Tom Watson wins the duel in the sun | The Open Official Film 1977 

This is, without doubt, the greatest opening to a golf broadcast ever.

This is one of the best Opens in history. Jack was always class in both victory and defeat

No silly caps and commercial endorsements just brilliant golf

Crazy how he would almost win this same tournament 31-32 years later at age 59.

You don't need rose-tinted glasses to realise that Watson and Nicklaus would be a match for anyone in today's game (as Watson showed in '09 at 59). Fabulous shot-making and putting. 2 all-time greats.

I hope they put all of the Open highlight films up. I really enjoy watching them.

I remember that freaky lightning in 1977 - surprised they were still out there!

That was the best day of golf ever. Jack holing that putt on the 18th for an unlikely equalizing birdie showed how close this battle was. Well played Tom Watson. Wow.

Everyone says Jack didn't have the touch around the greens. Still, in all of these old films from his major tournaments he plays some superb little chips, pitches and bunker shots.

Great golf and 70's game show music.

Lost in the incredible duel between Watson and Nicklaus was Arnold Palmer shooting the lowest rounds 3 and 4 (67-69) combined after those 2 and logging his last top 10 finish in a major.

I was always a Tom Watson fan; that fluid, yet strong swing.. This truly was an epic battle but I was happy that Watson came out on top.Two very worthy contenders, and one Grand Champion. As Tom says afterwards; the shoe often fit on the other foot as well.. But at The British Open, Tom was the greater, winning five to Jack's three. Certainly two of the greatest of all time. In my opinion, The Open is the toughest challenge, with the courses being less "garden-like" than is often the case in the US, and the weather so often playing a part as well. British, especially Scottish and Irish courses hold top spot in my heart.

Nineteen year old kid in Overland Park KS as parents were watching this. Huge Tom Watson fan as I moved to Portland soon after. Had no idea how close this was. Last shot by Jack should be lot's more famous. The skill and grace. Just incredible.

Watson looks like Robert F. Kennedy Crenshaw looks like John Denver Nicklaus looks like...Nicklaus

U have know idear how much these videos mean too us thank u!!

I know the result but tbh I didn't realise Tom W reeled Jack in despite being 2 behind by the 4th of the last round. Fabulous golf by both and Jack was a gracious loser.

Were it not for Watson, Jack would have won 20+ majors. Two class acts.

The opening shot at 0:01 - amazing camera angle

Outrageous

Just amazing... 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

"Tom Watson pretty well assured of the first prize of 10,000 pounds"

As a golfer and a man Jack has no peers.

awesome watching some great OPEN oldies

Then 32 years later he was oh so close again...

Turnberry 1973, could I have a beer please. If you hurry you can get one rolling down 18. I had one of those putters, I couldn't hit a 3 foot hole with it.

Love the theme music, so 1970s.

2:27 a very young Sir Nick Faldo

Two world class golfers at the time with the technology and courses. Forget about who'd be better with more fitness, better ball and club technology and social media, these guys were world class in today's plastic world. Awesome !

Jack's iron shot at the last hole is probably one of the top 5 best iron shots of all time. the lie was pretty bad.

Quick request - no spoilers in the title! Some of us weren’t around in 1977 haha

Hubert Green always claims that he won this tournament. Me and all the others were playing golf - whatever game those guys were playing on Sunday I’ll never know - he said !! Twice Watson made outrageous off the green birdies in the finals holes to pip Nicklaus for a Major Title - the 16th here and the 17th at the 1982 US Open.

JUMPSCARE WARNING at 10:19 . ....At least, it was a jumpscare for me the first time I saw it. I live in southern California. I see lightning maybe five times a year.

I love when Tiger fans say that golf was nothing before Tiger. No fans no excitement. The game was fine before Tiger as you see here.

Wow!!

nicklaus lost this in the first two rounds .his playing partner peter mcevoy said jack should have been ten shots better after 36 holes.mcevoy said he never saw better ball striking but jacks putting was dire

man golf was cool in these days.

Sportsmen. True sportsmen. Not like the greedy players of today.

I'm guessing weather forecasting technology wasn't as good back then, but play nowadays would have been suspended long before the lightning strikes.

Classic

rad

Bryson Douchambro needs to watch this.

It sounds like they're putting with ping pong paddles

between watson & trevino, cost jack about four more majors

10k pounds in todays money is 62k. Thats not even close to the smallest tournament on the european tour's prize money.

What a player that Gaylord is..

Commentary absolutely atrocious!

The naughty produce superficially appreciate because station grossly waste for a abusive conifer. rustic, curvy softball

Classic

Superb!