1977 Open Championship

January 2024 August 2013 1977 Open Championship 6–9 July 1977 Ayrshire, Scotland Ailsa Course, Turnberry European TourPGA Tour 70 6875 yd 156 players 87 after 1st cut 64 after 2nd cut 150 (+10) (1st cut) 221 (+11) (2nd cut)http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx The Open Championship Media guide 2011 59, 203 3 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120418224641/http://www.theopen.com/~/media/The%20Open/Information/Media_Guide.ashx 18 April 2012 £100,000$170,000 £10,000$17,000 USA Tom Watson 268 (−12) 1976 1978 UK Scotland 1  Turnberry 55.316 -4.832 Location in Scotland 5 230 Scotland South Ayrshire Turnberry 55.316 -4.833 Location in South Ayrshire, Scotland 5 230 The 1977 Open Championship was the 106th Open Championship, held 6–9 July on the Ailsa Course at Turnberry, Scotland. Tom Watson won the second of his five Open titles by one stroke over runner-up Jack Nicklaus.https://www.si.com/vault/1977/07/18/626336/a-braw-brawl-for-tom-and-jack Sports Illustrated A braw brawl for Tom and Jack Jenkins Dan Dan Jenkins 18 July 1977 28 The two played together in the final two rounds and had separated themselves from the field under clear skies, leading this Open to be remembered as the "Duel in the Sun." This was the first Open held at Turnberry, which renamed its 18th hole after the duel.https://www.si.com/vault/1986/07/14/629545/the-best-against-the-best Sports Illustrated Deford Frank Frank Deford The best against the best 14 July 1986 58http://www.golf.com/special-features/duel-sun-watson-vs-nicklaus-turnberry-1977 Golf.com The Duel in the Sun: Watson vs. Nicklaus at Turnberry in 1977 Garrity John 28 July 2008 4 July 2012 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 strokes. The previous record of 65 was set by Henry Cotton in the second round in 1934 at Royal St. George's and later equaled by nine others.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P5BAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7aQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5841%2C1766737 Glasgow Herald Hayes' 63 an Open record 8 July 1977 24https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JzNOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ve0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4942%2C2585199 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Hayes shoots Open record 8 July 1977 19 Lightning briefly interrupted play in the third round on Friday.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QJBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7aQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2861%2C1778328 Glasgow Herald Ritche Murray Lee Trevino relives his nightmare as lightning storm sweeps Open 9 July 1977 1 Americans dominated the final leaderboard, filling the top eight spots and eleven of the first twelve.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tKNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m9kDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3763%2C2265669 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Jack's best shot not good enough (wire services) 10 July 1977 1B The first page of the leaderboard was loaded with future members of the World Golf Hall of Fame. The leader after 36 holes, Roger Maltbie, finished with 80 for 289 (+9), in a tie for 26th place. The previous year, Watson was defending champion, but missed the 54-hole cut after an 80 in the third round, while Nicklaus finished in a tie for second. Duel in the Sun Watson's victory is considered by many to be the finest tournament played in the latter half of the 20th century. After two rounds, he and Nicklaus were one shot out of the lead, in a four-way tie for second, and were paired for the third round on Friday. Both shot five-under 65 for 203 (−7), three shots clear of Ben Crenshaw and six ahead of the remainder of the field after 54 holes.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cZcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iaEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4845%2C1796929 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Classic duel set in British Open 9 July 1977 33https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QJBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7aQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3787%2C1951920 Glasgow Herald Jacobs Raymond Nicklaus, Watson in a two-man tussle 9 July 1977 16http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1977/07/09/page/189 Chicago Tribune wire services Battle of Britain: Nicklaus vs. Watson 9 July 1977 1, sec. 2 Paired again for the final round on Saturday afternoon, Nicklaus birdied twice and was up by three strokes after four holes. Watson birdied three of the next four to pull even at two-under for the round, then bogeyed the ninth hole to fall one back at the turn. Nicklaus birdied the 12th hole to go two strokes ahead, then Watson birdied 13 and the par-3 15th, rolling in a putt from off the green to even up the round at three-under.