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This was the first Open held at Turnberry, which renamed its 18th hole after the duel. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Three months earlier, Watson had held off Nicklaus to win his first green jacket at the Masters . In the second round, Mark Hayes rebounded from his opening 76 (+6) with 63 to establish a new single round record at The Open Championship by two ...
The 10th and 12th holes on the Open Championship venue Ailsa course. At its first Open Championship in 1977, the course was the scene of the famous "Duel in the Sun", [44] when Tom Watson claimed a classic victory, one stroke ahead of Jack Nicklaus. [45] The two were paired during the final two rounds and finished well ahead of the rest of the ...
From Ben Hogan to Tiger Woods, golf's oldest major has produced some iconic champions.
The oldest winner of the Open Championship is Tom Morris Sr. (or Old Tom Morris) who was 46 years and 102 days old when he won in 1867. His son, Tom Morris Jr., is the youngest winner of the championship, he was 17 years and 156 days old when he won the 1868 Open Championship. He also won the most consecutive times with four victories (1868 ...
Read CNN’s Fast Facts about the British Open Golf Tournament and learn more about one of the four Grand Slam golf championships.
Golf's major championship season comes to a close at the British Open, the last chance of the year for Rory McIlroy to end his nine-year drought in the majors. Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, England ...
The 2009 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 138th Open Championship, held from 16–19 July at the Ailsa Course of the Turnberry Resort, in Ayrshire, Scotland. Stewart Cink won his only major championship after a four-hole playoff with Tom Watson .
Peter Thomson, who would go on to win a third consecutive British Open championship, finishes fourth. Jack Burke Jr. wins both the Masters and the PGA Championship, his Masters victory coming after third-round leader, amateur Ken Venturi, stumbles with an 80 in the final round. The current yardage guides for par are adopted by the USGA. 1957