The British Open 1977 was the first championship at Turnberry will be carried out. Many in the golf world believe that the Open as one of the most memorable of all major championships. The epic battle between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus was even more compelling due to the fact that the two were paired together for the last 2 rounds is. The two players started the third round one stroke behind the second conductor, Roger Maltbie. Nicklaus and Watson, then dominated the final two roundsconcluded that at the end of the tournament in third place finisher, Hubert Green, 11 shots behind Watson and 10 shots behind Nicklaus.
Jack Nicklaus shot 65-66 over the last two days to lose only one to Tom Watson's 65-65. Nicklaus never stopped in the third round in a tie off and the couple had three shots before the rest of the field. During the final round, Nicklaus built a 2-shot lead with 6 holes to play. But Watson charged back into a tie with birdies on thethirteenth and fifteenth holes. Watson, one shot lead with a birdie at seventeen, a hole where Nicklaus missed four footer for his birdie.
At eighteen, Watson drove it right in the middle. However, Nicklaus hit his ball into the deep rough to an almost unplayable lie. After Watson made his approach to 2 feet, Nicklaus hit with his amazing strength to hit the ball on the green about 35 feet away. He slammed the ball home for a birdie three. This remarkable putt putthe pressure back to Tom Watson. After a thorough review of his hr then short birdie putt to win the Open.
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