The Duel in the Sun.
Two of the finest golfers the game has ever seen went toe to toe at the 106th Open Championship in 1977, the first to be held at the Ailsa Course, Turnberry.
Having separated themselves from the rest of the field, American duo Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus, who did battle just months earlier at Augusta, went head to head under clear skies.
In a final day that would be remembered for years to come, would it be major number 15 for the Golden Bear or could then 27-year-old Tom Watson claim his second Claret Jug?
Re-live this Great Final Day from 1977.
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3 Comments
Its about time you went back to Turnberry
Is this the most iconic head-to-head in Open Championship history?
Nicklaus had the rare ability to want to stomp you into the dust while playing, to be bitterly disappointed to lose, and to be genuinely happy for his opponent's victory. Watson showed himself to be a champion on the course and truly courageous in real life when he resigned from his home club when it denied membership to the founder of H&R Block because he was Jewish. Two great champion golfers and two giant humans.