are markable to think thatjust a justin dawes dan. atjust a month ago he was still working. as you say, his excitement and enthusiasm for the sport never dimmed. and his expertise just shone through, because he'd been there and done at all, hadn't he? yes, he had. he was a fantastic player in his day, probably the best in europe not to win an open championship in the 1960s. he won three times the pga championship, 20 odd professional victories that were of real notes, and across the world as well, winning events such as the italian open, the spanish open, winning in portugal, winning in brazil. he was a fine player, wonderful swinger of the golf club. his putting would let him down, that was his achilles' heel in the end, but he played in the ryder cup, he was on the winning team in 1957. and all of that just gave was on the winning team in 1957. and all of thatjust gave him this huge gravitas which was then supplemented in broadcasting terms by his wit and his wisdom and that wonderful voice of his. he became the perfect accompaniment