1977 Open Championship 1977 Open Championship 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. 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 ever held at Turnberry, which renamed its 18th hole after the duel. Three months earlier, Watson had held off Nicklaus to win his first green
Stuart Wilson (golfer) amateur<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> "T" = tied Stuart Wilson (golfer) Stuart Wilson (born 18 July 1977) is a Scottish amateur golfer. Wilson won the 2004 Amateur Championship at St Andrews Links. His win gave him an entry to the 2004 Open Championship where he was the only Amateur to make the cut, and so winning the Silver Medal as the leading Amateur. Wilson was the European Junior Ryder Cup captain in 2012 and 2014. Wilson now works at his home course Forfar Golf Club as managing secretary. "this list may be incomplete" "Note: Wilson never played in