club in Portugal was designed by Henry Cotton. He took a former rice paddy and created a layout of enduring design with water on 13 of the 18 holes. His large signature greens allow for a variety of pin placements. Peter Alliss, son of British great Percy Alliss, was an accomplished amateur golfer in England before making his way into the professional ranks. As a professional, he became known as one of the game’s fiercest match players, appearing on 8 Ryder Cup Teams from 1953 to 1969. Colorful is the only way to describe Doug Sanders. A product of the state of Georgia, Sanders backed up his fun-loving demeanor with a strong game that amassed 19 PGA Tour victories. His first, the Canadian Open, he won as an amateur.
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