The duel in the sun is probably the greatest golf Story ever told, nicklaus v Watson well ahead of the rest, with hubert green way back in 3rd place, 10 shots behind, remember that 1977 open, the golden bear had lost by one shot but won the hearts of the watching world at Turnberry in 1977, nicklaus said to Watson at the end 'you little son of a gun, you realy are something else, I am proud of you' , what a guy !!
The greatest era in golf . The GOAT and a slam dunk hall of famer. Jack has 18 majors and 19 runner ups. This is one of them. Jack getting down in 2 on 18 is legendary. But Watsons second shot from over 200 yards to three feet won the title. Notice the GOAT putting his arm around Watson. Jack was nearing the end of his majors run. But he still had more to come. GOAT by a mile. He faced Hogan and Palmer in 1960. He faced Norman and Faldo in 1986. His longevity was astounding.
Such great footage of a memorable open in a great year of English sport 1977, Virginia Wade winning Wimbledon, Geoff Boycott’s 100th first class century
The duel in the sun between Jacknicklaus and Tom watson is a classic confrontation between 2 all time greats of the game. Jack came up short but Watson is a worthy champion.
Jack lost it at the 71st hole Watson made his birdie to give Jack something to think about sure enough he hooked his shot at the 72nd hole he was feeling the pressure but he came up short.
jack lost it in the first two rounds.his playing partner peter mcevoy said nicklaus ball striking in 1977 open was the best he ever saw but jacks putting was dire .mcevoy said jacks mum could have putted better
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peter and henry on commentary,staggeringly competetive play from watson and nicklaus, what more could anyone ask ? halcyon days indeed, legendary golf, now we have the great game not being "grown " by a poseur and pirate the not so great white, and lets hope LIV golf will rapidly expire ! golf never needed "growing"
Never ever Never Will there be another Major Championship like THIS ONE - two legends of game head-to-head all weekend head & shoulders against rest of field…
Jack's lie on the 18th was horrendous - the lump of thick grass behind the ball meant that only a player with a very upright swing, immense strength and nerves of steel could do anything with it. And, fortunately, the only man in the world who had all three was the one who played it!
jack nicklaus in the british open Record 7 Time Runner-up in the Open Championship Record 11 Consecutive Top 5 Finishes (1970 to 1980) jack should have won more than 3 opens.
Best tournament in golf history. The two best players in the world at the top of their powers paired in the last two rounds and playing lights out. Is their another?
Yes, the 1960 US Open. 20 year old Amateur Jack Nicklaus paired with 48 year old Ben Hogan looking for his 5th title, both of them holding the lead at 1 point during the final round only to have Palmer blast right past them with his 65.
@@jonburrows8602 A great and historic one for sure. I read a whole book about that one. Can't remember the author. It was a little like the 86 Masters, except the old guy won that one. But I'm still going with 77 Turnberry: the head to head over two rounds of the two best in the game playing so well. Even the end with Nicklaus canning the improbable putt and forcing Watson to make the three footer. Just epic. But the 60's close
To this day I've always wondered what make Tom Watson's putter was ?! Was it a Wilson 8802 or a " designed by Arnold Palmer " ? Does anyone other than Watson know ?
I’ve wondered that, too. Interestingly, Watson won the Masters earlier that year with a Ping A-Blade, the putter he had used for a couple of years. He would soon switch to the Ping Pal that he would use to win 5 more majors.
A little more research and I discovered that Watson used the Wilson Staff 8813 the last three rounds of this major. Apparently, he putted with the Ping A-Blade in the first round (the putter he used to win the Masters earlier that year). However, for the final three rounds, Watson borrowed a friend’s 8813 and putted with that classic putter. I’m not sure how long he putted with the 8813 after this major. By the 1978 Masters, he was putting with the Ping Pal.
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Shooting in the 60's in 1977, crazy man. I had flairs and platform shoes in the 70's but nowhere near as bad as Watsons outfit! I give him tons of credit though, just try and putt with the putter he's using here.
@@andrefecteau True, but go watch those tournaments and check out the green speeds vs now. My only point is compared to modern equipment that particular putter is very hard to putt with, that's all.
Little did he know 32 years later he would stand on the 18th tee on the same course in the same position. heartbreaking he couldnt have repeated his second shot
@@jonburrows8602 Not sure about that really, Watson's achilles heel was his short putts around the 3 to 6 feet mark and had he had say 2 from 30 feet could easily had a 5 foot putt for the open and missed that. Funny enough at St Andrews in 84 when Seve overhauled him it was the third round that did him. he shot 66 and missed 4 under 6 foot that day
@@dlamiss I dont think that was so before 84. Then he lost it on the greens. It was sad to see. What's amazing is that tie in 2009 was post Tiger years! Watson started when Palmer was still active.
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Fantastic, thank you. It's so nice to see more than the usual shots shown when TV revisits this peerless battle, and wonderful to hear Henry Cotton commentating alongside Peter Alliss. Henry Longhurst was presumably too ill to be there, I hope he watched and enjoyed it on TV.