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KTNOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ve0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3092%2C4011149 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Tom Watson wins; Jack Nicklaus' best one stroke short 10 July 1977 D1 After halving the 16th with pars, it was on to the reachable par-5 17th, where Nicklaus missed the green to the right but chipped his third to 4 ft in from the cup. Watson missed an eagle putt and tapped in for birdie, but then Nicklaus two-putted for par to go a stroke down with one hole remaining. On the 18th tee, Watson drove to an ideal position in the fairway, but Nicklaus went right and into the rough. Watson's 7-iron approach stopped pin-high and two feet left of the flag, and with Nicklaus in trouble, appeared to seal the victory. But Nicklaus slashed his 8-iron recovery onto the front of the green and sank his 35 ft 0 on putt for a remarkable birdie and a bogey-free 66. Now needing a seventh birdie of the round to avoid an 18-hole playoff, Watson sank the two-footer for his second straight 65, second Open, and third major title. With birdies on four of the final six holes, his total of 268 was eight strokes better than the previous best score in the Open. Watson and Nicklaus finished well ahead of the other challengers, and shot the same score every day, except on Sunday. The third-place finisher, reigning U.S. Open champion Hubert Green, shot a final round 67 and was a distant ten strokes behind Nicklaus, who won his third Open (and third career grand slam) the following year at St. Andrews. Course Turnberry (golf course) Ailsa Course HoleNameYardsPar HoleNameYardsPar1Ailsa Craig3554 10Dinna Fouter45242Mak Siccar428411Maidens17733Blaw Wearie462412Monument39144Woe-Be-Tide167313Tickly Tap41145Fin Me Oot411414Risk-An-Hope44046Tappie Toorie222315Ca' Canny20937Roon The Ben528516Wee Burn40948Goat Fell427417Lang Whang50059Bruce's Castle455418Ailsa Hame ^4314Out3,45535In3,42035Source:http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1977/07/06/page/50/article/british-open-bywords-lang-whang-tickly-tap Chicago Tribune Associated Press British Open bywords: 'lang whang, tickly tap' 6 July 1977 2, sec. 4 Total 6,875 70 ^ The 18th hole was renamed "Duel in the Sun" in 2003. Round summaries First round Wednesday, 6 July 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA John Schroeder66−42 ENG Martin Foster67−3T3 USA Jack Nicklaus68−2 USA Lee Trevino USA Tom WatsonT6 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros69−1 USA Gaylord Burrows USA Johnny MillerT9 USA George Burns70E USA Raymond Floyd ENG Tommy Horton TWN Hsu Chi-san USA Hale Irwin AUS Ian Stanley Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b5cuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iaEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=864%2C1355771 Montreal Gazette Associated Press Longshot U.K. Open leader blasts 'star' system 7 July 1977 23 Second round Thursday, 7 July 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo par1 USA Roger Maltbie71-66=137−3T2 USA Hubert Green72-66=138−2 USA Jack Nicklaus68-70=138 USA Lee Trevino68-70=138 USA Tom Watson68-70=138T6 ENG Peter Butler71-68=139−1 USA Mark Hayes76-63=139T8 ESP 1977 Seve Ballesteros69-71=140E USA George Burns70-70=140 ENG Howard Clark72-68=140 USA Ben Crenshaw71-69=140 TWN Hsu Chi-san70-70=140 USA John Schroeder66-74=140 Source:https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P5BAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7aQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3817%2C1766792 Glasgow Herald Jacobs Raymond An All-American drive for Open 8 July 1977 24 Amateurs: Garner (+13), McEvoy (+13), Powell (+13), Carrick (+15), Lyle (+15), Pierse (+16), Wilson (+16), Cosh (+21), Chapman (+25). Third round Friday, 8 July 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo parT1 USA Jack Nicklaus68-70-65=203−7 USA Tom Watson68-70-65=2033 USA Ben Crenshaw71-69-66=206−4T4 ENG Tommy Horton70-74-65=209−1 USA Gaylord Burrows69-72-68=209 USA Roger Maltbie71-66-72=209T7 USA Johnny Miller69-74-67=210E USA Lee Trevino68-70-72=210T9 USA Raymond Floyd70-73-68=211 +1 USA Mark Hayes76-63-72=211 Source: Final round Saturday, 9 July 1977 PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney (£)1 USA Tom Watson 68-70-65-65=268 −12 10,0002 USA Jack Nicklaus 68-70-65-66=269 −118,0003 USA Hubert Green 72-66-74-67=279 −16,0004 USA Lee Trevino 68-70-72-70=280 E5,000T5 USA George Burns 70-70-72-69=281 +14,250 USA Ben Crenshaw 71-69-66-75=2817 USA Arnold Palmer 73-73-67-69=282 +23,7508 USA Raymond Floyd 70-73-68-72=283 +33,500T9 USA John Schroeder 66-74-73-71=284+42,875 USA Mark Hayes 76-63-72-73=284 USA Johnny Miller 69-74-67-74=284 ENG Tommy Horton 70-74-65-75=284 Source:http://www.databasegolf.com/tourneys/tournament_byyear.htm?yr=1977&tid=8 databasegolf.com 1977 Open Championship results 4 July 2012https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QZBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7aQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3516%2C2220737 Glasgow Herald How they finished 11 July 1977 20 The exchange rate at the time was approximately 1.72 dollars (US) per pound sterling.https://www.poundsterlinglive.com/bank-of-england-spot/historical-spot-exchange-rates/gbp/GBP-to-USD-1977 PoundSterling British Pound / US Dollar Historical Reference Rates from Bank of England for 1977 July 1977 July 18, 2024 Scorecard Final round Hole  1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10  11 12131415161718Par444343544434443454USA Watson −7−6−6−6−7−7−8−9−8−8−8−8−9−9−10−10−11−12USA Nicklaus−7−8−8−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−11USA Green+2+1+1+1EEEE−1−1−1−1EEEE−1−1 Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par {|class="wikitable" span = 50 style="font-size:85%; |- |style="background: Pink;" width=10| |Birdie |style="background: PaleGreen;" width=10| |Bogey |} Source: References External links Turnberry 1977 (Official site) 106th Open Championship – Turnberry (European Tour) 1977 55.316 -4.832 type:event title Category:The Open Championship Category:Golf tournaments in Scotland Open Championship Open Championship Open Championship Category:Sport in South Ayrshire Category:20th century in South Ayrshire Category:Turnberry Category:Nicknamed sporting events